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...rocket fire, but, as with Israel's 2006 war against Hizballah, the application of force won't extinguish the militants' ideological fervor. The anti-Israeli anger swelling in the region has made it more difficult for Arab governments to join Israel in its efforts to deal with Iran, the patron of both Hamas and Hizballah and a state whose leaders have sworn to eliminate Israel and appear determined to acquire nuclear weapons. (See pictures of grief in the Middle East...
...Century A.D. Nicholas becomes a saint. The Catholic Church had not yet regulated its canonization procedure so it's hard to tell exactly when he is sainted. Nicholas is a very popular saint, especially in Europe. He becomes the patron of more objects and places than any other saint (except maybe Mary), although his primary role is as a guardian of children...
...York Historical Society founder John Pintard declares St. Nicholas to be the patron saint of New York City. To back up his friend's claim, Historical Society member Washington Irving publishes a History of New York, which includes a story about Nicholas - something about the Dutch and "New Amsterdam" and the fact that they're still leaving gifts in children's shoes...
...really celebrates Saint Nicholas Day in New York, but they do celebrate Christmas. The New York Historical Society publishes a broadside that features a picture of the newly declared patron saint delivering gifts to children during the Christmas season. Nicholas still looks like a saint - he wears a priestly robe and has a halo around his bald head...
...MBTA plans to allow customers to provide feedback online and via surveys that will be available on cards in the new trains. Congestion has steadily increased on the T as ridership has risen 5.5 percent this year, according to information released by the MBTA last week. Red Line patron Richard F. Days said he has experienced the crowding first hand. “I felt like a sardine,” he said of an experience last summer on the T. Mary C. Roche, another T rider, said she has experienced packed T cars as well but still expressed...