Word: regular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...regular child prodigy, MARSHALL BALL has had to overcome much to share his gift. The 13-year-old from Austin, Texas, whose recently published book has already gone to No. 4 on Amazon.com's best-seller list, is unable to speak and barely able to move, having been born with a still undiagnosed illness. He composed the poems and thoughts in Kiss of God: The Wisdom of a Silent Child by tapping on a primitive letter board. Ball's tenaciously loving parents read him literature and played him music from the time he was still an infant...
...scientists can't say whether Neanderthals engaged in cannibalism only during famines or whether it was a regular part of their life. Either way, the finding deals a fatal blow to the image of a kinder, gentler caveman...
...looking for a way to keep out opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, being seen to do a Gerald Ford on his old boss won?t endear Habibie to a restive public that widely suspects Suharto got rich at their expense for decades. After all, Suharto and his family are a regular fixture on Forbes magazine?s lists of the world?s richest people ? and that?s quite an achievement for a man from an impoverished background whose employment over the past four decades has been as a military commander and head of state...
...What to look for: This play shouldn't be missed by any Harvard student eager to leave his regular comfort zone. Morgan recognizes his melange of "beautiful images," will create an interesting atmosphere in the theater. "This play is so unique because it is aimed at being a sensory experience for the audience," he said. "Our characters are not only concerned with who they are in the production, but also how their movements might incorporate the audience. The audience is invited into this realm-- not as participants per se-- but as individuals forced to confront images that might not make...
...these kids that go to Harvard seem like regular kids," he said...