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When Brad Koteshwar, a private investor in Scottsdale, Ariz., decided to sink $6,000 into the stock of a hot local company, stun-gun maker Taser International, in January 2004, he knew it was risky. The stock price had already soared nearly 2000% in 2003, and that kind of phenomenal growth just can't last forever. "We got in a little late," admits Koteshwar, who with his wife Sheila also holds seminars and publishes a newsletter on stock investing. But police departments from Kansas City, Mo., to San Jose, Calif., were placing large orders for Taser's weapons, which emit...
...Utah. A huge performance by Harold Arceneaux—yes, that Harold Arceneaux—led the no. 14 Wildcats to an amazing 76-74 win over no. 3 North Carolina in 1999. “The Show,” as he was called, scored 36 points to stun the Tar Heels...
...beating of multimillionaire Wall Street banker Theodore Ammon in his East Hampton, N.Y., home; in Riverhead, N.Y. Against his lawyers' advice, the brash Pelosi, who had been romantically involved with Ammon's estranged wife, took the stand in his defense, testifying that he enjoyed zapping co-workers with a stun gun and would like to have used the gun on the lead prosecutor. He faces 25 years to life in prison...
Giuliani insists that his protg's withdrawal is solely about the nanny problem--and not about the cacophony of other issues that surfaced, like Kerik's recent $6.2 million windfall from exercising stock options in Taser International, a stun-gun company on whose board he serves and which does business with the Department of Homeland Security. Kerik never warned the Bush Administration about a potential nanny issue, a senior official says. "He's a workaholic. These are things he doesn't concentrate on," says Giuliani. When Kerik called the White House to tell them of the problem...
This week’s opponent, New Hampshire, has been all over the board, opening up its season by knocking off defending national champion and then-No. 1 ranked Delaware. The Wildcats proceeded to stun I-A Rutgers, coming back from down 10 at half to beat the Scarlet Knights 35-24. Then, New Hampshire fell asleep for three quarters en route to a 9-7 defeat at the hands of lowly William and Mary...