Word: towardness
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...Hopeful astronomers are looking toward a NASA mission called the Terrestrial Planet Finder, or TPF - a space-based planet-imaging telescope capable of picking out the faint light of small exoplanets that would otherwise be lost in the glare of their own suns (almost all the exoplanets found so far have been detected indirectly). "Obviously," says astronomer Eric Ford, of the University of Florida, "we're anxious for TPF to be launched...
...town hall meeting last week, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith said that he had identified some reductions in discretionary spending but that these only accounted for about a third of the unprecedented $220 million deficit. Though the faculty is edging toward layoffs and has already mothballed construction projects, it is unlikely that these will be enough to plug the deficit. Instead of obfuscating and offering platitudes, university administrators ought to get serious about fiscal reform. To that end, Harvard’s leaders must lead by example and call for more shared sacrifices from...
...lean back against the wallpaper and raise my hands above my shoulders. “I don’t know,” I start to say, but then Lee-Lee barges toward me and pulls at my mesh top, gathering it up into her fist. She wraps her hands around my ribcage, tugs her nails in, and my forehead starts to buzz like I know she’s going to kiss...
...Jiwei, the former editor of the People's Daily, China's primary state-run newspaper. The writers, introduced in the forward as Hu's old comrades and subordinates, not only reflect on the former leader's efforts in pursuing greater political openness and a more practical policy toward Tibet, they aim to turn his story into a permanent reminder for the Chinese people that future political reforms will require persistence and vigilance. Though gone for 20 years, Hu maintains a complicated reputation on the mainland. "Hu is still in a kind of limbo or political purgatory," Jean-Pierre Cabestan...
...siege of the Red Mosque was a turning point in Pakistan's inexorable slide toward religious extremism and violence. Lal Masjid, as it is locally known, became a rallying cry for the Pakistani Taliban who have declared war on the central government. It is their Alamo, and as such Aziz's return to the pulpit after two years in jail marks an ominous victory for the forces that are determined to bring the secular government of this nuclear-armed nation to its knees. "This is the second coming of the Red Mosque," says columnist and politician Ayaz Amir. "It will...