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...puke in space. They debated who would be the first paying customers. The hedge-fund honcho from California? The Internet couple from England? The hot German babe in the bikini? Or the guy from New Zealand who changed his family name to Rocket? Physicist Stephen Hawking, who believes that mankind must colonize space, sent word that he wants in--which would allow him to slip the earthly confines of his wheelchair. One of the royals (Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice?) is a possible passenger, not to mention publicity bonanza. Pilot Alex Tai, Galactic's chief of operations, claims that the market...
...three winners who received the annual award from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan (JSTF) last month. The prize honors “outstanding achievements in science and technology [that] are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind,” according to the foundation’s Web site. The JSTF Committee commended Ashton’s commitment to the study of tropical forests in Asia and his contribution to tropical conservation efforts. He will formally accept the prize in Japan in April...
...Sydney. "It's interesting because it was a similar response to having a really good dancer suddenly having to go off with an injury," he recalls. Illuminated, stalked and interrogated by the machines, Stewart's dancers are cast in a new light, with primordial movements evoking the dawn of mankind. "Even though we've lived under civilization for millennia," Stewart says, "we are still very much driven by our bodies, by instinct...
...swim. He is a passionate tennis player, yet the house has no tennis court. "First you wind up providing the balls, then the Cokes?there's no end to it," Simon explains. "I decided to join a tennis club instead, which was, at one point, my only contact with mankind." While the house is decorated to resemble a country retreat in, say, Connecticut, Simon's seven-room Manhattan duplex is just the opposite: sleekly art deco, almost Californian, with a sun-flooded atrium at penthouse level, offering sweeping views in three directions of Park Avenue and the city skyline...
...sitting like a silent committee of gods. Mountains are a testament to nature's power, and to the human instinct to defy it. The very tunnel that provides such easy access to the slopes is an impressive victory for the mortals. But this winter, the mountain gods are reminding mankind just who's in charge. The ski season in Europe began as one of the barest on record, and even when the snow has fallen misfortune has frequently followed. High temperatures have caused a series of pro races to be canceled and contributed to avalanches that have claimed at least...