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...club, Bro. It can't be easy being a runt in a litter that includes a President. But it couldn't have been easy being Billy Ripken either, an unexceptional major league infielder craning his neck for notice while the press swarmed around Hall of Famer and elder brother Cal. It can't be easy being Eli Manning, struggling to prove himself as an NFL quarterback while big brother Peyton polishes a Super Bowl trophy and his superman stats. And you may have never heard of Tisa Farrow, an actress of no particular note beyond her work...
...field, the team was simply overwhelmed at the ease in which UCLA eviscerated its vaunted attack. Harvard hadn’t played an opponent of UCLA’s caliber and thus hadn’t needed to change its playing style until the sun set in southern Cal and the Crimson’s 2006 season...
...past weekend for a three-day tournament that included some of the best teams in the nation. After losses against California, UC Davis, and Air Force, senior co-captain Chris Ludwick and sophomore Spencer Livingston led the Crimson (7-8) to an encouraging 14-13 victory over nationally ranked Cal Baptist. PACIFIC 18, HARVARD 6Weary Harvard matched up against host Pacific in its final contest of the weekend, but, paying the toll for four earlier games, was unable to sustain its momentum and was blown out by the Tigers. “We were fatigued from the game that morning...
...long shot. Retired General James Jones, who recently led a study into the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces, is a V-22 supporter. But when he ran the Marines from 1999 to 2003, he insisted the plane be outfitted with a hefty, forward-aimed .50-cal. machine gun. "It's obviously technically feasible. We've got nose-mounted guns on [helicopter gunship] Cobras and other flying platforms, and I thought all along this one should have it too," he says...
...Marines saluted, awarding a $45 million contract in 2000 for the development of a swiveling triple-barreled .50-cal. machine gun under the V-22's nose, automatically aimed through a sight in the co-pilot's helmet. "All production aircraft will be outfitted with this defensive weapons system," the Marine colonel in charge of the program pledged in 2000. The weapon "provides the V-22 with a strong defensive firepower capability to greatly increase the aircraft's survivability in hostile actions," the Bell-Boeing team said. But the added weight (1,000 lbs., or 450 kg) and cost...