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...third millennium--will not really start until January 1, 2001. This past year, the Year 2000, was simply irrelevant. Yet few are celebrating this milestone; we've already had one millennium celebration in the last 12 months, and no amount of persuasion will convince the populace that the calendar started in the Year 1, not the Year 0. Besides, television executives have already filled their quota of network specials on the Vikings or King Ethelred the Unready...
...Clinton won the 1992 election with support from environmentalists. But when he tried in 1993 to raise royalties for grazing and mining on public lands, he was faced down by Senators from Western states led by Democrat Max Baucus of Montana. After that rebuff, green issues disappeared from his calendar. It wasn't until 1995, when he began vetoing antienvironmental measures pushed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich, that he saw that the public would support a green President. "That was when he realized the people wanted wild land," says Pope...
...jacketed Corigliano emerged onto the stage, and was called back several times. On the second half of the concert, Krystian Zimerman gave an excellent performance of the warhorse of all warhorses, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2. (Actually, the inclusion of this piece was surprising, given that the concert calendar had clearly indicated that the third concerto was to be performed.) Zimerman is known for his wonderful tone, and this concert was no exception. Whereas many pianists have corrupted this work by indulging themselves in rubato and unnecessary histrionics, Zimerman played with nobility, straightforwardness and a real sense of purpose...
...Goodheart and Rudenstine quickly became close colleagues. He screened the President's mail, provided feedback on his speeches, set his calendar and determined the agenda for the meetings of top administrators...
Harvard herself would never admit it, of course. For our watchdogs of tolerance, pluralism, diversity and the other shibboleths of contemporary academia, we have entered the "holiday season," when people from various "faith traditions" take a break from their studies to enjoy "winter break," as the official campus calendar calls...