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Neither do the ones that run the telescopes. The European Southern Observatory's New Technology Telescope, built in the 1980s as a 3.5-m precursor to the Very Large Telescope (VLT), worked beautifully. So did Keck 1 when it went into operation in 1992. And so, in turn, have the other big telescopes as they've come online over the past two years. With both enormous size and smooth performance, these giant telescopes are doing science on a heroic scale--especially the Keck, which has had more than a half-decade head start on its rivals. In fact, says...
Patrick's debut is stronger--he's a commanding figure, and the premiere gets back to the meat of the show's mythology--but the real test will come when Doggett and Scully work side by side. Of course, neither man can be expected to outdo his precursor, but we're not expecting Olivier. We'll settle for no more Olivers. --With reporting by Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles
...biology course under General Education, the Core's precursor, helped persuade Fineberg that he wanted to go to medical school. He became a psychology concentrator...
Past Gems: 'Three's a Crowd' 'Mr. Fool' One of the best is this Roger Miller tune, a precursor to one of Jones' biggest '70s hits, "The Grand Tour." In it, a man considers his house and its contents after his woman has hit the road. Jones is at his clench-jawed best, emoting furiously through a barely opened mouth as he looks over their house and belongings. (Watching videos from this period, Jones' lips are so close together it's amazing that any notes come out at all.) Adding to the pleasure is some excellent session work, in particular...
...center of a $700,000, U.S.- and Brazil-financed experiment to slowly starve a patch of rain forest of life-sustaining moisture and see what happens as a result. The seemingly sadistic effort was a controlled version of what biologists fear happens periodically all across the Amazon, the precursor of a disaster that could be only a few years, or even months, away...