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Conservative prelates in far-flung corners of the Anglican Communion, which consists of 38 independent provinces around the world, felt the same way. Response to Robinson's appointment from church leaders in Africa and Asia, the fastest-growing areas of Anglicanism, was especially swift and stern. "We cannot be in fellowship with them when they violate the explicit Scripture that the Anglican Church subscribes to," said Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi, Kenya. "It's outrageous and uncalled for." Bishop Lim Cheng Ean, leader of the Anglican Church of West Malaysia, was only...
That's no easy feat. For many grandparents, the gulf between generations often seems too daunting to cross, and cultivating a meaningful relationship with a grandchild can seem nearly impossible. The problem is exacerbated when families are far-flung and grandparents come around only for infrequent visits...
...numbers item on Pope John Paul II's far-flung travels [NOTEBOOK, June 16] said he had visited 179 countries. The correct figure...
...some 2 million years ago to populate the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Long after that, argues one camp, Homo sapiens evolved, also in Africa, and began a second exodus. In contrast to this out-of-Africa scenario, the so-called multiregionalists say there was no second sojourn. The far-flung Homo erectus communities and their descendants, the multiregionalists believe, could have interbred enough that Homo sapiens appeared pretty much everywhere at once...
...doesn't consume fossil fuel. A new generation of plants with sleeker design, and chemists' efforts to reduce the odor problem, may help. For Enel, which is among the world leaders in renewable energy, sights are now set beneath the surface for steam generation in such far-flung locations as Bolivia, Tibet, the Philippines and Hawaii. There are few good sites in Europe outside of Tuscany, with significant geothermal resources in Iceland, which is already well-covered by water and hydrogen power. Still, northern Europeans have been among the world leaders in using geothermal pools directly for such things...