Word: sec
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...connected to a spirometer that measures my lung capacity. And when there's nothing left to blow, Anne Spellacy, a registered nurse, tells me to keep blowing. The results are good; the volume of air, known as forced vital capacity (FVC), expelled by my lungs measures 5.16 liters per sec., 109% of what is predicted for a man my age, weight and height. Pulmonary capacity goes down with age, which is why older people tend to get out of breath faster than the young. A typical 30-year-old man of my height and weight would have...
...biggest companies had not completed the first step of assessing whether their systems are ready for the new century--much less begun fixing the problems. "That's a disturbing percentage at this late date," says Steven Hock, president of Triaxsys Research, which studied the SEC filings...
...just as good as [National Player of theYear Chamique] Holdsclaw, just shorter," saidArkansas guard Sytia Messer, whose team plays inthe SEC along with Holdsclaw's national-championLady Vols...
...world to derivatives surprises in 1994. Procter & Gamble sued the bank after absorbing losses of about $150 million on a blown deal, accusing Bankers Trust of misleading it on the risks. The bank agreed to a costly settlement. Now it may face other nasty surprises from Asia. According to SEC filings, the bank has some $5 billion of gross-credit exposure in derivatives to clients that aren't investment grade...
Another information edge the pros enjoy is "real-time" stock quotes. You may not know it, but the NASDAQ quotes you get from CNBC, and quotes on most free Websites, are delayed 15 min. That delay can kill you when a stock is falling a point every 60 sec. And, let's be frank, a story in the New York Times or TIME can't take the place of in-depth analysis, although journalists can add valuable information...