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...three-week-long convention. They wanted to divert federal tax revenue to their states for self-defense and have the central government recognize state laws shielding their citizens from conscription--in effect, giving New England its own military and foreign policy. If Madison balked at these modest proposals, they said, then another convention "must act as such urgent circumstances may require." First the demand, then the threat...
...documents also proved the White House was far more involved in the dismissals than its spokesmen had previously acknowledged. In 2005, Miers--whom Bush would later fail, calamitously, to promote to the Supreme Court--suggested firing all 93 U.S. Attorneys. Deemed impractical, that idea was replaced by the more modest hit list of eight. "Circulate it to Karl's shop," read one DOJ missive...
...organized structure”—that is, a structure for a response to an earthbound NEO. A search for objects in the 140-meter to one-kilometer range would require more people and more telescopes since the objects would be too small for amateurs’ more modest telescopes to routinely spot. But the cost would be only about $1 billion over 20 years, which is a pittance as scientific research goes...
...textbooks. To determine the size of the stipend, Financial Aid Office uses cost estimates derived from sample budgets and student surveys.The textbook portion of that estimate is in the realm of $1, 250 per year (used books are about $300 less), leaving a student on financial aid the modest sum of around $50 per week for all of their other personal expenses. But, of course, there lies the nearly irresistible temptation within this budgeting scheme to compromise on books—after all, most are on reserve in Lamont—in favor of spending on non-academic pursuits, whether...
...screen, turn up the volume, and dance: Isaac Brock and the boys deliver a fisherman’s tale. Unapologetically dancier than older Modest Mouse tracks, “Dashboard” is a simple song that some may find a bit too tailored for radio. But really, this video isn’t about trying to say something new; it’s about fun, friends, and fish. Telling the tragic tale of a retired tidal traveler, the video shows a few old salts recalling their glory days on the ocean over pints of grog. But one yarn seems...