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...wonder then, that Gomez so accurately describes the fear and frustration that comes with the big opportunity Bottlecap is presented. Just as their first major label recording attempt will either rocket them to stardom or ship them back to minimum wage jobs in Kitty, so too will Gomez's second novel either open a door to a career in writing or relegate him to obscurity...

Author: By Josh M. Destefano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: An Encyclopedia of the Nineties | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

...refuse to give up." The second is to "Debug," but it is cold out and all the bugs are gone for the winter so you don't click that. The last option is to see "Details" about the error that only remind you that you really are not a rocket scientist...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Paper Lost? Tricks For Recovery | 10/14/1997 | See Source »

...they've clocked drivers at up to 150 m.p.h. It was insulting enough for troopers before 1996, when the speed limit was 65 and the fine was $5, payable on the spot. Drivers kept fives tucked in their visor, but at least they slowed down. Now they routinely rocket by troopers at 90 and better, knowing that judges have thrown out tickets for up to 100 m.p.h...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONTANA: AMERICA'S FAST LANE | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

...British-made rocket car breaks the sound barrier in the Nevada desert (TIME Daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Today's Headlines | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

...suddenly something goes wrong. Maybe the Titan's fuel system springs a leak, triggering a fireball that duplicates the Challenger explosion of 1996. Or maybe the rocket simply wanders off course, forcing ground controllers to blow it up before it can fall back to Earth. In an instant, the Titan and its precious cargo are blasted into a million pieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NUKES IN SPACE | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

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