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...avid scuba diver, LeBow has enjoyed the tycoon life-style to the hilt, operating from Florida's millionaire ghetto on Fisher Island. During the late 1980s, he chartered a jet to fly dozens of friends to a multimillion-dollar party in London to celebrate the launch of his private yacht, modeled after Queen Victoria's. He reportedly gave guests gold coins bearing a likeness of himself wearing a Lord Nelson hat. He has sold off some of his lavish baubles in recent years, but his profligate reputation remains a flaw. In the RJR fight, opponents delighted in propagating the slogan...
Coral reefs are more than beautiful structures admired by snorkelers and scuba divers. Their stony ramparts serve as storm barriers that protect shorelines and provide ships with safe harbor. Their nooks and crannies accommodate fish and shellfish that are important sources of food and livelihood for millions of people. And like the tropical forests to which they are frequently compared, reefs are repositories of vast biological wealth as yet untapped for medicinal and industrial uses...
...this forward motion comes naturally to Reeve, whose task-oriented and detail-oriented nature was heretofore applied to such activities as flying, sailing, scuba diving and horseback riding as well as working for such causes as the environment, children's issues, human rights and the National Endowment for the Arts. His success as an actor was a result of concentration and diligence as much as good looks. "I'm not a naturally gifted actor," he says. "Acting was a long process for me." He adds, "I was just getting the hang...
...sweet smell of wheat fields and the muted bustle of a small college town to lull the senses--and with, in theory, little to distract O'Brien, who suffers from attention-deficit disorder. His girlfriend of three years, Leilani Sing, 23, a former Miss Klamath County who teaches scuba diving, moved in with him in the early summer, and the two spend their spare time watching videos in the spacious home he built last year. Still, easygoing, accessible and sociable, O'Brien cannot help offering a piece of himself to all who come calling. His lawyer needs to talk...
...test-sniff report: though it is relaxing to smell "brine" while virtual scuba diving, the cybertrees in the "forest" begin to hint of Pine-Sol after a few minutes, and a flight though the "atmosphere" leaves a trace of burning tires...