Word: diversity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WHO WAS TO BLAME? THE QUEStion ricocheted around the globe. From Amsterdam, where the charred remains of victims were being shoveled out of smoldering rubble. To Tel Aviv, where El Al Airlines fielded inquiries about its plane's safety record. To Seattle, where the Boeing Co. called on carriers worldwide...
At Pennsylvania State University, sports-science researcher John Shea has developed the "Leaper Beeper" for divers. The system uses sensors connected to a laptop computer to measure elements of an athlete's dive; during practice, a beeping noise code tells the diver in the air how high he has jumped...
, When divers leap for Olympic perfection off the open-air platform in Barcelona, their performances will be rivaled by the view -- by cable cars moving past Columbus on his column pointing to the New World; by the crown of thorns of the 13th century cathedral La Seu; by the unfinished...
"We're all hoping to win and show the rest of the league what we're capable of doing," Co-Captain Chris Kovacs said. "Our divers, backstroke, distance freestyle and butterfly swimmers are really strong."
Twelve out of the team's 31 swimmers and divers belong to the class of '95.