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...calling into base after his first encounter with the enemy: "I stopped moving and tried to slow my breathing. It was my first firefight; I didn't want to sound frantic or panicked on the radio, since how you sound when you call in during your first enemy contact can come to define how you're viewed by those above and below you for the rest of your tour. Frantic-sounding lieutenants lose everyone's confidence immediately...
...another, you've heard that 3-D is the Next Big Thing - as important a change, says its most assiduous cheerleader, Jeffrey Katzenberg of the DreamWorks animation studio, as sound (which revolutionized movies within three years in the 1920s) and color (introduced around the same time, and ubiquitous from the mid-'60s). As a TIME story trumpeted in 1990, the last time the revolution was proclaimed: "Grab Your Goggles, 3-D Is Back!" (See the top 10 movie gimmicks...
Retailing for about 100 rubles each (or close to $3), Russians can buy them at wholesale at Udelnaya for half the price. For most Russians, medicinal leeches are not looked upon as exotic or primitive. Under Communist rule, leeches were readily available for sound therapeautic purposes. "It was mandatory for each pharmacy to have 25 leeches in stock at a time," says Nikonov, who has worked at the Center for 19 years. He is very proud that the rest of the world is now catching up to Russia. (Check out the story of a modern-day exorcist...
...honoree Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the FDIC, was one of the first government officials to recognize the danger of the subprime crisis and was relentless in fighting for a temporary increase on the limits of FDIC insurance. Because of her efforts, your FDIC-insured deposits are safe and sound...
...staff stand ready to continue to assist the authorities through policy advice," the fund said in a statement on Wednesday, after its team finished a two-week visit to the poverty-stricken country. But "technical and financial assistance from the IMF will depend on establishing a track record of sound policy implementation, donor support and a resolution of overdue financial obligations to official creditors, including the IMF." Zimbabwe owes the IMF and other institutions more than $1 billion...