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Through the late-afternoon sun shower, it hovers on the horizon: a fluoro-red-eyed monster, or a UFO. Then, as the rain clears, the strange beam of light becomes the reflector shield of a high-tech wheelbarrow being pushed along the Nullarbor by a tanned young man wearing a blue bandanna and a welcoming smile. "Every day I get at least two offers for a lift," says Matt Shaw, 32. "People are always stopping; I guess it breaks up the journey a bit for them." In the past 57 days, Shaw's journey has rarely stopped for long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wheel Altruism | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

...skies above Harvard Square are of course a far cry from those above Harvard, Mass., and the Knowles telescope has only one-fifteenth the light gathering power of the Wyeth reflector at Oak Ridge,” Dame said...

Author: By Adam M. Guren, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Historic Telescope Takes Last Gaze Skyward | 8/5/2005 | See Source »

...been here a few weeks longer, so she is the one squinting into the dark looking for the right set of headlights. Suddenly, something on one of the side roads emits a flash and a roar-I look up to see not the bus but someone in a reflector-taped crossing-guard vest waving wildly at us, shouting in our direction. “I think someone’s calling you, Elisa,” I say. I’ve been in town for three days-I don’t know anyone in Santa Ana. Elisa looks...

Author: By Grace Tiao, | Title: A Bus Stop Bear Hug | 6/27/2005 | See Source »

...hole takes about three hours to make and is large enough to sleep nine. "Snow is also a great reflector of light, so once we have the candles dotted around and the stove cooking the evening meal, it's not nearly as bad as one might expect," says a guide. And the reward for roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from some of Britain's highest ground, there are panoramic views stretching 150 kilometers or more. The next snowy trek takes place March 12-14 and is priced at $508, including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cold Comfort | 1/10/2005 | See Source »

...with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Lochan mountains to the Ben Macdui plateau, where your accommodation is constructed. A hole takes about three hours to make and is large enough to sleep nine. "Snow is also a great reflector of light, so once we have the candles dotted around and the stove cooking the evening meal, it's not nearly as bad as one might expect," says a guide. And the reward for roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cold Comfort | 1/9/2005 | See Source »

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