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...World Series. Even without these vivid recollections, one fan could recall exactly where he sat in the 1946 World Series or another how he shimmied up the railroad ties backing up against the “Green Monster” when he didn’t have a nickel...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin | Title: Keeping the (Fenway) Faith | 7/20/2007 | See Source »

...attached to a robotic arm shoots out a constant spray of what look like white-hot sparks - picture a particularly robust Roman candle - onto a row of four cylinder heads. What it's actually spraying, however, is molten metal, adding a new 1-mm-thick layer of chrome or nickel to the head. Each time a cylinder goes through remanufacturing, a milling machine shaves a fraction of a millimeter off the cylinder's head to remove pitting. After a few shaves, however, a head can weaken. The extra layer applied by the flame spray rebuilds the cylinder head's tolerance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Born Again | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...kids on the tour, thoughts of retirement are worth a giggle. Pressel had other issues. The week after her big victory, she played poorly--Lincicome won the Ginn Open. But one bad week isn't going to set her back. "That girl is tougher than a nickel steak," says golf pro McNamara. And so is Boss Bivens. They are ready to tee up a new game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Driver at the LPGA | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...October 2, 2006: Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania An adult male sexual predator enters a one-room Amish School and kills six female students and himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fatal Shootings at Colleges and Schools | 4/16/2007 | See Source »

...Ochre This new SoHo store has chandeliers and drawer pulls fashioned from buffalo horns, in black, brown and pale. The pulls are made with hardware of brushed nickel or bronze. tel: (1-212) 414-4332; www.ochre.net...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Naturally Stylish | 1/9/2007 | See Source »

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