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...unity - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he was now more optimistic about pledges at this week's donor conference in Madrid. But France, Germany and Russia said they'd give no more. MEANWHILE IN FIJI ... Belated Apology Hoping to lift a suspected curse, inhabitants of the remote mountain village of Navatusila have promised to apologize to descendants of a British Christian missionary whom their forefathers ate 136 years ago. According to village lore, their ancestors devoured all of the Rev. Thomas Baker except his leather boots, which, despite prolonged cooking, proved too tough...
...Path!) Much of this comes from a uniquely Tezuka form of comix making. The characters have a simplified, "cute" design but inhabit a highly detailed, realistic environment - a style that became the foundation of the manga look. Recalling traditional Japanese landscapes, with careful pen and ink craftsmanship Tezuka depicts mountain vistas and waterfalls. In one remarkable scene a swarm of locusts fills an entire two-page spread...
...Making a Mountain of a Morning After
...more people believe that we can make a positive difference in their lives," says Aliki Panayides, the SVP's deputy secretary general. "There's a growing discontent, and no other party is offering solutions." Last month, SVP president Ueli Maurer offered some solutions at a rally on the mountain of Aggli in central Switzerland. From the 1,650-m summit, between bouts of yodeling and flag waving, he implored about 250 local party delegates to protect their country from refugees and asylum seekers. "Instead of protecting us, politicians and courts show lenience toward these criminals," he said, telling his audience...
Ideal first date: Visit to field site to observe mating behavior of mountain bluebirds...