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Wearing his familiar black turban and cape, Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini sat on the flat roof of his single-story house in Qum and waved impassively to thousands of followers jamming the narrow streets below. The occasion was the solemn Shi'ite religious holiday known as Arba'un. Many of the pilgrims ritualistically flogged themselves with small chains to the beat of drums and tambourines; others wore white shrouds, symbolizing their willingness to die for Islam. "The only leader is Khomeini!" chanted the multitude, as red-lettered posters proclaimed DEATH TO AMERICA. It was one of the Ayatullah...
...Kenya's foundling animals. In 1956, after George had shot a ferocious lioness, the couple rescued her just-born litter. The two stronger females in time went off to a Dutch zoo. Elsa, the weakest, stayed behind to become first a pet (she rode on their Land Rover roof, often slept in George's tent) and then a problem. When Elsa by chance met and roamed briefly with a pride of wild lions, the Adamsons determined to release her and let her return to freedom. In preparation for that, with seemingly endless patience, they taught Elsa to hunt...
...variety of solar energy installations would be included, such as roof panels for the heating of water; passive solar installations, in which buildings are designed to take advantage of the sun; small-scale hydroelectric plants; woodburning; and gasohol. The financial incentives need to be coupled with an educational program, perhaps along the lines of the Agricultural Extension Service. This second route, that is, the emphasis on energy efficiency, would be economically much healthier and result in substantially more economic growth than the first route...
About one-fourth of the roof's metal sheathing, installed as part of the $2.3 million renovation of Watson Rink to cover the permanent structure underneath, became detached during the incident, August Sartucci, project manager, said yesterday...
Harvard officials said they cannot estimate the cost for repairing the roof until they determine whether additional work will be necessary to prevent similar occurences in the future...