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...first national census was taken, the population of the U.S. has grown from about 4 million in 1790 to nearly 247 million today. Last week the U.S. Census Bureau predicted the eventual end of that era of uninterrupted increase. In 50 years, the bureau forecast, America's population could peak at 302 million and then begin a slow decline before stabilizing at 292 million...
...This has been our peak performance today." Horner said. "A lot of people had their personal bests. We're just showing a great deal of extra effort...
...does lend perspective, especially to a son of Connemara. "There's always a hunger, when you're young, to go from peak to peak and avoid the valleys. I had a pretty hilariously gloomy few years in the '70s. But today I'm quite at home wandering those valleys and occasionally climbing a peak." So does he regret anything? "No." An actor's delicious pause. "Well, sure. I'm not a French singer...
...former Quincy House resident, Kirshner received his doctorate in astronomy from Cal Tech and performed his post-doctorate work at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson. Kirshner then worked at the University of Michigan as a professor of astronomy from 1976-1985, until he "received the call" to work at Harvard, he says...
...pressures of being both a student and an athlete can be trying at times, athletes say. Hard practices and long road trips make studying difficult. Likewise, classes occasionally conflict with practices, making it hard to perform at peak level in games, athletes...