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...decades on, Silk's photograph has lost none of its power, although knowledge of the war's outcome perhaps dulls our understanding of official concerns about its publication. Where now we see resilience, courage, tenderness and indomitable spirit, at the desperate height of the war few would have read in it the signs of an Allied victory. Whittington, like so many of his young comrades, did not return from New Guinea. We owe him, and all of them, a moment of reflection, and a silent prayer of thanks...
...family debated whether to go down to be with her in Florida, and as my mother tried to wrangle information on her condition out of the vast nursing bureaucracy, I stayed in close touch. My grandmother slowly learned to walk again at a rehab facility, exhibiting her indomitable spirit and her own powerful determination to live independently...
...ethical journalism: to protect sources even on pain of imprisonment. Journalism will be the better after this trying moment if we remain firm in the face of cajoling and intimidation by those who know they have been exposed. Eric Orina, Secretary-General Kenya Union of Journalists Nairobi The Spirit of Survival I agree wholeheartedly with the praise bestowed upon the British by Andrew Sullivan in his Essay "The Quiet Power of the Stoic" [July 18]. The manner in which the Brits handled the tragedy was noble and inspiring. But the response of Americans, especially New Yorkers, to the events...
...ground? Perhaps not doctrinally, but it demonstrated qualities that the Vatican has missed at least since the latter years of John Paul's illness: a questing, nuanced intelligence; a willingness to understand issues in their complexity even when he does not change his mind; a certain humility and a spirit of practical engagement that, rather than retreat behind rank or theological niceties, seem eager to take on the world of the church and the church in the world...
...long been seen as a food for the abstemious. But the prim and proper pulse is now set for an image makeover?thanks to its new role as a source of hard liquor. Developed by Sovereign Brands LLC, a company in Chicago, 3 Vodka (3vodka.com) is the only spirit distilled from soya available today. It took three years to hone and is made through a complex, secret process that requires two distillations. After a period of limited distribution in the U.S., 3 Vodka is now hitting international markets in a sleek, stylish bottle...