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...telescopes. He was discovered by the son of a Royal Society member, who stumbled over him moon-gazing in the streets one night through a home-brewed 7-ft. (2 m) telescope that turned out to be more powerful than that of the astronomer royal. Herschel went on to pioneer the idea of a vast and unimaginably old universe. After looking through Herschel's telescope, Byron wrote, "It was the comparative insignificance of ourselves and our world, when placed in competition with the mighty whole, of which it is an atom, that first led me to imagine that our pretensions...
Popeil is an inventor and a pioneer of the infomercial
...good of her family, her state, "it's about country" - that she invited people to hear what they wanted to hear. But there's a downside to projecting our instincts onto her actions, especially for women who, regardless of their politics, recognized Palin as a pioneer, leading the way into unfamiliar and potentially hostile terrain...
Malpartida, however, is a new kind of pioneer. She is becoming an inspiration to both young men and women who want to follow in her footsteps. One young amateur boxer, Rocio Gaspar, calls herself "Kinita" or "Little Kina" fought on the undercard on Malpartida's fight night and won her three-round bout. Meanwhile, Jonathan Maicelo, Peru's rising male boxing star, who was also on the undercard, says Malpartida might be the best thing that ever happened to the country's boxing. He told reporters, after defeating Mexico's Javier Gallegos, that Malpartida's fame might get local sporting...
Serving xiao chi - small dishes inspired by the street food of Sichuan, Henan and Shaanxi provinces - Ba Shan is the newest venture from Shao Wei (who helped pioneer authentic Sichuan cooking in London with his Soho restaurant Bar Shu). It has been put together in consultation with food author Fuchsia Dunlop, the first Westerner to graduate from the Sichuan Culinary Institute. "My role is to mediate between Western taste sensibility and Chinese authenticity without compromising on delicious and diverse tastes," she says. (See pictures of Beijing...