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...settlers, mostly religious extremists, live in enclaves amid Hebron's 100,000 Arabs. Mindful of a 1929 pogrom against Jewish Hebronites, the settlers fear that Palestinian self-rule will lead to their slaughter. Friedman, an Orthodox Jew from a settlement near Jerusalem, said he acted to stop any Israeli retreat in Hebron. Pumping his fist and grinning in triumph at reporters after his arrest, he repeated the nationalist chant "Hebron always and forever...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences is bracing for annual budget deficits in the tens of millions brought on by expensive construction projects and other high-cost initiatives, according to several department chairs who were briefed on the projections.The report of the projections came at a chairs’ retreat in September, when Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby also confirmed his intention to sharply slow faculty hiring as a reaction to unexpectedly high pressure on the budget. That decision took professors by surprise when word of it trickled out of University Hall in late summer.But in an e-mail...
...Road, and you could be forgiven for thinking that you had come across a temple. Set amid lush greenery and running water, the building looks like a sanctuary from the clamor of the Thai capital. But in this case, coffee drinking?rather than meditation?is the preferred mode of retreat. Welcome to Banrie: Thailand's answer to Starbucks. It's a flag-flier for local coffee culture and serves a selection of domestically grown brews prepared the Thai way?with plenty of sugar and coconut milk...
...Road, and you could be forgiven for thinking that you had come across a temple. Set amid lush greenery and running water, the building looks like a sanctuary from the clamor of the Thai capital. But in this case, coffee drinking - rather than meditation - is the preferred mode of retreat. Welcome to Banrie, Thailand's answer to Starbucks. It's a flag-flier for local coffee culture and serves a selection of domestically grown brews prepared the Thai way - with plenty of sugar and coconut milk. "In Thailand we think of coffee as a dessert, so we make it sweet...
...demand to Hurricane Katrina's impact on refining capacity, but overseas producers have every incentive to boost supply at today's prices, says Miller, which should make up for existing shortfalls. "Barring an unforeseen event"?another Katrina, say, or a 9/11?all this suggests to Miller that oil should retreat to about $40 over the next year...