Word: revealing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Only one glitch occurred. As DS1 sped past Braille, its camera failed to track the asteroid properly, producing only six tiny and disappointing images shot from 8,700 miles away. But DS1's remote-sensing instruments downloaded streams of data that should reveal much about Braille's composition. Having consumed only 25 lbs. of its original 180 lbs. of xenon fuel, the spacecraft has enough left to intercept and investigate two comets, one burnt out, the other highly active. Appropriately enough, if NASA gives the go-ahead, DS1 would reach those comets in the year...
Although most tourists are easy to pick out of a crowd--such staples of tourist gear like cameras and fanny packs instantly reveal their true nature--there are a few slippery ones who try to mask their true selves. Summer interns still adjusting to inside-the-beltway mores may fool other tourists, but locals can spot them for the alien creatures they...
...court papers stemming from a rape complaint filed by a former crew member, Carnival, according to the New York Times, acknowledged that its crew members had been accused of sexually assaulting passengers and other staffers 62 times since 1993, prompting the company to investigate. The papers did not reveal the outcome of the cases. "A focus on cruise lines is overdue," says Novak. Meanwhile, some congressman are pressing for a more aggressive exercise of federal commercial and maritime jurisdiction. With Wednesday?s announcement, the Justice Department signaled it is ready and willing to take a tough stand...
...know it's not as easy as it looks, but man." Even worse, Veronica Portillo, a girlfriend of one of the players, said, "You looked a little old for the first pitch. They're usually little kids." But her friend Shannon Kroll said, "Your outfit looked good." I should reveal here that I bought Shannon a beer. In fact, I bought a lot of people beer. You can't help it when you're in Iowa. Not so much because everyone is nice but because beer is really cheap...
...countries have done ? at least, where it counts the most: clearing out the backscratching and corruption that had led bank after bank, and corporation after corporation, to take on bad debts. In addition, in many Asian economies there remain real questions as to whether corporate and government accounting books reveal the true state of affairs. Though some foreign investors have started to trickle back, "there remains great reluctance to do so," says Saporito. "We are witnessing an inevitable pendulum swing, but if Asian countries want to gain real momentum, they need to undertake reforms...