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...Some of Wong's rawness was tempered in Unmarked Treasure (2004) and Like a Seed with Its Singular Purpose (2006) - two volumes praised for their probing, reflective study of love and desire. In the poem "Practical Aim" from Like a Seed, Wong asks: "After deep loss, what does the heart/ learn that it has not already understood/ about regret? When all light finally/ forsakes a room, do we take the time/ to interrogate the dark, and to what end?" Other poems simmer with sexual energy; an aircraft landing on the tarmac becomes heady foreplay with the "slow lick...
...million people living in U.S. speak a language other than English at home. Like foreigners, Americans feel threatened. American politicians have turned whether or not English should be the U.S.’s “national language” into a political wedge issue. Fear of loss of identity through loss of language is, however, shortsighted...
...Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, recorded a double-double in each of Princeton’s games. She scored18 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Lehigh last Tuesday and added 32 points and 13 rebounds in a dominant performance in the Tigers’ 10-point loss to Lafayette on Saturday. Cowher’s double-doubles were the 15th and 16th of collegiate career. Crimson freshman forward Emma Markley was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll for her performance last week. The rookie scored nine points on 4-for-6 shooting in just 11 minutes...
...tougher to put a positive gloss on the loss of two CDs containing vital personal information about 25 million Britons, including bank details and other data that could be exploited by identity fraudsters. Brown's successor as Chancellor, Alistair Darling, told incredulous colleagues in the House of Commons on Nov. 20 that the discs intended for the National Audit Office had sent by the standard courier service used for internal government mail by an official at the government department HM Revenue & Customs, flouting guidelines on the security of such data. The discs never reached their destination...