Word: yew
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...GARSINGTON OPERA The auditorium on the terrace at 17th century Garsington Manor, just outside Oxford, seats around 500. You can eat in the restaurant, order a picnic or bring your own. Dine in the all-weather tents or the Italian gardens with their yew hedges, statues and water features, which are sometimes used as scenery for productions. The 2007 season includes Richard Strauss's modern take on Greek mythology, Ariadne auf Naxos...
...exercise every day, I work hard every day and I sleep well every day. And I think [my mind is] still functioning, although I'm not as active as before. But enough to fight an election." LEE KUAN YEW, Singapore's Minister Mentor, announcing his plans to stand for office in the next general elections. The city-state's 82-year-old founder has run in 12 national polls since...
...Leader's Reach The detailed interview with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew was quite educational and thoughtful [Dec. 12]. It was all the more interesting to read how the onetime autocratic leader of Singapore's 4 million people would like to determine the affairs of countries with more than 1 billion people. I take satisfaction in the fact that Lee's comments about radical Islam will not be read by most Muslims. Mohammad Nasir Peshawar, Pakistan...
...have great respect for Lee Kuan Yew's achievements in Singapore's early development [Dec. 12]. It is unfortunate, however, that he sees only "chaos" in the free marketplace of ideas and does not recognize the myriad possibilities of positive creativity. Singaporeans are taught how to think and act in accord with the dictates of the system. Now Singaporeans are being told to be creative. So even the creative spirit is being forced upon society by the system instead of being allowed to happen naturally. I hope the government does not wait too long to loosen up, or it will...
...success, and names like Mao, Deng and Gandhi will always inspire debates about comparative greatness. But the mere fact that Lee can be mentioned in the same breath as those leaders is proof enough of his greatness. That Singapore is small does not diminish the feats of Lee Kuan Yew. To me, he will always be the Grand Old Man of Asia. Reynard Hing Manila...