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...evidence indicates that the polarization, or direction of oscillation, of radio waves emanating from the constellation Sextans is different from radio waves emanating from constellations 90 degrees away -- something that could not happen if the universe was the same in every direction. Imagine the universe as a piece of wood and the radio waves as a saw blade. Because of the differing density, the blade cuts more easily with the grain of the wood than against it. Similarly, the faster-than-normal cycling radio waves could mean a difference in density, a sort of "grain" to the universe. The radio...
Which brings me to another question. Is it more important to Nike that Tiger can hit it 320 yards with a three wood, or that he knows where to position his hat when he hugs his father...
...Muslim pilgrims died when a tent city outside Mecca burst into flame. Witnesses said the fire started shortly before noon, possibly caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder used for cooking. High winds coupled with 104-degree heat caused the blaze to spread quickly among some 70,000 wood-and-canvas tents. Firefighters needed several hours to contain the blaze. As often happens in catastrophic fires, the majority of the casualties were victims of the side-effects of the blaze, in this case the stampede that broke out as the flames spread. The fire broke out as the more...
...atmosphere is bright and busy but not too loud. "Knock on wood but we've had very little trouble with rowdy crowds," DiCenso said. "We know most of the students here so it never really gets out of hand...
...performance produced ample evidence of the artistry behind the fame and of their notoriety in classical music circles. The concert consisted of three wood-wind concertos, a Flute Concerto in G by Johann Joachim Quantz, a concerto for bassoon and orchestra called The Five Sacred Trees by Williams and the Pied Piper Fantasy by John Corigliano. A small highlighted paragraph in the program booklet introduced this program as an experiment in concerto styles, setting forth the traditional three-movement Quantz concerto as a "control" for the more contemporary programmatic styles of the last two concertos. Even in this small paragraph...