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That 2-0 cushion quickly became a 3-0 waterbed as the relentless Stauffer took advantage of chaos in front of the Boston College net to bazooka another rocket by the hapless Eagle goaltender...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: Stauffer, W. Soccer Top B.C. | 9/25/1996 | See Source »

...Rosens instead plan to blow away the field in part because Harold and his team of engineers have solved a set of daunting technological issues just in the past year. Harold is, after all, a rocket scientist. For instance, he has been able to create and sustain a relatively pure vacuum in which the flywheel spins, using such exotic devices as molecular drag pumps and molecular sieves. A better vacuum means less friction, thus better spin. He also has been able to suspend the rapidly spinning flywheel in its unstable environment by using sophisticated gimbals and magnetic bearings--something very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHAT'S DRIVING THE ROSEN BOYS? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

Kusseluk appeared to be bottled up by the Harvard defender, but he fired a tremendous rocket that found the upper right corner of the goal...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: M. Soccer Opener Spoiled by Cornell | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

...missile theory has been largely discredited. Several spectators said they saw a red streak approach the plane before it burst into flames, sparking concern that something like a Katyusha rocket had been fired at the jet. Investigators have shown, however, that an explosion from a bomb could produce the optical illusion of such an attack as gas poured out of the pressurized cabin...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: A Postmortem on the TWA Crash | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

...government's refusal to own up to its responsibility," said the report. More than 150 Lebanese civilians were killed and 350 injured during Israel's 16-day Operation "Grapes of Wrath," an air, land and sea military campaign against the Hizballah. Sixty-two Israeli civilians were injured during Hizballah rocket attacks on northern Israel, according to Israeli officials. Amnesty International report also criticized the Hizballah for attacking civilians. -- Chris McKenna Amnesty International : May 23, 1996 Report On Qana Shelling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amnesty Says Qana Shelling Intentional | 7/26/1996 | See Source »

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