Word: wizard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...things that way, is Charles Hurwitz, a Houston-based junk-bond wizard who plays the corporate-villain role well. Charlie's sin? He owns the trees, and he'll cut them if he wants to--and does he want to. In 1986 his company, MAXXAM (1995 sales: $2.57 billion), bought Pacific Lumber, the redwoods' owner. Hurwitz visited PL's Scotia, California, mill, and told workers he believed in the golden rule: "He who has the gold, rules." Then he drained $55 million from PL's $93 million pension fund, and cranked up the timber cut to pay off his debt...
...happenstance, we also recently spotted a man doubled over a Pilot on the New York City subway. He turned out to be Andrew Manitsky, a TIME reader, who was scrolling through page after page of sports scores downloaded from the Net. Manitsky, a lawyer who dumped his Sharp Wizard in favor of a Pilot, uses his new palmtop to keep track of schedules, phone numbers and the occasional great notion, as well as a link to E-mail and the Internet. But it's not all work: Manitsky also loads up the palmtop with gaming programs like Tetris and Space...
Unlike its predecessors, the Pilot costs under $300, making it much more affordable for the average consumer. The price is kept low by emphasizing basic functionality. While expensive PDAs like the Newton fared poorly, consumers gobbled up pocket organizers like Sharp's Wizard and Casio's B.O.S.S. because they did the basics right: they kept your schedule and phone numbers and made both accessible at the touch of a button...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: Trying once again to shrug off his former titles as Nazi and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, David Duke is hoping for a new label: U.S. Senator. Duke entered the U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, promising to fight for America's white, Christian heritage if he's elected. "I am not a racist and not a Nazi sympathizer," Duke retorted angrily to questions about his past. Duke said his main focus will be to restore and protect "the prosperity, the heritage and freedom of this country." According to Duke's home page on the Internet, heritage...
...store offers a selection of children's books, which range from pre-school fare like Richard Scary, Spot and--of course--Curious George, to young adult classics like Anne of Green Gables, The Wizard of Oz and Little Women, to beautifully-illustrated hardcover picture books and how-to books for children...