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...taught them to do to get out alive. Some pulled out their survival shelters, thin metallic covers they could throw over themselves as they fell facedown to the ground. Some looked for bare, blackened ground the fire had already consumed and moved past, creating a safety zone by default. But there were few such areas, so many of the trapped fighters raced the fire up the mountain, hoping to get over and find shelter behind a ridge above them. It was an excruciating run, and not everyone made it to safety. When the fire, which had quickly swept from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Be Young Once, And Brave | 7/18/1994 | See Source »

Actually, the Colombians scored twice, the U.S. team only once -- but the Colombians made one goal by accidentally deflecting an American pass into their own net. Yet the U.S. didn't win by default; it won by design. "The Colombians played right down the middle," says Lalas, "where we were congested. For them it was like shooting a ball through a forest -- you're always going to hit something. We'd win the ball, exploit the space and go out with fast forwards. It's like a fast break in basketball." Ernie Stewart's goal, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boys of Soccer | 7/4/1994 | See Source »

Figure skating might return for a third act in Chang's life, though his future plans are hazy at best. Ask him what he is doing to do and a list of options files out: architecture, urban planning, design, film, advertising, and "by default, law school." He plans to take the LAST in October, Just in case...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: Chang Skates on Ice and Through Harvard With 40 Credits | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

Kirshner says the phenomenon is only explained as a black hole by default because astronomers don't know of any other theory that fits the data...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: HUBBLE DATA NAILS DOWN A BLACK HOLE | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...involves the kinky pastime known as sploshing -- the erotic act of dumping a plate of food on your loved one. "When I hear about something like this," he says, "at first I'm shocked. And suddenly I feel very healthy." Waters' films have often made viewers feel healthy -- by default. The 1972 underground smash Pink Flamingos was about the "Filthiest People Alive" and climaxed with an act of coprophagy that still shocks; a Flamingos screening in Florida was busted last year. The film was so raw and assaultive in its mondo-trasho fashion -- a prime example of cinema sploshite -- that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Sultan of Shock | 4/18/1994 | See Source »

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