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...many people around the country, the excitement of Barack Obama’s win in last month??s presidential election was tempered by a sense of outrage over the passing of Proposition 8 in California, and similar anti-gay marriage legislation in Arizona and Florida. Considering this political climate, the release of director Gus Van Sant’s new film, “Milk”—which chronicles the final eight years of the life of Harvey Milk, an openly gay politician in California in the 1970s—seems appropriate...
...applied physics and electrical engineering in Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Clarke, also at UCSB, is currently a professor of materials and mechanical engineering, and was recently appointed a professor of materials in SEAS. Both appointments—which were announced earlier this month??are effective on New Year’s Day. Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, the previous dean of SEAS who similarly came to Harvard from UCSB, praised Hu and Clarke as “outstanding appointments.” “The culture where they...
...website “Gadzillion Things To Think About” claims that there are over 13,570 different things I can think about, although it hasn’t been updated since October 25th, so maybe there are more now. The “thought of the month?? was an interesting tidbit from Don F: “Do walkers and joggers turn down their iPods when they are looking for an address...
...findings—published in this month??s issue of the journal Nature Geoscience—showed that modest rises in temperature dry out the bogs regardless of precipitation patterns, said Paul R. Moorcroft, an associate professor of biology and co-author of the study...
...It’s] a Shakespearean rivalry, or the rivalry of a Greek tragedy—I’m not sure which,” said Cohen. But recent events make this contest a very different race from the one in 2006. In last month??s election, which resulted in the reelection of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Liberal Party saw their number of seats in Parliament reduced from 95 to 76. Current Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion will step down as soon as a new leader is chosen, making him only the second Liberal Party...