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...Nearly half of the Hyakunin Isshu poems are about love. Teika drew from poets as far back as the 8th century, and one of the pleasures of reading the collection is to realize that nothing has changed. A millennium later, in our drastically different culture, we immediately relate to the 9th century provincial governor Taira no Kanemori ("Though I try to keep it secret,/ my deep love/ shows in the blush on my face./ Others keep asking me/ - Who are you thinking of?"). We recall the first rush of our own romances upon reading the 10th century aristocrat Fujiwara...
...child, Brown internalized the values of his father, who used his pulpit to combat poverty among his parishioners and support missionary work overseas. Brown has consistently advocated a bigger aid budget, fairer trading regimes for developing countries, and a commitment to the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Long involved with Africa, he is particularly exercised about the crisis in Zimbabwe, where his father, who died in 1998, had friends who opposed white minority rule. Though plainly outraged by the delay in announcing the result of the presidential vote in Zimbabwe, Brown seems keen to avoid any accusations of colonial-style...
Nobody wanted to see Charlton Heston in the business suit or polo shirt that other stars of the '50s and '60s wore. The present was too puny a place to confine him. But put him in a toga or a military uniform from any millennium, or strip him to the waist to reveal that finely muscled torso, then let his tense, intense baritone voice articulate a noble notion, and you had Hollywood's ideal of Mensa beefcake. In the era of the movie epic, he was the iconic hero, adding to these films millions in revenue, plenty of muscle...
...Keys to Common Wealth In "Common Wealth," Jeffrey D. Sachs stated that the Millennium Development Goals are to cut extreme poverty, hunger and disease by 2015 [March 24]. Cutting poverty and hunger means more people consuming. Cutting disease means more people. Working toward these goals is meaningless as long as we do not reduce world population. People need to have fewer babies. Anything else produces an endless fight with no chance of winning. Rodger Skidmore, Sarasota...
...Keys to Common Wealth In "Common Wealth," Jeffrey D. Sachs stated that the Millennium Development Goals are to cut extreme poverty, hunger and disease by 2015 [March 24]. Cutting poverty and hunger means more people consuming. Cutting disease means more people. Working toward these goals is meaningless as long as we do not reduce world population. People need to have fewer babies. Anything else produces an endless fight with no chance of winning. Rodger Skidmore, SARASOTA...