Word: sures
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...urging us to save the oceans and forests, and TV spots about global warming, conservation groups are making more noise than ever. The violence of fringe anarchists stole headlines at Seattle's World Trade Organization meeting, but more noteworthy was the huge peaceful demonstration by greens seeking to make sure trade pacts do not sacrifice the environment...
...They'll have to think of something. The proposal is one of many that are sure to arise as the federal government struggles to come up with a regulatory system that makes sense in the Internet age. The most contentious of these is the thorny question of taxation. There are currently no sales taxes on items bought on the Internet, a situation that has states concerned about lost revenue and traditional retailers worried about lost business. As e-commerce grows, it will take a bigger bite out of the sales tax revenue that is the lifeblood of many states...
...while, his East Hampton doormat read GO AWAY, and his roar and mane were leonine. But underneath that mask of grumpiness was one of the softest and kindest men I've ever met. He was constantly interweaving the lives of the people he knew, making sure they were cared for. Joe could be gleeful as a schoolboy about the success of Catch-22, and he often said how grateful he was for the G.I. Bill--otherwise he wouldn't have been able to afford college...
...YOUR ACCOUNT At tax time next spring, be sure to review your 1999 medical expenses. Self-employed individuals and employees of companies with 50 or fewer workers have until April 15 to make tax-free contributions to medical savings accounts, which can be used with high-deductible health plans to pay medical costs. "You want to make sure you've contributed the maximum allowable," says Jack Strayer of the National Center for Policy Analysis. The ceilings range from $2,250 for individuals to $4,500 for families...
...brain physiology. Brain scans of the students showed that Italians have more active superior temporal regions, while Brits have more active left frontal and posterior inferior temporal regions. While researchers said the immediate importance of the study lies in the area of teaching language and reading, it's sure to play a role in future anthropological research seeking to explain the differences between cultures. Unfortunately, there are no studies yet of what impact Pokemon-speak has on neurotransmission in young brains...