"You can make yourself a distance runner, but you can't make yourself a sprinter," is a quote Williamstown High School girls cross country coach Ed Douglas likes to tell his runners.

The Australian 'distance'

"Beauty of Distance" is the title of this year's Sydney Biennale of modern arts. The title is obviously an echo and ironic association with the famous book written about Australia titled "Tyranny of Distance," which depicted the dilemma of Australia associating mentally with Europe (England) yet being geographically remote from it. One might say that the international perspective of Australia ...

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Indoctri-Nation

The Ministry of Indoctrination This past week Ethiopia's Ministry of Education issued a "directive" effectively outlawing distance learning (or education programs that are not delivered...

DISTANCE LEARNING

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Palace won’t touch Ombudsman extortion report

Malacañang kept a distance from reports that an official of the Ombudsman might have played a key role in sending dismissed policeman Rolando Mendoza on a murderous rage out of frustration over a case that led to his dismissal.