1.   One requires astronauts Rick Hieb and Chiaki Mukai, the tallest and the shortest of the Columbia crew, to record their height each day.

2.   Salomon has been plagued with problems in recent months after soaring to record heights last year.

3.   The stock market took a steep plunge Friday, dragged down by the same big-name companies that have lifted the market to record heights over the past few years.

4.   A buying frenzy sent markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen to record heights, but also produced widespread irregularities that shook the confidence of foreign and domestic investors.

5.   Authorities discovered irregularities in frenzied trading of a popular state bond that pushed trading volume to record heights.

6.   Davis said the long-term contracts between the state and power generators helped break the price spiral that had driven electricity prices to record heights.

7.   Engineers made final adjustments Thursday to a massive, experimental balloon designed to carry three men to record heights and hopefully nonstop around the world.