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...traditional farewell. Spectators in boats accompanying the Invincible searched for a glimpse of Prince Andrew, 22, second in line to the throne and a helicopter pilot. The decks of the Invincible and the Hermes were jammed with munitions and the latest in British aerial fighting gear: vertical-takeoff Harrier attack aircraft and Sea King helicopters. Some 2,000 Royal Marines, the nucleus of an assault group, were also aboard the ships. Once out on the Atlantic, the carriers were joined by destroyers, frigates and support vessels until the fleet numbered close to 30. Running at night under blackout conditions...
...former F-14 aviator, Carroll likens the V-22 to another Marine favorite, the AV-8 Harrier jump jet. "The Harrier," he notes, "is actually a good analogy for the V-22." Like the AV-8, the V-22 is a radical aircraft crammed with compromises that may change combat forever. And like the AV-8, it may also kill a lot of Marines while doing little of note on the battlefield. Since 1971, more than a third of Harriers have crashed, killing 45 Marines in 143 accidents. But there's a critical difference between the two warplanes. Each Harrier...
...went running around the field screaming,” Galebach said. “It’s really the first time since I’ve been at Harvard that I could be proud of the team’s performance,” he added. The senior harrier had much to be proud of for both his team’s and his own effort. Just two weeks ago, Galebach didn’t even break the top 30 of his own conference, finishing No. 32 at the Heps Championships. On Saturday, in the performance of the meet...
...knew he was fast,” Saretsky said. “The expectations were for him to go out and run a good, solid race.” Galebach far exceeded those expectations, as his time of 24:48 was the fastest of any current Harvard harrier and marked the first time a Crimson harrier had run under 25 minutes for the eight-kilometer course. Behind Galebach was a slew of freshmen, many of whom were running in their first varsity race. With most of the Crimson’s top runners resting in preparation for next weekend?...
...pigeons (or "air rats," as some call them). Mayor Ken Livingstone last month imposed an $85 fine on anyone who feeds the birds in Trafalgar Square, where numbers fell from 4,000 to just 200 after a 2001 ban on feed sellers and the recruitment of a harrier hawk. But not all cities are inhospitable. In Venice, feed sellers can be fined up to $590, but those catering to the 40,000-strong flock of St. Mark's Square are exempt. Paris officially welcomes pigeons as "the only sign of biodiversity in the city center," but is now testing public...