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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...wait may be long, but the astronomy community will be ready. In the meantime, we can only speculate that somewhere, many light years away, someone might be watching our own little speck gently flickering in the darkness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotting Distant Worlds from the Backyard | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

...Madden retired from coaching after the 1978 season, citing a stomach ulcer and fatigue. In his 1984 best-selling book Hey, Wait a Minute (I wrote a book!), Madden noted that he had been so focused on football that he'd become estranged from his family, at one point thinking his 16-year-old son was twelve. But he didn't stay out of the limelight for long: in the early 1980s he became an iconic pitchman for Miller Lite, appearing in the beer's famous "tastes great, less filling" ad campaign. Madden's barely restrained enthusiasm made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Madden | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

Poor girl. FlyBy knows just how you feel. No, wait. Maybe not so much...

Author: By FlyByBlog | Title: Fiction Erotica | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...accomodate this obnoxious expense situation, the smoked turkey club sandwich with fries seemed like an appealing option. The Thursday Chef's Special, London Broil with mushroom sauce, was tempting but would probably lead to a longer, less efficient lunch. And Harvard students can't be bothered to wait for their food. After ordering the former, service took 13 minutes to deliver, which is just enough time to skim over those lecture notes or memorize a few foreign language vocabulary words...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: The First Word on the Faculty Club | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...similar plan, these groups had different opinions, which contributed to the failure of the proposal. Hopes are high for more national agreement on the subject. Such legislation could also decrease jingoistic sentiments by making people realize that all immigrants can become meaningfully integrated in the American society. As we wait for more details, we hope that pertinent legislation will continue to be passed. Specifically, we hope to see the Dream Act passed soon. The Dream Act would allow the children of illegal immigrants to take advantage of federal funds to pursue higher education—an obvious step...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Out of the Shadows | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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