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Ring in the holidays with memories of a crackling, warm fire...that burned the Canadian city of Halifax to the ground. In 1917, friendly Bostonians aided our neighbor to the north with that pesky blaze, and since then, the kindly folks of Nova Scotia donate the Christmas tree at Boston Common. Come for the lighting, stay for the embarrassment of Canadians everywhere...
...short, ecumenism is about finding common ground with other variants of Christianity and even Abrahamic religions such as Judaism and Islam and trying to use faith as a force of union rather than separation. Granted, this is ambitious, but then again, religious leaders are in the business of the impossible...
...incident last week when dozens of protesters invaded the Sophia Hague, a former Orthodox Church due to be visited by the pontiff. Vatican officials say they trust the Turkish authorities to protect Pope Benedict, though all expect at least some form of public dissent. Sometimes, the choice of ground transportation can say as much about a papal trip as the homilies and handshakes. On his first four voyages, Benedict was able to wave to the passing crowds from his plexiglass-covered white Popemobile. In Turkey, he is expected be riding everywhere behind the black-mirrored windows of one of three...
...dispute between us now, but in the future I'm not sure," says the B.R.N. commander. This raises a key question, says Joseph Liow of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore: "How much control do groups like P.U.L.O. have over the violence on the ground?" Not much, suggests Hassam. "We don't talk to the older generation," he says. The juwae, says the B.R.N. guerrilla, "aren't interested in dialogue with anybody. They just want to fight." Such divisions will complicate government efforts to negotiate a cease-fire encompassing all parties. "There are many groups...
...went up by as much as eleven before the Crimson cut the lead into five off shots from Tay and Hallion. The Harvard defense awoke in the final minutes. The extra pressure cracked a tough Quinnipiac offense, who shot 62.2 percent from the field. More Crimson players hit the ground, diving for loose balls, and began to confound the visitors after switching to a full court press. However, it was too little too late as Harvard could not generate enough momentum to reclaim the lead. To find the answer to these recent troubles, Harvard only need to look into...