Word: stabs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...request, the Big Board has taken a small stab at curbing the ups and downs but with little success so far. On Sept. 19, the N.Y.S.E. experimented with a procedure of informing the trading floor half an hour before closing of the major holdings at that time in the stocks that compose the Dow. The aim was to allow counterpositions to be built up by competing traders, and thereby smooth some of the program-trading swings. The SEC hopes to repeat the experiment in December. The problem, though, is that the times when the market gyrations will take place...
Elbaum, who until recently was a pre-med, challenges the stereotype. "I haven't seen all the stereotypical people, very few stab-you-in-the-back pre-meds," he says. "There are pre-meds probably involved in every sport. I don't think anyone is a total geek...
Elbaum, who until recently was a pre-med, challenges the stereotype. "I haven't seen all the stereotypical people, very few stab-you-in-the-back pre-meds," he says. "There are pre-meds probably involved in every sport. I don't think anyone is a total geek...
Elbaum, who until recently was a pre-med, challenges the stereotype. "I haven't seen all the stereotypical people, very few stab-you-in-the-back pre-meds," he says. "There are pre-meds probably involved in every sport. I don't think anyone is a total geek...
...school dance at the convention center, thinking it was open to the public. The police came and sent them away. A few nights later a group of teenagers headed over to the Asians' motel, and a scuffle broke out. Dan Phi Vo, 31, was arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a local boy, jailed for two days, duly sentenced and fined $200. To the sheriff, the Asians had tried to "infiltrate" a high school dance and "mess with our kids." To Le and his UXB colleagues, Vo was a victim of small-town prejudice and misunderstanding. "It was a setup...