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...1960s reforms of the Second Vatican Council, by a liturgy recited in the vernacular. Some Vatican insiders caution that Benedict's new ruling will simply ease restrictions on access to the old liturgy, which has continued to be followed by a small minority of traditionalists. But others predict that the decree could turn into the most explosive internal Church policy of Benedict's papacy, bound to undercut decades of reform and sharpen divisions among the faithful. Here's why both may be true...
...Proenza was reprimanded last month by his immediate boss at the National Weather Service, part of the NOAA, which launched QuickSat. The Weather Service's director, Mary Glickin, chided Proenza in a letter for causing "unnecessary confusion about NOAA's ability to accurately predict tropical storms." Undaunted, Proenza said "my bosses are the American people," and insisted that "I want to make sure that my assessment of these problems that we're facing was out there so they would know. We are the most vulnerable nation on earth to hurricanes...
...rather than a cause of the chemical abuse--but the fact that the cognitive deficit existed in only some of the meth users suggests that there was something innate that was unique to them. To his surprise, Paulus found that 80% to 90% of the time, he could accurately predict who would relapse within a year simply by examining the scans...
...While economic disadvantage can be easily quantified, only a hint from the current relations of the Spanish and Moroccan governments can predict the toll on the social landscape. The two countries both claim the cities Ceuta and Melilla that lie in Northern Africa—a gripe that has caused tensions for three centuries. In fact, a year and a half before the announcement, Spanish marines and Moroccan soldiers were caught in a wrangle in the islet of Perejil, which each country claims...
Weather forecasters predict this summer will be a horrific hurricane season. Chertoff is planning to visit every state that could be in a storm's path. After Katrina, he says, the department implemented a way to track the location of food and water heading into a disaster area, and developed clear procedures for activating the military's aid with helicopters, logistics and soldiers the moment it is needed. Chertoff says he's ready. If not, his seat could get very uncomfortable...