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That's the plan, at least. In practice, merging two independent space programs will not be easy. Astronauts and cosmonauts have been training at each other's facilities for nearly a year, and differences in approach have forced both sides to adjust. Language has been one problem. Another, according to Brewster Shaw, NASA's director of space-shuttle operations: "We've learned that the Russians are not as schedule-oriented as we are. Our people stand around and feel they're being slowed down a bit. [The Russians] have a different way of viewing the world than...
...anybody with an interest in human sexual behavior. Every time computer users logged on to one of these bulletin boards, they left a digital trail of their transactions, allowing the pornographers to compile data bases about their buying habits and sexual tastes. The more sophisticated operators were able to adjust their inventory and their descriptions to match consumer demand...
Since I only live about half an hour form Harvard, my first trip to the campus wasn't exactly a monumental life journey. It was more like a cluttered car ride without time to find a good song on the radio, not nearly long enough for me to adjust to becoming a college freshman. I would later discover that "first-year" was the "p.c." term for my status. But at that point, I didn't even know what "p.c." meant (my roommate had to explain it to me later that day), and this was just one of many crucial bits...
Last year, $73 billion, 13 percent of the total $550 billion discretionary budget, was allocated for spending on science and technology. In recent years, that level has remained stagnant, with only minimal increases to adjust for inflation...
...very hard. It's been hard for threeyears. It would be very hard for her to adjust,"said Misrak Assefa, owner of the Addis Red Sea, anEthiopian restaurant in Boston. "The first two orthree years is a very difficult time...