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...just as in Formula One, there's "a black art to getting it all set up," says Smith. Depending on the weather or track conditions, mechanics will tinker with the transmission, or slide the wheels in or out along the axle to adjust a kart's handling. They can soften the ride with torsion bars, support the driver's seat to alter the load going into a corner, and switch between slick and treaded tires. Early exposure to those details "explains why people like [Hamilton] are that good," says Martin Hines, boss of the Hertfordshire-based Zip Kart Young Guns...
...time." Conway is not alone. Ward Carroll, the top government spokesman for the V-22 program from 2002 to 2005, believes that six Ospreys, about 5% of the fleet, will crash during its first three years of operational flight. Carroll says new pilots flying at night and in bad weather will make mistakes with tragic consequences. So he's reserving judgment on the aircraft and suspects that many of those who will be climbing into the V-22 are too. "I'm still not convinced," he says - echoing comments made privately by some Marines - "that the Marine ground pounders...
...completed Harvard’s weekend lineup. Although the temperature proved to be more than hospitable for the Crimson on the small Medford lake, inconsistent wind conditions added difficulty to the races. “It was a little bit of everything,” Brants said of the weather. Lucky for the Crimson, the team was able to overcome those difficulties and come together to end the weekend with a top finish. NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP The weekend was smooth sailing for Watson, as the junior placed third in the New England Women?...
...Loyola Marymount (2-4), on Friday, before playing to a 1-1 tie with No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (3-2-2) yesterday. A rainstorm that was expected in Los Angeles Friday evening arrived a bit early, pouring down during Harvard’s afternoon match against LMU. The weather made for some sloppy playing conditions that forced the coaches from Harvard and UCSB to move yesterday’s game to the Gacuhos’ home field nearly 100 miles away, instead of playing on the saturated field. HARVARD 1, UC SANTA BARBARA 1 For the fifth straight game...
Africa is particularly vulnerable because it has a low institutional capacity to combat the changing weather. As a result, says Ugandan climate change specialist James Magezi-Akiiki, "in Africa, adaptation to climate change is more important than mitigation." In response to the floods devouring Uganda, Magezi-Akiiki says that the government will now consider the effects of global warming, such as increased rainfall, in its planning of future infrastructure projects. Ironically, Africa produces far less carbon than other continents, leading some scientists to blame industrialized countries for Africa's climate plight. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni announced at an African...