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...moon, a computer triggered the firing of a descent rocket, slowed the lunar module, and then signaled Neil Armstrong that he had five seconds to decide whether or not to go ahead with the landing. At 7,200 ft., a computer commanded the jets to tilt the craft almost upright so that Armstrong and Aldrin could take a close look at what the world had been seeking for centuries...
Paolo Carozza's Michael joins the ranks of the marchers spurred by idealistic desires for a better life. Carozza performs refreshingly with a fervent gleam in his eyes, reflecting his dedication to a clean victory. His upright posture and naively strained voice show the determination of youth...
...liaison prefigured the tension of a lifetime. Martin Heidegger, the great analyst of anxiety and a founder of existentialism, was an upright professor, 17 years older than his star pupil, trained as a Catholic, the father of two sons. Arendt was 18, freethinking, Jewish. These disparities were as nothing compared with the ones that followed. In the '30s, Arendt remained a Jew; Heidegger became a Nazi...
...closed until the facial bones have grown. This may take a year or more. That period can be trying for both parents and child. First there is the shock of the baby's disfigurement. In addition, affected infants cannot suck normally; they must be fed in an upright position, often with an eyedropper or milk-soaked sponge. They also tend to remain hospitalized longer than normal newborns and grow less quickly. Later they may have speech problems...
...Leakey goes on to describe the earlier findings in South Africa of Raymond Dart and Robert Broom, who unearthed human ancestors more than 3 million years old, as well as to discuss Don Johanson's dramatic discovery of Lucy, the famous four-foot-tall Ethiopian who walked upright at least 3 million years ago. The find, Leakey notes, confirms that man's ancestors walked erect long before they began to develop the big brains that set them apart from more primal primates...