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...should he keep quiet? Because once you start answering, you're never going to be able to stop. Cocaine? How many times did you do it? Where? Who was your source? (That person might still be at large!) It's like an elevator that has no down button. It just gets higher and higher...
...collapse of communism in 1990, but following a fierce national debate, the present government decided to finish the job by destroying his mausoleum in downtown Sofia. So with the city center sealed off and tens of thousands of Bulgarians gathered to mark a symbolic occasion, government officials pressed the button detonating some 1,200 pounds of dynamite packed into the structure?s thick walls. But when the dust settled, the mausoleum had simply tilted a little - to the left - drawing ironic cheers from the crowd. Titters turned to guffaws as a second attempt, a few hours later, left Dimitrov...
...alive: "Because once you start answering, you're never going to be able to stop. Cocaine? How many times did you do it? Where? Who was your source?" (That person might still be at large!) "It's like an elevator that has no down button. It just gets higher and higher...
...traditional computer speakers, you can now use virtually any speakers, including the ones on your home stereo. The device, somewhat smaller than a VCR, pumps out 30 watts per channel, has "virtual" Dolby Digital (which simulates five-speaker "surround sound") and has a digital signal processor that allows one-button access to a variety of preset audio mixes. CD players have been offering that last feature for a while--you can simulate the echoey acoustic footprint of a church, for instance, or a jazz club, a movie theater or a concert hall. Another setting is designed for gamers, making explosions...
...Political boycotts tend to have a limited impact on a company the size of Burger King," says TIME Business editor Bill Sapporito. "Although it?s a hot button issue for some, it?ll hardly emerge on the radar screen in the U.S. market, and the company will hope that it eventually blows over." But Burger King is taking no chances on an issue with potentially wide emotive appeal in such diverse Muslim-dominated markets as Malaysia, Indonesia and throughout the Arab world. The company plans to meet representatives of American Muslims for Jerusalem to discuss the issue. After...