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From `Motorcycle Maintenance' to morality
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LILA
An Inquiry into Morals
By Robert M. Pirsig
Bantam, 409 pp., $22.50
With "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals," Robert M. Pirsig proves that
an absence of 17 years can be brief indeed. For Pirsig in his second
book matches if not surpasses the intensity of "Zen and the Art of
Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values," his 1974 best
seller. In "Lila," Pirsig turns to the subject of morality, fixing
his attention on the "collapse of morals in the 20th century." We in
the 1990s are members yet of the post-World War I "Lost Generation,"
he writes, and we have dismissed the idea of ...
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Panama
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; ...Bocas del Toro COLOMBIA COSTA RICA Caribbean Sea Cerro Santiago 9,272 ft. (2,826 m) Changuinola Chitre Chucunaque R. Colon...Santiago Serrania del Darien Serrania de Tabasara Sona Volcan Bar 11,400 ft. (3,475 m) Yaviza MapQuest.com, Inc.
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Panthers rally to win by one
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...the third quarter, Burlingame (11-5, 2-0) climbed to within...Sandridge had 26 for Jefferson (9-7, 1-1). Westmoor (7...30 behind Anthony Burrell's 11 points. Menlo beat Sequoia 45-34. Menlo-Atherton (9-8, 1-1) defeated Half Moon...
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Pinole rolls to win over Berkeley
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...points in the first half. Junior guard Jazmine Perkins scored 11 points for the No. 3 Yellowjackets (7-5, 1-1), but Pinole...Simpkins hit for a team-high 18 points to pace the Yellowjackets (9-4, 2-0). Steve Evans added 15 points, and Duane Bagsby...
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This weekend on TV
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...playoffs: Seattle vs. Chicago (11 a.m., Ch. 13.); New England...moves in. -- Without a Trace (9 p.m., Ch. 2): The winner...disappears. -- Brothers & Sisters (9 p.m., Ch. 4): Kitty and...matchmaker. -- Crossing Jordan (9 p.m., Ch. 5): In the fifth...
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USU game day
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; LA. TECH (4-11, 2-1) AT UTAH STATE (11-5, 0-2) SMITH SPECTRUM Today, 7 p.m. TV: None Radio...PROBABLE STARTERS C. MCKENZIE C. SPICER (13.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg) (9.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg) K. SMITH D. PETERSON (3.4 ppg, 1...
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Plaisted may be suffering from jinx
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...points. Plaisted, who runs a 4.6 40 and has a 40-inch vertical, is averaging 11.1 points and 7.0 rebounds a game. Many expected 17 to 20 points and 9 or 10 boards a game this season after his freshman year in which he averaged 13 and...
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George Mason's Gift Is a Shiny Present; Patriots Rebound From Bleak Past
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...who was coming off his best season in 11 years as Bowling Green's coach. His first season at Mason ended with a 9-18 record, the Patriots' eighth straight...history on their side. In the previous 11 NCAA tournaments, CAA teams seeded 13th...
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Orem's stingy 'D' stymies punchless Thunderbirds
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...Thunderbird press. Downey, who finished with 11 points, worked with senior forward Jessica...close at halftime, with Orem holding a 12-11 lead. Timpview was able to get up on the...the loss, while the Tigers improved to 9-4 with the win.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...Science & Transportation -- 9:30 a.m. Mark up satellite...Office Bldg. Appropriations -- 9:30 a.m. Military construction...Office Bldg. Appropriations -- 9:30 a.m. VA, HUD & independent...2358 RHOB. Appropriations -- 11 a.m. Interior subc. FY 2000...
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Quake prompts tsunami warning
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ...center said they could be expected to hit Dutch Harbor around 11:41 p.m. Alaska Standard Time. In Hawaii, any waves could...once they arrive at shore. On Dec. 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island spawned giant...
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