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...gasp-inspiring photos for the public. The choice: The so-called Tadpole Galaxy. Earth-based telescopes had captured what appeared to be a galaxy some 420 million light years away that had crossed paths with a dense dwarf galaxy, resulting in a long tail of stars and galactic debris spun off by tidal forces. NASA knew Hubble should be able to show individual stars inside the galaxy, quite a feat at such a distance, about 200 times that of the nearest galaxy to our own Milky Way. It was a conservative choice, though. Visually interesting, scientifically significant, but hardly ground...
...tried tapping the brakes. When the Middle East exploded in March, the hard-liners wanted to give Sharon a free pass to root out terror in the West Bank, and Bush seemed to go along. Powell pushed for a more even-handed policy - and prevailed only when the violence spun out of control...
...debut of the glossy bimonthly And Baby, a magazine for gay and lesbian parents. Many of its articles are the usual child-rearing-magazine fare, but others, like "Finding a Gay-Friendly Physician," deal with situations unique to gay families. Sold in every state, And Baby has already spun off a call-in radio show, Tuned In to Modern Parenting, airing in over 50 cities, including Phoenix, Ariz., and Providence...
Jonathan R. Ardrey ’05, who spun at Pfoho 54 in the fall, says he also appreciates the resource. But he’s not interested in collective bargaining at the moment. “Right now I feel like more a member of a club with tight music and talented people rather than something along the lines of the AFL-CIO arguing for higher wages and better hours,” he says...
...just spun our wheels in the middle,” Guerette said. “They were getting their blades to the water more consistently...