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...almost seems as if there?s a new space race heating up. And this comes at a time when the U.S. is retiring its shuttle program and NASA's scrambling for funding; is the U.S. in danger of falling behind? There's no question that other countries are really pushing forward, fairly significantly in some cases, right at the time when the U.S. is having what I would describe as a hiccup in its continuity. But I don't think that in the short term we're in any risk of falling behind. If you look at the level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space Tourist Richard Garriott | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in Fouke, Ark., as part of an investigation of child pornography and abuse. Six girls ages 10 to 17 have been taken into custody by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Alamo, a convicted tax evader, claimed that the investigation was part of a government push to legalize same-sex marriage and that when it comes to sex with young girls, "consent is puberty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...will be figured out in time for funding next year is the question,” Ruff said. Some funding will definitely be available for child care and for time off, Ruff said, but at this point, she does not know the official level of funding to be expected. PUSH OUT, HEAD FIRST Some changes have already found their way out of the womb. The G-clock policy—which extends key graduate school deadlines by a year for new parents—is now official, Ruff said. “Now it’s clearer and much...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Parents Wait for Reforms | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...asks. “More like His half-clone,” she replies.There are a handful of delirious revelations like this in the film—which is adapted from the Chuck Palahniuk novel of the same name—and they threaten to push “Choke” over the precipice of the adventurous and into the realm of the dubious and downright ridiculous. For most viewers, this particular moment is one too many. As a screenwriter, Gregg doesn’t seem to have any thematic aspirations, except for what appears to be a slavish...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Choke | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...report touted various measures as evidence of Harvard’s commitment to the environment, namely Faust’s push to reduce Harvard’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2006 levels by 2016 and the continued expansion of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ranks High in Green Score | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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