The "car-sized" rover, set to touchdown on August 5th of this year at 10:31PM PDT, is currently journeying towards the Red Planet on a suicide mission of sorts, with the success of its make it or break it EDL (enter, descent, landing) wracking the nerves of our Space Agency's greatest minds in advance.

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In other words, if the police heard someone screaming, they were free to break down a door and enter a home without a warrant.

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This time Joe Johnson and the Nets were able to stave off a late run by the Denver Nuggets and enter the All-Star break with two straight wins, despite playing without star point guard Deron Williams.

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And many, anticipating a career break at some point in the future, enter fields where their skills will not quickly become obsolete, such as law or human resources.

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Still, the Jets may need Haley or someone with a similar background to help develop a formidable passing attack and work with quarterback Mark Sanchez, who will enter a make-or-break fourth season with the franchise.

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The ball may disintegrate into a powder, or break in half, or hit up against its earlier self at just such an angle so as to enter the wormhole in just such a way that even more peculiar events occur.

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