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...hire on Ink, the Ted Danson-Mary Steenburgen vehicle that CBS put on hold a mere three weeks before its scheduled premiere. The show is set to debut Oct. 21, and English is currently doing a round-the-clock rework on a new pilot on Martha's Vineyard. "I thrive on pressure," says English, "but this is probably more pressure than I ever experienced in my career." She hopes to make better use of the couple's chemistry than the original pilot did, and she will replace all six supporting players...
LAURA BAKER, 28; SPARTANBURG, S.C.; potter An artist herself, Baker knows that gifted children need more than glitter and glue to thrive. In 1993 she started COLORS, an art studio that provides inner-city children with professional materials and guidance. More than 650 children have participated in the program, in which they paint community murals with educational messages. Says Baker: "Art is a way to get to know yourself and to express who you are without being completely vulnerable...
Creating an environment where this type of achievement can thrive is not the work of giant funding projects or cutthroat competition; it is the doing of remarkable individuals in small gestures. Harvard College is full of some of the most successful people in this regard. They are role models for the type of person I would like to be: someone whom others respect and admire, not for anything extrinsic, but for the quality of his work and his compassion and kindness to others. Someone who is firm in his beliefs and values and who conveys them not by preaching...
...This forum allows scientists in academia and industry to come together and share their knowledge," said Janice T. Bourque, executive director of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. "Our mission is to foster a positive environment for biotechnology to grow and thrive through programs, education, legislative matters and publications; and one of the mechanisms for that is our science symposium...
First, Prince Yusupov and the others fed poisoned cakes and wine to Rasputin. The Czarina's dissolute monk seemed to thrive on them. He called for more wine and went on with the party...