Word: alerts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Washington's eye, terrorism has supplanted computer failure as the primary Y2K bug. President Clinton urged Americans to be vigilant against possible terrorist attacks. The FBI on Thursday also issued a mail-bomb alert against any unsolicited mail bearing a postmark from Frankfurt, Germany, while a man was arrested in the Bahamas after he tried to flee when questioned about suspicious equipment he was trying to carry aboard a plane. And the specter of a bomb plot by Canada-based Algerian exiles grew Thursday as a Vermont prosecutor presented evidence linking Lucia Garofalo, arrested Sunday trying to cross into...
While Americans may be unaccustomed to being told they're in danger of being blown to bits on the streets of their own cities, raising public awareness can actually help foil terrorist plots. "Washington is treading a middle path between spreading panic and making the public more alert," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "Of course it's possible that nothing will happen, but there's also obviously a real threat. The guy traveling with Ressam remains at large, and Ressam's travel bookings suggest he was planning to leave the bomb equipment for someone else to assemble." In public...
While expeditions to Western Europe and other industrialized areas do not generally pose health risks to Americans, visits to "developing" nations make travelers be on the alert...
...cozy at "Crazy for You"... Josh A. Perry '00 apparently gave a stellar speech at the Signet Society's holiday dinner. "Everyone was very impressed," asserts one Signet member. "It's too bad there isn't more of a literary community here for [Josh]."... Hot Visitor Alert: Joe J. Green '00 has a hot friend visiting from Ireland, and Winthrop residents report he's on the prowl... Finally, G.G. '97 has graduated. Sorry if this column caused any confusion...
That's not a prediction. It's an alert: the table is set for a sharp run-up through January. You can't count on it, and please hold the nasty e-mail if it doesn't happen. But timing the market rarely works anyway, so why not give yourself a chance. If you're tempted to cut and run--don't; and if you have cash earmarked for stocks after the New Year, start investing...