Word: mexicans
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...with a UFO. But in 2002 he licensed exclusive rights to NASA's canceled TransHab inflatable habitat and set to work creating his own commercial space stations and hotels. Last July Genesis I shot into space, ballooned to limo size and began circling the globe with a box of Mexican jumping beans and some roaches on board as test subjects, making it the first private space station (and roach motel) in the universe. Genesis II, upgrading its passenger list to scorpions and ants, goes up in April--at about the time Bigelow says he will unveil his business plan...
It’s a problematic argument: post-World War II chiefs were part of a pattern of presidential self-assertion that dates at least as far back as James K. Polk, who lied to Congress in order to garner support for the Mexican-American War. But Perret downplays the significance of that event “because it was Mexico that declared war on the United States, not the other way around...
...with eye-sockets in his hands—and, most terrifying of all, a fascist, sadistic stepfather named Capitán Vidal (Sergi López). All aspects of production in this adult fable are expertly done, especially the visual and sound effects. Del Toro is one of three Mexican directors with Oscar-nominated films this year (the other two being Alejandro González Iñárritu with “Babel” and Alfonso Cuarón with “Children of Men”). Of the three films, “Pan?...
...absurdity than romance has made me into a Valentine’s convert. Every Valentine’s Day can potentially turn sour, even if you’re with someone you care about. As a senior in high school, my boyfriend and I went out to a Mexican restaurant and were seated at the table next to his psychiatrist. Last year, my boyfriend at the time insisted we “do something special” for Valentine’s Day, and it wasn’t until we were well up Garden Street that I realized...
...invited to participate in the first training camp for the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team. Camp began Sunday in Carson, Calif., and will run through Feb. 11. This week-long session serves as training for the team’s two upcoming matches against the Mexican National Team between Feb. 18-23. Over the next year, U-20 coach Jill Ellis will narrow this group of 30 down to a smaller squad that will represent the U.S. in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile. Last fall, Mann provided...