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Join Harvard luminaries such as Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 for a no-holds-barred opening shindig at the library-turned-office-building. Snag food from the Penthouse Coffee Bar, enjoy live music, and try to figure out why Yo-Yo Club didn’t get its own private space...
...Once the commercial guys like Branson or UP Aerospace perfect a reliable, low-cost spacecraft, the space frontier becomes officially open for business to pursue what until recently seemed impossible: Snag an asteroid into low-earth orbit to mine its minerals. Launch solar satellites to beam down all the cheap power we can use. Build space hotels for family tourism. "Whether it means flying a rocket to an inflatable hotel in low-earth orbit, these are far-fetched, fantasy things that are out there but suddenly become a little more real when you have private entrepreneurs trying to figure...
...second half, Hoff had another precision pass when he crossed the ball from the right side of the field to Akpan, who was alone and in front of the goal. However, Akpan could not cleanly head the ball and Duke’s goaltender Brendan Fitzgerald was able to snag it. “[Hoff] put some great balls in the second half that we should have capitalized on,” Kerr said. Fucito similarly created a number of chances for the Crimson to even the score with his play in the midfield. Just five minutes after the Blue...
...generously handed out to presenters at each of the half-dozen or so major awards ceremonies that take place each year. Typically the bags contain tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods and services donated by companies eager to have celebrities using their products. Even the richest stars snag swag, and who could blame them...
...Still, universal health care in San Francisco isn't a slam-dunk. The city's board of supervisors must vote on the proposal, and details over financing must be sorted out. "It's wrought with potential pratfalls," Newsom acknowledges. The biggest snag is likely to come from the 15% of local businesses that don't provide their workers with health insurance and oppose a mandate that requires them to. Such a mandate is on the table now, but the public still needs to weigh in. On Monday the board of supervisors will take public comments. Lobbying will continue. "There...