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...Alexeyev's flattering words this time. But Alexeyev is in no position to trouble other opponents; he has problems of his own. He has lost some of the flexibility of the spine required in the snatch, in which a man must bend deep and sweep the bar overhead in a single, flowing motion. He also seems slower today, getting under the bar late and, sometimes, not getting there at all. He starts to sweat profusely as he warms up, a bad sign that does not go unnoticed. He looks fine trying the clean and jerk, in which a lifter...
...supermarket in a gorilla suit. Why? Why not? "I guess I'm a ham," he says. However he costumes himself, he knows that he can always cool off by jumping into the lavish Jacuzzi bath and forget everything but his motto, floating on a banner overhead: Vita Celebratio Est (Life Is a Celebration...
While the major airlines have been flying into air turbulence, many regional lines are faring much better under the new system. Leaner, unburdened by huge corporate overhead and often flying highly fuel-efficient aircraft, the regionals are better prepared to cope with competition. As an added advantage, they generally have simple route structures that operate from one main hub airport, pulling in traffic from outlying "spokes." One prime example is Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, which earned $21.8 million during the first half of the year. Southwest flies the highly economical Boeing 737 and concentrates on markets in which it outschedules...
...formation after another of C-141s lumbered 1,000 ft. overhead at 125 m.p.h., spewing parachutists from both sides, as escort planes darted above them. It was an explosion, an inundation, a blizzard of men from the sky, lasting less than five minutes...
...grant application takes nine months from raw idea to finished application," says Lightman. "An economist tells me that we need ten applications pending all the time in order for the institute to stay alive." I.R.H. also administers the grants, charging only a fraction of what universities charge for administrative overhead...