Word: aurora
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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John S. Langford, president of Aurora Flight Sciences of Manassis, Va., thinks he has the solution to this problem. "Atmospheric scientists have long had to settle for the hand-me-down platforms from the military," Langford says. "[Aurora is] developing the Perseus and Theseus aircraft, taking advantage of a convergence in technologies, to fly as high as 25 kilometers, or more...
...setting of "Wayne's World" is portrayed inaccurately: As someone who attended school in Aurora, I can tell you that there are certainly no palm trees along...
...Justice Department filed suit against the state of Illinois and the city of Aurora, charging that the state allows policemen and fire fighters with certain medical conditions to be denied pension and disability coverage. Two men on the Aurora police department, one with diabetes and the other with back problems, were excluded from the group's pension fund because they had failed medical tests. The suit is the first under the new Americans with Disabilities...
...action sequels, the hero is usually made to do the same muscular things to new bad guys in a different location. In comedies, characters mostly stay put: in the convent, the doghouse or Aurora, Illinois. The "new" plot (e.g., Wayne tries to stage a concert) would not tax a 30-minute TV comedy. These sequels are not so much extensions of the original as they are dupes, with the tiniest tweaks of gags and attitude; this time, in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, the nuns do a rap number in addition to '60s Motown. These films are also...
Over the next two years, the Big Three will bring out about 26 new models. Among them: Oldsmobile's four-door luxury sedan, the Aurora -- the industry's first direct aim at the Lexus -- and Ford's front-wheel-drive minivan, the Windstar. But each American automaker still has tough work to do. Chrysler must overcome a reputation for spotty quality; Ford must pump up its profit margins after years of cutting prices to increase volume; and GM, of course, must find ways to turn out new products and restore solid profitability at the same time...