Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...current dragnet for white-collar criminals culminates a roaring, greedy decade that created not only legitimate prosperity but also boundless motivation for stealing. Fraud was never so tempting or remorseless, thanks to the proliferation of electronic money and fast, faceless financial transactions. In the past the primary safeguard against such theft had been trust, but in the go-go '80s that ethical obstacle blew away like an old cobweb. Now, finally, the epidemic of cheating may be cresting, since greed is going out of style in some quarters, and the spectacle of once upright citizens slouching off to jail...
...team at 14, she stood a towering 4 ft. 10 in. and weighed about 80 lbs. soaking wet, which is most of the time. "Everyone knew me because of my size, but I just wanted to be recognized as a good swimmer." That recognition is piling up almost as fast as the 300 to 400 laps she does daily. Last year she became one of only a handful of swimmers to set three world records in a single year, in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events. At Seoul she will compete in the 400 and 800 freestyle...
Conventional computers function by following a chainlike sequence of detailed instructions. Although very fast, their processors can perform only one task at a time. This lockstep approach works best in solving problems that can be broken down into simpler logical pieces. The processors in a neural- network computer, by contrast, form a grid, much like the nerve cells in the brain. Since these artificial neurons are interconnected, they can share information and perform tasks simultaneously. This two-dimensional approach works best at recognizing patterns...
Among the most popular riding sites in the West are the Canyonlands of Utah, where trails stretch for miles through spectacular rock formations. The crowds are growing so fast that park officials have had to enact a reservations-only system for the area's campsites. "It's hot and dusty, but it's the most spectacular riding I've ever done," says Doug Emerson of Boulder. "You expect a dinosaur or John Wayne and a bunch of bandits to come out from behind the rocks...
...other children do not like her. She suffers from attacks of what she calls "aloneness," a feeling she rarely has when she is at home alone. At day care, Katie's mood alternates between detached boredom and rapt anticipation. One moment she is like an engine revving up, fast and eager. Then she lapses to a slow idle. Whatever internal rhythm Katie is moving to, it is set against a steady background beat of group activity swirling around...