Word: rangers
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Tony the Tiger and other advertising characters worked the floor while free product samples were distributed from exhibits. Kids played on huge inflatable slides or tried to hook a fish from a small pool while adults ogled 250-h.p. Yamaha engines and Ranger boats. A massive tank displayed fish from the region, including the guests of honor. Pro fishermen, swathed in a patchwork of their sponsors, signed autographs, gave demonstrations and chatted with fans. "The fishing pros are so nice. The other pros just sign and go," said Kim Davis, who had three kids in tow, one of whom longs...
...rocketry really was trial and error," says former J.P.L. director Ed Stone. Adds Elachi: "Almost every lab director has kept the same philosophy." That has helped the lab survive many rocky patches, such as in the 1960s, when Pickering's moon probes flopped six times before Ranger 7 succeeded; and in 1999, when the Mars Polar Lander and the Mars Climate Orbiter failed. The message from management remained the same. "We encourage [employees] to push the limits in a thoughtful way," says Elachi. "We keep telling them, 'Look, setbacks are going to happen. And when they do, we will stand...
...company's heavily armored Mercedes, used for transporting VIPs. It held two former British soldiers: Simon Merry at the wheel, and Ian Harris riding shotgun. Bringing up the rear of the convoy was Ahmelman, driving a second BMW; with him were James "Jay" Hunt, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and Allan "Johnno" Johnson, the team leader and an ex-British Army medic. Each man had an arc of responsibility to watch and fire into in case of trouble...
...These days," he says, "I see myself as sort of a cosmic park ranger. I'm that guy who shows up when you're sitting around a campfire and starts telling you about what happened on this mountain 10 million years ago. All at once, it's a whole new experience...
...Invasion (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.). A Florida town survives a hurricane relatively unscathed--until people who disappeared during the storm turn up in the water, faintly changed. (Body snatching again: abstraction of sleeper-cell fears or easy way to cut costs on prosthetics?) Drawn into the mystery is park ranger Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian), whose ex-wife Mariel (Kari Matchett) is one of the changelings...