Word: monkey
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Bush has still got to feed the social-conservative monkey...
Drugs are molecular saboteurs. They exert their curative effects by gumming up the works of key proteins in the body. The compounds with the fewest side-effects are the ones that drop their monkey wrenches selectively, slotting into grooves on the surface of their target proteins-and no other proteins-as snugly as feet fit into socks...
...Paris-based animal-protection association, says it's time to get tough on the trade in all sorts of exotic pets. "We've got to crack down on people with animals that are known to be uncontrollable and dangerous. We don't care if it's a monkey, pit bull, cobra or hamster--we want tougher and better-enforced laws making pet owners responsible for their animals...
Sadly, the high-profile monkey problem may only be growing. Large numbers of baby magots were purchased by trendy Parisians just before the adult magot problems made headlines. If the monkey population explodes as feared--and fad-fatigued owners abandon their charges in greater numbers--men who plan to visit France's parks may want to don protective gear before they wander too far into the woods...
...inspiration. Some of Crouching Tiger's most sensational exploits echo earlier Yuen films. The spectacle of a lady thief flying over rooftops is a highlight of Yuen's 1994 Fire Dragon. And the up-a-tree skirmish? Catch the warriors perched on flaming poles in 1993's Iron Monkey...