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...Fazul, whom the CIA at the time had identified only as a distant associate of el Hage's. He was later accused of being a key planner of the embassy bombings the next year. El Hage moved with his family to Texas, where he lived and worked as a tire repairman until he was charged this fall with conspiracy in the Africa bombings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Hunt For Osama | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

Indeed, how many bands can proudly say that marionettes, an accordion, confetti, Planet of the Apes and a glockenspiel are important, if not necessary, parts of their live act? The show started with a frenetic accordion-based rendition of the current single "Dr. Worm," from their new album Severe Tire Damage: Greatest Hits. The accordion was heavily exploited throughout the night, with several instances of polka interludes, and such songs as "Subliminal" benefiting greatly from the unique instrumentation...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Giants Gig: Rockin' With the Glockenspiel | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...Jarvis, a California businessman, gives an example. A clerk at a tire shop once told him he would have to pay a bill in cash. "I told him I had an account there," says Jarvis, "but the guy said he had already punched the order up as a cash sale and it would take 10 minutes to redo the whole thing in the computer. Funny thing is, if the system were mechanical, you'd simply cross out cash and write in charge. The guy said, 'Yeah, that's what we used to do.'" Such experiences have persuaded Jarvis to keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quarterly Business Report: Do Computers Really Save Money? | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...many of us have occasionally tried the time honored flutter of the eyelashes and perhaps a tear or two when waved over by a cop for running a stop sign? Maybe you've played damsel in distress when faced with a flat tire or a particularly heavy suitcase that had to be lugged aways. Nothing drastic, no sleeping one's way to the top, just occasionally shedding mantle of "liberated woman" in order to make the day run a little smoother--strictly minor offenses. Was our ill-fated Monica aware of such powers? I guess yes. Is it naive...

Author: By Sarah Jacoby, | Title: Monica's Wily Charms | 9/29/1998 | See Source »

...defense began to tire late in the game and needed the offense to put together a time-consuming drive, things only got worse, as Linden spent seemingly the rest of the ball game on his back, at the hands of the relentless Colgate pass rush...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, | Title: In the Line of Fire | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

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