Word: pacificism
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Matsuzaka isn’t even a safe bet. Many Japanese players are less of a force on this side of the Pacific. Matsuzaka may become synonymous with the international mega-flop and could destroy the American market for Japanese players. No general manager would risk paying significant money for...
But the kamikazes were only a sideshow in the Pacific Theater. Thomas’ overarching aim is to substantiate his opening epigraph, a quote from Churchill—“War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.” Thomas paraphrases that adage again in the book?...
If you want to be the very first to welcome the first day of the new year, Antarctica is the place to be. On any Jan. 1, the sun sits above the horizon the whole day across most of Antarctica. For a slightly more comfortable holiday vacation, head to the...
Now Bainimarama has become a coup leader himself. This week he overthrew the South Pacific nation's lawfully elected government of Laisenia Qarase. It is Fiji's fourth coup in two decades. Before he took the final step, declaring himself president, the military man had thundered for months against the...
All these issues lose their sharp edges when a family becomes truly blended, but that can take anywhere from four to seven years, research shows. Children under age 8 blend the fastest, and those between 9 and 11 the slowest, says Sandra Macias, a professor at the Pacific Graduate School...