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...death," says principal investigator Peter Smith, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Before it does, Phoenix Lander will probably offer a first look at actual Martian water ice rather than the dry water scars of millenniums past. To do that, the lander will use a digging arm and a suite of mineralogy instruments to hunt for salts, clays and other signs that liquid water is manipulating the soil. If Phoenix Lander hits its targets, this will be a big step toward later missions that will search for microscopic organic life. "Pay attention," Smith says, "because...
...films are just one arm of a Tyler Perry empire that includes sold-out road shows and popular DVDS of the plays, the tbs sitcom House of Payne (Allen Payne stars, but Perry wrote the scripts, which do invoke the Almighty), the best-selling book Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life and, on the Internet, The Tyler Perry Show. All of which make him the most successful "unknown" conglomerate in show business. If official culture takes little notice of Perry, that's O.K. with him. He can laugh...
...Holger Geschwindner, 62, has found a way to turn the laws of physics to his advantage. A former captain of the German national team and a physicist, he has developed a series of formulas that may reveal the optimum arc for jump shots, using a combination of player height, arm length and release point. "Take differential and integral calculus. Make some derivations and create a curve," he recently said. "Everybody...
...short, where Lauren Brown ’07 and former captain Julia Kidder ’07 used to preside.Junior Bailey Vertovez has stepped in at shortstop and Bowers and Macadam have been fighting for the spot at second. “[Macadam] has a quick release, a strong arm, quick hands,” Allard says.“Caitlin’s got great hands at second base and is developing her range there,” she says of Bower. Coach Allard has called on her only senior fielder, first baseman Danielle Kerper, to help Bowers...
...March 16 12:16 a.m.—Officers observed two individuals in a verbal argument at Pforzheimer House. One of the individuals claimed he wanted an entry fee returned. Officers told the individual that entry fees were not refundable; the individual became angry and raised his or her arms and began yelling. The individual grabbed an officer’s arm and continued yelling. The officers instructed the individual to cease yelling; the individual complied, apologized, and was sent...