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But it might be lonely work, unless you're a Lincoln. Of all the Founding Fathers and ex-Presidents, only Abraham Lincoln has his own national association of impressionists. They are called, appropriately, the Association of Lincoln Presenters (A.L.P.), and since 1990 the group has attracted more than 160 Lincolns...
For 15 years health officials were remarkably successful in trying to eradicate polio. In 1988 there were 350,000 fresh cases of polio in 125 countries, most of them in the developing world. That year four groups--WHO, Rotary International, UNICEF and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)--made...
Indonesia is trying. With the help of WHO, Rotary and the other groups, 5 million at-risk kids will be vaccinated in the next few weeks. The immunization rate in Indonesia is already high--90% or more--but in places like Cidadap, it's less than 50%. "The challenge is...
(4 of 8) Canberra's newish national museum has an eclectic permanent collection, mixing exhibits that tell bits of the story so far. There are galleries devoted to indigenous peoples, British settlement, immigration, and 1960s suburbia - where you will find a display recreating the kitchen-and-backyard idyll that nurtured...
Technology occasionally does bring genuine improvements. Tetracycline and Thorazine heal the sick. The rotary lawn mower doesn't get stuck on twigs. The VCR makes it possible for working people who are not insomniacs to look at movies that are shown only at 3 a.m. Does anyone remember that you...