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...magnets nine days after the accelerator was first turned on, the arrest of one of its contributing physicists on suspicion of terrorist activity and, most recently, the aerial bread bombardment from a bird. (A CERN spokesman said power cuts such as the one caused by the errant baguette are common for a device that requires as much electricity as the nearby city of Geneva, and that physicists are confident they will begin circulating atoms by the end of the year). (See the top 10 animal stories...
...Boston Common “sleep-out,” the largest manifestation of the campaign’s efforts, draws over 200 students, citizens, and clergy every Sunday to rally for climate and renewable energy. Students at universities across Massachusetts have also organized smaller scale camp-outs on their own campuses, Altemose said...
...Harvard students, [arrest] really is a serious threat,” Beatty said. He explained that the most common Administrative Board sentence for student arrest is a mandatory six-month leave...
...advocating for traditional marriage and our engagement in public policy debates, is entirely consistent with the law," he says. "We're not attempting to cross that line. But we do seek our rightful place in enunciating the principles we hold as essential as cornerstones for good society and the common good...
...Center, agrees that the Administration's initial demands of Israel and the Arab states were misguided, created unrealistic expectations, and "have allowed both the Israelis and the Palestinians to say no to the United States without suffering any consequences." Still, he says, first-year errors in foreign policy are common in new U.S. Administrations and the Obama team will have time to rectify matters...