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...easy-to- replace canisters (solid matter used to collect in the bowl, and astronauts sometimes had to smash it down with a spatula); and (thank heavens) more powerful fans. As expensive as the device is, it was little wonder that Mission Control mildly admonished the crew for leaving the lid up and the fan going after they'd finished doing their business...
...Israeli authorities are aware of that eventuality. Says a senior military official: "We can keep a lid on the territories by applying pressure, but they will boil over again once we lift the lid. The solution is to deal with the fire underneath, through political means." Given the ferocity of the fundamentalist challenge, it is a fire best extinguished quickly, before it spreads further...
...anonymous students told the Daily News that they dumped a gallon of paint on the statue and left, leaving the can and the lid behind...
...rushing to augment an already extensive seismic network with portable instrumentation. "Before the San Andreas goes," reflects geologist Ken Hudnut somberly, "maybe we'll catch a precursor." A hot wind swoops across the desert as Hudnut retrieves a plastic box from under an oleander bush and pops the lid to reveal the small satellite receiver it shields from blowing sand. Nearby, a tripod-mounted antenna straddles a survey pipe like a spindly sentinel. Coded signals beamed down by orbiting ! satellites, Hudnut explains, serve to pinpoint the location of the pipe. The slightest shift in the pipe's position, and Hudnut...
...minutes, gather up the 18 or 19 most prized paintings, then slip them into designated slots. Inside the container was a tool chest with devices for removing the paintings from the walls swiftly, as well as flashlights and a waterproof signboard showing the location of each picture. When the lid was closed, the container would be sealed with gaskets. Bags of chemicals inside would stabilize the humidity, which was to be constantly monitored by external and internal devices. Once at Mount Weather, the container was to remain sealed until the danger had passed and it could be returned safely...