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...which has pre-sold about 400 copies, four propitious patrons—“one lucky student from each Hogwarts House”—will receive “Golden Snitches” redeemable for audio recordings of the penultimate Potter tome. The snitch, per Potter lore, is a small ball used in the sport called quidditch...
...hurdle in China. Until a few years ago, hardly anyone knew Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck even existed. Disney characters were banned for nearly 40 years after Mao's takeover. Now Chinese kids are familiar with the classic characters--in part from pirated DVDs--but their knowledge of Disney lore is limited. "This is the first market where we've opened a park in which we don't have a long-term relationship with our guests," says Rasulo...
...pastors say they were just telling the truth: most statements the judge found offensive were readings from the Koran and the Hadith, traditional lore about Muhammad. Scot, a lifelong student of these texts, claims his real offense was "talking about the parts of the Koran that Muslims want to hide from people." But ICV director Waleed Aly says the quotes - and references to "a lot of cases overseas that have nothing to do with Australia" - were used to argue "that Muslims in Australia are disposed to violence and terrorism and that Australia faced danger as a result." The Muslims...
...Four Horsemen" backfield that led Notre Dame to a 19-1 record in the 1923-24 seasons; in Scranton, Pa. The small (160 lbs.), swift Crowley was immortalized with his teammates by Sportswriter Grantland Rice: "Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden...
...much of the lore surrounding the subject has been exaggerated. ATLA analyzed several cases that insurers regularly trot out to prove that the system has got out of hand and found that the facts did not quite support the versions that have passed into insurance folklore and public print, although one or two, even after correction, still sound odd. Some examples...