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...States of America fixed its attention westward, away from the Old World and toward its own expansion. But the divorce was never intended to be total. Much of the Declaration itself was a plea for European sympathy and understanding. "Let Facts be submitted to a candid world," it argued. "A decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." If the Americans were insisting on moving out of the house, they still wanted to be invited back for the holidays. But would they be, today? Wherever you look...
...Your peonies lean their vast heads westward / as if they might topple. Some topple,” he writes...
...jagged rock formation nearly a kilometer above the valley that connects the city to the Alps just 80 km away, this 10th century Benedictine abbey offers a sweeping panorama of the winterland known as the Milky Way, where some 2,500 athletes will vie for gold. Look westward from the Sacra's cobblestone terrace and pick out the 3,800-m snow-capped mountains girding the resort town of Sestriere, site of the Alpine skiing events. Turn a bit farther north to take in Pragelato, where the ski jumpers and cross-country skiers will compete. And then swivel east...
...Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings.” Paine Hall. 8 p.m. Free. (MFK)Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women. Local indie pop group Ad Frank & The Fast Easy Women perform at 12:15am with Jupiter One (9:15), Westward Trail (10:15), and The Everyday Visuals (11:15) opening. T.T. The Bear’s Place. 12:15 a.m. Tickets available cash-only at the door or by phone, (617) 492-BEAR, $9. (DFH)Constantines, The Hold Steady, and Thunderbirds Are Now. This trio of bands hits Cambridge with a mix of subpop...
Just where J.P.L.'s westward-ho push will take it next is not yet set. More missions to Mars are certain. Others to Pluto and Jupiter's moon Europa are possible. The still vague nature of these plans does not bother the veterans who know the lab best. "What we do here is try to figure out how impossible a task is and then we take it on," says Lee, a 30-year J.P.L. veteran. "The result is that we add to human knowledge. Now, can you have a better life...