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...size of the Milky Way. One piece of evidence: the faintest and oldest galaxies found in any great number by the Hubble telescope tend to be small and irregular in shape, not the majestic spirals and huge elliptical galaxies that formed later. Another hint that the merger theory is correct is that the collisions are still going on today. Astronomers can see hundreds of colliding galaxies in their telescopes, and our own Milky Way is still slowly gobbling up the half a dozen or so dwarf galaxies that surround...
...captured." Abdula (who won't give his last name) officially converted eight months ago. He supports equality for women and condemns terrorism, but he acknowledges that his perspective on the world is still taking shape. "These are my views, and you must understand they might not be correct because I'm always in need of guidance." The challenge for the West is to makes sure men like Abdula get the right kind...
...casualty figures of the two countries. As one who still believes in international law, I can only hope that those who have perpetuated or assisted in this tragedy will be held accountable. L. Michael Hager Former Director General International Development Law Organization Washington Israel's response to terrorists is correct. Hamas and Hizballah kidnapped three Israeli soldiers and are holding them until Israel releases its suspected terrorist prisoners. Meanwhile, gutless European nations stand by and accuse Israel of overreacting. If members of your immediate family had been kidnapped and you knew who did it, would you forsake them by standing...
...Mosteller encountered a question in one of his classes that would propel him towards a career in statistics—when three dice are rolled, what is the chance that the sum of the faces will be 10?Though all the students in the class got the correct answer by counting on fingers, Mosteller wondered how the problem could be solved for more dice than one could keep track of on their hands. Professor Olds later approached Mosteller and invited to teach him how.“So we went to his office, and he showed me a generating function...
...Officers were dispatched to a report of an individual wandering around in the Spangler Center. Officers located the individual, who said they were looking for a specific department. However, after informing the individual that they were in the wrong building and telling them where the correct location was, the individual persisted in their search in the wrong building, becoming very agitated. Officers requested identification, which the individual refused to provide, compelling officers to issue the individual a trespass warning for all Harvard property...