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When activated, the LHC will be used to examine a hole in what is known as the Standard Model of particle physics—a theoretical framework that is used to draw links between the four “fundamental forces” of the universe and the 12 elementary particles on which those forces...
Thus far, the Standard Model has only been able to account for the behavior of three of the four fundamental forces—gravity has yet to be integrated, explained Huth...
...dark matter,” which is believed to compose 96 percent of the universe, and “antimatter,” which has the same mass as matter but the opposite electric charge, explained Huth. “The Higgs Boson is the simplest model for explaining what happens in the theory and that’s what we’re designing for,” said Huth. “We aren’t under any illusions that that’s going to be the answer—a lot of us suspect nature...
Christians have fled the Holy Land in recent decades. There are more Taybeh natives living in Michigan than in the village. Madees hopes to inspire others to return. "I hope people look at me as a role model," says Khoury, adding that she supports "any Palestinian that lives here, goes to study abroad, then decides to move back to Palestine and invest their knowledge and their experience into anything in the country...
...several factors have been pushing the two countries back together. Though Syria survived the efforts of the Bush Administration and Saudi Arabia to isolate the country politically, it faces huge economic challenges as it switches from a Soviet-style economy to a market-driven model. Syria has been touting itself to investors as a future regional industrial and transportation hub. But it will need plenty of Saudi money and Western know-how - not to mention improved diplomatic relations - in order to make that great economic leap forward...