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• 3 killed in Coast Guard copter crash off Hawaii
Coast Guard missions — even training missions — are inherently dangerous, and this aircrew was performing a drill in the weather conditions we are called into when we rescue others.
• Agree or Disagree
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum proclaimed himself completely healthy Friday, saying he expects to be better than ever when training camp begins Sept. 30. “I’m doing well, man,” the 7-footer said during a news ...
• Derf, Dnoces and other strange star names
While training in celestial navigation however, Grissom, as a practical joke, quietly incorporated three new names onto NASA's star list: Dnoces (which was really Iota Ursae Majoris or Talitha), Navi (Epsilon Cassiopeiae) and Regor (Gamma Velorum or ...
• World’s deadliest delicacies
Before they're licensed to serve fugu, Japanese chefs undergo months of training and a rigorous exam which only 30 percent of applicants pass.
• Around the NFL, quarterbacks under pressure
A nice story takes on a cynical twist, though, since Westhoff spent a number of days with the Miami Dolphins in the offseason both at OTAs and training camp.