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...Also on board were 45 experiments designed by students from across the United States and the Netherlands. They will be testing such things as the integrity of toothpaste, contact lenses, seeds and popcorn, as well as whether the radiation of space will affect the magnetic strip on a bank-issued gift card. A group of 12- and 13-year-olds from Joseph Haydnschool in Groningen, the Netherlands, want to see if mineral oil and water, liquids that don't mix in earth's atmosphere, will combine in the weightlessness of space. The Dutch teachers planned to be at the launch...
...last month's jeremiad by Peter Bart, editor of the trade paper Variety, against movie reviewers. He couldn't understand why so many critics lambasted hits like 300, Wild Hogs and Norbit. "The situation underscores yet again the disconnect between the cinematic appetites of critics vs. those of the popcorn crowd," Bart wrote. "If the established media want to stay relevant, should their critics make a passing attempt to tune in to pop culture?" He suggested we take "a sabbatical until September," when Hollywood starts releasing artsy films in the pre-Oscar blitz...
...They were amazing, they listened to all their teachers and everybody was respectful,” Pepper said. Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) stepped in as well, feeding the students an impromptu lunch from food stored its kitchens. “Our Dining Services is amazing, they got out popcorn chicken and tater tots and milk and juice and apples and brownies for all the kids that were here,” Pepper said. HUDS Director for Marketing and Communications Crista Martin said that while HUDS does not have a formal policy to address such situations, it does...
...nice way.) "It's an honor to die at you side,"one officer says toward the end to Leonidas, who replies, "It's an honor to have lived at yours." If this movie dialogue were between a man and a woman, I guarantee the audience would spill their popcorn in giggle fits. But the crowd I saw 300 with suffered all this strained seriousness in respectful silence...
Once the market popcorn starts popping, it keeps popping. Volatility begets volatility. And on the flip side, calm begets calm. The really interesting times in financial markets come when we make the transition from one to the other. We may be living in interesting times...