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...most scientists of the time disputed even the Neanderthal man's antiquity. Rudolf Virchow, a respected German anatomist, pronounced the caveman to be a modern Homo sapiens, whose deformations were caused by rickets in childhood and arthritis later in life. And his flattened skull? He had suffered powerful blows to the head, Virchow opined...
...Odessa Baiul skates at a rink where the ice is often like spring mush. She shares a little room with her coach's younger daughter, her best friend. Her idol is Rudolf Nureyev, whose pictures adorn the walls. Zmievskaya says her prize pupil "doesn't know what a million dollars is. All she knows is that she needs 10 fantiki ((candy wrappers)) to buy an ice cream...
...Since 1981, when she succeeded the late Carol Fox as general director of the Lyric, Krainik, 64, has presided over a string of seasons notable not only for their high musical quality, formidable star power and adventurous repertory, but also for their happy balance sheets and sold-out houses. "Rudolf Bing ((the late general manager of the Metropolitan Opera)) once said there's never an artistic decision without a financial repercussion," says Krainik. "The two go hand in hand. That's why I have to have total artistic control...
...Attempts to cut back on benefits and job security have resulted in violent labor protests in Italy and massive demonstrations in Germany. A crippling walkout by Air France employees forced the government to back down on plans to cut 4,000 jobs. "We are on a dangerous road," warns Rudolf Dressler, the deputy party whip of Germany's opposition Social Democrats. Yet even welfare's staunchest defenders concede that fixes are needed. The system is going bankrupt. The huge sums Europeans pay to support it -- taxes average more than 40% of gross domestic product, vs. only 30% in Japan...
Health officials made valiant efforts to play down the threat of infection. "The absolute risk for the general population is extremely low," insisted Dr. Robert Zimmermann, head of the blood bank at Berlin's Rudolf Virchow Clinic. Dr. Elke Gossrau of the German Red Cross put the risk at about 1 in 1 million...