Word: unfurling
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Some legacies of the biggest case ever to unfurl continuously under the public eye are already evident. DNA sleuthing, exotic beyond belief a short while ago and still quite expensive, is becoming more common--as are more skeptical defense questions about lab procedures. "There is less need to proffer this evidence as if it's from some alien culture," says law professor John Dwyer of the University of California, Berkeley. "It's still not quite akin to, 'Here's a fingerprint--how can you possibly contest it?' but it's way different than it was 12 months ago." Already overburdened...
...pieces are not working, and since even the ones that are have lengthy delays between cycles, the viewer spends a lot of time wondering when, if at all, something is going to happen. Then a cam turns, and neat little linkages make a crescent of feathers coquettishly unfurl or propel a row of knives, with sinister sexual intent, into a corresponding row of shaving brushes...
Still, if the replacement parts don't slide easily into place, or if the solar panels refuse to unfurl after the work is done, the Hubble could be worse off than before the mission. Says Princeton astronomer Edwin Turner: "It's a tremendous gamble. If it succeeds, it will be a really impressive feat. Or they could leave us with a nonfunctional spacecraft." And a sharply diminished faith in NASA's ability to explore the last frontier...
When the speech eventually begins, protesters unfurl a banner calling controversial City University of New York Professor Leonard Jeffries a bigot. They are tackled by Jeffries' bodyguards, and a brawl breaks...
...readying a boat this large can take half an hour for a crew of eight. Slick aerodynamic design and a hydraulically powered keel let the Procyon sail at speeds of up to 15 knots: roughly 15% faster than a conventionally designed boat of comparable size. Automatic winches furl and unfurl the Procyon's Kevlar mainsail and jib horizontally, at a finger's touch, without human assistance. The unique, sculptured boom eliminates the need for much of the equipment required on standard boats. There are two sets of controls -- helms, winch buttons, wind and direction gauges -- to allow the skipper...