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...Larosière defends the IMF'S often harsh terms as unavoidable. Adjustment measures for some countries, he says, "will necessarily be severe." But it does take a combination of velvet glove and iron fist to keep the world debt situation in control. De Larosière uses the soft approach on the IMF'S 22-man board of executive directors, who must eventually approve all IMF loans. Though they are people of varying views, he manages to compromise and persuade, while holding the trust...
...space probes launched from earth. There is also fragmentary junk, resulting from mid-space collisions between spacecraft and meteorites. Astronauts have dumped sewage, food containers and spent oxygen cylinders overboard. On rare occasions, space walkers have accidentally dropped objects in space. Astronaut Ed White lost a shiny white glove during the Gemini 4 flight in 1965. George ("Pinky") Nelson fumbled away two tiny screws while repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the shuttle flight last month...
...fielder Gary Nelson doubled in the go-ahead run, Musselman gave shortstop Mike McGillis, an intentional pass and Spotts scored on third baseman Chris Buras's fly to right. The Crimson tried to catch Nelson taking third on the play, but Chris Schindler's relay sailed over Kay's glove and Nelson scored. Craft's single to left gave Northeastern a four-run margin...
Freshman Lisa Rowning, pinch hitting for Rubin, started the inning by coming through in the clutch for a single just past the Terrier third baseman's glove. Rowning was moved over to third by two perfect sacrifice bunts by Captain Ellen Sackaroff and McKinnon. The other co-captain, senior Landya Boyer, won the contest by knocking Rowning in with a single...
...over by the runners and still kept coming up holding the ball. She was a gamer. The enthusiasm of those people-I'm not kidding, you had to drag them off the field. Well, it was inspiring." As the other Pirates start to arrive, Kaat pulls on his glove. "Just think," he says, heading out to the bullpen. "I don't even have...