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Which doesn't mean I really understand the politics. Trying to grasp what I read in the papers each morning is a bit like trying to solve a Rubik's cube in the dark on a ship sinking in the ocean in the middle of a storm. Trying to sort out the betrayals and the counter-betrayals and the deepseated animosities between the two groups is a task I believe to be beyond anyone lacking advanced degrees in theology, political science, sociology and counter-terrorism. In fact, I have yet to meet anyone--native or otherwise--who claims to understand...
...Rubik's Cube...
RETURN OF AN ICON As fads go, the Rubik's Cube is passe. In Hollywood, however, the colorful puzzle is just the bomb, having landed a supporting role in three films this year. In The Wedding Singer, left, Christine Taylor gets frustrated by the box and chucks it. But in There's Something About Mary and Armageddon, Mary's slow-witted brother and the unpolished Rockhound show their brain power by swiftly twisting the maddening thing into shape...
...pieces are there, building a winning hockey program can, at times, seem like solving a Rubik's cube. One row down, another over to the right, a third to the left...
According to Beverly A. Rubik, director of theCenter for Frontier Sciences at Temple University,"Whether you're a young assistant professor or atenured professor, if you ask unconventional, boldquestions, you're going to find great oppositionfrom the Church of science...