Word: sec
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with Orville at the controls, the Flyer lifted off shakily from Kitty Hawk and flew 120 ft.--little more than half the wingspan of a Boeing 747-400. That 12-sec. flight changed the world, lifting it to new heights of freedom and giving mankind access to places it had never before dreamed of reaching. Although the Wright brothers' feat was to transform life in the 20th century, the next day only four newspapers in the U.S. carried news of their achievement--news that was widely dismissed as exaggerated...
...dark, savage thriller that goes for the jugular and attempts to show the staggering level of atrocity of which humanity is capable. The central character is Tom Wells (Nicolas Cage), a highly trained private investigator who handles the dirt of the rich and famous. At the beginning, we sec Wells working a surveillance case for a senator before he's called to the home of Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter), the well--endowed widow of a recently deceased industrial tycoon. Rich folk always seem to have eccentric little possessions, and Mr. Christian left behind a humdinger in his safe--an eight...
Chung's money reached Kerry through employees and associates of the wealthy Asian businessman. Chung apparently authorized the donations after Kerry's office helped him arrange a meeting at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC...
...contributions connected to Chung were returned, and Kerry's aides explained that the senator's office had simply arranged a tour of the SEC for Chung, calling it a routine perk offered to supporters...
...patient. Research shows that most stretches have to be held for at least 30 sec. to provide lasting benefits. "The stretch that you're doing today is not going to be of any great benefit today," says William Evans, an exercise expert at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. "But it will help you tomorrow and the day after...