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...more frightening might have been after his plane when crew members spotted two white stripes of smoke streaming past the jet's tail, only 100 yards away. Two shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles had just missed blowing up Marek's plane: the launcher and shell casings were found a mile from the Mombasa airport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Realities Of Terror | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...distance calls. But, like most Americans, he couldn't do much about it until recently. Sure, he could change long-distance carriers and chase the lowest rates as often as he pleased, but he was still a virtual captive of SBC Ameritech, the sole owner of the prized last mile of copper wire into his home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telecom: Thrown for a Loop | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...claim that they don't want to remain under the government's wing forever. They insist they will eventually build their own local facilities and networks in densely populated major metro areas (except for the last mile to the home, which no one expects will ever be replicated). But in a business with massive fixed costs and economies of scale--in which the current local networks were built with government subsidies and a guaranteed rate of return--the newcomers say they can't make the necessary investments until they have built up a critical mass of customers. Wayne Huyard, chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telecom: Thrown for a Loop | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...DeGroff 7.88, 3. Gora 8.02. 200: 1. DeGroff 25.89, 3. Gota 26.72 400: 1. Hillier 57.77, 3. Furst 59.50 800: 1. Piper 2:15.6, 3. Morgan-Gates 2:20. 4 Mile: 2. Whelan 5:00.93 3000: 3. Tanner 10:19.15 60 hurdles: 1. Serdakowski 8.94 4x400 relay: 1. Harvard 3:57.20. 4x800 relay: 1. Harvard 9:25.64. High Jump: None Pole Vault: None Long Jump: 1. Ronner 5.48 Triple Jump: 2. Cutright-Smith 11.08, 3. Ronner 11.04 Shot Put: 2. Gibson 13.01 Weight Throw: 1. Doyle 16.50, 2. Gibson...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshmen Impress In W. Track Debut | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

Talk about relationships is infused with the language of sports. Guys are players, and many females cause them endless angst by playing games. When it comes to cheating in relationships, Brandt sounds like a Science B-29 textbook as she repeats over and over again in The 50-Mile Rule that cheating comes down to the art of winning...

Author: By Angie Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What is Cheating? | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

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