[Over the course of my time covering the Pirates, Perez was a frequent topic of conversation. Right before his last start, McClendon told me:] From a physical standpoint, he's ready to go; now it's just a matter of performing. ... Everything feels good, everything's OK. |
[Photos of flat test wing panels shot in Glenn's Ballistic Impact Lab were among those Rollins used to train the screeners.] The flat test panels were a major asset in training, ... They showed damage features that were very similar to what we were looking for on orbit. |
[Prospects] really have more to gain than they do to lose. No doubt you can really help yourself this week. But if you have a bad showing, you can overcome it assuming you have an opportunity to work out [for scouts] during the next couple of months, which most guys do. |
[Qatar's Anglican community, which has held services in an English-language school in Doha for decades, is estimated to number between 7,000 and 10,000 people.] Our church is like a microcosm of the Anglican community, ... I've got 28 nationalities from every continent. |
[Some things haven't changed. Dagwood's unspoken motto remains: When in doubt, take a nap.] That's still his favorite sport, ... He loves napping and eating. He has a black belt in buffets. And he still can't get that raise from his boss. All those things are constants. |
[Stern left open the possibility that he could one day be satellite-bound.] I think satellite radio may be the future, not because the quality of music is better and not because there are less commercials, ... What satellite promises to someone like me is no censorship. |
[Strengthening the entire body:] Not just two weeks before the season starts, and not just the legs, ... We now know that training the core [abdominal and trunk muscles] helps the knee because it stabilizes the torso and better distributes the stresses across your body. |
[The business-intelligence apps, called Siebel Analytics, represent an area Oracle covets--namely, providing closer to real-time visibility into customer-facing business processes.] This is another area that's very strategic to us, ... The technology is very impressive. |
[The folks at Mount Vernon hope the new George will help Americans see him as he was before he was famous, before Gilbert Stuart painted him, back when he was an] adventurous, athletic, risk-taking, courageous kind of action hero, ... larger than average hands and feet. |
[The men finally resorted to driving on the shoulder of Interstate 10, on the median, and in and out of traffic. They made it to Baton Rouge, then headed north to Natchitoches, La., to get a hotel room for the night.] We couldn’t find a room, ... Every room was taken. |
[The Palestinian Authority ordered flags lowered to half-staff for one day and declared a three-day period of mourning.] It's a very sad day for Palestinians, and we extend our condolences to King Abdullah and the Jordanian people, ... We condemn this attack vehemently. |
[Though Wilson was the most notable playwright of his generation, he doesn't seem to have influenced younger writers. He doesn't have obvious imitators.] It would almost amount to arrogance to try to imitate him, ... His writing is so personal, with its musical rhythms. |
[While establishments such as Northwood attracted celebrity-status figures, the Bellevue and Paterson Houses fell on the less expensive end of the spectrum.] Lake Hopatcong was the place to be back then, ... It was a place to get meals and a room by the day or the week. |
[Why did these strangers embrace her when her mother could not? At Planned Parenthood, she had met pro-life parents who supported abortions for their daughters.] Everyone has an exceptional case when confronted with difficult situations in life, ... That's what love is. |
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