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...spot" known as the Lagrange Point 2, where they can stay fixed in the same location relative to the earth and sun. Once there, they will need trillions of samples and bits of raw data before they can start generating their sky maps. But even if they deliver a fraction of the results that the eggheads on Earth are promising, the pictures should still be out of this world...
...added to the existing designs of the 27-ton vehicles to better protect against RPGs and, just in case, enemy tank fire. The Army Research Lab could also receive more funding to speed up development of lightweight armor composites that would provide the protection of traditional steel at a fraction of the weight. (Check out a story on how the Army is developing robots...
...According to Fitzsimmons, the number of families who contacted the financial aid office to ask about financial aid doubled this year. Fitzsimmons said that even from early data, it is clear that the incoming freshman class will be the most socioeconomically diverse Harvard has seen. The fraction of students in the class receiving financial aid could be as high as 65 percent, compared to approximately 60 percent this year. “Given the economic downturn, the yield could have plummeted. The fact that it remained high is enormously encouraging, it is a measure of the strength of Harvard itself...
...Those words serve as a lasting political testament of Kemp, who died Saturday and is being memorialized at the National Cathedral Friday. Thirteen years later, a black Democrat occupies the White House and Kemp's party is fighting off political isolation, popular only among a small fraction of voters who are mainly white, conservative or Christian...
...Facebook won't say how many accounts were compromised last week, but a rep notes that the site has never had a scammer hack more than a small fraction of its accounts, adding that the company's security team - which has more than 100 analysts, engineers and programmers - can handle whatever comes their way. "We're going to be attacked again in the future," says McGeehan, "and my role is to be prepared when it happens...