PRINCETON - How the mighty International Monetary Fund has fallen. More than a decade ago, the French magazine Paris Match carried a picture of the Fund's then Managing Director, Michel Camdessus, with the title: "The Most Powerful Frenchman in the World." Today, his successor, Dominique
TOKYO - Kokka no Hinkaku, The Dignity of a State, is the title of a recent book by the Japanese mathematician Masahiko Fujiwara that has sold three million copies. Talk about the book in Japan is so fervid that the term "dignity" (hinkaku) has become a buzzword. That Japan's dignity is
At a time when budget cuts are the order of the day, political power in Scandinavia is modest and generally honest. Women play a major role in society and politics, and have for a long time. Scandinavian capitalism has been traditionally more humane, and social injustice, though it exists, is much
turned out by the Soviet bloc's official publishers?The Council's excuse is a smokescreen, and simultaneously kowtows to Chinese totalitarianism and insults those Chinese writers who have been imprisoned, banned, or forced into exile merely for writing what their conscience demands.In his "
Wrocław, sisterly intimacy. In this, as John Paul II once called, city of meetings, I was able to experience the unity of different religions.' President Lech Kaczyński sent a letter congratulating the Dalai Lama on his freeman title. 'My country, the home of Solidarity, feels unity with all peoples
: Fragile Superpower . When she mentioned the book's title to American friends, they wondered why she used the modifier "fragile," whereas Chinese friends said calling their country a "superpower" was premature. Shirk's title still captures a significant phenomenon that bedevils
could make little headway against the prevailing philosophical mood.Last month, however, saw a major philosophical event: the publication of Derek Parfit's long-awaited book . Until now, Parfit, who is Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, had written only one book, which appeared in 1984, to
Rights. Lech Kaczyński, in turn, according to the KUL, opposes the 'moral relativism' present in the Charter. 'It is a great honour for me to be receiving this title at this university and in such company,' the president said about his first Polish honorary degree. Towards the end of his speech, he
research points to a smarter way to tackle climate change. There is no longer any mainstream disagreement about the reality of global warming. The crucial questions concern the economics of our response. But this debate can be just as heated. Ever since I published The Skeptical Environmentalist in
Testimony - a cinematic story about the life of John Paul II through the eyes of Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, the Pope's long-time secretary and friend. The film version of the bestseller The film Testimony is based on the book of the same title, published in 2007, a transcript of
marzeniach i aspiracjach tamtejszego świata. Dobrym przykładem samochodowo-kapitalistycznej mentalności jest piosenka zespołu The Beatles: "Drive My Car" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney)Asked a girl what she wanted to be She said baby, can't you see I wanna be famous, a
Może dzięki temu nie musimy słuchać mało ambitnego popu, za to producenci zaprzęgli do filmu pewniaków, m.in. gwiazdę jazzu Ettę James, Tamarę Walker (śpiewająca tytułową piosenkę - dzieło Mike'a Curba, kompozytora oryginalnych filmowych fraz, i Michaela Lloyda) czy mistrza obrzeży jazzu i
of Friends for Integration - inaugurated a campaign called The Navel of Europe, which is the title that will be awarded to the municipality with the highest turnout in the EP elections. Translated by Marcin Wawrzyńczak
Plaga bankructw była od dawna zapowiadana i nieuchronna, ale zaskoczyła banki podobnie jak zima zaskakuje drogowców. Dwa miliony amerykańskich rodzin zostanie w tym roku eksmitowanych ze swoich domów, a kolejne kilka milionów znajduje się na krawędzi bankructwa. Aż 10 proc. kredytów hipotecznych w
above them,' an allusion to an ironic title Mr Tusk earned as a result of his theoretically political but in reality recreational visit to Peru in May last year. 'I won't comment on the pearls of wisdom in order to protect the fledgling dialogue with the opposition,' Mr Tusk said. 'Searching for wise
the athletes do their running, jumping and lifting. Without illusions and masquerade. There has never been a competition called 'human rights' in the Olympic programme and there won't ever be. What is, on the other hand, outside the stadium, is a race for the title of the world champion in cynicism
Wasiewicz. title="Archiwum Agnieszki Holland">Rodzina Hollandów w Węgrowie. Lata 20. ub. wieku. Drugi z lewej (stoi) Mendel Holland, węgrowski radny. Ostatni z prawej (siedzi) kilkuletni ojciec Agnieszki Holland, reżyserkiZ listów wyłania się obraz niełatwej symbiozy Żydów i Polaków w Węgrowie
Film Week in Ukraine. Please, be so kind and withdraw the title from your program as well as let us know the name and contact details of the person/organization who granted the screening rights to you"), gdzie domaga się wydania nazwisk i adresów inicjatorów tych pokazów. A tym "
. Wszyscy godzinami oglądają telewizję, albo siedzą przed domem. Nikt nie ma stałej pracy. Zasiłek, który w Australii otrzymują wszyscy bezrobotni, w zupełności wystarcza im na życie. Razem z resztą rodziny Alex chce odzyskać tzw. native title, upoważniający do korzystania z ziemi w okolicy Tinghi. Wniosek
