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Eliminating Space Station Freedom will not have a significant impact on solving any of the problems Andorsky cites. On the other hand, to "turn our backs on a dream" means, in sharp contrast to his belief, that we shall never "inherit the stars." As the history of science and space technology has demonstrated again and again, dreams and ideals are what successes are made of. Kenneth...
...turn our backs on a dream, no matter how distant it is and no matter how briefly we turn away. But the universe has waited for us for fifteen billion years; a couple more won't really matter. One day we will inherit the stars, but for now we should concentrate our efforts upon things that are a bit closer to home...
...person gains weight, the hypothalamus decreasses appetite and speeds metabolism. However, the brain does not seem to work as hard to ward off weight gain as it does to combat weight loss; overeating can overload the system. Moreover, the discovery of an obesity gene suggests that many people inherit a tendency to maintain a set point that is too high...
...mostly predictable world of stump talk, there is nothing quite like Gingrich's messianic oration. He describes a world beset by atrocities from the villages of Bosnia to the suburbs of New Jersey. "If we are not careful, our children could inherit a dark and bloody planet in the 21st century," he warns. Then he offers a vision of salvation and redemption. "I came here tonight to recruit you," he concludes. "To recruit you to the cause of freedom and to the cause of your country." When he finishes, there's more than just loud and sustained cheering. There...
...awesome spectacle of transformation, Nelson Mandela and the black majority inherit the government...