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...eventually expects to pump the liquid out of the tanks, encapsulate it in glass and store it permanently in underground sites that may -- or may not -- be developed someday in the increasingly distant future. But some engineers claim that the pumping action could increase the risk of an explosion...
...Better Blues, produced, written and directed by Lee, centers around the life of Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), a gifted trumpeter and leader of a popular New York jazz quintet. Gilliam is an arrogant introspective artist who puts his music first and everything else in his life a distant second...
From the crest of the first towering hill on the new Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas, riders can enjoy a glittering view of the Dallas skyline 16 miles distant. But few manage to look at it. They are staring down in horror at the gaping 14-story plunge awaiting them. As the red, white and blue cars slide slowly over the edge and then barrel down the $ 137-ft. incline at 62 m.p.h., the screaming riders begin 90 seconds of tightly orchestrated horror...
While a repeat of the Arab oil embargo of 1973 seems a distant prospect, Saddam's sudden pre-eminence within OPEC does make it conceivable. The Iraqi despot has made clear that he believes oil should be used as a weapon in the Arab fight against Israel and its supporters, notably the U.S. If Saddam were gradually able to absorb Kuwait -- and Baghdad has long claimed, without any historical basis, that the country should rightfully be part of Iraq -- he would command an additional 10.3% of the world's proven oil reserves, making his country the unrivaled...
...always had an unusual fascination with the radio. I would sit for hours listening to static, trying to tune in distant stations on my small AM radio. The results were seldom thrilling. On a typical night I could hear stations from exotic places like Philadelphia and Troy, New York. One night I tuned in Buffalo and nearly ruptured a vein with glee...