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...world by now knows too well the story of the two peoples, Jew and Arab, warring over a narrow strip of land, a dry and sacred place between the River and the Sea. Their struggle was decades old even in 1947, when Israel fought its way to independence against the combined might of the Arab world, and the wars and intifadas since built up a great weight of hopelessness and woe over the Middle East, so that throughout the Cold War decades the very words Israel and Palestine conjured images of blood and suffering and intractable, undying hatred...
Outfielder Ashley Augustine exemplifies the team commitment of her class. An accomplished swimmer in high school—a four time All-State Team selection—Ashley decided to narrow her focus to softball because she enjoyed the team aspect of it more than that of swimming...
McKean went on to work at various locations of the Church of Christ and was often criticized for what was seen as a narrow interpretation of the Bible. McKean writes, “A Christian should simply obey where the Bible speaks and only speak—have opinions—where the Bible is silent.” McKean also stressed the importance of the Old Testament, while traditional Churches of Christ focused on the New Testament. In 1977, McKean and fellow minister Roger Lamb were fired from the Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Houston (though not from...
Literature held its meeting in a narrow, coffin-like room in the Boylston Hall basement where prospective concentrators got a sample thesis proposal packet as well as the requisite handbook. In its Science Center office, history and science provided a comfortable sofa and chairs for 10 or so interested first-years. But the Chinese takeout whose odor wafted from an office room was not for students but faculty only. Religion held its meeting in a Barker Center classroom; again, no food...
...course, as it tries to walk the straight and narrow to redemption, Andersen is faced with a lot of assaults. Negotiations between Andersen and litigious Enron shareholders have reportedly set a settlement figure at $250 million; another $217 million is due for a civil fraud case in Arizona. There's another $200 million in outstanding loans made to Andersen's overseas partners and guaranteed by the firm; creditors say they'll call them in immediately if those partners go elsewhere. And although those firms will owe Andersen hefty financial penalties of 1.5 times last year's revenues for defecting, collecting...