Word: beamers
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...critical thinking and in leadership. Joseph Melcher St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. Unbearable - and Unmissable As upsetting as I expect it will be, I still would like to see United 93 [April 17]. That plane's story was the only relatively "good" news on that horrible day. When passenger Todd Beamer said, "Are you guys ready? Let's roll!" and led those heroes forward in their charge toward the terrorists in the cockpit, he was partly inspired by a Teddy Roosevelt quotation that his wife later found on his desk at home. That speech praised the person "who strives valiantly...
...upsetting as I expect it will be, I still would like to see United 93 [April 17]. That plane's story was the only relatively "good" news on that horrible day. When passenger Todd Beamer said "Let's roll!" and led those heroes forward in their charge on the terrorists in the cockpit, he was partly inspired by a Teddy Roosevelt quotation praising the valiant person "who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." This movie honors the passengers, and I will try to honor them by seeing it, no matter how painful...
Perhaps those who saw the trailer didn't realize that this was the one flight, of the four hijacked that day, with an inspiring ending. This was the one on which the good guys, following passenger Todd Beamer's John Wayne--like invocation, "Let's roll," foiled the bad guys. The saga of this flight makes for, in 9/11 terms, a feel-good movie. Just as important, United 93, at which TIME was given an exclusive first look, is a good movie--taut and implacable--that honors the deeds of the passengers while being fair, if anyone cares...
More important, the Beamer is probably the easiest high-tech gizmo you'll ever set up. After recruiting my friend Swati as a guinea pig and promising her that setting the Beamer up in her apartment would take no more than an hour, I was amazed when we finished in less than 10 minutes. All we had to do was take it out of the box, plug one cable to the phone jack, a second to the phone and a third to the power outlet...
After whizzing through the same setup back at my pad, I placed the first call using my home phone. Once Swati picked up, I pushed a button on my Beamer to start the video feed. In about 15 seconds (during which we couldn't speak to each other), up popped Swati's pretty face. Well, she actually looks much better in person, but because the lighting was bad in her apartment, Swati's face was covered in shadows. Mine came through clear and bright...