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...Find a cooking buddy. For some people that’s a tall order, but find someone with an equally curious attitude...
Rudenstine followed his observation with a near-hour long conversation with Professor Huchra. The two talked about conflicting theories of the universe’s contraction and expansion, escape velocity, the furthest distance satellite probes have traveled (for the curious: Uranus) and the movement of the Universe following the big bang. Clearly enthralled with the entire experience, Rudenstine says that after four years, looking up at the sky still gives him the greatest reality check...
...always infinitely curious and questioning, yet with a very down to earth sense of humor,” says David Sidman ’78, Allen’s three-time roommate, now the CEO of his own Internet startup. “I remember once we were watching ‘Star Trek’ after dinner in the Union [the old student dining hall], and in this episode the Enterprise encounters a giant spinning cube in space. Rick turned to me and mused, ‘Does God play dice with the universe...
...fuss may seem a little curious, given that Bush's nominations to the lower courts have been so solidly planted on the right. In fact, some skeptical conservatives believe that Bush has been true blue on the lower courts in order to pave the way for nominating the more moderate Gonzales. And perhaps to burnish his conservative credentials, Gonzales has helped select and then sell these judicial nominees. He has personally met nearly all the candidates for district and appellate seats and says they are never asked their opinions on any hot-button issues...
...massive ring of suburban sprawl 24 km southwest of Madrid - joining the big-box Ikea and Media Markt that already line the highway - Xanadú is the largest shopping mall in Spain and the sixth largest in Europe. So far, Xanadú is drawing crowds of the curious, suburbanites and thrill-seeking kids. When it opened on a holiday weekend earlier this month, 250,000 visited in just three days. Inside the mall Spanish pop tunes blared from loudspeakers as families pushed strollers along marble floors, past shop windows for large Spanish chain stores like Zara and El Corte Ingl...