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...bill that would place Massachusetts college and university police logs under the same regulations as the state's Police Blotter Law is expected to glide easily through the House and Senate within the next month, lobbyists said last week...
Before the first lessons of the morning begin, around 7:45 a.m., there are various levels of ability represented on the ice. A few skaters glide across the rink effortlessly--some of whom actually are hockey gods--while others inch along with their arms out at their sides, staying close to the walls...
...takes a moment to steady herself, and the music comes up. She and the others glide gracefully into the spotlight, arms extended, costumes dazzling. Step, kick; step, kick. It's the glitzy routine you would expect from any professional nightclub act. But this show is something special: its cast is made up entirely of military personnel and their spouses...
...most visible symbol of the U.S.'s technological edge -- those pinpoint strikes on Iraqi targets -- actually represents some fairly straightforward bombing. The key technology is a simple laser detector on the nose of a glide bomb that is electronically linked to adjustable fins in the bomb's tail. All the pilot has to do is point a pencil-thin laser beam at his target and push a button. A stabilizing computer keeps the beam locked in place, freeing the pilot to pitch and roll as necessary to evade enemy fire while the bomb rides along the beam's reflection, flying...
While boisterous crowds lined the nearby banks of the Charles last weekend to watch crew shells glide by, the Harvard coed sailing team was busy down river...