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WOODY ALLEN AND SOON YI PREVIN He was 56; she was 21 (although she has no birth certificate, and could have been younger) But: technically, he was not her father...
Einstein often invoked God, although his was a rather depersonalized deity. He believed, he said, in a "God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists." His faith in this divine harmony was what caused him to reject the view that the universe is subject to randomness and uncertainty. "The Lord God is subtle, but malicious he is not." Searching for God's design, he said, was "the source of all true art and science." Although this quest may be a cause for humility, it is also what gives meaning and dignity to our lives...
...Although many anti-India Kashmiri fighters are trained in camps in Afghanistan and the Indian government supports the anti-Taliban opposition, the Afghans' conduct during the hijacking had earned praise from New Delhi. "The Taliban's refusal to allow a commando raid on the plane raises the question of whether they?re playing a double game," says Rahman. "After all, there's no reason for the hijackers to back down on their demands if there?s no fear of an imminent attack. Right now, the hijackers are fairly comfortable." That may change, of course, if the Taliban forces the plane...
...universities to buy the drugs, doesn't do much to find out what's happening inside the research facilities. Whether this lapse is due to disinterest or bureaucracy, the results can be deadly: Last April, University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Keith Kajander died from an overdose of cocaine. Although his proposals never mentioned using the drug in his research on pain, Kajander had been permitted to purchase at least 80 grams of cocaine since...
...Schell, announcing that the city has canceled a huge celebration planned for the area surrounding the Space Needle. The Y2K threat has also put a damper on a half-day celebration planned in Philadelphia, in which citizens will follow Mayor Ed Rendell to a different celebratory site each hour. Although that event is going ahead as planned, thousands have canceled - including nearly half of the 1,000 couples expected to participate in a mass wedding at midnight...