Word: patch
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...with infrared radiation. That's not a huge problem, given that infrared is ideal for spotting new planets and for studying the early universe, the core of the Milky Way and the formation of stars. A bigger drawback is that adaptive optics can currently correct only for a small patch of atmosphere at the center of the telescope's field of view. But pockets of atmospheric turbulence are small enough that a slight change in viewing angle means a whole different pattern of distortions, which in turn requires a different pattern of corrections...
...heal the divide, restore people's faith in a system that seemed cruddy and cracked. Now the count comes in and the cracks have deepened, no matter who wins and how. All through his life he followed his father's footsteps, to Yale and flight school and the oil patch, but once he got there, the prizes had lost some of their honor and shine. The biggest prize of all was now within reach, back in the family, but even if he finally wins, he has to wonder what it's worth...
...house, and she got a peek at my new window office. She sent me pictures of Harrison at the pumpkin patch, while I sent snaps of my main squeeze. We had such fun, it hardly felt like work. But since I'm the only one getting paid for this assignment, I think I owe her a big box of chocolates--which to us may be worth a thousand digital pictures...
...fate of 10 Japanese who went missing more than 20 years ago. Tokyo insists they were abducted by Pyongyang's spies. Mori recently let slip that on a 1997 trip to the North Korean capital, a delegation of pols he led suggested a way out of the diplomatic brier patch: Let Japan "discover" its people in a third country, say, Thailand, allowing North Korea to sidestep blame. The idea has some appeal, but only while secret. "If negotiations reach a deadlock in the future, North Korea might have thought about considering this plan," says Shigeru Yokota, whose daughter disappeared...
...turn. Day five of recording was the day of bass. I used two different electric basses and an upright for takes. Each tune was then reviewed and scanned with the proverbial comb so that we could "punch in" any problem notes. Punching in works like a patch-I play along to the existing bass track, while Matthew records a bit of the new part onto the problem spot. Anything from rhythm and intonation to volume, tone and quality of note are susceptible. Meanwhile, Rob Schneider's classic movie Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo, played in the lounge...