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...millijoule? The unit of energy denotes roughly the wallop packed by a dime dropped on a table from a height of 2 in. But as the National Transportation Safety Board revealed in hearings held in Baltimore last week, minuscule can mean sinister. Calmly, patiently, safety-board explosion expert Merritt Birky explained that a spark carrying one-quarter millijoule of energy was all that was necessary to ignite the contents of the 12,890-gal. central fuel tank of TWA Flight 800 in 1996 off Long Island--a tank that then exploded, destroying the plane and killing all 230 people aboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TINIEST TERRORS | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

...desire to see affirmative action dismantled, however, is premature. Using Connerly's metaphor, wouldn't it be wiser to do the heavy lifting first, thus building a solid foundation before hastily tearing down the prop? That way, no one will end up under a pile of rubble. KURT TEZEL Merritt Island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 14, 1997 | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

Dartmouth showed a greater desire to win than Harvard, and its tenacity was what allowed Big Green attackman Brian Merritt to break a tie with only five seconds remaining to stun the Crimson, 14-13. So much for going 5-1 in the Ivy League...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: M. Lacrosse Leaves NCAA Hopes Unfulfilled in Frustrating Season | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Harvard closed the gap in the third quarter with four goals at the outset and five total for the period, while holding Dartmouth to a single goal, to take a razor-thin 11-10 lead into the final stanza. The teams traded leads in the fourth quarter, with Merritt's goal deciding the outcome in the waning seconds of the contest...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Lax Stunned by Dartmouth, 14-13 | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

...Merritt had a career day of his own for the Big Green, tallying five goals and an assist as well. Dartmouth 14 Harvard...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Lax Stunned by Dartmouth, 14-13 | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

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