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...Feng's second ace is electricity. Across China, electric power is in such short supply that even favored state-owned operations must routinely shut down for two or three days a week. Lun Feng beat the power problem with money. For about $3 million, the factory installed five auxiliary diesel generators. With eleven workers maintaining the equipment 24 hours a day, eight seconds is the longest Lun Feng has been without electric power...
...races. The daily games through September and the all-or-nothing arithmetic of a sport still unsullied by complex playoff pairings give baseball a dramatic structure without parallel. Last week, as the California Angels gamely struggled to overtake the Oakland A's, Bert Blyleven, the bearded 38-year-old ace of the pitching staff, said, "This is what everybody plays for, to go into the last week of the season and have the games make a difference...
Competition is what you make it. Yes, there will be some people in your sections that are full of "flex questions," but most of your peers probably feel as clueless as you do. Although you may not ace every class, the vast majority of your friends and classmates are in the same position...
Robert T. Morris '87-'88, the ace computer hacker known by his initials RTM, is the first person charged under a 1986 federal computer crime statute. In addition to jail time, he could be hit with a fine of up to $250,000 if he is found guilty...
Robert T. Morris '87-'88, the ace computer hacker known by his initials RTM, is the first person charged under a 1986 federal computer crime statute. In addition to jail time, he could be hit with a fine of up to $250,000 if he is found guilty...