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Nearly a decade after an Air France Concorde crashed in Paris, killing 113 people, Continental Airlines and five individuals went on trial on Feb. 2 for manslaughter for their alleged roles in the episode. A French inquiry found that a titanium strip left on the runway by a departing Continental plane pierced one of the Concorde's tires and the rubber debris punctured a fuel tank, causing the aircraft to catch fire. Continental's lawyers say they can prove that the Air France flight caught fire beforehand. The trial is expected to last four months; if found guilty, the individual...
BILL WATTERSON, reclusive creator of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, explaining in his first interview since 1989 why he stopped drawing the strip at the height of its popularity...
...Chien ’73 has devoted his time to examining one of the body’s most important muscles: the heart. Last fall, in a collaboration with K. Kit Parker of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, his lab made headlines when it produced a strip of fully-functioning heart muscle from mouse stem cells. The muscle acts just as a normal heart would; it beats, contracts, and it even responds to a pacemaker. The next focus for Chien is in creating a “heart patch,” which could treat people with heart...
...researchers analyzed domestic violence statistics from 4,000 couples surveyed in the Gaza Strip between...
...Commie Dearest,” finishing off the play with a ludicrous, characteristically Pudding-style bang that leaves the audience wanting more.Three characters in gas masks perform a hilarious dance that starts off as militaristic marching and, in a matter of minutes, unravels into a raunchy strip tease. Vibrant, elaborate costumes enhance the outrageous acting and compliment the choreography, especially in the show’s final kickline. This kickline brings yet another unexpected twist to the motley crew of crazy characters who inhabit this unconventional town, ultimately revealing a side of the 1950s that, once familiar, is now transported...