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...chimpanzee behavior. Her discoveries about man's close cousins, showing that chimps made and used tools (most famously, adapting sticks to hunt for termites), electrified the academic world. But now, many books and National Geographic specials later, she is more than a famous naturalist. She has become a scientific saint and the recipient of many honors, including the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence, just given to her by the Millennium World Peace Summit...
...York City, a vitriolic race for mayor came to a nail-biter of a finish as Green battled Bloomberg for the unenviable right to succeed current Mayor - and secular saint - Rudy Giuliani. Billionaire tycoon Bloomberg spent a record $50 million of his own money on the campaign, while Green, the city's Public Advocate, spent a relatively paltry $12 million in public financing...
Jamal Badawi, a professor at Saint Mary University in Halifax, Canada, emphasized the peaceful aspects of Islam...
...expressive Arabic is God's final and inerrant word. Similarly, followers of Islam believe Moses, John the Baptist and Jesus were prophets but the final messenger was Muhammad, to whom, they say, the angel Gabriel dictated the Koran. Like Christians and Jews, says Jamal Badawi, a religion professor at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, N.S., their core concerns are "moral behavior, love of neighbor, justice and compassion. We believe that we are created for a purpose, and we are going to be held responsible for our life on earth on the day of judgment." Muslims do not worship Muhammad...
Tara Hench, who danced so well in Suite Saint-Saëns, does not carry her success over into her portrayal of Helena. Her acting was expressive, and she did capture the frustration and despair of the character, but her awkward arms distracted from her dancing and acting, contributing heavily to the downfall of her performance...