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...Crimson scored four goals in the first six minutes of the period, but then watched as the Elis equaled that output with four straight markers to close out the quarter, all against Harvard's backup goaltender, T.J. Woel...
...have to be in constant conversation, performing as many as 440 checks on each other every second. That, of course, requires extremely precise synchronization. Yet even after repeated troubleshooting, the controllers in Houston found that Columbia's primary computers were a 25th of a second ahead of the backup. For human beings, a 25th of a second is a mere blink of the eye. But for the computers it was a yawning gap that put communications between the overeager main machines and their back-up badly "out of sync," turning their exchanges into electronic gibberish. Said an exasperated controller...
Brown senior Charlie Meister didn't score any goals. Or any assists. In fact, he probably wasn't within three passes of any of his team's tallies. You see. Brown senior Charlie Meister is a backup goalie. But somehow his entrance into Saturday's lacrosse game with Harvard ignited Bruno's offensive boosters, propelling the Bruins past a crumbling Crimson squad, 11-9, at the Business School Field...
Another issue is the difficulties posed by the bulky support equipment, including a refrigerator-size air compressor. Says Cheitlin: "There was discussion about the logistics of getting the power source into the operating room and eventually into the home. What about backup systems for the home?" Some implant recipients may later be considered for heart transplants at Stanford University. "How," asks Cheitlin, "will they get them from Utah to California...
After moving up through the Sox system, he hit the big time in 1974, latching on as a backup catcher and utility...