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...TIME GEOFFREY MARCY stepped up to the microphone, his audience could barely conceal its anticipation. For days, rumors had been circulating around the American Astronomical Society meeting in San Antonio, Texas, that Marcy and his colleague Paul Butler had something big. Then he dropped his bombshell. "We're here," said Marcy, "to announce the discovery of two new planets, orbiting stars similar to the sun." It wasn't the first time such planets have been found. But what made this discovery so exciting was that at least one of the new worlds, about eight times the size of Jupiter...
...After the discovery of 51 Pegasi, everyone wondered if it was a freak, a one-in-a-million observation. The answer is no. Planets aren't rare after all." --San Francisco State University astronomer Dr. Geoffrey W. Marcy after announcing his identification, with Dr. Paul Butler, of two new planets in a far off galaxy which seem to confirm the plebian quality of our own solar system...
...first year starter, Davis has more than adequately filled the void at center created by Tammy Butler's graduation, doubling her career average in points and rebounds this season...
...specialist in 19th century French literature who is well known for her feminist perspective, Schor says she doesn't believe any major work in feminist theory has been published since Judith Butler's 1990 book Gender Trouble...
...Gabriel Berry also combines the mysterious with the familiar by juxtaposing the Milanese court's clothing, based on the clothing of seventeenth-century European aristocrats, with Prospero's shaman costume. Ariel and Caliban, dressed and body-painted like native islanders, also contrast effectively with the conservatively outfitted Milanese. The butler Stephano (Charles Levin) and the jester Trinculo (Thomas Derrah) who boast more colorful costumes, go through several changes-including some cross-dressing-after they discover a glistering wardrobe...