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...nuances in the show: how a handful of works can carry the quirky spirit of their original collector; how personal taste can determine the path of art history. Seen in this light, Standing Woman is not only one of the most refined examples of Giacometti's attempts to sculpt mankind's "lightness" of being. Says Peggy Guggenheim Collection director Philip Rylands: "He also represents Peggy's enabling capacity. She empowered artists just by being there." The New York-born niece of Solomon R., Peggy Guggenheim moved to Europe with her young family in the '20s and, mixing in mainly avant...
Call it one giant leap for mankind's search for life on other planets. Researchers now have the first conclusive evidence of water on a planet outside our solar system, according to a paper in today's issue of the journal Nature...
...Gore is a cross between Jeremiah and Noah. As a modern-day Jeremiah, he is exhorting mankind to stop abusing planet Earth or face the consequences. As Noah, he aspires to save humanity from the impending great flood. Unlike Noah, though, he has not been empowered to build an ark. But as President, he would have the power to implement effective measures to avert the disaster to come. Gore should regard the U.S. presidency not as a temptation but as a sacred mission to save mankind. Sammy Somekh, Ramat-Gan, Israel...
...Gore is a cross between Jeremiah and Noah. As a modern-day Jeremiah, he is exhorting mankind to stop abusing planet Earth or face the consequences. As Noah, he aspires to save humanity from the impending great flood. Unlike Noah, though, he has not been empowered to build an ark. But as President, he would have the power to implement effective measures to avert the disaster to come. Gore should regard the U.S. presidency not as a temptation but as a sacred mission to save mankind. Sammy Somekh, RAMAT-GAN, ISRAEL...
...sanitation calls for mobilization of the people who could confront these problems. Benevolent foundations and individuals must fund professors of the leading universities to search for solutions. When the wealthy contribute to relieving the misery of the world's poor, they perform a big-hearted act, returning to mankind a part of what they have earned from it. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and others are to be commended for setting a great example; they should be rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time for society to demonstrate that money is not its principal value and that altruism, compassion...