Word: special
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many as 20,000 pieces a day. About 60% of orders are shipped via the U.S. Postal Service; nearly everything else goes through United Parcel Service. Both have large facilities within 10 miles of the warehouse. Products that are usually big or heavy (150 lbs. or more) require special delivery...
...answer the question of what all these atoms are actually measuring. What is time anyway? According to Isaac Newton, both space and time were fixed attributes of the universe, a God-given stage on which events unfolded. But Albert Einstein torpedoed that idea with his theories of special and general relativity: the only thing that's fixed in the cosmos, he showed, is the speed of light...
...this kind of production, which places Harvard near the top of the league in power-play efficiency, that has established Moore as an indispensable player on the special teams unit...
Restaurant waste is supposed to be shipped to special treatment facilities, Dunphy said. But if waste must be dumped, it should be released into the sewers, rather than storm drains. Sewage is treated, Dunphy said, while storm drains flow directly into the Charles and other rivers...
...notice what year it is," says Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine, when asked whether he and his family have special plans for the eve of the millennium...