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...either splash down in the water as the Apollos did or thump down under a parachute on dry desert. Finally, modern composite materials and computers will improve on the ungainly weight and clanking brain of the older ships. "It's like comparing today's 737s with the ones that flew in 1967," says Scott Horowitz, an associate administrator for NASA. "Put them side by side, and they look alike. But they're entirely different aircraft...
...Dukovich to finish the job with a lone runner, Florida centerfielder Chris Woods, on third.Woods scored on a wild pitch. Dukovich proceeded to walk three consecutive batters without recording an out.Seven Florida batters, two Harvard pitchers, three hits, and three walks later, Florida’s Adam Davis flew out to end the inning. The score was 11-3.“We thought we were right in there,” Salsgiver said. “It was kind of a big letdown. But that’ll happen in baseball.”Harvard’s nightmarish...
...right, I was sleep deprived. So what? Still confident that there was nothing wrong with my ability to function at full capacity, I flew to San Francisco, where NASA's Ames Research Center keeps a full-size virtual-motion simulator of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. It's the next best thing to really flying. After a few hours of training and several takeoffs and landings, I had mastered the 747--or so I thought...
...That was my own impression early on Saturday morning as I and about a hundred members of the press flew into Islamabad on an accompanying press charter. This planned capital, with its broad boulevards, was completely empty save for troops lining the road. Still, when the U.S. embassy official on my bus urged us all to stay close to our hotel, there was some nervous laughter. The press corps may fancy itself to be tough, but no one needed persuading to stay within well defined security zones...
...left in the third period after Ryan Maki, skating down the middle of the ice, drew the Saints (18-13-2, 12-8-1 ECAC) defenders off of the blue line and slid a pass to Murphy, who was skating down the left wing. Murphy’s shot flew into the top right corner of the net for his 13th goal of the season. Although St. Lawrence staged several furious comeback attempts, it failed to score the tying goal. After the Saints pulled their goalie with only a few minutes left, it was Harvard who almost notched another goal...