Word: existing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other specialists on Challenger had less publicized but important goals. The mission carried a $100 million NASA satellite, the second in a series designed to fill the communications gaps that now exist between orbiting spacecraft and ground stations. Among the experiments the crew was scheduled to conduct was the deployment of instruments that would measure the ultraviolet spectrum of Halley's comet. Another was to sample radiation within the spacecraft at various orbit points. There was even a student project in which the effect of weightlessness on the development of twelve White Leghorn chicken embryos would be studied...
...hatred of bullies and an anger at the way in which a few Italians had besmirched the name of a great culture. Unlike many Italian Americans, Giuliani makes a point of using the term Mafia. He has no tolerance for those who say it does not exist. "By using the word Mafia correctly," he says, "you actually help to end the unfair stereotype. By playing word games and denying reality, you increase the prejudice. The most effective way to beat down the prejudice," he says resolutely, "is to beat them down...
Gutwillig, who lives off-campus, says, "I knew from the start that it was either going to be the biggest thing in my life or it was not going to exist...
...examination of small-group education beyond the tutorial. Ozment said he wants to discover the extent to which small, faculty-taught courses exist and if there are too many Core courses that also fulfill concentration requirements. "Is the Core and your tutorial pretty much it as far as education these days?" Ozment asked the seven committee members present...
...foreign policy, King said the United States's goals in the Middle East should be "safeguarding the right of Israel to exist, ensuring the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people, and normalizing mutually beneficial relations with all Arab states...