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...Philippines, virtually the same scenario as in Kosovo has occurred to the Filipino Muslims in Mindanao. The Muslims want their independence from the Philippine government to build their own state. This has been the cause of discord here. Peace cannot be achieved through war. Mindanao should remain part of the Philippines, just as Kosovo should stay within Yugoslavia. JOSE FREDERICK P. FLORESE Makati City, the Philippines...
Though more classical, there were subtle quirks throughout. Portions had slightly disconcerting discord--dancers doing the same movements but a count or so apart from each other. Throughout the piece were sections of movement that had flexed feet and rigid, straight arms, something not usually seen in ballet. In general, the piece had clean, straight lines. Classic movements would stop in midmovement, and instead of being completed as expected, would somehow change. One particularly playful moment had male dancers lifting their partners into the wings and throwing them as the audience gasped, only for her to be caught by another...
Making room for this monument to television is no small matter either. The corner of our living room, which my wife had reserved for a baby grand (insert your own marital discord here), was cleared for the HDTV's landing, which required three men and a truck with a hydraulic lift...
...PILOT DISCORD ON NO. 111? When Swissair flight 111 crashed off Nova Scotia last fall, many experts were surprised that the pilots turned out to sea to dump fuel--a standard emergency tack but one that may have given the plane's suspected wiring problem enough time to force the craft down. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that a preliminary summary of a cockpit recording showed that co-pilot Stefan Lowe suggested landing immediately but was overruled repeatedly by Captain Urs Zimmermann, who focused on the procedural checklist...
Should Harvard--an institution founded on the principle that one can only serve one's country after having "Enter[ed] to Grow in Wisdom"--honor Margaret Thatcher? It is said in the Bible that he who causes discord in his own house shall inherit the wind. The void of vision in Britain now, backed by legions of unimpressive Tory and Labor back-benchers unable to deal with the mess she has made, is, in the end, Thatcher's only legacy to the British people...