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...regional jets--now the fastest-growing segment of the industry. The 757 production line will be closed down soon. And Boeing's aging 767 has been selling so poorly that the company is trying to persuade the Department of Defense to spend $22.4 billion to lease 100 767s and convert them to military tankers. That plan has stalled before a skeptical Congress...
Radiohead are hardly new kids on the block, so perhaps my obsession needs some explanation. Firstly, I was a late convert; for years I steered clear of them, repulsed by what sounded like endless whiney songs about plastic and supermarkets. “Too long under fluorescent lights,” I thought. “Needs to get out, get laid and stop moping...
...don’t expect you to convert immediately. It took me about four years. But someday it may happen that the heavens will open, light will stream from the sky and you will realize that Radiohead is the only band in the world worth listening to. Possibly even, it will be another band. And you will remember these words, and gnash your teeth as you realize that you will never be able to make the others see what you mean when you say that this is the greatest music in the world. But look carefully and you may catch...
...Razzano dropped back and looked downfield, but before he could throw a trio of defenders converged on the pocket, led by Everett who sacked Razzano for an eight-yard loss. The play and a subsequent delay of game penalty set up a third-and-28 that Cornell could not convert...
Harvard started strong in the first half, launching 10 shots to only three from Cornell (6-2-2, 1-1-1), but the Crimson couldn’t convert on any of its scoring opportunities...