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...House also erects a temporary ramp when her father comes to visit, according to Weiss, who heads a disability advocacy group on campus called EMPOWER (Encouraging Mankind to Perceive Others with Equal Respect...
...during the long years of his imprisonment, his insistence that racial equality become a reality for all South Africans, his determination to pursue truth and lasting reconciliation upon his release and his election as the President of South Africa serve as vivid and universal lessons in the ability of mankind to create what Mandela, 35 years ago in a Pretoria courtroom, called his cherished ideal of "a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities." --Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General...
...Einsteinian revolution has produced a paradox: while vastly extending mankind's reach, it has also exposed the essentially finite nature of the human scale. Living as we do on a speck in a universe whose extent is beyond our capacity to fathom, the unprecedented growth of human power has correspondingly created an imperative for humility. It is no accident that during a life of incomparable scientific achievement, Einstein often said, "God does not play dice with the universe...
...streak. After leaving school at 16, he at first rejected anything to do with fossils and archaeology for fear of being trapped in his parents' shadow. But by the time Leakey was in his late 20s, his team was making important finds. He wrote books on the origin of mankind and headed the National Museums of Kenya before turning to wildlife conservation...
With Broadway musicals intent on offering messages instead of laughs, it's no wonder that comedy-starved audiences have been flocking to off-Broadway revues. Spotlighting mankind's tics and follies, composer-lyricist John Forster has created the freshest and funniest of them. Whether targeting the timely (Thomas Jefferson's dna) or the timeless (romantic mismatches), Forster delivers hilariously. The cast of five is just about perfect...