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...multimedia devices and speeches by the artists who trained with these dance world legends. Unfortunately, while well-constructed, the second act did not quite live up to the hype.The best contribution to Act II was its opener, a restaging of Balanchine’s iconic “Apollo.” Danced in the Friday cast by Adam R. Singerman ’09, Kate O. Ahlborn ’07, Morgan P. Richardson ’09, and Molly M. Altenburg ’07, “Apollo” respectably matched the images of Balanchine?...
...watch successively the minute they turn 13. The order changes from time to time - last week Pirates of the Caribbean was at the top of the list, this week Independence Day. We have found lots of other PG movies which have been a blast to watch - Chariots of Fire, Apollo 13 - and websites like Screenit can provide interested parents with plenty of information before they go to the cineplex. It seems odd that parents who caution their children to avoid sex, drugs and violence don' t mind exposing them to these themes on the big screen. There...
...thing that has made the shuttles such lethal disappointments is that they have tried to do too many things--fly like a spacecraft, land like an airplane, haul cargo like a truck. Part of the reason the Apollo ships succeeded was that they had an exceedingly clear goal: to fly to the moon and strictly obey the laws of simplicity and safety on the way. Both ships were also wisely mounted at the top of the booster that lifted them off the ground--keeping them away from the fire and foam that killed Challenger and Columbia...
...ships will follow the old rules. The centerpiece of the stack will be the prosaically named Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), a descendant of the Apollo command module but for a few significant differences. For one thing, it will be bigger, able to carry four astronauts comfortably and six a bit more snugly--twice the load of the three-man Apollos...
...about Washington's political will. The space agency is vetting contractors to build the ships, and the winning company may begin cutting metal by 2008. But Congress and the White House--a notoriously fickle bunch--must stay on board. The commitment the U.S. made to space from Sputnik through Apollo spanned four presidential administrations and seven changeovers on Capitol Hill. Only if leaders in the 21st century remain equally focused can they hope to match the accomplishments of their predecessors in the 20th...