Word: countdowns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...delayed again early Tuesday morning as Pathfinder's scheduled launch was scrubbed again for the second time in as many days. The weather, Monday's culprit, was near-perfect; this time a computer on the ground was to blame, failing with just over a minute remaining in the countdown. A backup computer also would not work, leading officials to suspect a software problem. NASA scientists say they must launch the $196M Pathfinder in December in order to intercept Mars' orbit or wait two years for another chance. "We're a museum piece if we don't launch by the 31st...
Which means that for the next few years, during the countdown to the 21st century, Nintendo's marquee product will be the machine that most fully influences our children's introduction to the mind-boggling potential of digital technology. What matters most about the 64--what ultimately demanded our vote for Machine of the Year--is its potential as a tool for turning on the next generation to the wonders of cyberspace. Despite all the doubts about marketing and title support, what is decidedly not at issue is the fact that the 64 represents a major technology breakthrough: the first...
...Beijing, above the financial district, stands a clock that prominently displays 251 days--the countdown until Great Britain relinquishes control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China...
...then the glaring sun disappeared over the shoulders of the trumpeters on the crest of the stadium, the countdown to the opening ceremony picked up steam (Athens 1896, Paris 1900...Barcelona 1992), and the show was under way. In moments the stadium found itself sheathed in fabric of the five Olympic colors as members of five different tribes poured out and flew down onto the field. Little white sprites appeared, dancing to the irresistible beat and weaving their way through the tribes. Out of the delirious chaos came a formation, and presto, the tribes became the Olympic rings, and then...
...Final Countdown...