Word: quarter-hour
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...They bring the equipment: a stool, a 3-in.-thick black cushion and a pair of hands. "Stress goes right into my shoulders," sighs Meissner. "They knead it all out of me." Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles boast similar services. In New York City, Attorney Peter Kupersmith calls the quarter-hour sessions devoted to his neck and shoulders "miraculous and a crucial part of my weekly regimen." Muscle tension under the blue collar is getting attention too. Therapist Pat Malone counts among his clients factory workers outside Chicago, who, in addition to coffee breaks, sometimes schedule a tactile time...
...market-research company, decided that many computer firms needed counseling but could ill afford the big firms' high fees. Working out of her Sunnyvale, Calif., home, she formed a mini- consulting agency, now located in Palo Alto. Her fees: $70 for 15 minutes and $50 for each additional quarter-hour. An entire day of counseling costs $1,000. Her 40 regular customers get cut rates...
...India crash. As baggage from Canadian Pacific Flight 003 was being unloaded, a bomb suddenly ripped both the door and roof off the freight container, sending clothes and suitcases flying. The explosion killed two airport workers and injured four others. Had the flight not arrived from Vancouver a quarter-hour early, the bomb might have gone off while the 747, which carried 374 passengers and 16 crew members, was over the ocean...
...that the "standard of living is high here, but we have things in Soviet Union you don't have here: free education." The virtues of free education in the Soviet Union and the convenient ignorance of primary and secondary public education in America consumed the next quarter-hour, kicked off by a simple question about vacations, and finally the talk got around to the multilingual Soviets as opposed to the one-language Americans. "We speak English to Americans; Americans don't speak Russian to us," was one of the remarks. "Perhaps you've been too rich...
...that is not the point. Participants from across the country come to ply the Charles, and for some crews the endless hours of fall training are compressed into the quarter-hour required to complete the course. The Head course is longer than most regattas, making it an extraordinary test of stamina. The winding curves and bends of the river make the crews' coxswains important players in the race, since steady steering can improve a crew's position significantly...