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...parachuting. Flying out of the fast-rising center of a thermal, he was struck by heavy, cold air that bashed downward with more force than he had ever encountered. The nose of his glider was knocked from a 3- o'clock position, level flight, through 6 o'clock, full dive. This is called "going over the falls," and it's not a surprise to a good pilot. But Lee's glider was shoved so hard that it pivoted on to 9 o'clock, completely upside down. A few more degrees of rotation -- 10 or 11 o'clock -- and he would...
...Quinlan says she enjoyed her term in the military, from which she retired in the spring of 1992 to go into private practice. "I got to sky-dive, fly around in a helicopter and live in Hawaii," she says. "A doctor can't do that--except in the military...
...clearly, it was the year from hell -- a collective "dive into extensive social and personal dysfunction," as the Wall Street Journal editorialized recently. Or, depending again on your outlook, a global breakthrough for the human spirit. On this, the 25th anniversary of 1968, probably the only thing we can all agree on is that '68 marks the beginning of the "culture wars," which have divided America ever since...
...Breaux's proposals form the basis of a compromise that ensures Senate passage of Clinton's economic plan -- and helps shred the tax-and-spend label that has contributed to the President's dive in the polls -- then a health- care-reform scheme that proves nonthreatening to business could fuel a sustained economic recovery. "The bad news is that the President's underlying liberal instincts could cause us to propose a health bill that takes care of the uninsured but does nothing to generate jobs," says a White House aide. "The good news is that it's largely...
...when the S&P is 450, and if the index average climbs 150 points by 1998, Citibank will return $6,660 along with the principal. Next to a conventional five-year CD, which would pay $2,613, the stock-linked account looks like a skyscraper. Should the market dive, the bank's customer, unlike the stockholder, retains the full initial investment. He also has FDIC . insurance, which no broker can match. Great upside possibilities. No downside...