Word: becking
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Boeing spokesperson Dan Beck said his company was pleased that it won two of the three counts and was not found to have engaged in racial discrimination...
...Beck also said Boeing would challenge the jury’s decision in favor of Gibbs for the retaliation claim...
...Former mentor Grant Beck believes Kendall's temperament, family support and natural gifts as a sailor - rather than as an athlete - have enabled her to be the best ever in boardsailing. "She has a great ability to quickly make judgment calls on the water that are crucial; she's more aware of the nuances on the race track than others and she is able to take in a large number of inputs and then make a decision." Beyond that, says Beck, a coach with New Zealand's Athens sailing team, is Kendall's determination and big heart...
...months before Barcelona, Kendall was thrown from a power boat, its propeller severing a tendon and breaking a bone in her wrist. During a remarkable recovery, she trained with her brother Bruce (Olympic boardsailing champion in '88). "It never occurred to her that she couldn't beat him," recalls Beck. "She drove herself to a level so far ahead of the women that she absolutely dominated the Olympic competition." Despite her laid-back lingo ("bummed" and "stoked"), there's a regal confidence, not at all boastful, on display as Kendall speaks about windsurfing and her life experiences...
...national pension scheme, and last week Koizumi himself said he had, at times, failed to make payments before they became mandatory in 1986. A triumph in Pyongyang would be a welcome distraction. The automatic winner in the deal is Kim, who appears to have Japan's leader at his beck and call. But if Koizumi gets the families out, he'll return to a hero's welcome...