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...death of her father left me breathless [May 5]. Yet the concept of a Deathday is not merely a quirk of J.K. Rowling's literature: Jewish culture has celebrated the Yahrzeit for centuries. It is a day of joyous yet sorrowful memory of those gone, during which people gather to support the bereaved with sweet recollections of the dead. My grandfather died when I was 7. Every year his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren partake of a meal in his name, those who remember him speaking of him to those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...death of her father left me breathless [May 5]. Yet the concept of a Deathday is not merely a quirk of J.K. Rowling's literature: Jewish culture has celebrated the Yahrzeit for centuries. It is a day of joyous yet sorrowful memory of those gone, during which people gather to support the bereaved with sweet recollections of the dead. My grandfather died when I was 7. Every year his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren partake of a meal in his name, those who remember him speaking of him to those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shrinking Democrats | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

While Lamont might be depressing during reading period, we can all take comfort in that fact that it’s depressing for everyone. Students—regardless of color, creed, class, or gender—can gather to have their spirits crushed during marathon study sessions 24/5...

Author: By Hyung W. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Original Old Boys Club | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...spread really thin," says M.K. Dhar, who worked at the agency for 30 years and retired as its No. 2 top operative in 1996. "The bigger problem is state police intelligence is almost nonexistent. The state police are not training and not deployed to deal with terrorism and to gather intelligence. All of this must be mended, and a comprehensive strategy must be devised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India Hit by Another Bombing | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...with a long white beard responds. "I have heard from the Taliban commander that you British soldiers have come to kill civilians." Before Shervington can answer, a rocket-propelled grenade whistles over the gathering. He dives to protect Raziq, while the soldiers take cover. The villagers, unperturbed, gather around the flour-laden truck to get their rations; then they disappear. The RPG had come from a compound further south, aimed not at the shura, but at the British forces waiting on the road. Unable to spot the insurgents, the soldiers are prevented from returning fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Treading Water in Opium Country | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

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