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...Michael M. Burns, who is the associate director for science at the Institute, said that the Junior Fellows program has been the major focus of the Institute under Spaepen’s leadership. Established in 2003, the program provides young scientists—usually those who have recently received their PhDs—with the opportunity to undertake independent experimental work for five years with financial backing from the Institute...
...He’s been a wonderful director in that he can advise and suggest without dictating and still bring out the best in researchers,” Burns said, adding that the Junior Fellows program in particular have been a continuation of the ideals that the Institute’s founder Edwin H. Land espoused. “You sort of don’t know he’s directing, but the end result is really good...
...human could run a 4-min. mile - until Roger Bannister proved us wrong in 1954 when he ran it in 3 mins. 59.4 secs. At the 1936 Games in Berlin, sprinter Jesse Owens won the 100m gold with a blistering time of 10.3 secs - today, that's par for junior level speed athletes. We now have better equipment, better training and improved nutrition, along with faster tracks and, crucially, a lot more endorsement money to be made by running as fast as possible, and that's uncovered a deeper pool of better runners than ever before...
...immediacy of the push of a button by a future U.S. President. It's not quite a "death ray" but it's the closest existing technology can get to that fantasy weapon. Still, skeptics roll their eyes and say that the report's authors are like a bunch of junior high school boys who have seen all the James Bond movies and believe that if a weapon can be built, it must be built...
...late Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party said the coalition was prepared to hand Musharraf a deal. "We've said he can have what he wants - his house, his security," said the official, who has been negotiating with the Musharraf camp. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the junior coalition partner, had earlier dismissed all talk of a "safe passage" but now appears to be considering the proposal...