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...extraordinary mathematical feat: calculating the total number of atoms in the universe. With that information, it can infer the total density of the mysterious quantity known as dark matter. "We're looking at the physics at the very beginning of the physical universe," says ESA director of science David Southwood...
...news revived criticism of the Australian government for not pressing harder and earlier for Habib's release. It also rekindled debate about whether democracies can fight global terrorism without sacrificing their most cherished legal principles. Habib's case, says Law Council of Australia president Stephen Southwood, QC, "shows the danger of depriving people of the ordinary protections of the criminal law. It's horrendous to think that he was detained for so long when it must have been apparent relatively early that he hadn't committed an unlawful...
...were captured, they could not have been prosecuted at home, said Attorney General Philip Ruddock. Given the "grave nature" of the allegations against them, it was felt that "seeking to return them (to Australia) would not be a desirable outcome ... in terms of our security." The Law Council's Southwood says "the government should have insisted from the outset that Hicks and Habib be either charged or released"; Ruddock says the government has "consistently" done just that...
...early Earth, can help answer the eternal question of how life evolved, scientists involved in the $3.3 billion joint effort between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and Italy's space program (ASI) were ecstatic at the probe's successful landing. "It is a fascinating world," said Professor David Southwood, ESA's Director of science, "and we are now eagerly awaiting the scientific results...
...conversations are like minefields,” Darnielle wails on the album’s standout track, “Southwood Plantation Road,” “No one’s found a safe way through one yet.” His penchant for the Homeric simile is nowhere more apparent than on the slightly over-the-top “International Small Arms Traffic Blues,” with its memorable comparison “Our love is like the border between Greece and Albania … there is a shortage in the blood supply...