Word: ladened
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rifle and to prime explosives. He met militant Muslim activists from throughout the Middle East, listening to them preach revolution against corrupt rulers who collaborated with the decadent and immoral West. After returning to the kingdom, Said followed the diatribes of Saudi exiles, including Osama bin Laden, a millionaire stripped of citizenship for denouncing King Fahd and demanding the expulsion of U.S. troops. Soon the thoughts of Said and his comrades turned to rebellion...
Lovett thinks it's high time Hollywood dove on in. Geek-laden companies such as Pixar, Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain (effects houses for Toy Story, Jurassic Park and Terminator II, respectively) have been turning digital technology into blockbuster grosses for years. And more recently, as Websites flacking for the likes of 101 Dalmatians and ID4 score multimillion "hit counts," the studios have come to value the Internet's impressive promotional clout...
...ending, when Arnold turns into Turbo Man, is preposterous, though perhaps no more so than the uncanny interspecies communication of Dalmatians. But the technical sophistication of these trick-laden films appeals to older kids in a way that classic animation--which bears a kid-stuff taint--often does not. It may be the ultimate merchandising tool. And one we're going to see more...
...back memories of the U.S. Skylab's shower of pieces over the area in 1979 and threatened to overshadow President Clinton's visit to Australia last week. Fortunately, the probe crashed harmlessly in the South Pacific. But don't stop looking up yet: the earth's skies remain heavily laden with space junk. In the next 60 days, the U.S. Space Command estimates, four orbiting objects possibly large enough to survive re-entry will come tumbling down--two rocket bodies (one U.S., one Russian), a Russian payload platform and a Chinese satellite. Don't worry. So far, 16,000 human...
...Oregon. Democrats Sam Nunn of Georgia, Bill Bradley of New Jersey and Jim Exon of Nebraska are all considered middle-of-the-road Democrats. What worries many observers is that Congress's tradition of comity and compromise is disappearing along with the centrists. Not every case is so laden with deeper meaning. "It is a simple matter," said Representative Pat Williams (D-Mont.), about his decision to leave after 18 years. "Carol and I are homesick. We miss Montana...I drive by the fishing holes, but can't cast my line. I drive by the hiking trails and want...