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...Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson William Langewiesche Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 193 pages...
...Meditation on Flight, has little use for hagiography or hero worship. But his meticulous breakdown of the fateful flight is highly complimentary to Sullenberger. One exception is the author's puzzlement over why such an experienced pilot chose not to apportion credit to his aircraft, whose "fly by wire" automation helps pilots handle basic tasks and is capable of overriding human fallibility. Sullenberger bristled at the suggestion that the plane deserved credit, arguing on Nov. 15 that the book "greatly overstates" the importance of the technology in the cockpit. For his part, Langewiesche seems to believe such gripes stem from...
...high side of those,” Stone said. “We’ll be in, I’m sure, more overtime games because we’re going to be in low-scoring games that are going to come down to the wire all year long...
...large sign mysteriously showed a wire dry-cleaner hanger crossed out with a large “x.” Protestors waved actual hangers in the air, and while we were initially confused, the explanation was sobering...
...Tensions had been simmering before Saturday's game. With the animosity approaching a feverish pitch ahead of Wednesday's playoff, all three African countries are bracing for violence. Wire services reported dozens of people injured in Egyptian-Algerian skirmishes following the game in Cairo. And on Monday, Algerian fans ransacked an Egypt Air office in Algiers, setting furniture on fire...