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Ellison has since traded his gun for a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard and a passion for learning and teaching...
Ellison went on to receive a Master of Theological Studies at the Divinity School and then a Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Languages in 2002. His doctoral thesis was the result of a year’s research in Syria supported by a Fulbright fellowship. Entitled “A Paleographic Study of the Cuneiform Alphabetic Texts from Ras Shamra/Ugaritic,” the final product was 950 pages long, split into three volumes, and contained 1,800 photographs...
Ellison has remained connected to his academic background; he still teaches Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations classes and taught a freshman seminar last semester...
...transcript of the hearing isn't on file yet, so more details will have to come later. We do know, however, that the permit petitioner was Ayr Muir, an MIT grad and the CEO of Clover Food Lab. According to its Web site, Clover operates a "food truck" near MIT that features local (often organic) vegetarian fare on a menu that changes with the seasons. Yelp tells us that Clover food is both good and cheap. We think that's an auspicious sign...
...chosen to lead China into outer space are often referred to locally as "superhuman beings" - and not just because they train to cross the final frontier. Would-be taikonauts have to meet near impossible standards that are meant to weed out the less-than-flawless. Chinese astronauts cannot suffer from chronic sore throats or runny noses. They mustn't have food restrictions, strong regional accents, ringworm, cavities or scars. Bad breath, body odor and a snoring problem are all immediate disqualifiers. And if China's spacemen are expected to satisfy an unlikely string of qualifications...