Word: truck
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Similarly, a birthday party prank that included a busting balloon or exploding box would not go over well--professors who don't pause for helicopters flying low overhead will pause after a truck backfires and listen for sirens to make sure it wasn't something unexpected...
...strategy, the only one you needed to know for this decade, finally failed last week. Investors, including many pros like me, had grown used to taking advantage of every substantial decline in their favorite stocks, but now find themselves deluged with more shares than they can carry in a truck. Why didn't the dip turn back up this time? It certainly had nothing to do with the U.S. Every new economic indicator, from employment to wages, came in stronger than expected last week. But we're now in a market where losses in Russia get translated into margin calls...
Gone are the days of really cheap pizza. At least we still have the Chinese Kitchen Truck. --RICHARD...
...fashioned detective work that is rounding up the bin Laden devotees accused of carrying out the attacks. Last week the FBI delivered two suspects in the Kenya bombing to a New York City federal court. Mohammed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, who was riding in the truck packed with explosives, was nabbed by FBI agents who had been checking Nairobi hospitals for a suspect who might have come in after the Aug. 7 blast. Mohammed Saddiq Odeh, accused of helping plan the bombing, was delivered by Pakistani police who caught him slipping into their country with a suspicious passport...
...radios aren't just for police officers and truck drivers. At least that's what Motorola is banking on with its new Iden i1000 ($300; available from Nextel), a compact cell phone that doubles as a two-way radio and pager. The radio function works within a 150-mile range and is best for quick communication with co-workers or family members with the same phone. Pricier cell-phone calls can connect you anywhere...