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...weeks ago, the Kenyan men lost their hold on the Boston marathon for the first time in 14 years. To comfort them, Kenyans quoted the Swahili proverb “kuteleza sio kuanguka:” to slip is not to fall. In other words, this is just a momentary setback, and life is a marathon, not a sprint. As their countrymen make light of the second-place position though, there is disquiet over a deeper problem. Kenya declined in international position, especially in the last Olympics, due to defection of its runners...
...When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled," goes the old proverb. It might have been coined for China and Japan. The rekindled tension over clashing versions of their shared history now threatens the resolution of the most pressing security dilemma in North Asia: the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program...
...Mount Fuji, Japan, 3,776 m "He who does not climb Mount Fuji once in his life is a fool; he who climbs it twice is also a fool," so a Japanese saying goes. But in fact it's not as difficult as the proverb would have you believe. If arriving from Tokyo or Osaka, begin your ascent at Fujinomiya 5th station?a convenient trailhead?and bank on a five-hour trek to the top. Rest huts along the way sell noodles and will rent you a lumpy futon for a quick nap. There are also vending machines selling beer...
...weather permitting) a spectacular dawn. Mount Fuji, Japan, 3,776 m "He who does not climb Mount Fuji once in his life is a fool; he who climbs it twice is also a fool," so a Japanese saying goes. But in fact it's not as difficult as the proverb would have you believe. If arriving from Tokyo or Osaka, begin your ascent at Fujinomiya 5th station - a convenient trailhead - and bank on a five-hour trek to the top. Rest huts along the way sell noodles and will rent you a lumpy futon for a quick nap. There...
According to an ancient proverb of Rotuma, the tiny Fijian island that provides the setting for the film, the land has teeth and knows the truth. Viki (Sapeta Taito), the young protagonist of The Land Has Eyes, discovers one of these truths: the land to which you were born does not determine who you will become...