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...city's weak-mayor system, dominated by an eleven-member council, Gantt proved adept at consensus building. He effectively promoted growth and pushed through the building of a sports coliseum that attracted an N.B.A. franchise. He was re-elected resoundingly in 1985. Then his success, in a sense, overtook him. Charlotte thrived to the point of attracting huge traffic snarls, which his 1987 Republican opponent, Sue Myrick, exploited...
...however, do not think the choice between conventional trains and maglevs should be an either-or one. Says one maglev enthusiast, Heinz Riesenhuber, Minister of Research and Technology: "Sailing ships were improved greatly in the past century, but at the same time steamship development went along and suddenly completely overtook sailing ships. That is how it will be with the Transrapid...
Quote of the Week: "First we took the wind out of their sails. After that, we stormed the ship and overtook them with our hands."--Netman Rob Soni describing how the Crimson defeated Navy...
...First we took the wind out of their sails," Rob Soni said. "After that, we stormed the ship and overtook them with our hands...
Then, in the freestyle relay, Hackett overtook Alan Fine in the closing moments to pull out a dramatic 58-55 victory before a capacity crowd...