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...year-old tower, the Lodi tombs and mosques, and lesser-known marvels such as the Jamali Kamali, the tomb of a 16th century poet and his companion. Spanning from the Middle Ages through the British Raj to the present, the book shows how Delhi accumulated history like geological strata. So, following Peck's road map, you can wander through the market of Chandni Chowk in old Delhi, taking note as you pass in quick succession a Jain temple where sick birds are treated, a Hindu temple, a Sikh gurdwara, a mosque and a British-era police station (a McDonald...
...argue that they have more educational resources than their peers. Heritage’s study doesn’t show that the military perfectly mirrors the general population. But it does show that the situation is not as bad as Rangel and others have suggested. Individuals from all income strata choose to join the military. The average recruit may not be middle class, but he is not dirt poor either. This means that liberals have to recognize a hard truth: some people really disagree with us. Bush and Congress may be buying their children out of this war, but plenty...
...MOVIE IS BETTER: Whereas Lewis let World War II stay in the book's background, the movie opens with a stark, scary shot of Luftwaffe bombers pummeling London. It's a daring stroke that brings out the dark strata of loss and violence that lay beneath the story. Lewis also soft-pedaled the book's climactic battle between the forces of good and evil; the movie makes it the kick-ass set piece readers have always wanted. "It'd be a crime not to show a fight between a centaur and a minotaur," says screenwriter Christopher Markus...
...another turns tricks to raise money for sound equipment. The track is engineered by a geeky white guy (DJ Qualls). When he's dismissed as a doofus white, Key replies, "No, he's just light-skinned"--which must be how Brewer, who has black and white friends from all strata of Memphis society, sees himself...
...fact, some of the apparent similarities between earth and Mars are what makes the Red Planet so appealing a place to visit. A study of Mars could reveal critical insights about the meteorology and seismology of the earth; the strata that should be visible in the walls of the great rift valley would reveal the planet's geological history, exposed and waiting to be read. And the question that the Viking landers could not answer might be resolved: If the planet is so like our own, did life ever evolve there? Whether it did or not, Carl Sagan sees...