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...anything - to halt the descent," Branson said. "I thought, "What am I doing up here?" The acknowledged hero of the safe landing was engineer Alex Ritchie, himself a last-minute replacement for a sick crewman, who climbed outside the capsule to jettison a one-ton fuel tank, slowing the rapid fall. "We owe a debt of gratitude to Alex. He saved our lives," said Branson. At the launch Tuesday a North African military air base near Marrakech, Morocco, Branson had expressed higher hopes. "We are about to embark on a great adventure," Branson said shortly before setting off to claim...
...starts, naturally, with mint cars from the factory floor. And that is the piece to this giant puzzle that Huizenga and his brain trust at Republic are working on feverishly today. Huizenga, who built his trash and video empires via rapid acquisitions, will spend about $250 million next year to build used-car megalots from the ground up. But to complement that investment, he's about to embark on a takeover spree of new-car dealerships...
...Protestant or evangelical denominations. The churches fill their services with rock 'n' roll, recovery counseling and a nonjudgmental approach to a wide range of life-styles. The movement has been making increasing use of computer communications technologies. Says University of Southern California sociologist Donald Miller, who has followed the rapid growth of postdenominational churches: "There's definitely a congruence between these technologies and the outlook of these churches...
Heavier babies are exposed to more estrogen, and the rapid cell division spurred by the exposure may increase the probability of damage to the genetic material of the fetus, researchers suggested...
...more. Perversely, though, that promise prompted stock analyst Steve Saltzman to recommend last April that Loewen shareholders sell their stock. "My concern," he says, "is that at some point this company suddenly hits a wall because it simply can't manage the growth." Even under the best conditions, such rapid growth would be hard to sustain; Loewen's battle with Jerry O'Keefe has made it infinitely more difficult. THE COST OF DYING...