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...Army's $2.1 billion effort to turn soldiers into 21st century fighting machines may be facing defeat. The "Land Warrior" program, launched in 1996, packs 90 lbs. of computers, radios, targeting devices and body armor onto a sci-fi G.I. topped with a Cyclops-like helmet...
...backpacks stopped soldiers from lifting their heads while on their bellies. When they rolled over, the packs lifted them far above the ground, pawing the air in what is known, in military parlance, as the "turtle-on-its-shell effect." After that was fixed, key components--radios, helmet display and computer--let water in and electronic radiation out. The batteries lasted for less than five of the required 12 hours' continuous use. And the Army doesn't know how to get new batteries to the front lines...
...face hidden by a paper-bag helmet, plays an improvised war game with toy soldiers on his kitchen table. An explosion startles him, the room bursts into flames, and a giant totes him out of the late 20th century and into 1st century Rome. Hence, the action will take place in both ages. Imperial warriors, caked with the dust of conquest, tramp through the Coliseum like bulky action figures. Their leader Titus (Hopkins) is a straight-spoken military man of the past; his rival, the emperor Saturninus (Cumming), is pure oil of modern politician, oozing endearments and threats, riding through...
...second, senior winger Matt Macleod was battling for the puck along the boards and had his helmet knocked off on a check from behind. After replacing it, he crashed the net, where it was dislodged again. Another Crimson player storming B.C. goalie Scot Clemmensen exacted some revenge, grabbing the netminder by the neck and hauling him down as the whistle was blown...
...they seem to have fun with even the more commonplace orders. In one corner of the small room, Fontecchio dusts snow off of a heap of finished carvings. He reveals two kissing swans, a snowman and a New England Patriots helmet for an upcoming pre-game party in Foxboro...