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FROM RUSSIA to Cuba to Harvard Square, the forces of capitalism have shaken the foundations of communism, spelling probable doom for the movement worldwide...
After infiltrating some of America's most sensitive computer banks, is there any challenge left for a digital desperado? Only to go legit, say three former members of the notorious hacker group, the LEGION OF DOOM, who have quit the outlaw game to start Comsec Data Security. The Legionnaires claimed an 80% success rate in penetrating computer networks, and now they want to teach private industry to protect itself from the next generation of intruders. "You can't put a price tag on the information we know," says Scott Chasin, a Comsec partner. But they...
...think ((French producers)) looked at all their unsold bottles and thought up this scare so the English would worry about how little wine they had and would rush out and buy more." Besides, the vines are expected to produce second and even third buddings. And frost need not doom a crop to vinegary sneers. "Remember," says Salle, "1945 and 1961, both frost years, produced great vintages...
...also a high-risk exploit. Unlike most sports, bungee jumping allows zero margin for error. In a free fall, a mistake or an equipment failure would almost certainly mean a jumper's doom. But talk to any bungee enthusiast, and he'll tell you about the chills and thrills -- not the spills...
...hate to admit it, District of Columbia "Shadow Senator" Jesse L. Jackson and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York will not win the 1992 election--not by a long shot. Nominating one of them--or, even worse, the persistent George McGovern or the laughable Paul E. Tsongas--will doom the Democratic Party to another four years of "Don't forget--we control the Congress." A national party needs a nationally unifying leader...