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...charge seemed to generate the most anger among young officers, who must make the most of their time at sea - and pass critical tests - if they are going to win promotion. "I don't have time to train junior officers," she allegedly told a fellow officer, even though the probe concluded that it should have been one of her "highest priorities." At times, she seemed to prefer humiliation as a teacher. The probe discovered that she put a "well-respected Master Chief" in "time out" - standing in the ship's key control room doing nothing - "in front of other watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexism and the Navy's Female Captain Bligh | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...from outside the order. A number of U.S. bishops already bar the Legion from operating in their dioceses. This month Benedict is expected to receive the first report of a five-bishop team he sent out last year to investigate the Legion around the world. Sources familiar with the probe say it's meant in part to determine if others in the order have committed sexual abuse and whether the order's current leadership was aware of Maciel's behavior and covered it up via payoffs to mistresses and abuse victims. Fair said the Legion had no comment in that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maciel Scandal Puts Focus on a Secretive Church Order | 3/8/2010 | See Source »

Calling Hi-C a radical extension of existing technology, Lieberman-Aiden said that the whole project had started with a simple question: Wouldn’t it be great if researchers could probe the entire genome’s architecture at once...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Graduate Student Wins MIT Award | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

...rest of the week, while the Senate called off votes slated for Wednesday. For what might be the first time ever, says Fred Beuttler, the House's deputy historian, the chamber's cafeteria was forced to close. Major hearings on Capitol Hill were postponed, including a congressional probe on Toyota's slew of safety recalls. Flights at Washington-area airports were grounded, Amtrak service was severely curtailed, schools were closed and mail service was suspended. Even plows were ordered off the icy roads in Washington's Maryland suburbs after administrators determined that snow removal was too treacherous a chore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow Is No Longer a Joking Matter in Washington | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...with help from some of her friends, Berryessa sent e-mails to House lists earlier this week to probe interest in crime. "Are you interested in Crime, Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement?" she wrote. Apparently, at least 20 people were. They responded to Berryessa's call and will be meeting next week to decide what kind of organization to form...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CSI: Harvard | 1/30/2010 | See Source »

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