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Rocket in 2015. this day is long awaited. the idea of turning this into a routine thing where paying customers $250, $1,000 more a ticket you increase your risk doing that frequently and thats a step that will take bezos and richard branson a couple years to get to. >> to that point, scott, spacex has more of a relationship with nasa. to your point on the idea of scientific exploration being one of the more viable paths for blue origin, how does bezos try to close that gap? >> playing catchup. 3...

President trump that i call president mayhem. he politicized the military, weaponized the military, and that legacy and playbook is continuing now with everything from the attacks on general milley to governor noem in south dakota sending the national guard down to the border because she wants to. so it starts at the top and creates an environment where people feel like this is acceptable, welcomed and encouraged. but then at the tactical level within the units, weve got to screen more aggressiv...

UNC 14, Stony Brook 11 This matchup was a battle until the waning moments of the game. There were plenty of points when it looked like the Seawolves were on their way to an epic upset, but the Tar Heels depth and composure proved itself yet again when it mattered most.  Carolinas Defensive Depth All season long, we’ve talked about the depth of the North Carolina offense. The dynamic duo of Ortega and Hoeg alongside the supporting cast of Growney, Warehime, Mastroianni and more.   The Carol...

Antidote du jour (via): And a bonus antidote: VIDEO: Feline Eid: Dressing Malaysia’s cats for the Muslim holidays. A rising number of Malaysian cat lovers are dressing up their house pets with traditional outfits as the country prepares to usher in the Muslim holiday of Eid pic.twitter.com/0G9DUN2Peg See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here. This entry was posted in Links on About Lambert Strether Readers, I have had a correspondent characterize my views as realistic cynical. Let me...

Sunday May 2nd, 2021 4:30pm (Photo Courtesy: Northwestern Athletics)   In conference tournament action, North Carolina claimed its fifth consecutive ACC Championship, while Northwestern claimed its second-straight Big Ten title. In the A-10, UMass punched its ticket to the Big Dance, as High Point grabbed the Big South AQ. For a full rundown of this weekends action, visit the ILWomen Scoreboard here. Draws + Goals = Winning Combination In Northwestern’s previous pair of wins over Maryland, ...

Friday April 30th, 2021 5:30pm (Photo Courtesy: Jeffrey Camarati/ UNC Athletics)  It seems quite fitting that the ACC Tournament is located at the University of North Carolina because it seems like they are certainly well on their way to a conference championship and automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament. It was ACC semifinal day Friday, and some of the best lacrosse in the country was on display for all to see.   While UNC rolled Notre Dame, 18-4, the Syracuse vs. Boston College g...

Stat Line: 1A, 27 GB, 17 DC, 3 TO, 18 CT Yes, youre reading those statistics correctly. The High Point graduate transfer has immediately made an impact for No. 6 Virginia and, simply, shes a beast. She leads the Hoos in groundballs and caused turnovers, leads the ACC in groundballs per game (2.45) and ranks fourth in the conference in caused turnovers per game (1.64), as well. In addition to her defensive capabilities, whats perhaps most impressive is that shes turned the ball over just three...

Sunday March 7th, 2021 3:30pm (Photo Courtesy: Jill Batcheller)  It’s wild to think that a year ago this weekend was the final weekend of lacrosse for the 2020 season.  I don’t think that anyone would have guessed that even an entire year later, we are still living in this “new normal.”  It is truly impressive what has been done to make the 2021 season happen. There have been many sacrifices made, and extra work put in, to have teams stay safe and healthy over the course of the year....

And when we had a clear lead and what were doing now is playing catchup. so the department is investing every dollar we can, every dollar we can physically use to ensure that we have an advantage, that we gain an advantage on hyper sonics. with regard to russia, what im concerned about, this gets into other issues, their pursuit and development of variety of strategic weapons outside of the current stark treaty, things that arent accountable for, that arent being verified. weve seen them over th...

Groups backing womens candidates like emilys list. now republicans appear to be playing catch-up. i want to bring in chris jansing, msnbc senior national correspondent. what did you learn about how republicans are trying to make up lost ground? >> they know their playing catch-up, they know how highly the hill is they have to climb, but they also are determined. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: this is sue rezins fifth campaign. >> im sue rezin, running for congress. >> reporter: now shes runni...