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...three-second burn from the backward-firing thrusters, for example, will increase an astronaut's forward velocity by one foot per second. Because there is no air friction to slow him down, the astronaut will have to use his forward-firing thrusters for exactly three seconds to stop his forward motion as he approaches his destination. If his timing is inaccurate, he may crash into his target or wind up bouncing back and forth like a celestial ping pong ball...
...billion would be used for "the realization of community tasks," for example, the modernization of hospitals and the educational system, which has traditionally been the province of the individual Lander. Other likely areas of expenditure: scientific research, studies of air and water pollution, creation of parks, and planning for backward economic areas. Another advantage, from Economist Erhard's point of view: the German communal fund would coordinate federal and state spending for maximum anticyclical effect on economic booms and busts...
...that was only a necessary backward step toward the goal of providing accommodations for all Republicans-wherever they fit in the party spectrum. Last week's G.O.P. victories in New York and other cities, argued Bliss, should provide forward impetus to our "efforts to strengthen the Republican position in metropolitan areas of the nation." He added: "If you have the right candidate, you can break through." That notion was vigorously seconded by Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton. "The adage that Republicans cannot win in the big cities," said he, "is now out the window...
...Italians have not asked, "Was the Vikings' sketch drawn in 1440?" or "Was Ericsson, in fact, the first discoverer of America?" To answer the question of "who got here first" on the basis of ethnocentrism is as backward as pre-Columbus thinking that "the world cannot be round...
...Johnson friend. Wrote Rowe to Sargent Shriver, the corps' director: "If I were a young man, I think I would be content at the age of 26 to be the top assistant of the Vice President. But this boy Moyers is willing to give this up, without a backward look, so he can 'do good.' The world is full-and the Peace Corps will be-of people who want to 'do good' and have not the slightest idea how. This young man knows how. He is that curious and very rare blend of idealist-operator...