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...Weighing more than a ton before fueling and more than twice that with its tanks full, MRO is one of the biggest ships ever hurled towards Mars. Part of the reason for the heft is the suite of instruments it carries, including the largest diameter telescopic camera ever sent to another planet; ground-penetrating radar able to look beneath the Martian surface; and a climate sounder, able to study the atmosphere in both visible and invisible spectra. The ship will also carry a new-generation navigational camera and communications system, to be field-tested for the first time...
...attacks has remained at a steady 60 to 65 a day. And what's happening in Iraq is no longer about just raw numbers. The sophistication, explosive power and lethality of the bombs that detonate have increased dramatically. Defense Department officials believe the explosive device that destroyed the 26-ton Marine amphibious assault vehicle consisted of three antitank mines stacked one on top of another and buried in the road. Also, U.S. intelligence officials say, insurgents have begun using shaped bombs, which concentrate the blast to pierce armor, and setting secondary devices to detonate when explosive-ordnance-disposal personnel arrive...
Despite the title, Alan Harding doesn't have a fuhgeddaboutit accent or specialize in Coney Island hot dogs. Instead he builds each episode around an outlandish problem (e.g., what to do with a quarter-ton of pork) and finds solutions applicable to the home kitchen. The unpretentious restaurateur runs his show like a friendly neighborhood hangout...
...They had a thing downtown yesterday--some idiots were putting up a 17-ton Popsicle--so for one day only, the coldest thing in New York was not Hillary Clinton." --DAVID LETTERMAN...
...under its own power before accepting a tow from one of several Soviet merchant ships that had arrived on the scene. Then, early last week, the towline was disconnected, and the remaining 120 crew members were evacuated under the glare of red and green safety flares. The 9,600-ton sub disappeared under the waves, sinking some 18,000 ft. to the bottom...