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...World Food Program (WFP) to ship aid to Africa's neediest. The pirates hooked a small metal ladder to the ship and scrambled aboard. "There were 15 to 20 men wearing shorts and T shirts," remembers Mahalingam. The boarders were barefoot but carrying pistols, AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. The pirates rushed to the bridge where, in halting English, they demanded to see the captain; they quizzed Mahalingam and his nine-man crew-eight Kenyans and a Tanzanian-about their religion and told them they were being taken hostage. "The pirates were very calm," says Mahalingam. "They told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Peril On The Sea | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

...needn?t exist only in gaseous form above the ground. It can also be entrained safely in certain kinds of rocks. Gather the rubble and either treat it with chemicals or blast it with heat, and you can free up unlimited quantities of oxygen both for breathing and for rocket fuel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is There Oxygen on the Moon? | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

...first half and then they go one trip down the field and they score and it takes the wind out of your sails.” With only one goal against, Harvard was still playing well, hoping to get back into the game. Johnson was able to stop a rocket that was shot at him from the near left and then immediately save another ball as the Bears were able to get another shot off of the rebound. For the game, Johnson registered five saves. But Johnson was outshone by his Brown counterpart, Jarrett Leech, who put up six saves...

Author: By Abigail M. Baird, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falls to Brown, Still Winless in Ivies | 10/16/2005 | See Source »

...just doing ones at weekends." Now they are touring North America again before traversing Europe. But don't expect big-budget perfection. "I want to keep that shambolic edge to things," says Parton. Do expect to grin and dance along with the hyperactive Ninja. Hear the single Bottle Rocket in Real Audio Streaming Format. (Requires Real Audio Player ) 56k/Dial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Systems Are Go! | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

...mission involves other innovations. The Hayabusa ("falcon") spacecraft is powered not by a conventional liquid chemical rocket but by an ionized-xenon-gas engine, a propulsion system that is 10 times more efficient. Just as novel is a half-kilogram rover that Hayabusa will dispatch to roam the asteroid for several days. The robot, named Minerva, will use its miniature cameras and thermometers to send data back to the mothership. Since wheels are useless on such low-gravity surfaces, the coffee-can-sized machine will maneuver using an internal pendulum?a swinging weight that will let the bot hop about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selective Excellence | 10/10/2005 | See Source »

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