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...have the power," he added "I need your help." Hoarse from a cold, he planted his feet on the stage of the peach-and-cream Claremont Opera House with his hands in his pockets and an all but visible leash, to make sure he did not jab and roam and punch too hard. He cut his stump speech almost in half so he could take more questions, show more leg. And he started talking about his warts so much that even some of his Deanie babies asked him to quit...
...Football also reflects our American fondness for litigation. Teams of referees roam the field, sometimes interfering with the play in progress. When eight or ten official eyes are not enough to rule beyond a reasonable doubt, a plaintiff can appeal a decision. In such cases, the officials turn to another American icon - technology...
Hills too have caught the scientists' eyes. The far smaller Sojourner rover that landed on Mars in 1997 never moved more than 39 ft. from its home base. But Spirit is built to roam, and its cameras have spotted some inviting, 300-ft.-high mounds nearly 1.25 miles (2 km) away. The robot was designed to travel only about half that distance, but there's nothing to say it can't exceed expectations. Matt Golembek, a J.P.L. geologist, thinks Spirit has a shot at capturing the view from the summit of a mound. "Given how smooth and flat the terrain...
...great party. Unfortunately, it’s also 12:50 am, and in ten minutes, like clockwork, a tutor will surely come to turn on the light and usher everyone—save for the room’s permanent residents—into the cold night, left to roam in search of late-night food, an unregistered gathering or the dingy basement of the closest final club...
...standards. Former teen angel Mandy Moore has a new standards album; even legendary cradle robber Rod Stewart has two. Standards are now perceived as the foolproof way for singers to flex their urbanity and be congratulated on their good taste while also appealing to those aging boomers who still roam the record racks...