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...charge of the different branches," says McGirk. "But Montesinos was dishonorably discharged from Peru's army in the '70s for selling secrets to the U.S., and there's considerable resentment against him in the officer corps. And Toledo's not exactly a fire-breathing leftist, so rather than weigh in behind Fujimori, this time the military may simply go with whoever emerges strongest in the runoff." While it's far too early to predict a result for that election, it's a safe bet that its victor will sport his share of welts and bruises...
...probe that might reach the stars, not within this century but a little later. It avoids the problem of cooling the engine by not having an engine. It is a sailing ship, not a steamship. He calls it Starwisp. It is a fishnet made of very fine wires and weighing less than an ounce. The net acts as a sail and is driven by the pressure of radio waves generated by a huge radio transmitter. The transmitter stays put, with its radio beam pointing in the direction we wish to explore, and the sail travels along the beam, picking...
Despite the long list of statistics Harvard had in its favor, the selection committee decided to weigh Dartmouth's three head-to-head victories above everything else...
...behalf. Although those Gonzalez family members who are pressing to keep Elian in Miami have vowed to appeal the decision, the attorney general isn't legally obliged to await the outcome of any appeal before sending the boy home. But this being an election year, political considerations may weigh heavily in favor of allowing the appeals process to be exhausted, so that the final decision can be attributed to the courts. "The government will want to handle this with kid gloves so as not to offend the Florida vote," says TIME Miami bureau chief Tim Padgett. "So far the Justice...
...Otavalo indigenous market. But the highlight is the seven-day cruise through the Galapagos, a living laboratory for learning about the geological forces that shaped the islands and the evolutionary pressures that molded their inhabitants, which include marine iguanas that spit out salt, giant tortoises that can weigh 500 lbs. and blue-footed boobies that woo mates with a bizarre display of stamping, flapping and whistling. The animals of the Galapagos are unique in their trust of human beings. "It's very moving," says Jelle Z. de Boer, professor of earth science from Wesleyan. "And it provides a lesson...