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Providence Journal - Providence Journal (subscription) - Mar 27, 2005
Thus, the white petals of the lily now symbolize her purity, and the golden anthers that radiate out from the center of the lily blossom have come to mean heaven’s light. To gain a bit of perspective on Easter lily culture, we need to look back a little more than 100 years, to the late 1800s. At that time, most Easter lily bulbs grown for sale throughout the world were exported by Bermuda. But by the turn of the 19th century, Japan had stepped in and taken over as the primary supplier. If you’re history-minded, chances are you’ve already figured out that after Pearl Harbor, Japan pretty much sealed its fate when it came to trying to export lily bulbs to the United States. However, thanks to a horticulturally minded World War I soldier who returned home with a suitcase packed to the gills with lily bulbs, America was already well on its way to cashing in on this increasingly popular holiday crop. What is most incredible about the introduction of the Easter lily bulb to the U…
But by the turn of the 19th century, Japan had stepped in and taken over as the primary supplier. If you’re history-minded, chances are you’ve already figured out that after Pearl Harbor, Japan pretty much sealed its fate when it came to trying to export lily bulbs to the United States. However, thanks to a horticulturally minded World War I soldier who returned home with a suitcase packed to the gills with lily bulbs, America was already well on its way to cashing in on this increasingly popular holiday crop. What is most incredible about the introduction of the Easter lily bulb to the U. market is that this young veteran lived along the Pacific Northwest coast, which turned out to be in the middle of the very best tract in the country for cultivating these bulbs commercially. In fact, today a narrow tract stretching 10 miles from Northern California to southern Oregon that includes 10 specialized farms is dubbed the “Easter Lily Capital of the World.
Met police chief says force has to target Asians
Times Online - Mar 27, 2005
ability to monitor terrorist communications. ” The report reflects concern that the biggest threat is the “home-grown” terrorist who belongs to a sleeper cell that can be activated after years of lying dormant in western cities. It warns that “a true sleeper will attempt to enter mainstream. society by shunning outwardly Islamic behaviour, avoiding extremist contacts, getting a job and possibly starting a family or attending a university”.
Wily Mugabe frustrates South Africa’s moves in Zimbabwe
Turkish Daily News - Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Mar 27, 2005
But the plan backfired after Mugabe learned that South Africa was trying to identify sympathetic factions within ZANU-PF, analysts said. ‘Conspiracy theory’:Mbeki’s spokesman Bekhi Khumalo dismissed the alleged Mnangagwa link as “a conspiracy theory. ” “What South Africa wants is a home-grown solution by the Zimbabweans,” he said. Be that as it may, Mnangagwa and his supporters were stripped of key party positions after the December congress. They had banded together to oppose Mugabe’s choice of veteran ZANU-PF member Joyce Mujuru as second vice-president, placing her in a position to succeed the 81-year-old president who has hinted at retiring after his current term ends in 2008. A number of key ZANU-PF officials close to Mnangagwa have since been jailed after a swift trial on charges of passing official secrets to a South African spy. Should ZANU-PF win big in the coming polls as expected, Mujuru’s faction which includes hard-liners from Mugabe’s Zezuru clan of the dominant Shona tribe will clearly be in the driving seat.
Zealotry and its victims
St. Petersburg Times - Mar 27, 2005
BLUMNERPublished March 27, 2005 Many of the men and women who have been holding vigils outside Terri Schiavo’s hospice are exhibiting the worst of America’s home-grown strain of religiously grounded ignorance and hypocrisy. They clutch their Bibles and rosary beads and hold signs that proclaim it a moral duty to care about life for the vulnerable and disabled, but exhibit no such passion when Republican leaders declare the need to cut food subsidies and medical care for the needy while reducing taxes for the wealthy. Voting patterns indicate that the more overtly religious someone is, the more likely he is to vote Republican; and Republicans are more likely than Democrats to shrink potentially lifesaving programs for the nation’s poor and infirm. According to that logic, patients such as Terri Schiavo should be kept alive indefinitely regardless of their prognosis, but it is okay to cut the state Medicaid program that paid part of their medical expenses. The logic is about on a par with the acolytes of Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, who weep and moan for “dead babies” but vote for leaders who are perfectly happy to ignore the 8.