Word: year-end
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...TERROR Al-Qaeda's Christmas For each of the last few years, al-Qaeda terrorists have sought to make the holiday season anything but jolly. Based on the reappearance and arrest of operatives involved in past plots, investigators are increasingly concerned that preparations for new year-end attacks may be under way. "Al-Qaeda has threatened and attempted attacks during the holiday season since 1999, and we have to assume it will be the same this year," says a French official. In an effort to disrupt any potential strikes, French authorities last week arrested Slimane Khalfaoui, a 27-year...
...Peacock acknowledges that 3 has been beset by delays (which are reported almost gleefully in the English press). Although the company might not make its original goal of a full-scale launch by year-end, Peacock says he's confident that it won't miss by more than a few weeks. "More important than making a deadline," he adds, "is ensuring that the product delivers as promised...
...region that has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations. Abubakar visited Tenggulun no less than four times, says village headman Maskun, most recently in mid-June when he gave a speech at the local school. "They always ask Uztadz (Abubakar) to come here to give the year-end speech because they're proud of him and admire his commitment to Islam," says Zarzaria, the school's current principal...
...Cologne, Germany, and a test model is being rolled out this month at the department store Karstadt-Oberpollinger in Munich. Applied Science Fiction plans to begin mass production next year and hopes to turn a profit by mid-2004. Though some 23 million digital cameras will be sold this year--nearly double the amount in 2000--the company is confident that film won't expire anytime soon. By year-end, there will be more than a billion film cameras in use worldwide, whose owners will develop some 80 billion images. And when those consumers are ready for digital cameras, Sullivan...
...like this is a political move because of an upcoming election, nor is it as if the administration is trying to divert attention from would-be problems. The economy is stronger than ever, all Americans are covered by health care, corporate executives are using their year-end bonuses for charity, and we’ve successfully finalized creation of a new cabinet department for homeland security. Life could not be better...