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...such individual action is extremely difficult. This shunting of the place of individual action into the realm of moral and family life should not be viewed as a descent. Some, if not many, individuals may be better suited to other activities. They may be funny but not courageous, clever but not generous. However, whether they will it or not, these individuals now find that it is their conduct at home and in church that matters...
While the club is dominated by Hindus of Indian descent, Malhotra said that Dharma programs are sometimes attended by non-Hindus, including some of his Christian friends and students studying comparative religion...
Chung said that most members of his association-which includes students of Taiwanese, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong descent-said they are enthusiastic about Jiang's speech at Harvard...
...routine toxicology report will be performed by police, the investigation will likely center on Denver's broken exchange with the air traffic tower and on the plane engine ? which has been recovered, and may corroborate witness speculation that the ultra-light Long EZ had mechanical trouble before its descent...
Morton and his colleagues have tested thousands of Pennsylvania newborns for inherited metabolic disorders during the past five years and in the process discovered that more than half the children with glutaric aciduria are not of Amish descent. In fact, Morton points out, many countries, including Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Israel, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Canada and the U.S., have clusters of children with glutaric aciduria...