Another bad timing thing was related to a local fast food chain, it's very successful over here, and I belive they have restaurants in some other countries in latin america. It serves a pseudo-arab food, but with a fast food look into it. So, they were planning on opening their first restaurant on the united states, a fast food place that sells ARAB food, with all the arab temathics and stuff... on september 12th, 2001. Of course they decided not to, and eventually gave up going into america, they lost a lot of money.