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...Having now turned 80, Martini is no longer eligible to vote in future conclaves. As for the now-Pope Benedict, his 80th birthday arrives in April. For the occasion, one wonders whether the pontiff would prefer from Martini another lively intellectual debate, or perhaps a permanent return to his bible studies in Jerusalem...
...twisters. "I wouldn't be bugging my parents so much when I'm bored," said Derrick. "My parents would be happy that I don't have to borrow their phones anymore," said Nick, 11, gleeful as he casually set the phone's calendar alert to remind him of his birthday until he turns...
...concentrator in Winthrop House. Pack your bag full of smiles on alternating Fridays as Eric spends another semester taking a humorous look at the daily struggles of a Harvard student, such as waking up in time for breakfast and remembering to call home on your mother’s birthday. "Primary Source": Lumumba Seegars ’09 is a social studies concentrator in Dunster House. His column, appearing on alternate Fridays, will address issues of race and class from a personal perspective, while connecting his experiences and frustrations with larger issues and tensions in society. "Attitude Adjustment": Jessica Coggins...
...Born in Houston on Nov. 28, 1967, her parents moved quickly to Mexia, a small town of some 6,000 that lies just 40 miles east of Waco in the heart of Texas. Three weeks before her second birthday, her parents were divorced. She dropped out of school by eighth grade and at 17 married Billy Wayne Smith, the 16-year-old fry cook at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken. The fried chicken drive-in is still there and Billy still lives in Mexia. He was one of the 50 mourners at a memorial service last fall...
...case, this winter and beyond, as the miserable rains passed and a sweet spring came, with the almond and apricot trees in blossom, the Arabs in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza, weary of their humiliations and broken hopes, have risen up to disturb Israel's birthday party, its sometime peace and its dream. For 2,000 years the thought of Zion warmed the minds of the world's scattered Jews. ''Next year in Jerusalem'' -- the prayer ended in an ardent sigh. The trajectory of that yearning was launched endlessly from shtetl and ghetto in the wilderness...