Word: astros
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...precisely this end at which Astro 8 is aimed. The course is a sweeping survey of many different aspects of evolution: atomic, galactic, stellar, geological, molecular, chemical, cellular, neurological, anthropological, and cultural. The course doesn't stop its study of evolution at the present; it also includes lectures on the prospects of the future, including such extremely important issues as nuclear war, energy and food shortage, and genetic deterioration. Knowledge of these subjects is critical to every student's education...
...deals last night, the Houston Astros picked up a pair of infielders from American League clubs, sacrificing a starting pitcher and an outfielder, Astro Ken Forsch moves to California in exchange for Dickie Thon, while Chris Bourjos, who came to Houston from San Francisco in the Enos Cabell deal earlier this year, was swapped to Baltimore for shortstop Kiko Garcia...
...contract with the New York Yankees that will reportedly bring him as much as $20 million over the next ten years. His agreement with the Yankees, by far the richest contract since baseball's free-agent era began in 1976, makes him the highest-paid American athlete. Houston Astro Pitcher Nolan Ryan's $1 million a year and fellow Yankee Outfielder Reggie...
College has passed away for these people. There are no "Boats" and "Astro 8" and "gee, I'd better thing up a topic for that eight-page paper due tomorrow." Sleeping through classes no longer seems cool. These students are in class from 8:30 until 5:30, and if this isn't the Real World, it comes a hell of a lot closer than college...
Luzinski's sixth-inning shot off Ken Forsch erased a 1-0 Astro lead and set of fireworks over Veterans' Stadium as a playoff-record crowd of 65,277 howled...