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...Britain, several wave-power machines are under development, of which "contouring rafts" are one of the most promising. Three rafts (see diagram) are hinged together by cylinders containing pistons; the flexing of the hinges in the waves forces the pistons to pump water, turning turbines that produce electricity. A small prototype string of rafts in the English Channel now produces a mere 1 kw., but its designer, Sir Christopher Cockerell, who also invented the Hovercraft, says that a cluster of 300 larger rafts could generate as much energy as a big conventional power station...
Restic said afterwards of Horner's key reception, "I told Larry to pump to the seam and then lay the ball up to the slot. The way Horner ran the pattern was just excellent. You don't even get that in pro ball...
...same play the series before and Ralph had tipped the pass," Horner said afterwards. "This time Larry pump faked to Ralph across the seam, and when he saw the cornerback cheating over he knew I was open...
...mesh vest, developed by Dr. Stanley Dudrick and his team at the University of Texas, has two breast pockets that hold plastic bags filled with Jason's food-a solution of amino acids, water, sugar, salt, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins and trace elements. A battery-powered miniature pump zippered into another vest pocket propels the solution through a tube implanted in Jason's skin midway between his rib cage and navel. The tube runs up his chest to the base of his neck, where it threads into a vein leading to the superior vena cava, the large...
...Interscholastic Federation League title before a crowd of 20,000 in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Woolway attributes Loyola's remarkable success to rigid training regimen. After a season that didn't end until December 19, Woolway began lifting weights in February to prepare for spring practice and continued to pump iron all summer long. And that's brawn...