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...This is NASA's first realistic simulator ride, developed over three years for $60 million as part of the agency's mission of sharing, along with commercial applications of space-driven research, the wonder of extra-terrestrial exploration and discovery. NASA contributed to the development of Walt Disney World's Mission:SPACE thrill ride which opened in 2003. But Mission:SPACE is very different, spinning riders in a centrifuge to expose guests to G-forces and a momentary feeling of weightlessness in what is supposed to be a futuristic trip to Mars...
France's new President, Nicolas Sarkozy, promised a government embodying his reformist mission, and, so far, he hasn't disappointed. Early Friday, he unveiled a minimalist 15-member cabinet, pared down from predecessor Jacques Chirac's 31. Its mix of ages, races, political backgrounds and rough gender parity is intended to reflect the face of a French society ready for a long-postponed social and economic revitalization...
...mission assigned Medvedev was to make sure that previously underpaid billions got collected, says a close associate. And did Medvedev collect. The company's capitalization rose from $11.35 billion in 2002 to more than $300 billion today, mostly as a result of growing energy prices and by accumulating prized assets like Sibneft Oil Co. or parts of the dismembered Yukos...
...It’s something we talked about,” he says. “They had looked at my background and my past success at Iona. I met with admissions and talked about international recruiting...It’s a high priority for me. Part of my mission is to expand our borders to attract students here who might not necessarily be attracted...
...about how difficult we make it for HMC to support the University,” Campbell says, referring to the Harvard Management Company, which invests the endowment. “We need to be careful of anything that might get in the way of the University’s mission.”HDAG proposes that Harvard divest from any company that maintains a business relationship with the Sudanese government and fails to take steps to help civilians there, as long as the University can find an alternative investment that provides a similar return for similar risk.This group?...