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...Proof” centers on Catherine, the brilliant but unbalanced daughter of an even more brilliant and unbalanced mathematician, Robert. Upon Robert’s death, Hal, one of his graduate students, discovers a groundbreaking proof on his desk, which Catherine claims she wrote. The question of the proof’s authorship and Catherine’s burgeoning relationship with Hal dominate the plot of the play, amongst Catherine’s struggles over her father’s recent death and her fears about inheriting his insanity. The title thus takes on additional meaning...
...respect to the Mother, who spent nearly 70 years here, is part of a daily homage to a woman who touched every Kolkatan's life. Up a flight of stairs is the Mother's room, sparsely furnished with a narrow iron bed, a long table and bench and a desk where she worked. Mohammad Hossain, a trader, stands outside the room with eyes closed and head bowed in prayer. "I always feel her presence here, which fills me with hope," he says. (See pictures of the life of Mother Teresa...
...office, which sits on a raised wooden platform and overlooks the entire space, is also practical and decorated in a contemporary fashion. An abstractly shaped blue couch, slightly reminiscent of a progressive psychiatrist’s chaise, sits in the left-hand corner. A giant desk overflowing with papers and books occupies the entire right-hand side, with a bookcase on the left to finish it off. No surprises about this...
Harvard College Library reduced its work force by roughly 100 employees this year—after 20 staff layoffs, 52 voluntary retirements, the elimination of 20 open job positions, and a reduction in work hours for several others—impacting not only front-desk staffers, but also librarians who acquire new books...
...realize that on a personal level, I was implicated in these problems far more than I ever realized. I took this tour around my office to look at how many fossil-fuel by-products were cluttering my life. It was pretty much everything: what I was wearing, my desk, my keyboard, my cell phone, my corn muffin, my veggie burger, my magazines. Everything in my midst was oil-derived...