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...allegations appear to be based on speculation, spurred by the appearance about a year ago of a new breed of roadside bomb in Iraq. Explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, proved effective at piercing American armor by firing a concave copper disc from a makeshift cannon, which transformed the slug midair into a molten jet of super-heated metal. Accusations that Iran was shipping the things into Iraq grew louder as U.S. casualties from the weapon rose. But no concrete evidence has emerged in public that Iran was behind the weapons. U.S. officials have revealed no captured shipments of such devices...
...yelling at them...because [the Bulldogs] were getting the puck there, it was like, ‘Oh my god, blow the whistle!’” Just a couple of minutes later, Richter made what he thought was an impressive glove save, freezing his glove in midair in order to frame it. The puck, however, had not in fact remained in his glove, and was instead perched precariously on the goal line for a few agonizing seconds until sophomore defenseman Alex Biega arrived to clear it. “Our guys did a great job letting...
...third period, with Harvard down by two goals with less than ten minutes to play, Taylor, along with senior forward Jon Pelle, brought the Crimson back into the game with a pair of goals. Taylor’s score, another tying shot with five minutes remaining, came off a midair deflection of a shot from sophomore Alex Biega from the blue line. The Crimson ultimately fell in overtime against a flurry of Boston College advances. But under Taylor’s leadership, Harvard took a major step in the right direction in ending their 15-year Beanpot title drought...
...than 1,000 tilt-rotors in less than 10 years for $40 million each. But this was no conventional plane. The Osprey may cruise like an airplane, but it takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter. The technical challenge of rotating an airplane's wings and engines in midair led to delays, which in turn led to an ever higher price tag. As expenses rose, the Pentagon cut the number of planes it wanted to buy, which in turn increased the unit price. Citing rising costs, the Army abandoned the project...
...friend wowed us with his military-issue resourcefulness (and Swiss army knife, which included a screwdriver). It shaped up to be a pretty big grill, so we all had to work together to hold pieces in place at awkward angles in midair. The teasing and cooperation that permeated the Catskill silence was more candid than anything from our sheltered Boston suburb...