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...traction. Pirates' sea legs would be no help if they couldn't get their footing, so the spray would make boarding and hijacking vessels difficult. Another option is the long-range acoustic device or LRAD, originally developed by the U.S. military and manufactured by American Technology Corporation. This 33-inch dish emits a sound blast of up to 150 decibels, deafening and driving away would-be attackers. It proved remarkably effective in foiling a pirate attack on a British cruise ship off the Horn of Africa in 2005. But it's hardly foolproof, says Butler: "Eventually [pirates] get used...
...There aren’t enough beds for upperclassmen to begin with. As Cabot House Master Jay M. Harris told The Crimson, “every House is above capacity, there wasn’t an inch of space.” Adding transfer students only stands to compound a problem that has, in the words of The Crimson Staff, already caused the “unprecedented breaking of an unspoken pact that leaves the Class of 2009 feeling at worst, cheated and at best, ignored.” Space constraints have become “a matter of mental...
...astro-comb’s laser emits pulses every one millionth of one billionth of a second, providing the required precision against which to measure subtle shifts in the light from stars. “It’s like we had a ruler with only half-inches on it,” said Szentgyorgyi, an associate of the Harvard College Observatory. The astro-comb “gives you lots and lots of ticks on you ruler, it’s like having rulings of a thousandth of an inch.” The scientists say they will test...
...other works of art currently on view at the Busch-Reisinger Museum. The exhibition, which runs through June 30, is surprisingly small, consisting of four cases housing a total of only five porcelain figurines. However, what the pieces lack in size, they make up for in beauty. Each precious inch of the figurines is carefully painted and lined with a surprising amount of detail. Their life-like, agile representations of people—which look as though they could jump back to life at a moment’s notice—sets the figurines apart from the static nature...
...thought of “nothing” sent shivers down my spine. Up and coming bands used to complain that record labels wanted too many records too quickly, thus stifling the creative process. Ironically, this is something that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor grappled with during his tenure at TVT years ago. Now labels can’t release records, period, even if those records boast more creativity in a single song than the entire top twenty combined. Rock isn’t dead; it’s in need of revival. But it?...