Word: nailed
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Under its current launch schedule, NASA must sweat out up to 17 more nail-biting, foam-flying launches like the Discovery lift-off on Tuesday - including one set for late August or early September - before construction of the International Space Station is completed and the space shuttle is mercifully retired...
...long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us--or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of eureka moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ideas were good ones--but only as far as they went...
...slick-haired Machiavelli who earlier this season pushed aside the widely respected Stan Van Gundy to chase one more coaching title, on the sideline. Plus, the 2006 finals are riding a strong post-season wave. Both television ratings and scoring are up, and these playoffs have seen nine nail-biting overtime games, the most in post-season history. Dallas-Miami should be a viewer's delight...
...world. Cross barely escaped the second of the two bouts with a 15-14 win. Surprised to make it to the gold-medal bout, one familiar opponent stood between Cross and a repeat title. In the 2005 finals, Cross narrowly defeated Arianna Errigo of Italy in a nail-biting 15-14 win. This time, she dismantled the Italian, 15-5, to everyone’s shock. “I was really floored,” Brand says. “I watched the video of the final, and I could not believe what I was seeing. The fact that...
...earned the No. 4 seed and home ice by besting the Golden Knights the prior weekend on a last-second sudden-death strike by senior Jennifer Raimondi.Raimondi, enjoying a renaissance in her farewell tour, was named to the All-ECAC first team after leading Harvard with 37 points.The nail-biting trilogy also featured the elevated play of senior netminder Ali Boe, who allowed a mere three goals in nearly four games’ worth of hockey (223:28) as part of a stellar senior season. Boe wound up with a .922 save percentage, 2.11 goals against average, and four shutouts...