Or, it could mean that they gain control of the spacecraft, but that the Fregat engine still will not ignite, yet the much less powerful propulsion units designed to land the craft on Phobos and propel the return capsule back to Earth are working fine.

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Apple ( AAPL) is in this model, doing just fine trading in the orbit of Planet Earth worth about a half a trillion dollars.

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But the Earth is going to be fine.

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Meanwhile Google Earth, though it works just fine with a regular mouse and keyboard, cries out for experimenters to devise cooler navigation techniques.

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Which is fine, there could be a shortage of rare earth metals.

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Eric Bana, as the Trojan Hector, is slower as a fighter, more dogged and earth-bound, but he makes a fine reluctant warrior.

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The team claims observations of the fine structure of the burrows show they were overgrown by chlorite after being pushed beneath the Earth.

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