Pope pulls out of Rome

Pope Benedict XVI last night called off a visit to Rome's main university in face of hostility from academics and students, who accused-him of despising-science.

The Pope had been due to speak tomorrow during-ceremonies marking the start of the academic year at Rome's largest and oldest university, La-Sapienza.

The announcement followed a break-in and sit-in at the rector's office, and a row over a letter signed by more than 60 teachers.

Via Guardian-Unlimited

Bruce Lee Interviewed

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Interview with Bruce-Lee on the Pierre Berton Show, about beliefs & philosophy.

Do not stand at my grave

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

Written at least 50 years ago, this poem has been attributed at different times to J.T. Wiggins (an English emigre to America), two Americans: Mary E. Fry and Marianne Reinhardt, and more recently to Stephen Cummins, a British soldier killed in Northern Ireland who left a copy for his relatives.

Others claim it is a Navajo burial prayer.

- The Poetry Library