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...scientists finally employed an instrument called a coronagraph, which can block out the most blinding light of a star, making a kind of eclipse. With Beta in shadow, Terrile and Smith then attached a special detector to the telescope that picked up the weakest light signals around Beta. The resulting image of an encircling disc looked remarkably similar to our own solar system. Analyzing the configuration of the disc with a computer, they found that some matter may have condensed to form planets...
...University last year became concerned about its connections with the clubs when it was revealed that Harvard might be liable under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act for promoting sex discrimination, since the clubs do not admit women. It was under the shadow of this concern that College officials began investigating the specific links to the clubs, and whether such ties did in fact constitute a violation of Title IX. The issue was further spotlighted in the spring when an edition of the Pi Eta Speakers' Club newsletter containing highly sexist language and imagery became public. Although...
Last week, grateful for even the shadow of a reassurance, the colony's residents eagerly followed the initialing ceremony on TV, then stood in line in blustery weather to snap up 1.25 million free copies of the long-awaited agreement. But their sense of relief was distinctly clouded. While presenting a confident face in public, many businessmen have already surreptitiously sent their funds and families abroad. And in response to a poll conducted by one Chinese-language newspaper, nearly 80% of the colony's residents admitted to doubts and reservations about their future freedom. "Hong Kong...
...upper lip that Conrad calls Irish, almost horsy. Peters at an earlier stage emphasized the wrinkles but "got tired of drawing 400 lines" and discovered "you can put a pompadour on anything and it becomes Reagan." Herblock established the memorable Nixon look-furtive, hunched over, 5 o'clock shadow-but goes easier on his present adversary: Reagan is a "pretty good-looking guy." As cartoonists, they all seem grateful for the mobility in Reagan's face. Mike Peters currently sees Reagan as a "Cheshire cat-he's there, but he's not there." As Oliphant draws...
...lack of the cutesiness so common among children actors today, Edna takes in a blind boarder (John Malkovich) and a wondering black man (Danny Glover) who "knows everything there is to know about cotton." With this cast of misfits, Edna is determined to beat the local bank when the shadow of an unpaid mortgage threatens to tear her family apart...