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...ancient Holy of Holies, where only the high priest entered, once a year. In addition, there are various views over how and when a new Temple could or should be raised. The Babylonian Talmud offers conflicting opinions, but Rashi, the great medieval sage, insisted that the Temple must descend directly from heaven when the Messiah comes. On the other hand, tradition holds that God's biblical command to build the Temple is irrevocable, and the Jerusalem Talmud says Jews may construct an intermediate edifice before the Messianic era. A 1983 newspaper poll showed that a surprising 18.3% of Israelis thought...
Hijuelos returns the courtesy by giving Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball guest spots in his novel, as celebrities who descend like deities for a potluck supper in the modest home of ordinary mortals. Arnaz turns out to be a sweetheart who eats second helpings, drinks heartily and sings Babalu long into the evening. Ball has good manners and a considerate way of peeking at her watch...
Spontaneity is not confined to such ambitious projects. Scattered across the plains every summer weekend are powwow reunions dedicated to preserving Indian language and folkways. A score of modest vans and trailers descend on the meeting points. Tepees dot the periphery. Over bowls of venison soup and yellow hominy, knots of Indians chew over native rights and tribal ritual. At Flandreau, S. Dak., Isanti Sioux Bill Gilbert, 32, a cook at an Indian school, prepares to dance in ceremonial gear of eagle feathers and porcupine quills. "It brings people together and gives a chance to get away from rush, rush...
...same time, hot gases, being lighter, rise from the interior to the surface, while cooler, heavier gases descend -- a process called convection (similar to what occurs in a hot oven). As a result of these massive convection currents and the differing rates of solar rotation, the magnetic lines of force begin wrapping around the sun like ropes. The wrapping action stretches the ropes and creates magnetic fields so strong that they repel the surrounding solar gases. In effect, this makes the magnetic regions lighter than the gases, and they begin to rise. Some reach the surface and become sunspots, dark...
From a comparative perspective, this Australian professor could observe what many of us often miss: that the student body, like the majority of Americans, is essentially anti-intellectual in nature. It's disheartening to watch what could be America's greatest collection of raw intellectual talent descend into choosing their courses by exam date and lecture time...