Word: summering
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Time surges noisily in, and recedes, rustling the round stones on the shore below us. The first summer vacation of the new millennium, the first mid-July's night's dream...
...politics, politics, politics," Kaempfer wryly notes. His initial plans are almost always opposed by local retailers who fear loss of trade. It took four years of court squabbles, which set his company back $15 million in design and legal fees, before Kaempfer was cleared to break ground this summer on a 309,000-sq.-ft., 100-store suburban Berlin mall. Kaempfer understands local concerns but calls them misplaced. "We're not threatening anybody," he asserts, because outlet sales are no more than 3% of the European retail...
...recent flight, I found the manicotti too darn spicy. I plan to travel a lot this summer and wonder how I can avoid such gastric discomfort...
...TOYS OF SUMMER Going, going, gone...but just how far did it go? At this summer's Home Run Derby, held this week in Atlanta, baseball fans will finally know for sure. The event features new technology called True Track that instantly measures home runs to within a foot using a system of cameras and special 3-D modeling software. And get this--it'll even tell you how far a shot off the foul pole would have traveled...
...MOTHER IS WATCHING It's like James Bond meets Mommie Dearest. This summer families visiting Colorado's Hyland Hills Water World can rent watchlike gadgets ($3 a day) that track each family member's movements anywhere in the park. The watches send out regular signals that are picked up by 14 sensors located throughout the park. A central computer triangulates the wearer's exact location, which is then displayed on a map at special kiosks. From now on, "Stay off the roller coaster" really means "Stay off the roller coaster...