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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...much harm, think again. According to a back-of-the-envelope rule the Apollo astronauts used, given the speeds involved in traveling in low-Earth orbit, a one-tenth-in. bit of chaff would collide with an oncoming spacecraft with as much force as a bowling ball traveling 60 m.p.h...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Is Too Much Space Junk? | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...fun.THC: Very manly! And what was it like playing a woman last year?WBP: That was a huge trip. I had huge hips, huge boobs, and played a magic mirror. I was supposed to be this big disco queen and really just looked like a giant disco ball! There are some really terrifying pictures on Facebook that I’m sure will ruin my political career someday.THC: Besides the embarrassing pictures, what’s the single best thing about performing in a drag show?WBP: It’s good because in an all-male cast...

Author: By Elsa A. Paparemborde, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Frat Boy to Magic Mirror, Polk Plays It All | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...said. “I started playing deeper and safer, and it just came to me.”Opening the third set, Guruge came out swinging, pounding winners all across the court—and pounding her opponent with an errant forehand that left a golf-ball sized bruise. Guruge took a tight third game 9-8 and, against a dispirited Greer, ran away with the fourth and fifth games, 9-6 and 9-5, to take the match 3-2 and record her first career victory at the top flight.A one-sided...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ends Regular Season On High Note | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...face a much tougher Columbia team than it beat a year ago. The Lions have a very physical and athletic squad that loves to run. They could look to pressure Berry and co-captain Emily Tay in the backcourt, making it difficult for the Harvard guards when bringing the ball up the floor...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lavietes to Play Host to New York Ivies | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...much in creativity, but in finding the preconditions of creativity. So what Harvard is starting to do in the arts is a substantial interest. Obviously the administration is really behind it, and now it’s up to all of you to pick it up and get the ball rolling.THC: Do you think that a passion for the arts can really be taught here?YYM: It’s not about teaching, it’s about creating the environment and getting a critical mass of interested people to create enough sparks that things start to happen...

Author: By Benjamin C. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yo-Yo Ma Goes Beyond the Music | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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