A low profile in that high altitude
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No tradition this time. No storied rival that dates to the beginning of the 20th century. No ghosts of Christy Mathewson, Rube Marquard, or Enos Slaughter. Not even a Ray Knight in sight.
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THIS WEEK, we&#39;ve had snow in the north and of locusts in the south, which seems like a pretty fitting illustration for the extremes that exist in this small sliver of the globe.
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Inside an altitude chamber that simulates conditions at 9,000 feet above sea level, Marquette University guards Wesley Matthews and Jerel McNeal start pedaling stationary bikes. Realizing the challenge ahead, they look less than thrilled. Within minutes, Matthews and McNeal experience shortness of breath. Heart rates rise quickly. In five minutes, Matthews and McNeal have stressed their bodies far beyond what ...
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NEAR ARKALYK, Kazakhstan  - A Soyuz capsule made a  soft landing in the pitch-dark in Kazakhstan's steppes on  Sunday, and its U.S.-Russian crew said they were happy to  breathe in the smell of Earth after a long stint in orbit.
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An Australian climber who was left for dead on the slopes of Mount Everest but later survived has been rescued from the mountain and is in &quot;amazing shape,&quot; his spokesman said Tuesday.
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Astrophysicists find a star-like object with a surface temperature just one tenth that of the Sun.
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Strapped in, flat on their backs, passengers will accelerate to 4000km/h in just 25 seconds. For no more than five minutes they will float about, 130km above planet Earth.
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Variety - As box office welcomes back higher profile pics the main question is how high can "Sky Captain" fly in the fall?
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HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker.   It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.
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By Anonymous  ANCIENT TEMPERATURE DROP M
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The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
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IIt will be 9:54 in the morning, Mountain Daylight Time, on Wednesday, September 8, when the Genesis sample return capsule, weighing 190 kilograms (420 pounds), will enter the Earthâs atmosphere
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Of course, it was low enough to walk over.
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High above a landscape of canyons and shadows, veteran pilot Jim Herd sees a tiny flash on a mountainside. A mirror? A piece of wreckage? A closer look reveals a prospector's small mine, the reflection most likely coming from metal fencing or some broken glass. It was just another false alarm during a week of mysteries and dashed hopes in the search for millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett.
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It's a curious fact to know about yourself &#151; how much wind you can withstand before you get knocked off your feet.
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At 17,000 feet beneath the surface, the temperature of ocean water is just above freezing, oxygen is sparse and currents are relatively calm. In other words, ideal conditions for preserving an airplane that might have crashed into the depths nearly 70 years ago, according to marine explorer David Jourdan, who hopes to answer one of aviation's greatest mysteries &#151; the fate of famed pilot Amelia Earhart.
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Utah's world-class mountain peaks have been barely visible at times from the floor of the Salt Lake valley. A winter storm that won't quit? No, it's nasty pollution that just won't blow away.