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...marrying this golden girl of leisure Primo has acheived the apex of a working-class dreams he is ripe to be cut down. Bertolucci humbles his but is unable to create a tragic hero out of him, for Primo learns nothing, having known all along that he is slightly ridiculous. From his vantage point at the film's outset--living in an expensive villa modeled after the local medieval fortress--he realizes fully that his social status is out of proportion with hsi real needs. Still, no matter how ludicrous his self-image of the little man thrust into power...
...Metal Products Co. welds machined engine parts for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters, has a two-year backlog of orders. He warns, "If subcontract work on the B-1 bomber comes here, we just won't be able to take it on." Apex Machine Tool Co. in nearby Farmington, Conn., which makes fixtures and gauges for giant lathes and milling machines used in aircraft production, is already running at 100% capacity. Says President James Biondi: "If orders start to pick up, it will stretch our lead time...
Being the national champions in women's squash probably means more to Stimpson than anyone else. The only four year member of the team--including the coaches she has sufficient perspective to fully appreciate it. To reach this apex Stimpson has successfully fused team goals with personal ambition. As the only senior on a team with two freshmen and two sophomores Stimpson capacity for leadership and her ability to create team unity has been invaluable...
...first thing I noticed was the screaming. Then I looked up ... and up ... and up ... and there, 14 stories above me, the front car climbed over the apex and began to plunge. My stomach did the opposite, rising inside me as though I was hurtling earthward at a 55-degree angle. I looked away. But morbid curiosity got the better of me, and I followed the train. It rose; it dipped; it soared; it whipped--spinning finally into a whirlpool of track to the base...
...spiritual as well as the physical apex of the aquarium is the tropical rain forest, housed in the 64-ft. glass pyramid that is the building's most distinctive feature. The rain forest illustrates the variety of environments dependent on water, and contains tall, exotic Amazonian trees, vines, shrubs, a waterfall, a stream and leafy ground cover, as well as lizards, snakes and frogs. From the visitors' platform one can take in the full glory of a complete ecosystem almost ten stories above the Inner Harbor, and at the same time view the vista of a redeveloped Baltimore...