![]() What arethe firstimpressions of Gale Crater? The mission ’s chief scienti st John Grotzinger said it was like staring at Californ ia’s Mojave Desert. ![]() It end s wit h bill owi ng plumes of dust as Curiosity was safely delivered to the surface. In the video, the prote ctive heat shi eld pops off and tumble s awa y. It sent back a low-quality video and sever al high-r esolu- tion frames that capt ure d the last few minutes of the descent, pro vid inga sen seof a spac ecr aft land ing on ano ther planet. When can we watch a movie of the touchdown? The footag e is recor ded and stored on board Curiosity and will be downlo aded as time al- lows. ![]() This weekend, its computers get a software up- date - a process that will last several days. It al- ready has done a cursory check of its 10 science too ls, but more tests are needed. Before it can drive, it has to slog throug h week s of health che ckups.Since it’s the most complex spacecraft eve r sen t to thered plan et,engi- neers want to make sure it’s in tip-top shape before they hand over the keys to scientists. Now what? The nuclear -power ed, six- wheel Curio sity is on a quest to learn whether the Martian envi- ronment could have been favor- able for microbial life. After a spe ctacu lar land ing on Mar s, the rover Curiosity wasted no time embracing its inner shut- ter bug, del ight ing scie ntis ts with vistas of Gale Crater com- plete with sand dunes, moun- tain views and even haze. “Thr oug h itall the rewasa con- tinuousthreadof somethi ng inef- fably Philly: bright and optimis- tic, entire ly unpret entious and yet exacti ng in quality ,” the mag- azine said. Of note were six things the editor s said werefoodsthat onlyPhiladelphia has - from Thai coconut gelato and ma de- to-o rd er T ur kis h- sp ice d do ug hn uts to Ca p’ n Crun ch fish tacos and hous e- made burrata cheese. The Esquir e nod comes days after Saveur magazine published a summary of its 36-hour gastro- nomical tour of the city. Khyb- er Pass Pub, a hallowed former rock club that’s now a Southern- influence d tavern with brisk et and po’b oys on Leid enh eim er rol lsflown up fro m NewOrle ans, as well as vegetarian wings and vegan sausa ge, plus a large array of craft beers to wash it all down and David’s Mai Lai Wah, a Chi- natown staple that packs in the pos t-l astcallcrowdfor por k dum- plings and salt-and-pepper squid till 4 a.m. Amon g thedozenplacesnote d as topsin late -nig ht grubare The Dapp erDog, a foodtruckservi ng grilled hot dogs with topping s like mashed potato and Gree k salad, on Fridays and Saturdays fro m 9:30p.m.to2:30a.m. The magazi ne cheer s the city’s “epicjukebox esand randomdart- boards, roasted meat and melted cheese, super -hard-t o-find beers andwhisk eyneat- allserve d up without judgment in an Ameri- can stronghold for going big into the wee hours.” “A ndit doe sn’ t hurtthatthe lo- cal love for microbr ewing, dating to the late 1600s, shows up on beer lists so intricately compiled they’d be described as curated in more pretentious cities. For those not familiar with the city’ s culi naryscen e,it maycome as a surprise that the ubiquitous cheesesteak isn’t included in Es- qui re’ s sum mary of Phi lade l- phia’s finest after-hours eats. So says Esquir e magazine in naming Philly “The Late Night Capital of the United States” in its September issue, which hits newss tands Aug. PHILADE LPHIA - If you’ re hungry and it’s late at night, Phi- ladelph ia is the place to be. No, ask an independent owne r or a long-time satisfied customer how ![]() And she most certainly isn’t the reason independent pharmacies con- tinue to survive throughout Luzerne County in an era of growing competi- tion from big-budget corporations and shrinking profits from reduced insur- ance reimbursements. But unless Sugar found the foun- tain of youth buried in Harrold’s back room, she can’t be the reason the pharmacy threw a big 65th anni- versary bas h Saturday. And yes, the utterly disarming and hopelessly charming golden lab is a heck of a draw, eager to cozy up to any customer who even absent-mind- edly puts a petting hand within snout’s reach. “I like the dog!” Harry Messersmith quipped with a wry grin when asked why he has stuck with Harrol d’s Phar- macy for 45 years, even as the big chains (Walgreen’s, Rite Aid) and big box stores (Walmart, Target) bulldoze into town and bullhorn deals to make a bargain hunter salivate. And Bruce Lefkowitz? Well, he’s got Sugar. Dominic Fino boasts a wicked spi- ral staircas e in the back that leads to a room where you can learn ferrets like the taste of raspberry and reptiles favor lemon custard. George Bedwick has the hippo- shaped coin banks, statues of saints and antique wooden phone booth (if you’ re willing to hunt for it).
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