Word: variously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interview with TIME last week, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz brushed off any suggestion that his government might engage in terror attacks. "No," he said, "we are not in the business of terrorism. You know that." But then he went on to speculate that various groups might sympathize with Iraq's plight and strike on their own. "There are," Aziz said, "people in other countries who are not satisfied with the situation about Iraq. If a military attack is waged against Iraq, that will increase the resentment against the Americans, and more people would be in that mood...
Unfortunately, Washington (the snake pit) isn't following suit. Last week a phalanx of Microsoft executives flew into the nation's capital to face various strains of nasty music: delivering the company's response to the Justice Department's recent contempt action, withstanding two days of populist attack from Ralph Nader and girding for assaults by both the House and Senate judiciary committees. Where D.C. is concerned, as Microsoft is learning, receiving record amounts of Wall Street's love means learning ever more diplomatic ways to say you're sorry...
...racially diverse school in New Jersey, the doors of opportunity are literal. There are three main entrances at the school, and kids refer to them as "the black door," "the Latino door" and "the white door." Originally, the nicknames came from the fact that those were the doors the various groups entered when the buses dropped them off; even though Teaneck has become more integrated, the terms have stuck, and each group continues to hang out by its respective door...
Even a home computer can serve as the brains of an automated system by storing detailed schedules for controlling lights, fans and coffeemakers. The computer sends on/off signals to various appliances along standard AC wiring in the home, a great alternative to the high-cost controllers that require special wiring and professional installation...
...most elaborate part of the set was a cylindrical platform which hung from supports above the stage and lifted Puff Daddy into the air carrying him over various portions of the audience. However, Puff Daddy used this contraption only briefly during the show when he had a contest to see which section of the Centrum was the loudest. For nearly 15 minutes Puffy hovered above the crowd asking fans stage left, center and right to scream as loud as they could. Having declared that the audience was the loudest he had ever seen, Puff Daddy had all of his fans...