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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fracturing the empire into a patchwork of squabbling fiefdoms. Terrible famines ravaged the imperial capital of Kyoto and its surrounding provinces, and Yoshimasa did nothing to alleviate the suffering. His penchant for luxury brought the empire to the edge of financial ruin. When he finally realized that he was unfit to rule and decided to abdicate, his indecisiveness about naming a successor provoked the 10-year Onin war, one of the most destructive conflicts in Japanese history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Master of the Arts | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

After the success of a recent culinary display station on “Salt...the only rock we eat,” dining halls will debut a series of exhibits on grades of meat unfit for human consumption. Did I say “debut?...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Predictions | 2/13/2004 | See Source »

...speak at Harvard. To my knowledge, HIPJ and CLUH have never before hosted a speaker who refused to condemn violence against civilians. In not doing so, these groups have acknowledged that there are positions that, while protected by free speech, are so heinous that they render a person unfit to address a civilized crowd. By inviting Jubran, these groups are sending the message quite clearly that they do not consider the targeting of innocent Israelis to be as offensive as the murder of others...

Author: By Daniel W. Shoag, | Title: Peace, Justice and Suicide Bombings? | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

Putting aesthetics aside, even Daniels agrees that Sert’s buildings, with their use of concrete and large plazas, are “absolutely unfit for New England weather conditions...

Author: By Christian A. Stayner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reshaping Harvard’s Landscape | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

...just to patients but also to their fellow physicians. If incompetent doctors want to continue to practice and the state allows them to, then the state should cover their insurance costs. Otherwise, we should get rid of them; they're dangerous! If insurance companies don't want to cover unfit or negligent doctors, they shouldn't have to. PETER SMITH Reston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 30, 2003 | 6/30/2003 | See Source »

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