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...article on the birth of stars was a breath of fresh air at a time when too many people are busy counting planets on the head of a pin. The ongoing scientific discovery of the unfolding of our early universe is far more important for people to understand than how to divide the solar system into sheep and goats. Our connection to those early epochs is not just academic. Many of the oxygen atoms we inhale were forged in those very first stars. James Sweitzer, Ph.D. Science Communications Consultants Oak Park, Illinois...
...Similarly, Ralph Lauren's world is like a mirage that you can never quite reach. He designs the mirage down to the last button on the jacquard Nehru jacket he showed Friday morning. Not one pin tuck is left to improvise in Ralph's world, and that's what makes it so alluring. Forget about the fact that his clothes never follow trends. He is on his own trip - and this season the first stop was, briefly, India. Ralph is not a National Geographic -type traveler, either. He just teases his audience with a soupcon of the destination - in this...
...complete picture of that early stage of our universe. Jay M. Pasachoff Director, Hopkins Observatory Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S. The article on the birth of stars was a breath of fresh air at a time when too many people are busy counting planets on the head of a pin. The ongoing scientific discovery of the unfolding of our early universe is far more important for people to understand than how to divide the solar system into sheep and goats. Our connection to those early epochs is not just academic. Many of the oxygen atoms we inhale were forged...
...RACE IS THIS? Embattled Virginia Senator George ("Some of My Best Friends Are Macacas") Allen, who is up for re-election in November, does himself no favors in combatting allegations of racism by holding--and we quote--an "ethnic rally." At least he doesn't wear his Confederate- flag pin. When is he going to get his own Survivor team and be done with...
...Gaels, the Crimson was unable to capitalize by putting one in the back of the net. The best opportunity for Harvard came in the 76th minute, when a precise ball down the line from freshman Elise Sherman found sophomore Erin Wylie in the box. Wylie’s pin-point cross hit freshman Christina Hagner in stride for a one-time rip that the St. Mary’s keeper grabbed out of the air for a spectacular save. “We’re trying to get goals in the net, so days like this are really frustrating...