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...Among the projects on the block to pay for the $3 billion cut is the NuSTAR satellite, which would have used x-ray detection to find black holes, galactic nuclei and supernovae; the Terrestrial Planet Finder, which, as its name suggests, would hunt for Earth-like planets around other stars; and a welter of small craft known as the Explorers-discount ships designed mostly by university groups and launched in cooperation with NASA. Narrowly focused and cheap to fly, they have in the past paid big scientific dividends on very little investment...
Dave Chappelle’s Block PartyDirected by Michel GondryRogue Pictures5 starsMidway through “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” some very familiar notes are heard. Slowly, the camera pans out from the stage and reveals Kanye West leading the Central State University marching band in a beautiful performance of “Jesus Walks.” The rendition has all the class, emotion, history and feeling West never could eke out of that soul jam, no matter how many times he filmed the video.And this song is just one of the many, many...
While members of Congress have been attempting to block a deal that would transfer control of some U.S. seaports to a Dubai-based company, a plan to put Harvard in control of the Persian Gulf emirate’s largest medical research facility is moving full steam ahead. Construction began Monday on a state-of-the-art, 350,000-square-foot medical complex that will be the center of a collaboration between the Dubai government and Harvard Medical International (HMI), a Harvard Medical School (HMS) program which provides countries with advice on developing healthcare. Dr. Robert K. Crone, HMI?...
...LACKNER SHOWDOWNHarvard junior forward Christiana Lackner is always aggressive on the glass, but the Pittsburgh, Penn., native had more incentive to crash the glass against the Quakers on Friday. Lackner’s sister, Katarina, is a freshman forward at Penn, and the two squared off on the low block throughout the game on Friday.The younger Lackner hit double digits with 10 points, but the elder and scrappier Christiana was in typical form in the rebounding column, ripping down three offensive rebounds and totaling seven, besting her sister’s three boards. MIRROR IMAGEHarvard’s home contest...
...neighbor, got up in the middle of the night to check to see that everything was all right,” Gaddis wrote in an e-mail, according to the YDN. Although Gaddis’ and Kennedy’s backyards are connected, Kennedy decided to drive around the block to check on his neighbor’s home, according to Pepe. “He didn’t know what to expect,” Pepe said. “He wanted to drive around and shine his headlights on the house. As he was driving...