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Imagine a publisher signing a writer like Richard Ford to a three-book deal, then telling him to forget about those long, languid sentences and write punchier. Or a promoter snaring Bruce Springsteen, only to insist he limit himself to Barry Manilow covers. This kind of shackling of talent is what defined the Rugby World Cup, which ended with the unlikely England-South Africa final in Paris on Oct. 20. As frustrating a tournament as many would care to recall - up there with the worst of the soccer World Cups and their goal-less, gamesmanship-ridden ordeals - the event proved...
...Shariatmadari, head of the Iranian National Republicans party; and Sheikh Ikrima Said Sabri, former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque. "This is a determination by mainstream, traditional Muslim scholars and authorities who cover all the branches of Islam, and that's very unusual," says David Ford, Director of the Inter-Faith Program at the University of Cambridge, who helped launch the letter in London this morning. "It is unapologetic - but not aggressive, not defensive - and is genuinely hospitable in all directions. It's also modest. It doesn't claim to be the final word...
...Islamic leaders have come together again to try and make that happen. "This is the way forward," says Ford. "To combine Muslim solidarity around core teachings together with friendly address to Christians and respect for the public good as a whole." The letter ends with a quote from the Koran - "Vie one with another in good works ... Unto God ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that wherein ye differ" - before making a final plea for peace: "So let our differences not cause hatred and strife between us. Let us vie with each other only...
...linemen. The ball bounced back toward the kicker and was scooped up by Cornell’s Colin Nash, who returned it to the endzone for a safety to make the score 19-2.On the ensuing Big Red possession, the enlivened Cornell offense used a 42-yard completion from Nathan Ford to Bryan Walters to move 71 yards in just four plays, capping the drive with a six-yard pass from Ford to Walters that made the score 19-9 with just 2:24 to play in the half.As if the Crimson had not spotted the Big Red enough...
...Kartsonis as its Rookie of the Week. Hopkins led the Crimson with 10 tackles in Harvard’s dominating 32-15 win over Cornell on Saturday. The senior safety also intercepted the game’s final pass, an errant Hail Mary attempt from Big Red quarterback Nathan Ford. Senior safety Doug Hewlett batted the ball into his teammate’s hands as time expired, lifting the Crimson to its second league win in as many tries. Hopkins is the second member of the Harvard secondary to be honored as the league’s top defensive player...