Word: plastic
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Fearing that the souring economy will lead to even more thefts, retailers are resorting to novel deterrents. One innovation is an "ink tag," a plastic disk containing three glass vials of indelible ink that is attached to a garment and removable only with a special tool. Tamper with the tag and the ink spills, staining the fabric and perhaps a finger or two. "We're saying, 'Get away with it if you want, but why are you bothering?' " says Robert DiLonardo, marketing chief of Security Tags Systems Inc., the major U.S. manufacturer. His firm has marketed nearly 2 million...
Donning a Santa hat and a six-inch plastic nose, Kosanovich sank his first free throw and three-pointer, thrilling the crowd...
...fact that most of the food on Deli Day is prefaced by the term "real" says a lot about what we normally eat. "Real" bagels remain round and slightly misshapen because they aren't kept in plastic bags and mass-processed at the Lender's factory. "Real" rye bread is sort of oblong, not square. "Real" cheesecake is a shade of yellow between lemon squares and the Hollandaise they try to serve with brocolli spears...
...Well, sort of. The VSP is a cozy, even comfortable box on wheels with few frills but normal options like a radio and rear windshield wipers. Generally made of sturdy molded plastic, the body is reinforced by a steel tube frame. The upholstered interior typically features only a few elements, including a dashboard with speedometer, fuel gauge and controls. Adjustable seats and interior heating are still standard. The engines are 1 to 5 h.p., made in Italy or Japan, and have only one forward gear and one reverse. "The technology is pretty simple," says Patrick Escalier, Paris regional director...
...Hell no, we won't go," the group of about 25protesters chanted as it turned onto Mt. AuburnSt., where some demonstrators donned plastic bodybags. Adam told the group through a batteredmegaphone that 35,000 real body bags had beenshipped to the Gulf in anticipation of U.S.casualties. He later claimed that the U.S.military has ordered 135,000 body bags inpreparation for a Middle East...