wind through, landmarks, freedom of the press. It’s a weapon, of course, and an artistic device in books, movies and paintings. In Rushdie’s book, it’s a metaphor for understanding.

Though Rushdie considered calling his new book “A Knife in the Eye,” a reference to the worst of his injuries, he decided on a single-word title, as sharp and staccato as the object itself. “Knife” can mean many things, he writes. It’s a weapon, of course, and an artistic device in books, movies and paintings. In Rushdie’s book, it’s a metaphor for understanding.

 Where Freedom of the Press Is Muffled

By DAVID CARR

China and Britain both underscore how transparency, however painful in the moment, allows democracy, business and the citizenry to thrive in the long run.

《法律的界碑》
北京的出版社2011再版Lord Denning系列書 (除這本之外) 1984年的Landmarks in the Law by Lord Denning, Alfred Thompson Dennin Denning, Bar
Written in Lord Denning's familiar vivid, staccato style, Landmarks in the Law discusses cases and characters whose names will be known to all readers, grouped together under headings such as High Treason, Freedom of the Press, and Murder. Thus, for example, the chapter on High Treason tells the stories of Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Roger Casement, and William Joyce--three very different cases, the first occurring nearly 350 years before the last, but each one raising constitutional issues of the greatest importance.





When was the first Boston Marathon? The Boston Marathon — the world's oldest annual marathon — was first run on Patriot's Day, April 19, 1897. It was originally measured at 24.8 mi/40 km, based on the legendary run of the Greek foot soldier Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens. The distance was changed in 1908 to 26 miles, 385 yards (41.8 km, 352 m), when King Edward VII and his queen asked that the Olympic Marathon begin at Windsor Castle, so the royals could view the start. The Boston Marathon takes place annually, on the third Monday in April. It begins in Hopkinton and winds through eight cities and towns, finishing in Boston's Back Bay. John A. Kelley started a record 61 Boston Marathons and finished 58, winning twice. A statue honoring him stands at the foot of "Heartbreak Hill," one of the landmarks along the route.
Quote:
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon." — Emil Zátopek


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landmarks

(lănd'märk')
n.

1. A prominent identifying feature of a landscape.
2. A fixed marker, such as a concrete block, that indicates a boundary line.
3. An event marking an important stage of development or a turning point in history.
4. A building or site with historical significance, especially one marked for preservation by a municipal or national government.

adj.
Having great import or significance: a landmark court ruling.

tr.v., -marked, -mark·ing, -marks.
To accord the status of a landmark to; declare to be a landmark.