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...letter sent to the Faculty and discussed at today’s meeting, the eight-member task force wrote: “We have removed ‘reason and faith’ as a distinct category, feeling that courses dealing with religion—both those examining normative reasoning in a religious context and those engaging in a descriptive examination of the roles that religion plays today and has historically played—can be readily accommodated in other categories...
...banks and credit unions, which are under federal mandate to adopt stronger authentication measures to protect online customers against identity theft and other fraud. To access account information, online banking generally requires a password with a maximum of 10 character points. Biometric IDs have more than 80 distinct data points...
...that its eccentricity seems forced, as if trying (and failing) to match the success of her previous hit as well as to keep up with Fergie’s copycat “London Bridge.” “The Sweet Escape” maintains the distinct sound of Stefani’s previous release—high on production, low on melody, almost gleefully noisy. But instead of the genuinely original rule-ignoring sensibilities that made “Love, Angel, Music, Baby” so much fun even at its least aurally pleasing...
...when he calmly nailed one from long range to tie the game at 81. While Simon and Goffredo are closely matched, Crimson center Brain Cusworth and his Colgate counterpart, Marc Daniels, are not. Statistically, Cusworth average more points, rebounds, and blocks per game than Daniels, giving Harvard a distinct advantage down low. Cusworth, the school record holder in blocked shots, has racked up 12 rejections in 2006. For comparison, Daniels has two. But this is not even the most glaring difference between the two players: While Cusworth scores a team-high 17.2 points per game, Daniels is lagging far behind...
...Pope John Paul convened a remarkable multifaith summit in the medieval Italian town of Assisi. Muslims and Sikhs, Zoroastrians and the Archbishop of Canterbury, among others, convened to celebrate their (distinct) spiritualities and pray for peace. It was a signature John Paul moment, but not everybody caught the vibe. "It was a disaster," sniffs an observer. "People were praying together, and nobody had any idea what they were praying to." The witness, whose view undoubtedly reflected that of his boss, was an aide to Cardinal Ratzinger...