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...House started off slow and looked a little green after the opening 400-yard medley relay. The crowd buzzed in the next event, the 1000-yard freestyle, when they saw the House's Lane 8 empty. But never fear. The Ironman didn't sink. He just needed time to compose himself and he was back on the block for the third event, the 200-yard freestyle. The House later made up the 40 laps of the 1000-free during the 3-M diving competition, with former Ironman Plunkett walking the deck alongside him the whole...
...these firms, it is no longer career suicide to turn down a promotion or delay a transfer for family reasons. Both companies have jettisoned the rigid "get up or get out" corporate formula that held that managers, like sharks, must constantly move forward or sink. After all, many executives these days are women with small children or women whose husbands are pursuing ambitious careers of their own. John Zimmerman, an MCI senior vice president, cites the case of the corporate-development executive, a mother, who has turned down two promotions in the past year because she did not want...
...Prince Turki affair reveals just how low Harvard will sink in its refusal to weigh financial gain against ethical propriety. If Harvard didn't know about the prince's past, it should have. Now that it does, it should give back the money and send Prince Turki packing...
...basketball hoop. For some reason, there is a basket in the open backstage area of New York's Jones Beach Theater, and Wynton Marsalis is pumping balls into the net from every angle. Suddenly, he dribbles out 30 ft. from the goal and announces, "I bet $100 I can sink one from here." A stagehand snaps up the wager. Marsalis flexes his knees, rises up on his toes and sends the ball arcing through the misty night sky. Swish! Amid scattered applause and shouts of "Aw right!" from fellow musicians, a voice calls out, "Wynton, you are one competitive dude...
...American military forces in Saudi Arabia, expected to reach 250,000 by the end of the month, Schwarzkopf is constantly performing the dual roles of soldier and diplomat. Because of his imposing physique (6 ft. 3 in., 240 lbs.) and gruff manner, the C-in-C (pronounced sink) is affectionately known as "the Bear" by subordinates and as "Stormin' Norman" by rival Pentagon brass. He is aware that the U.S. presence in the conservative Islamic society of Saudi Arabia has created a potential clash of cultures that could undermine the alliance against Saddam Hussein's aggression. For instance, to avoid...