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After a four-month lull, Hizballah and Israel are back at war. In two provocative operations last month, Hizballah commandos captured three Israeli soldiers and a businessman who the group claims is a Mossad agent, putting Hizballah back in the spotlight as heroes of the Arab world. The group is also openly extending its campaign beyond Lebanon, using its financial and operational resources to whip up Palestinian fury...
...concerning our daily migration patterns. Unlike in the previous schedule, where the frequency of shuttles varied with passenger volume, one shuttle is now supposed to leave the Quad every 10 minutes between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., rain or shine, 10 a.m. class pending or middle-of-the-hour lull...
...festival. The ancient Games also featured displays of poetry, music, sculpture. The point was that there was always something for the eyes to feast on. Today's Olympics have the same carnival-like atmosphere. For a TV watcher, this spectacle makes for great viewing. Watch some javelin during the lull between 100-m heats. Cut away to the Aquatic Centre, where Fu Mingxia, triple gold medalist, will dive for China. Flip to a few rounds of the legendary Cuban heavyweight fighter Felix Savon. Here's Marion Jones--she wants to be the first woman to win five track-and-field...
...length of the campaign is a problem," Buhr added. Instead of peaking with the primaries and then a lull before the conventions, it should be a "gradual building of excitement and tension," she said...
...real world does occasionally intrude on campus, though. After a several years of lull in student protest, activism has recently roared back. The Progressive Student Labor Movement has nudged the University towards more progressive policies on sweatshops. The fight for a living wage for Harvard employees faces more resistance...