A Harvard historian says our image of scientists is all wrong - Boston Globe
TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS in 1950, MIT president Karl Compton declared, of American scientists: "I don't know of any other group that has less interest in monetary gain." That view of scientists might draw a few wry smiles around Kendall Square ...

Venus and Serena Williams silence critics - Times Online
So it was not just bravado that made Venus Williams proclaim she was so inspired at the prospect of defending her title that she felt almost as unbeatable at Wimbledon as Pete Sampras. After making the pronouncement to sister Serena a few days before ...

Island for sale: A Herm from home - Daily Telegraph
It really is a most fabulous piece of property, spectacularly beautiful on a sunny day, like a chip of the Caribbean that has somehow ended up in the English Channel. A mile-and-a-half long by a mile wide, with a population of about 50, it has 80 ...

Method Man's Invitation To Barrack Obama - Post Chronicle
Wu-Tang Clan star Method Man has invited U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama to join him on the streets of Compton in Los Angeles. The rapper is a big fan of the Democrat but he insists no new president should be allowed to lead the country ...

Limbaugh goes against grain, again - Chicago Tribune
H ardly a day goes by when one traditional media outfit or another, bemoaning how audience and revenue are slipping away, sends employees a sad memo about the urgent need to reduce costs, reduce staff, reduce expectations if not ambitions. And then ...

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