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After a few final hours of procrastination, Mobutu, 66, ultimately accepted the harsh but just verdict of history. His grossly ruinous reign was finished. On Friday he flew without fanfare to his garish mansion at Gbadolite, 700 miles north of Kinshasa, leaving Information Minister Kin-Kiey Mulumba to announce to the press that the President had "ceased all intervention in the conduct of the affairs of state." Mobutu, who had said he would never be known as "ex-President," only "late President," still refused to give up his title. The President "reigns but does not govern," said Kin-Kiey...
...strange bird took flight on April 29 from Fujikawa runway in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The world's first manned, disposable-battery-powered aircraft--running on 160 AAs--flew for 90 seconds in a test run to display the capability of Panasonic's new Oxyride Extreme Power batteries, released last year. Panasonic, best known for its consumer electronics, is planning to blast its way into the U.S. battery market with a new technology and a ton of aggressive brand campaigning. The company, a division of Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., craves no less than the top spot...
...place of revelry more than a place of study. The signs were apparent from the beginning. As the clock struck midnight on October 18, 1,500 undergraduates congregated in euphoric glee to celebrate Lamont’s extended hours. A chorus of cheers filled the cramped foyer as burritos flew through the air and starved, studious students leaped for the free Felipe’s. “Party in Lamont,” as the Undergraduate Council labeled the event, was designed as a once-in-a-lifetime event: a suspension of the library’s normally staid...
...sure how much we could pull off,” Caplan said. “But when I realized we had closed the gap with them somewhat, I told them to bring it up and made it clear that they were taking ground. The guys literally flew when they realized that the speed we had was enough to take them past Yale.”Harvard, so untested in the final 1000 meters all season long, put together its finest last half when it mattered most. The Crimson showed itself all too prepared for a late deficit, plowing through Yale...
...underinsured Americans are boarding planes not for the typical face-lift or tummy tuck but for discount hip replacements and sophisticated heart surgeries. Bumrungrad alone, according to CEO Curtis Schroeder, saw its stream of American patients climb to 55,000 last year, a 30% rise. Three-quarters of them flew in from the U.S.; 83% came for noncosmetic treatments. Meanwhile, India's trade in international patients is increasing at the same rate...