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Netanyahu was raised to achieve. His mother Cela studied law, and his father Benzion is a historian whose lifework, a study of the Jews during the Spanish Inquisition, was published to acclaim last year. Called Bibi from childhood, after a cousin, Netanyahu inherited his right-wing politics from his father, a disciple of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the founder of Revisionist Zionism. To members of that movement even David Ben-Gurion was not sufficiently nationalist. Netanyahu can be touchy about his family. Last week his mother lent a Time photographer six pictures of him as a youngster, then called urgently...
...darkest hour, the new chief shone. Riley received acclaim for his quick and innovative response to an alleged attempted rape outside Adams House in March...
CASHING A REALITY CHECK Earthy-voiced troubadour TRACY CHAPMAN has long cast herself as a rootsy folk heroine. Trouble is, she's always preferred to keep her distance from real-life record-buying folk. In concerts, even the most ardent acclaim left her stonefaced and unmoved. Much of her time was spent holed up in her San Francisco mansion. Fans eventually repaid the favor: Chapman's last two albums sank with nary a trace. Well, the reality check has finally arrived. Chapman now reads fan mail aloud in concerts. The new style is helping: last week her latest album...
...also gained international acclaim by leading the first group to develop an epoxide-forming reaction. An epoxide is a ring-shaped organic molecule consisting of an oxygen atom and two carbon atoms bonded together...
...artificial and improbable scenario of events. Pool temperatures in the real world seldom exceed lukewarm levels. The engineers, technicians and managers at Millstone have dedicated their careers to coaxing energy from the atom because they believe in the inherent safety and environmental benefits of nuclear power. They deserve your acclaim, not your scorn. KRIS P. SINGH, President and CEO Holtec International Cherry Hill, New Jersey...