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...Hindus worldwide, yesterday marked the beginning of the New Year. The festival of lights known as Diwali is a time of celebration. Hindus pray to Lakshmi--the goddess of wealth and good luck--with hope that the forthcoming year will be a healthy and prosperous one. Families come together, savory foods are prepared and fire-crackers are burst in celebration. Lamps are lit to pay obeisance to the Gods and also to symbolize the lifting of spiritual darkness...

Author: By Sachin H. Jain, | Title: Ill-Timed Proselytizing | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...people asked Bob Berndt if the Stateswomen were canceling the rest of their schedule. "Coach wouldn't want us to," he replied. But some things did change. After warming up and just before breaking out of their huddle, the girls now recite a Hail Mary. Then they yell, "Averbuch, pray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thursday: 11:00 P.M. Softball | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...Dislikes shaking hands 2 Finished fifth from last in his college class 3 Likes Van Morrison 4 Admitted smoking pot 5 Asks supporters to pray for him and his wife 6 Wrote college thesis on Canadian trade with Cuba...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook Placemat: GROW YOUR BRAIN! TEST YOUR SKILLS! | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...citizens were so lovely in nature--happy, God-fearing people with a smile and a greeting for everyone. What has happened to this continent? It has lost all its civility and is leaving behind a trail of brutality and sadness everywhere, be it Rwanda, Congo or Sierra Leone. I pray to God to bring back those days to Africa, which still has so much culture to share with this world. Let saner people look in and restore the continent. DEVINDER PUNJWARIA Toronto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...avoid that, he urged students to "add a moral dimension as we approach the dawn of the new millenium. In the midst of the exciting things you are doing at Harvard, I pray you will not starve your soul...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Graham Urges God Over Technology | 9/28/1999 | See Source »

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