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DIED. Scott Crossfield, 84, civilian aircraft designer and cold war test pilot who in 1953 became the first man to fly at Mach 2, twice the speed of sound--a record that spurred his rival, U.S. Air Force ace Chuck Yeager, to surpass it a month later; in a crash of Crossfield's single-engine Cessna in the mountains north of Atlanta. One of the post--World War II supersonic-jet aviators whom author Tom Wolfe said had "the right stuff," Crossfield dismissed the macho image of his field, saying that for most pilots he knew, the "main interest outside...
...reluctance to accept high-definition video as the standard for image capture is due to nostalgia or a vague notion that film just feels more organic. No digital camera has yet achieved the dynamic range of today's film stocks, but that will change. Digital imaging technology will surpass film quality, and that's when moviemakers will start shooting most of their films digitally. Josh Silfen New York City I understand Lucas' enthusiasm for technological advances, but I think the look of film has more aesthetic value than digital's supercrisp, ultra-clean images. I agree with writer-director...
...reluctance to accept high-definition video as the standard for image capture is due to nostalgia or a vague notion that film just feels more organic. No digital camera has yet achieved the dynamic range of today's film stocks, but that will change. Digital imaging technology will surpass film quality, and that's when moviemakers will start shooting their films digitally...
...against Top 10 teams, and fresh off a barn-storming run through the ECAC Tournament. With its third straight tourney trophy, Harvard clinched an automatic bid into the post-season, and now stands two victories away for its fourth consecutive NCAA final.But first, the Crimson must surpass a UNH team that boasts the highest-flying offense in the land—averaging 4.89 goals per contest—and has not lost since November. New Hampshire’s fearsome top line features the third, fourth, and seventh-leading per game scorers in the nation in Jennifer Hitchcock, Sadie Wright...
BARRY BONDS needs only seven more home runs to surpass Babe Ruth's career total of 714. But this season the San Francisco Giant will bat to some boos, since a new book detailing the surly slugger's alleged steroid abuse is scheduled to hit stores in time for opening day. In Game of Shadows, two San Francisco Chronicle reporters write that Bonds, 41, first tried performance-enhancing drugs in 1998 out of jealousy toward heavier hitters Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Bonds has denied knowingly using steroids, and his lawyer questions the book's credibility. But baseball commissioner...