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...Despite a talent for communicating, he's not the publicity-seeking type. Yet Tanner's influence on Labor, and the broader political agenda, is arguably more pronounced than Latham's. His mind appears more supple and open than his colleague's, reflecting a broader life experience and cultural knowledge. Quiet and serious, he doesn't do the "matey" thing. Yet as he moves around his inner-city electorate on a cold September day - from a drop-in center for the poor to an informal lunch with Greek pensioners - Tanner exudes warmth and empathy...
This year, however, downtime has been hard to find. Following 25 relatively quiet years, 1995 marked the beginning of what many scientists believe could be a decades-long phase of hurricane hyperactivity. So far this year, 11 named storms have arisen in the Atlantic, and seven have...
...name Thakoon, showed his first collection at the just concluded New York Fashion Week. He is one of four young Asian and Asian-American designers--including Jeffrey Chow, Derek Lam and Peter Som--who stole the spotlight under the tents in Manhattan's Bryant Park last week with quirky, quiet and sophisticated clothes...
...Britain by Frank Buchman that was prominent in the 1920s. Houck was immediately drawn to the group's teachings, which were based on four principles: honesty, purity, unselfishness and love. He was especially moved by the concept of "two-way" prayer: the group taught that if you spent quiet time every day listening to God, he would provide guidance. You were also encouraged to make restitution, to "put right what's wrong in your life," says Houck...
...nights to get all of the garbage out. I wanted to be honest about everything in my life." He says his wife was grateful for the talk and then understood his behavior. "Now we could start our family and raise the children with the same guidelines. We had family quiet time every day. That's the way we raised the whole family." Houck lost his wife to cancer in 1988, but believes the lessons learned from the Oxford Group gave him a life he had not been sure was possible. "A marriage that wasn't supposed to last one year...