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...Since Yuri Gagarin first blasted into the heavens in 1961, manned space flight has been a strictly government-run affair. That ended on June 21 when MIKE MELVILL flew to an altitude of 100.1 km on SpaceShipOne, a private rocket-powered plane funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. After gliding safely to earth, Melvill was more exultant than eloquent. He climbed atop the dart-shaped craft and whooped, "Yeeee-haaah...
...time, not much. But last year, the renamed Imagi International Holdings landed a contract to animate 13 episodes of Father of the Pride. The company doubled its staff to 300, and Raman Hui, the Hong Kong-born supervising animator of DreamWorks' Shrek and Shrek 2, flew in to oversee the work. According to Hui, DreamWorks considered more experienced companies in France, South Korea and the U.S. but picked Imagi because its employees were plucky and determined to learn. "It's really refreshing," says Hui, one of six DreamWorks employees supervising work in Hong Kong. "They say, 'Tell...
...especially grateful to Ali G,” he kidded. “This man flew across the Atlantic Ocean just to hear what I had to say. Thank...
Peljto, who currently speaks four languages, hopes that living in France will allow her to perfect her French. While playing in Europe, Peljto won’t enjoy the same level of support from her parents, who flew from Minneapolis to Boston nine or ten times this season for home games...
Lesser, a member of the Harvard College Democrats, flew to the Palmetto State with 21 other students to help campaign in the South Carolina presidential primary...