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...Goldenson has also led efforts to apply space technology to make wheelchairs lighter and convince businesses to reserve parking spaces for the handicapped...
...prompted by student responses to the Dining Service's now-annual spring survey, Berry has revised all the College's recipes so that they are "healthier and lighter." He also sent 65 of his 75 bakers and chefs to cooking school and scheduled 18 special meals and 20 culinary stations for the year...
...toughest new arrangement in the nation. On the surface, it was: those from 13 through 15 accused of heinous felonies were moved from Family Court, where the maximum penalty was 18 months regardless of the crime, to the State Supreme Court. But the law allows only for lighter sentences than would be given to adults who are convicted of equivalent crimes -- meaning the kids are often back on the streets in a few years, jobless, with a felony conviction that makes employment more difficult to find. The inadequacies of the system led Justice Michael Corriero to push for the creation...
Prompted by student responses to the Dining Service's now-annual spring survey, Berry also revised all the College's recipes so that they are "healthier and lighter," sent 65 of his 75 chefs and bakers to cooking school and scheduled 18 special meals and 20 culinary stations for throughout the year...
Another barrier to sending robots to the planets is weight: every pound you launch into space is expensive. At nearly a ton, Dante II would break the bank. Whittaker is already thinking about lighter models, though. And while NASA's Lavery cautions that Dante II is still "far from any sort of flight opportunity," he acknowledges that much of the technology used aboard Dante II will probably find its way into future space missions. In fact, NASA wants to launch a robot explorer toward Mars as early as 1996. And a private company working with Carnegie Mellon scientists hopes...