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During the 1960s, astronomers' lust for light was temporarily satisfied by the development of electronic light detectors. Because these detectors are up to 100 times as sensitive as photographic plates--the standard recording medium since the turn of the 20th century--every telescope on Earth saw its power boosted a hundredfold essentially overnight. That kept the scientists happy only for a while, however, and everyone agreed that telescopes needed some sort of radical new design. Unfortunately, says Matt Mountain, director of the Gemini Observatory, "nobody knew how to make the conceptual leap...
...embarked on a vocal crusade to restore "family values" in television. This was a little uncomfortable for those of us who remember Allen as the irreverent kid who liked to turn the studio upside down. But this too was consistent with his keen professionalism and his respect for a medium that he helped define - and liberate, in ways he could no longer quite recognize. Especially just tuning...
...when he died last week, at 78, it was apparent that of all the pioneers of TV's first generation, Allen remains the most relevant, one of the half-dozen indispensable people in the medium's history. When he became host of a new late-night broadcast on NBC called the Tonight show in 1953, he was a revolutionary. The infant medium was still feeling its way, adapting the formats of radio and vaudeville and the Broadway stage. Allen, who had honed his skills in local radio and TV, seemed to understand the medium in a new way. He relaxed...
...bike path along the Charles River on the Boston side, adjacent to the North Harvard Street Bridge. Without saying anything, the suspect struck the victim in the back with a bat-type weapon. The victim described the suspect as a black male in his mid-20s with a medium complexion, dreadlocks, a bushy one inch long beard and mustache, husky build and dark baggy clothing...
...written in a Microsoft programming language (Visual C++). The pilfered passwords were sent to an e-mail address registered in St. Petersburg, Russia, through Hotmail--another Microsoft service. Even worse, Vincent Gullotto, head of the antivirus emergency-response team at security site McAfee.com claims he warned Microsoft of the "medium risk" virus three months ago. "Hackers hit Microsoft every day," says Gullotto. "It's the company virus writers love to hate." Which, if nothing else, gives the FBI plenty of suspects...