Tag: 1950

The Nutcracker of the New Jersey Ballet

Get an overview of Nubian Queen (NUBC) as she was originally conceived by the choreographers at the New Jersey Ballet, including the great choreographer George Balanchine. On Friday, May 19, Nubian Queen of the Dance celebrated her 50th anniversary. The New Jersey Ballet, based in New York, is celebrating this event, which was conceived to…

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NASA Launches XR-Nano Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

NASA has released one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to fly without a human pilot. Called the XR-Nano, the craft is the first UAV to be powered by a battery powered electric drive system, and is the sixth of what will eventually be over two dozen such vehicles NASA has developed. The XR-Nano is…

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Beijing: The First Chinese City to Have a Paper Tiger

According to one security analyst, “Beijing is the first Chinese city to have a paper tiger. By Richard M. (Note: The article has been updated below to reflect improved estimates of the damage caused by the February 7 Chinese airstrike on civilians in Henan province – now put at more than 2,000 deaths. The Beijing…

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