Word: humanism
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...scarred and hardened faces of these women prisoners adds to the realism to the portrayal of violence and intimidation behind bars. "It was a very emotional experience working with the prisoners," said leading actress Dolores Heredia. "These were women who had committed grave crimes. But we saw their human side. We laughed together and we cried together...
...knee surgery. Get out of his way. Give him air. Let Papi be Papi. For once, can we not be the Chicken Little Nervous Nellies of yesteryear? This guy carried us to two World Series championships, the first time that's happened in my lifetime. Guess what? He's human. He's recovering. He'll get his swing back. All will be right in the world. They didn't bury his jersey under the new Yankees Stadium for nothing. And, bottom line, who would you rather have: a hobbled Big Papi in the lineup or little Steinbrenners in the front...
...Ortiz hitting? With the Yankees playing as if they are human, Manny Ramirez exploding, and J.D. Drew returning to the form of his youth, Big Papi is just getting a slump out of the way when the Sox can afford to absorb it. When the team urgently needs him, which they will, he will do as he has always done: bend down to pick up the mortals around him and single-handedly carry them on his back. Alternative explanation: Julio Lugo gave Ortiz hitting tips in the Dominican Republic in the off season...
...says of his ban from the mainland. "As a Chinese citizen, I'm not allowed back to my own country even though I'm welcome in every other country in the world." In 2000, Lee became the first non-European to receive the Schuman Medal for peace and human values, awarded by the European People's Party and the European Democrats in the European Parliament...
Martin Lee has a lot of nicknames. To human rights activists, he is Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy." To Chinese officials and pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong, he is a "running dog of the colonialists." But the soft-spoken, 69-year-old lawyer has a relaxed air about him that belies the political waves he has made in the past 23 years. Last month, Lee announced that he would not run for another seat in Hong Kong's Legislative Council after his current term ends in July. "I think we should allow younger people to take over...