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...book so full of grace, the Bible is remarkably tough on sons, especially the firstborn. There is Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, who barely escaped becoming the bloody covenant of his father's faith. Esau, who traded away his birthright for a mess of pottage. And the firstborn of the Egyptians, who paid horribly for their country's bondage of the Israelites...
...like to think that we are the residing beneficiaries of humankind's slow, lurching ascent from the fens of superstition toward the cool empyrean of reason. Isaac Newton said he stood on the shoulders of giants, the thinkers who preceded him, and we stand on Newton's, plus his successors'. Because of them, we can map the human genome system and fling spacecraft past Jupiter. We are much too busy and progressive, thank you, for the magic charms and potions and amulets that so bedazzled our dim ancestors. We clasp at this faith and manage to hold on in spite...
...plaintiffs have not shown that there is a likelihood that they would prevail on the merits," Judge Isaac Borenstein wrote in his decision...
...true story of a young 14-year-old psychopath who becomes obsessed with different types of poisons and uses them on his family, classmates and co-workers. Graham Young (Hugh O'Conor) is obsessed with chemistry and studies it with a passion. One day he learns all about Isaac Newton's lifelong obsession with antimony, a highly poisonous material, which when heated appears to transform itself into a diamond of breathtaking beauty. However, when Graham attempts to recreate the experiment it blows up in his face. And thus begins the life of the Poisoner...
...midst of anxious times, some consumers have decided that "dressing well is the best revenge," using high fashion to show they've still got their jobs and station in life. It's called "let your Ferragamos do the talking," says Isaac Lagnado. And many people are doing just that. "Business is booming across the board," says Massimo Ferragamo, president of Salvatore Ferragamo. "Sales are running 55% ahead of last year...