Word: vistas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WILLIAM WELD Would-be ambassador hangs himself out to dry by dissing Helms. Hasta la vista, Bill...
...most successful Mars-related product has so far proved to be Mattel's Hot Wheels Mars Rover Action Pack (for a mere $5 you get mini versions of Sojourner, Pathfinder and the lander), those who would rather own something more real than realistic may contact Dennis Hope of Rio Vista, Calif. He will sell you 2,000 acres of prime Mars real estate for $19.99 plus shipping and handling and $1.51 for Martian tax. In 1980 Hope informed various Earth governments that he was claiming ownership of all the land in the solar system; inasmuch as no one protested...
...lane country road that leads from Crested Butte to Gunnison. From time to time, a car pulls over and people emerge to drink in the scene--the West Elk Wilderness rising white and jagged above a graceful slope known as Antelope Ridge. It's an astounding vista, and naturally some visitors decide to buy a piece of it, at $3,000 to $10,000 an acre...
...J.P.L. is equipped with a 24-in. video monitor, a 3-D mouse and a set of stereoscopic goggles. Before the rover leaves the lander, its camera will scan the terrain and transmit what it sees to J.P.L., where software will combine the images into a three-dimensional vista. Donning the goggles, Cooper and other scientists will then scout the virtual riverbed. When they find a likely place for Sojourner to visit, they'll start up the car and, using the mouse, tell it where...
...Lyndon Johnson's poverty chief, Sargent Shriver, predicted the war on poverty would be won "in about 10 years." Today everyone knows better, and Gen X was molded during that learning process. "In the old days, politicians at least pretended to have principles," laments Beth Englander, 26, a former VISTA volunteer. "Now they're not ashamed to switch values just to get elected. Every time we hear of a new scandal, we're, like, 'Yup!'" she says with a shrug...