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Walton was unwilling to speculate who theperpetrators of the poster prank might be,dismissing the signs as lightweight humor. "Iwouldn't group this [prank] in the same categoryas the former," said Walton...
...employees," he says. "It exists for the benefit of the American people." NASA has a new Advanced Concepts and Technology Program, designed to help private companies capitalize on the space agency's expertise. One beneficiary could be the auto industry, which could use such products of NASA technology as lightweight materials and compact power systems...
...McTague, Chrysler's Castaing and their GM counterpart, Arvin Mueller, meet monthly for private dinners in Detroit, overseeing their joint-research programs under a consortium called USCAR, which invests $300 million annually (including $75 million in federal grants) in a range of projects including advanced batteries for electric vehicles, lightweight composite materials for better fuel economy, and environmental improvements on paint and fuel emissions and recyclable parts. No project is more ambitious than the agreement, announced in October, to share with the U.S. government the 10- year, $1 billion development costs of new ultralight, low-pollution vehicles...
...World Championships in Roudnice, Czech Republic, Harvard lightweight Coach Charlie Butt co-coached the national four with coxswain heavyweight crew alongside renowned coach Mike Spracklin...
Harvard went in fairly relaxed. Still, there were anxious moments. During the weeks between Eastern Sprints and the Nationals, the team had put on some weight--enough to create panic as weigh-ins approached. (Lightweight crews must have an average weight of 155 pounds and no member may weigh more 160.) The team needed to lose weight fast, and breakfasts of Special K weren't going to do the trick...