1.   For all his work on futuristic systems, at home Santi was a meticulous handyman who kept his sights firmly on the past.

2.   He lives in Laguna Beach, Calif., where he does some consulting for aerospace companies and develops designs for futuristic launching systems and flight concepts for Mars missions.

3.   While the House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a futuristic system to guard against limited missile attack, such a weapon is fraught with technical hurdles.

4.   A futuristic system will track developing storms and lightning once it hits the ground during the games.