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...Added Archbishop of Tanzania Donald Mtetemela, "If it means cutting off the leg because it is no use, then the Lord will lead us to do that." There was a time when the conservatives might have settled for a less severe amputation. Some had favored the establishment of two parallel-but-hostile Anglican bodies in the U.S. But, emboldened by the prospect of victory, this faction, too, has hardened its stance. Says the Rev. Canon David Anderson, head of the American Anglican Council, which organized the Dallas meeting: "The [American] church is now apostate, and the stakes are higher." Similarly...
This small contact, multiplied by Lee’s angst over his father’s death and his general disengagement with his life, turns into an obsession that culminates in his quixotic quest to change all the clocks in Taipei to Paris time. His mother takes a parallel path, denying the death of her husband, setting food out for him as before and even attempting to recreate other aspects of their relationship. This is not a film to see on a first date, or with an elderly relative...
With the recent release of their double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast have become somewhat of a hip-hop R.E.M. The similarities speak for themselves: André 3000 and Big Boi have followed a path strikingly parallel to Michael Stipe and the boys—rising from underground success (both in the South, no less) to the top of the charts and pushing the boundaries of their sound even at the height of their popularity. Casual radio listeners are hooked by the catchy singles; more are captivated by their engaging lyrical content and constant musical experimentation; and college students everywhere...
...achievement in multidisciplinary and innovative planning, the Center for Systems Neurosciences should excite the College. And FAS should contemplate parallel initiatives in the humanities and social sciences. The life sciences are in an unprecedented period of progress, are promising advances are the most visible in the sciences. Still, other FAS academic areas are in equal need of resources and human investment. Kirby’s expansion of the Faculty has begun, and should pave the way for continued development of Harvard’s excellence in all fields...
...impressionistic passage from his 1930 novel The 42nd Parallel, John Dos Passos ’16 writes bitterly: “and all the pleasant contacts will be useful in Later Life say hello pleasantly to everybody crossing the yard/ sit looking out into the twilight of the pleasantest four years of your life/ grow cold with culture like a cup of tea forgotten between an incenseburner and a volume of Oscar Wilde.” Cambridge Octobers are cold enough. A chilly maturity will not improve them; a warm abandon will...