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...that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become too vast for us to cope with or even understand; we are too small and too afraid.” Let me offer this as an ideal opening sentence to any question even tangentially nudging on the Middle Ages. And now, you see, having dazzled me, won me by your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give C’s. How? By FACTS. Any kind...
...real threat," as Newbold claims. Saddam Hussein wanted to be the venture capitalist of Islamic extremism and fuel its fire. Iraq today may be a down-and-dirty training ground for terrorists, but Saddam's Iraq was their five-star hotel and bank. Things in Iraq aren't ideal, but they were worse before. Kenneth A. Rumbarger Trooper, Pennsylvania, U.S. After reading Newbold's essay [april 17], I was about to write a scathing letter asking why the General waited so long to make his views known. Then I realized that I never made my views known either. I strongly...
Located in the bustling Kemang area of South Jakarta, the all-suite Kemang Icon, kemangicon.com, is an ideal setting for visitors looking to get away from the relative blandness of the central business district. Longer bookings are encouraged by special rates and by [an error occurred while processing this directive] domesticated touches (four of the 12 one-room suites come with kitchenettes). The location also has some of the Indonesian capital's hippest nightlife and shopping within walking distance, so there's plenty to keep guests amused - they can drop in at chic new cocktail lounge Casa (it's right...
...level, with Lake Pontchartrain brimming to its north, the Mississippi River running to its south and the Gulf of Mexico crashing at its door. Keeping a place like that dry would be a city planner's nightmare in the best of circumstances. But New Orleans' circumstances have never been ideal; the city was built in the center of one of the most hurricane-prone spots in the world. "New Orleans naturally wants to be a lake," says Timothy Kusky, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at St. Louis University. Apparently, the city got its wish last week...
Well, the American family is under threat today. The very women who were told they could climb the corporate ladder, and indeed encouraged to do so, must now partake in a Sophie’s choice between equally desirable public and private ends. This is not ideal. Women should, so to speak, be able to bake their cake...