That means the far-out tools seen in 20-year-old spy movies are filled with a wealth of ideas for putting once exotic technology to use.
Jalapeno poppers, once exotic in many parts of the United States, have become so routine in Randy Bishop's corner of Texas that he wanted to try something different.
Handyman favorites like snowblowers and riding mowers are there, but so are once-exotic machines like nailers and wood chippers.
New cafes are opening, sniper screens are coming down and shops are selling exotic fruits once again, but most people living in the city are unemployed and 70% of the population are wholly or partly dependent on aid supplies of flour, pasta, beans and rice.
Fruits and vegetables have lost their seasons and have been supplemented by exotic species, and once-scarce foods such as salmon and venison have become more common.
Once-stodgy institutions were dabbling in exotic new securities based on high-risk mortgages, leaving them exposed when the housing bubble collapsed.
Customers who would once have come to Sainsbury for occasional exotic fare and decent quality now take those things for granted.
That's a day that occurs four times a year when contracts for stock options and other exotic securities all expire at once.
When asked why, he replied that he had once tried to evaluate one of these exotic securities but found the task immensely time-consuming and horrifically complicated.
Mr. AMOS GITAI (Director, Free Zone): From a distance, this conflict looks exotic or interesting, but once you get your neck into it, it is not easy.
It is a sort of hotel Green Zone: No matter how exotic or overwhelming the city outside, once the doorman ushers you inside, you know what to expect.
Once, he claimed to have been presented with exotic fruit by an admiring tribe of female Amerindians, who hoped he might be the answer to their acute shortage of husbands.
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