This exploits one of the predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity: that the path of a beam of light (which is a straight line in empty space) is bent inwards by the gravity of a massive object.
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And last year, European aerospace giant EADS announced plans for its Astrium space division to develop a line of suborbital jets to satisfy a space tourism market that it predicts could grow to as many as 15, 000 passengers a year by 2020.
This summer marked the opening of High Line Park, a green space on top of an old elevated railroad trestle.
Parents need a space with a vision line to the kitchen and family room, so they can see their kids, Meyer said.
You are part of a long line of illustrious visitors in this space.
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Moments later Stoke forward Sidibe was granted the time and space to line up a volley on the edge of the area, but he sliced his effort horribly wide.
The Harbaugh brothers, born only 15 months apart, have been competitors their entire lives, dating back to days in Ann Arbor when they shared a room and drew a line down the middle that clearly delineated whose space was whose.
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They are the fingers and eyes and noses of the computer, bringing the world (be it a car crash, pressure in a fuel line, or light in a fiber-optic network) into the boxed, insular space that sits quietly on desktops.
In the low power space, they are focused on a line of APUs called Kabini .
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Under Armour will employ signage and a branded obstacle and activation space at the finish line.
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Here, surfboards line the walls and the space holds a recording studio, DJ booth and video production station to create one-of-a-kind vacation videos.
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From a marketing perspective, following the widely popular Kia hamsters, the company has cleverly introduced a new brand ambassador, the Space Baby, to its line-up.
"I got a great ball from Giteau, space opened up, I saw the line, adrenalin ran through me and I just ran as hard as possible, " said Cooper.
The forwards responded with a fierce drive to the Glasgow line, sucking in defenders and giving Havili space out wide to leave MacLure standing and claim his second try.
If an object floating through space passes near the line of sight between the earth and a distant star, its gravity should, according to the theory of relativity, bend and focus the light from that star.
Just a month ago, President Clinton wielded his new line-item veto to kill three space programs on the grounds that they could be put to military uses.
Though they're clearly keeping mum on the subject, it does seem a delivery service would be in line with Google's recent moves in the commerce space, such as the acquisition of locker startup Bufferbox and e-commerce firm Channel Intelligence.
They and others have pointed out, for example, that Mike McConnell has certain conflicts of interest that should prevent him from pushing the cyberwar line in Congress, let alone being afforded op-ed space in a national newspaper to do so.
During the dive, which takes up to four hours due to the high density of the water (it is filled with certain chemicals plus air pressure to simulate the circumstances found in space), the cosmonauts in training practice space walking -- and may lose a few kilos off their waist line in the strenuous process.
Mr. JOHN GRAHAM (Smithsonian Air and Space Museum): And we're on a very tight time line, and the reason for that is we need to get to the base of the next hill to the south, which has got north-facing slopes, so that we can get up and basically repeat what we did last winter on Husband Hill: turn the solar panels towards the sun and survive.
But now, right-handed hitters like Alex Rodriguez are forced to deal with the shift, seeing a mass of infielders in the left-field space where he used to deposit soft line drives for hits.
Shortly before the hour mark, the Wildcats could not stop Faiumu plunging over the line from close range and Brett Hodgson added his third conversion to give the Giants a little breathing space.
As dunes build up absent a storm to knock them down they shift closer to the high-tide line, and nesting space shrinks.
At the 96th Street station, Ms. Sze, a Chelsea artist who recently completed a sculpture for the High Line, will use ceramic tiles to play with travelers' sense of light, space and perspective.
But chances continued to come for Spurs, and Berbatov in particular, as he found himself in plenty of space following a corner but his header was cleared by Schmitz a yard in front of the line.
They definitely had a lot of problems in the first half, but after that they defended the 18-yard line and left no space in behind.
Wakefield hit back through Murphy after a series of quick offloads created space for the teenager to burst through on the left-hand side and cross the line to a huge roar from the home crowd.
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