Word: nonetheless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...modules were opened, all that changed. Out in the dunes of the moon, the Apollo astronauts behaved like nothing more--and nothing less--than human beings. They toddled around; they fell down; they got dirty; they kept house. They knew the whole world knew they were there, yet they nonetheless made it a point to leave behind small or sweet or poignant things to mark their brief passing. Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, wrote his daughter's initials in the soil with his finger; Charlie Duke, lunar-module pilot of Apollo 16, left behind a picture of his family...
...June 9, Frank Gamballi, a friend of Kappfjell's, was killed in a jump from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Marta Empinotti, a Californian jumper whose boyfriend Steve Gyrsting crashed into a river at 100 m.p.h. when his chute failed, says that nonetheless she "couldn't live without" the sport: "I would die inside." To date 39 people have died outside...
...north doorway"), they can look over to see the swing White made for his grandchildren decades ago, tied to the beam over the north doorway. If it is not historic literary territory, the farm is still, for a reader who has imbibed White's work deeply and often, enchanted nonetheless...
...kids travel with Hill, but both Mom and Dad constantly stop in at each other's shows to steal quality time together. A joint tour may soon be in the offing. Hill, who recently inked an endorsement deal with Cover Girl cosmetics, describes herself as "very independent," but nonetheless, offstage she prefers to go by her husband's name. Says Hill: "I really think of myself as Mrs. McGraw...
...live and study. He pointed out that we often learn as much, or even more, from outside of our classrooms than inside, as our interactions with our peers form an essential part of our college experience. Although you may not directly benefit from some of Harvard's resources, they nonetheless add to your college experience by drawing in students from various states and countries that you have the opportunity to share your next four years with...