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...Benito Mussolini in 1943, post-war Italy used the Marshall Plan's funds to exploit its creative talent to the full. Iconic designs include the Cisitalia 202 Gran Sport, a 1947 automobile whose svelte curves were emblematic of the epoch's streamlined aesthetic; and Piaggia's Vespa 150 GS, similar to the one ridden by Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 film Roman Holiday. Speed also played its part in the golden age of Italian cinema; witness the Lancia Spider that homegrown idol Vittorio Gassman drove in Il Sorpasso, a 1962 road movie dripping with dolce vita style...
...points, 29 were put up by sophomore Christopher Kinner on the Alpine side. Kinner earned 17 points in his 26th place finish in the giant slalom race on Friday and another 12 in the slalom the following afternoon. Kinner’s performance in the GS proved impressive in Friday’s stacked results, as his time of 1:56.9 placed him in the 26th position, but was a mere 2.6 seconds off the leader. Although competition was stiff, Kinner’s teammates finished not far behind in the slalom. Freshman Brad Alvarez, sophomore Samuel Harrison, and freshman...
...travelers played tennis in the rain. Goodwin had visited Rutan's workshop. "There he is, answering your questions. We've got these seats here, he says. How do YOU want them? I didn't realize when we come back from space, we're going to be hitting over 6 gs - six times our body weight. You can't be sitting upright. You'd black out. You've got to lie down and Rutan's designed a seat to achieve that objective...
...outside the atmosphere. For 4 min., the six passengers (now astronauts!) can unstrap and float weightless around the cabin. Earth will look like a shiny ball with white swirls surrounded by a totally black sky. Diving back into the atmosphere will be a wild ride, peaking at nearly 6 Gs--twice the rush you feel on the average roller coaster. Rutan's genius is his "carefree re-entry" design: SpaceShipTwo folds up its wings for re-entry then transforms into a conventional glider for a gentle slide home to the runway...
During training, Kinner placed 15th at the FIS GS and landed a spot in second at the Dax Brown USSA GS in Maine, inspiring Harvard to increase its hopes for the year...