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Kirshner attributes this acceleration to “dark energy” that acts as a vacuum, sucking the universe farther and farther out into the emptiness of space. According to Kirshner, dark energy was previously unknown...
...don’t, however, live our lives in a vacuum. In truth, the story of my life begins on Ông Ngoai’s farm and in those alleys where my mother learned about survival. Poverty, toil and war—these are the things that shaped her survivalist mentality. This mentality remains a constant point of contention between us. When I took a late leave of absence last semester, she ridiculed the notion of “taking time...
...geared myself for the challenge of eating my way through the menu, skeptical that anything could puncture my bubble of imperviousness to heat. To prime my palate, I ordered a Cold Fusion Martini from Hell ($6), reported to have been “transported from MIT in a plutonium vacuum canister.” It looked innocuous enough, like a regular martini really, but, our waitress warned, the vodka had been infused with chili peppers. Lovely, I thought, as it barely warmed my mouth...
Krauthammer's message needs to be read by everyone, particularly America's detractors. U.S. foreign policy does not exist in a vacuum, so while our leaders would prefer not to do so, they sometimes must take a course of action that is less than ideal. External factors often force our government to compromise. Our critics do not value the difficult decisions that American officials consistently make. Our leaders are not violent madmen but are instead champions of an ultimate global peace. DANIEL SPECTOR Washington...
...vacuum created by that silence is being filled by conspiracy theorists who see the Missionaries of Charity overeagerly producing proof that their founder is within the gates of heaven. That chorus is amplified by vociferous debunkers, among them Prabir Ghosh, head of the Science and Rationalist Association of India. Ghosh, who is based in Calcutta, has deflated the claims of many of India's self-proclaimed Hindu holy men and miracle workers. He doesn't believe that Mother Teresa's miracle should be exempt from scrutiny. He says he has no complaint "if she is declared a saint...