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...other hand, the Japanese are bombarded with the same negative images of the U.S. that have deepened America's mood of depression and self-doubt. People watch CNN reporting on the American homeless. They flock to see the gratuitous violence of Die Hard 2. Japanese Playboy, which for years projected an image of the U.S. as a carefree sexual playground, now runs stories about the AIDS epidemic. Japanese newspapers, cribbing from the U.S. press, detail the decline in American educational standards and the growth in the murder rate...
After New York City, Tharp's troupe will tour in Japan. Then comes a movie musical with James Brooks (Terms of Endearment). What next for the choreographer and her flock? Well, in addition to constant maintenance, there is also that element of uncertainty. Tharp seems to thrive...
Cole's argument is that Black students, particularly Black women, flock to this course and, thus, not to a course on Dante (his example). Social segregation between Black and white students, he contends, is reinforced by intellectual and academic self-segregation. Moreover, a Core education should include texts chosen "by dint of their universality," texts that "transcend the confines of historical and cultural context," he argues...
...lawns, eats flower gardens, poops around pools and spas and, worst of all, starts screeching as early as 4 a.m. For sheer irritation, rats, raccoons, skunks, pigeons and possums are no match for the more than 150 wild peacocks that infest this otherwise tranquil, posh Southern California community. The flock -- often 30 to 40 birds roosting in a single tree -- descends from six Indian peafowl released on the Palos Verdes Peninsula...
...soothe ruffled feathers on all sides, the city council is willing to try behavior modification. Later this month, Iowa peafowl farmer Dennis Fett, who will collect $200 a day and expenses for his advice, will conduct seminars for frazzled residents on how they can cope with their troublesome flock. Then he will try to draw the birds, Pied Piper-style, to open parts of the city...