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...more taken by the experimental equipment he hoped would find the Higgs boson and thus prove his theory. A particle detector called ATLAS, for instance, is 150 ft (46 m) long, 82 ft (25 m) high, weighs 7,000 tons and is connected to enough cable and wiring to wrap around the earth nearly seven times. "The sheer scale of the detectors was overwhelming," Higgs later said, displaying about as much emotion as you get from this restrained British scientist. Another outpouring: "I suppose I'll open a bottle of something if they find...
...eventually cut short, as the flame couldn't hold up against the determination of the demonstrators drawn to it. Hundreds of other activists gathered at the Trocadero esplanade across from the Eiffel Tower to show their support for the Tibetan people during a day of events that was to wrap up with concerts in the evening. Activists in Paris, like their peers in London the previous day, turned an event intended to highlight China's growing political and economic prowess into a police-harnessed reflection of how China treats dissent...
...brings out his character’s underlying humanity. Strong performances on the part of the secondary characters add important variety to the tensions that Musen and Pitt establish. Daniel E. Catomeris ’11 plays Juror #7, whose main motive for voting guilty is his desire to wrap up the deliberation so he can see the Yankees game that night. His character, complete with a New York accent and a Yankee fan’s overconfidence, is the source of many of the lighter moments in the play. By contrast, Juror #9 (Gus T. Hickey...
...seconds. Junior Favia Merritt placed fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.39, while senior Danielle Mirabal’s 25.51 time was good enough for sixth in the event.Junior Derek Jones completed the men’s 400-meter dash in 48.53 to wrap up the fourth spot, while freshman Dan Chenoweth finished second in the men’s 1500-meter run with a time of 3:49.87.Christensen finished second in the high jump—first among collegians—by clearing a 1.78-meter bar, and freshman Jade Randle finished close behind, clearing...
...especially if they're going to spend on big-ticket items." Eiseman, who prepares an annual color forecast for the fashion and home markets, says black will most likely be included in Pantone's selection of the top 10 colors of 2008. "Psychologically, it's also the color people wrap themselves in to become impervious to the outside world. It's a security blanket," she adds...