Trying to be the father not only of the nation but of individuals and as the father he had not been able to be all those years and he leans into me and says that of course you have to be at your sons graduation and you can interview me anytime, which was true. Anytime i needed to interview him, i was able to and i was there when president clinton went to south africa and that was a time when he was having some personal issues around his actual behavior and Nelson Mandela was very he was advising him in a very positive way and did it very publicly. At the same time, and i think that sean will probably agree with this. And i think that this may be one of the values with the things that we try to keep alive and embrace more than even his name. And his values sometimes conflicted with u. S. Policies. Even when his good friend bill clinton was standing next to him. Because he was insisting still on being friends with fidel castro. And i didnt say that on television, that i . [laughter] and
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the early sunday morning to the brooklyn book festival being hosted here at Brooklyn Law School. Our dean nick allard is here to welcome you. That dean has been a really wonder for bridge between the law school in brooklyn and the brooklyn book festival. Its on like to introduce nick allard to you all. [applause] thank you, professor. Well, welcome to all of you. Were so proud to be able to host part of the largest free letter very festival in new york city in one of the largest in the United States. It certainly is the hippest and most diverse book festival. So weve got that working for us. Also, welcome to the best law school in brooklyn. Some of you know were the only law school in brooklyn. [laughter] but, you know, we are the best law school in the largest and most vibrant borough in the greatest city in the leading state in the most wonderful country. So we have that working force. Its pretty good. Yesterday, marla and i returned from a short trip to r
PENDLETON — Thirteen people met the service dogs who will change their lives Monday, April 8, during a "Leash Passing Ceremony" at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, Pendleton.
(Left) Muhyiddin, then MB of Johor, writing the opening passage for his state in ‘The Great Malaysian Novel’ on March 5,1992. (Right) The March 26, 1992, report in Section 2 on the contributors for the Perak chapter of ‘The Great Malaysian Novel’ that included MB Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib.
Almost 30 years ago, about 1,000 Malaysians, including Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, wrote a story together. This was The Great Malaysian Novel, a project organised by
The Star.
I was motivated to write about it after reader Lim Kuan Cheen, noting that
The Star was celebrating its 50th anniversary, posted on his Facebook saying he remembered a story writing campaign in the mid-1980s that started with a chapter and the whole nation was invited to continue the story”.