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...must aggressively venture into space to exploit the vast resources of other planets and asteroids. It would be the height of stupidity to ignore the opportunity while continuing to strip our planet bare. Space exploration is also an insurance policy for humans and other Earth species. We must colonize the moon, Mars and then other worlds to ensure that our species goes on should Earth suffer a cataclysmic disaster. William Hubbell Miami...
...worried that Kurdish hopes for greater autonomy could spark clashes with Arabs living in northern Iraq, especially if the Kurds claim control over Kirkuk, an ethnically mixed city in an area prized for its vast oil reserves. The prospect of an oil-rich, autonomous Kurdish state also frightens Iraq's neighbors--Syria, Iran and Turkey--all of which have large, restive Kurdish populations that might be emboldened and financed by wealthy Iraqi Kurds. Turkey, which has fought a 15-year war against Kurdish separatists, has threatened to send its army into Iraq to prevent the Kurds from attempting to secede...
...that Julian Schnabel, the high diver of the contemporary American art scene, has been making in Frankfurt, it's still alive and kicking in the age of multimedia installations. At least that's true of Schnabel's brand of oil painting, in which buckets of pigment are applied to vast tarpaulins, sails and boxing-ring mats. His retrospective, "Julian Schnabel Paintings 1978-2003," at the Schirn Museum until April 25, has attracted more ink than anything since Christo wrapped up the Reichstag. Paint could hardly find a more forceful salesman. Schnabel's wide-ranging postmodern repertoire offers something for almost...
Ensler collected testimonials from a vast array of women and strung them together to create her one-woman show, The Vagina Monologues. The play became a theatrical sensation, attracting packed audiences and garnering star-studded casts. It spread to 2,000 cities across the world and has become a staple on college campus. It will be produced at a record 700 universities this year...
Meanwhile, dispatchers at HUPD headquarters will field calls from students seeking escorts, helping them navigate the vast array of University-provided transportation options—which also include shuttles and an evening van service. And after the escort service closes for the night, dispatchers will send patrol cars to help stranded students get home...