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...second story is about American quality control. After the innocent pawing of Trekkies rendered the games in worse shape than a breached warp-core, a handy technician came out to fix it. Once the dazzling frieze of the Enterprise outrunning the Borg was relit, die-hard Trekkie pinballers breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their habit. Alas, their joy was premature; the technician was no Jordi. The first ball launched came to a dead stop, as if stopped by the Enterprise's own ample shields. But a closer inspection revealed the true culprit-the technician, ersatz hero...
...Brian Borg...
...10th-grader at a Roman Catholic boys school in New Jersey, Louis Freeh was "very quiet, very serious and very intelligent," recalls his English teacher, Clyde Borg. "Louis did everything he was supposed to do," says Borg. "I don't think he ever got into trouble." Maybe that was part of his plan. By the 10th grade, Freeh had already known for six years that he wanted to work...
...might not be quite as fun, at least interms of who the freshman will be playing, but itwill still be better than forcing freshman to siton the sidelines for varsity," Borg says...
...returned and added to his legend. So did Ted Williams. But Ali, gone only four years, made his comeback at 30. Williams came back, once (from World War II) at 27, then again (from Korea) at a still vigorous 35. Those who came back past their prime -- Bjorn Borg, Mark Spitz, Joe Louis -- merely embarrassed themselves...