Word: slided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Crashing in the first run of the Olympic trials five weeks ago, slightly denting his right cheek, Masley was required thereafter to slide impeccably, or the best American luge racer would have been left at home. With $600 in parts, Masley built his own sled. "I leave my job [computer drafting] for six months every year," he says, "and save every cent the rest of the time. But it's worth it, an incredible feeling, the wind rushing by. You're doing something. And this is the proudest moment of my life...
...talk and slide presentation were planned to spread information about the war in Afghanistan and to help raise funds to treat wounded civilians and combatants...
...When the slide finally ended last month, the Treasury had shelled out $600 million to investors. It was also stuck with a commitment that could cost some $4 billion more by 1988. Israel's banks offer financial services that range from making loans to acting as stockbrokers. They are now retrenching to cut their losses. One tough move was aimed at the many depositors who habitually overdraw their bank accounts between monthly paychecks. The banks have begun charging stiff monthly rates of up to 16.25% for overdraft privileges, compared with some 13% in December. Other steps have included stricter...
...years, but spent the larger part around Albany, N.Y., irregularly pursuing a doctorate in physics among other degrees of understanding. Introduced as "George Turkey" by the Yugoslav public address announcer, Tucker muses, "He knows more English than he lets on," and takes off on another practice slide down a jagged icicle that meanders like a teardrop through the piny woods on Trebevic Mountain. With the Sarajevo Games opening this week, rehearsal time is precious even for the lugers who have been at it more than the year Tucker has, and he is puffing as he returns to the start...
...Olympic organizers. And as far as the mountains go, the picture is gleaming. But the city, usually deep in snow long before now, is mired in mud. Central Yugoslavia has melted practically into spring. On the Mount Igman plateau, where the cross-country skiers will stride and slide through the forest, their trail is streaked with patches of dire brown. A small battalion of soldiers is scattered in the woods prospecting for snow by the clump, hauling it out in what appear to be orange parachutes, dumping it down orange funnels, stomping it into the bad spots. They are sweating...