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Yelabuga, an economically depressed city of 70,000 in Russia's republic of Tatarstan, is an unlikely staging area for the march of globalization. The city's biggest claim to fame: it's where noted Soviet-era poet Marina Tsvetayeva spent her final days before committing suicide...
...Geoffrey Bawa is well known in his native Sri Lanka and in design circles, but wider fame has eluded the architect who died in 2003 at the age of 84. Part of the reason is that the building style Bawa pioneered - melding Asian and global design traditions in a way that suited the requirements of monsoon climates - has become ubiquitous. Verandahs, water features, local craftwork, lush landscaping: today these kinds of elements are taken for granted in resorts, spas and villas all over the region, and it is easy to believe that it was ever thus...
...Association should go easy on the players named in the report. This is unacceptable. Players should face the consequences of their actions, and do so on the public stage. The excuse that the use of these types of drugs was common is just not good enough. Furthermore, Hall of Fame voters should consider any accomplishments or records of players implicated in the Mitchell report suspect and tainted. Furthermore, Major League Baseball should work to enact the recommendations of the Mitchell report for tougher drug standards in the future...
...Upon winning the Nobel, Wald used his fame as a platform to advance his stance against the Vietnam...
...incredible rock-n-roll fantasy.” Besides that process, the actor visualized how he wanted his performance to develop: “I would meditate, and once we started filming, I would kind of know where I was going with his character. Given a taste of music fame, Reilly hints that he might explore the industry further. “Music has always been a part of my life,” he remarks. “The more you put it out there, the more opportunities...