Word: zigs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Habibie's reputation for loony ideas is at its worst when it comes to economics. He is widely ridiculed for his bizarre "zig-zag theory," based on the notion that cutting interest rates, then doubling them, then slashing them again will reduce inflation. His inexperience petrifies investors. "Even if you zero out the political risk, economically you still have a mess here," says Matthew Pecot, head of research with GK Goh Securities in Jakarta. "Give it two weeks or so, and I think the students will be back out there protesting against Habibie...
...couple, identified only as Francois and Valerie, had entered the riverfront expressway just west of the tunnel where the accident took place. They were immediately passed by an Uno whose driver, described as a brown-haired "European type" in his 40s, behaved "abnormally." He zig-zagged, kept turning around to look behind him and at one point hit the brakes and pulled over to the right, apparently trying to park. His car made a loud roar as if its muffler had been damaged. As Francois and Valerie passed the Fiat and continued on their way, they noticed a large...
...double agent; in London. Serving time on the Channel Islands for his sticky fingers, Chapman was sprung by German occupiers who sent him to blow up an English factory. He faked the demolition with the aid of a master illusionist and returned to Germany a hero--code-named "Zig Zag" by his new friends, British intelligence...
...nationally broadcast television: a two-month series called Genesis: A Living Conversation, with Bill Moyers as host. Each of its 10 weekly episodes features a diverse panel grappling with the majestic, infuriating work, engaging both the stupendous acts of faith that inspired Fintel and the moral and ethical zig-zags that bedeviled Rabbi Visotzky. At the same time, a batch of new books, written, for the most part, by Living Conversation panelists, amounts to a modest but unmistakable Genesis revival in American culture. Says Robert Alter, whose masterly new translation of Genesis was published last month: "Moyers has hit upon...
...bulkiest parts of the structure at either end so as to interrupt the view as little as possible. Grumbach devised an open-air suspension bridge with a greenhouse at one end and a 500-ft. residential glass tower with hanging gardens at the other. Other proposals included a zig-zag span with a ribbon-like tower that twists 800 ft. into the sky and an organic tube in fluorescent pink and green that drew immediate comparisons to an alien spaceship. Nigel Coates, the only architect among the seven for whom Prince Charles has ever shown enthusiasm, designed what from river...