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...Down the ancient lanes of old Jerusalem last Saturday, thousands of Christian worshipers surged toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Jesus Christ is said to have risen bodily from his tomb. Many of the devout carried candles for the "Holy Fire Ritual," in which Orthodox priests descend to Christ's tomb and emerge with a flame that they say appears spontaneously - miraculous proof, believers say, that Christ has not forgotten his followers...
...Carbon 14 analysis dated the human rib contained in the relics to between the 7th and 3rd centuries B.C. Pollen testing also found traces of pine - a tree that didn't exist in medieval Normandy but whose resin was widely used to embalm bodies in ancient Egypt. The presence of the cat bones might have added weight to the relics' authenticity, as black cats were traditionally thrown on the fires that burned those accused of witchcraft in medieval times. DNA tests revealed however that the animal was of non-European origin...
...Championship Series. Both teams graduated key contributors since last May’s playoffs, and freshmen are playing important roles in 2007.The weather is also a little different: the temperature at O’Donnell Field on Saturday never broke 40 degrees. In a rematch of the two Ancient Eight division champs from a year ago, Harvard and Princeton split a doubleheader, the third consecutive twinbill split for the Crimson. The Tigers took game one, 6-4, in extra innings behind a complete-game effort from Steven Miller, while Shawn Haviland led Harvard to a 6-3 victory...
...That was in the '50s. By the '70s the Metropolitan had become a showcase for hard-core, and that refers to both the film fare and the clientele. As recalled by Jimmy McDonough, the Suetonius of sleaze, the Metropolitan was "a cavernous, ancient ex-vaudeville hall where customers searching for strange flesh skulked through a dark, Lysol-doused passageway hidden behind a flickering screen of endless porno...
...have to wait very long to play each other, as today the tarp will be rolled off and the first pitch will be thrown at 3 p.m. The Crimson (6-10, 2-2 Ivy) is looking to tune up for this weekend’s two double-headers against Ancient Eight foes Princeton and Cornell. Harvard has been inconsistent in the early stages of the season, splitting its first four conference games last weekend in twinbills against Penn and Columbia following a 4-8 spring training showing in its annual Florida trip. The Crusaders come into today?...