Word: steeled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Korea in hock to Japan for at least $24 billion, but a further deterioration of the Korean won--which has lost a staggering 50% of its value against the U.S. dollar this year--would make it harder for Japanese products to compete with Korean exports, from cars to steel to electronics. That in turn would plunge Japan deeper into the recession that now looms as a strong possibility for next year...
...time "Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll." The true audience-pleaser, though, was a wonderful acoustic rendition of "Tangled Up In Blue," the most well-known song from his arguably best album, 1974's Blood On The Tracks. Embellished by the mandolin-playing of Bucky Baxter (who manned the pedal steel guitar most of the night), this favorite struck a particularly responsive chord...
...Everett resident stated that at 12:05 a.m. while at 44 Columbia St. she had an argument with an acquaintance. This person then struck her in the head with a steel kettle, the resident reported...
...also turned to that old panacea, diversification--both artistic and geographic. Her products these days include furniture, glassware, sculptures and jewelry as well as cutlery and dinnerware. About half of her production comes from U.S. manufacturers; she also has silver objects made in India in addition to the stainless steel in China. Prices are high--anywhere from $80 to $200 for a single place setting of cutlery--but the merchandise sells well in exclusive stores in New York City, Tokyo, London, Rome and Paris. Total sales run to about $2.5 million a year, and Lam also collects fees from manufacturers...
Enter Omnitech. It makes a kit that converts a tank, humvee or even bulldozer to remote-controlled operation. Small boxlike compartments strapped onto the vehicle, each containing an assembly of wires, cables and machined steel parts, turn the steering wheel and work other controls. The "driver" sits up to a mile or so away in front of a panel with one or two joysticks or a steering wheel and a small TV screen, manipulating the vehicle like someone playing a video game. Light vehicles carry gear that pinpoints the location of the mines for later destruction. Alternatively, tanks push heavy...