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...dawn of the papacy, Kelly repeatedly confesses, is too shadowy for even the most intrepid scholar. Of St. Evaristus (c.100-c.109), for example, he says, "Nothing is in fact reliably known about him." St. Felix I (269-74) "is one of the obscurest Popes, even his dates being conjectural." Then there was Pope Joan, whose entire existence is conjectural. Kelly dutifully traces the oftretold legend of a disguised woman Pope (who was found out when she gave birth while trying to mount a horse) to a 13th century work called the Universal Chronicle of Metz. The only Pope who never existed...
...young into the habit of giving. But organizers are already worrying about "compassion fatigue." Pop charity may turn out to be one more passing fad. At the upper end of the economic scale, some wonder if charity is in danger of succumbing to chic. New York Financier Felix Rohatyn, who along with his wife Elizabeth has launched a small crusade against events that concentrate more on social glamour than helping worthy causes, is concerned that the pet charities of the New York rich, the favored museums and cultural institutions and hospitals, will sop up money that could be better used...
Cardiologist Felix Balasco was the pacemaker king of Rhode Island. In the 1970s he implanted more of the devices than any other doctor in the state--a practice that helped him rake in more than $100,000 a year from Medicare patients alone. Balasco's penchant for pacemakers was well known to colleagues, his hospital and insurers. A peer review five years ago confirmed that dozens of his implants were unnecessary and had put patients in needless danger. But not until this year, when he was convicted for taking kickbacks from pacemaker manufacturers, did the medical board attempt to slow...
...plate, I always choked up like Felix Milan and crouched like Rusty Staub. In the field, Jon always hot-dogged like Mickey Rivers and dived for line drives like Greg Nettles...
...billion, was in for new jolts. Last week the Philippine Central Bank raised interest rates on treasury bills from about 20% to 30%. Commercial banks immediately hiked their prime and commercial lending rates. Reflecting a dip in business confidence, the peso fell 10% against the dollar. Said Felix Maramba, chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce: "Marcos' credibility is zilch...