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...work above Grizzly Creek in California's Humboldt County. Cat-and-mouse taunting between protesters and timber crews had gone on for years, but recent confrontations had turned sour. Earlier this year an activist took refuge in a 40-ft. redwood sapling, and loggers felled the tree. Somehow the climber tumbled out unharmed. Last week's skirmish ended differently: with shouts, the whine of a chain saw and a falling redwood hitting another tree. As the confusion of dust and noise subsided, activist David ("Gypsy") Chain, 24, of Austin, Texas, lay with a crushed skull, dying...
Thomson points out that if one or two large Asian parties default on their derivative contracts, computer screens around the world can be hit within seconds and instantly threaten other contracts. "It's like a bunch of climbers on a mountain all tied by a rope. But if one climber slips and falls into a crevasse, he can quickly drag the other climbers to their end with little chance of time for rescue," says Thomson...
...film, "Everest" brings the Himalayas to Cambridge. Audience members experience the treachery of crevasses and the power of an avalanche without having to don a stitch of Gore-Tex. Set against a backdrop of incredible nature shots and panoramic views, the film tracks the adventures of a team of climbers headed by Boston's own David Breashears. The film focuses on the experiences of three climbers. Araceli Segarra is a Spanish rock climber destined to be the first Spanish woman to reach the top of Everest. Jamling Tenzing Norgay is the son of "Tiger" Tenzing Norgay, who, along with...
Everest takes advantage of the diverse backgrounds of its protagonists to catch some great shots of each climber in their native region. The audience zips along on mountain bikes with Viesters and his fiancée on the plains of Utah and scales treacherous rock outcroppings on the Iberian peninsula with Segarra. Norgay appears praying at Tengboche, a Buddhist monastery nestled at the base of Everest, creating a less exilarating but beautiful and moving scene...
...fiery ex-Marine and an avid mountain climber, Hugh McColl Jr. has scaled the Swiss Alps and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. But his loftiest goal is to lead NationsBank, the Charlotte, N.C., company he has run since 1983, to the summit of American banking. Through more than 50 acquisitions, McColl has turned NationsBank into the third largest U.S. lender (behind Chase Manhattan and Citicorp), with branches in 16 states and $316 billion in assets. And NationsBank stock, which has swelled to $65 billion in total value, makes the bank No. 1 in market capital. "In most of life's endeavors...