Word: blur
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...bring them to our attention, along with their own suggested designs. We will then try out their creations either in virtual-reality simulations or as actual physical products produced by rapid prototyping machines. By this time, the line between human and machine creativity will indeed begin to blur...
Stumper of the week: how do you say "She Bangs" in Spanish? We're enter into the end-of-year silly season, where all the albums by major artists are greatest-hits compilations (Blur), live albums (Neil Young, Elton John, Alice in Chains), cover albums (Rage Against the Machine) or, worse yet, Christmas albums (hello, Ms Aguilera!). Although, of course, there are exceptions. Next Tuesday Backstreet's back. Alright...
...refurbished in 1993. The orbiting observatory's nearly 2.5-m (8-ft.) mirror isn't all that powerful, but since it floats above Earth's constantly roiling atmosphere, the Hubble has been unrivaled in the sharpness of its images. No more. Using an ingenious technological trick to eliminate atmospheric blur, most of the new telescopes will soon achieve Hubble-quality focus--and even beat it under the right conditions...
...bring it all together this week with a special issue on The Choice. Even though both Bush and Gore tried at times to blur their differences, we believe there are important distinctions, which Michael and Nancy explore. It's illustrated by a series of special photographs by Christopher Morris. Karen and Jay sum up another aspect of the candidates: how they are as managers and what that would mean if they were in the Oval Office. The story also includes charts of the people around both candidates who really influence their thinking. And deputy Washington bureau chief Matt Cooper...
Thirty cheerleaders are leaping across mats in a dizzying blur of motion and power. A double back handspring whips by, making room for another and another. Then, as Queen blares over a CD player, three groups interlock hands and hurl three tiny teammates 30 ft. into the air. Like fireworks, the girls' bodies hang, open, then descend gracefully into the arms of waiting teammates...