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...North American Aviation, the 50-ft., 15,000-lb. X-15 is designed to fly at 4,000 m.p.h., reach altitudes of 100 miles or more. But it had never before been tested in free flight. Last week's test had been postponed six times because of bad weather and failures in the X-15's telemetry and electrical systems. Even as the mother plane carried it above the Mojave Desert, groundlings were quoting odds that the X-15, with wings little bigger than a Cadillac tail fin, would "drop like a rock" when released...
...sure: For the business trial of the century, the Enron trial thus far has been something of a letdown - especially its peek into the Enron executive suite. Lay and Skilling may have transformed a stodgy natural-gas carrier into a global trader in everything from energy to weather futures and broadband, but the two men remained surprisingly old-school when it came to technology. Take Skilling, a Harvard School of Business grad and master of this brave new digital world. When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission went after Enron for the California energy crisis, it built a case using...
...With the weather warming up, it’s time to whip out the KC Masterpiece sauce and spatula that have been gathering dust over the winter, courtesy Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). Ambitious chefs and culinary rookies alike looking for a change of dining hall scenery can order barbeque kits, courtesy of HUDS, and head to the great outdoors for a sizzling meal. After all, why drop $200 for a romantic dinner at Sandrine’s when you can do it yourself for free? Students must obtain the grill, charcoal, and lighter fluid, but HUDS provides the rest...
...Nicole T. Townsend ’07 gave the earthy vacation spot a thumbs up. “It was great to get away and not worry about campus activities,” she said. “I imagine the forest would be absolutely gorgeous in this spring weather.” Nathan A. Sharp ’08, who visited the forest with an Adams tutor, was impressed with the forest’s dedicated staff. “The most amazing thing is that Harvard actually pays someone to sit there year round and poke holes...
...with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over King. Schnitter, whose ribs were sore from a fall earlier last week, won the first-set tiebreaker 7-6 (5) against Kansky and went on to take the second set 6-1 in the fifth spot. HARVARD 5, PENN 2 Rainy weather forced Harvard inside on Friday but it did not prevent the team from prevailing over its biggest Ivy rival. The Crimson swept the doubles and picked up four out of six singles wins to remain the only undefeated team in the league. “Penn is definitely our main...