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...DIED. PETER HAYES, 52, renowned Australian racehorse trainer and member of one of his country's foremost racing dynasties, in a light airplane crash; in western Victoria state. The son of legendary trainer Colin Hayes and brother of champion Hong Kong trainer David, Peter Hayes took over the family's internationally acclaimed Lindsay Park stud in 1995. Known for his quiet courtesy, he was the leading trainer in Victoria and Adelaide three times in the past five years...
Despite the sell-off, the probability of a repeat of the crash in 1987 remains low, says David Blitzer, chief investment strategist at S&P. Still, preceding that crash "we had a high volatility week and a high-anxiety weekend," he notes, adding that the current environment feels a lot like that. And so far there has been no cathartic sell-off, just a steady exodus, mainly from tech stocks. Market watchers would like to see capitulation--a panicky selling spree that flushes out all the worrywarts and sets the stage for the next bull market...
...Another calm. I think it's over. Wrong. A third storm. Still nothing from the pilot. Seams are holding. I lean in to the window as far as I can. Nothing but black, punctuated by flashes and that dreadful crash of thunder. I'm wearing out my necklace. I want out of this. I close my eyes. Maybe that'll help me cope. Eyes pop back open. Need to see what's going on! Have to get through this. The pilot apparently is. Plane isn't breaking apart...
...when the crash comes, nostalgic cosmonauts and Russian patriots will not be the only ones upset. The other worried parties are the residents of the southern Pacific, which will be the new home for perhaps as much as 25 tons of Mir debris. The one good thing to come out of their endangerment is that Taco Bell (long known for its interest in space exploration) has created a 40-foot by 40-foot floating target in the Pacific Ocean for Mir to hit -- and has promised a free taco to every man, woman and child in America if the target...
...million--a figure that seems high until one calculates the resulting cost of ingredients for each of 281 million tacos. But Taco Bell has bought insurance anyway, and at relatively low cost, since the target is 10 miles off the coast of Australia, and Mir is expected to crash more than 1,000 miles off the coast of New Zealand...