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...opposite can have explosive consequences. Immediately after Israel opened another entrance to a pre-existing archaelogical site in Jerusalem, the word spread throughout the West Bank and Gaza that Israel was digging under Islamic holy sites in a blatant gesture of hostility towards Israel's Muslim residents. The rumor was a lie, but it nonetheless had a quick and deadly effect. For three days, Palestinian mobs armed with automatic weapons, stones and bottles terrorized Israeli towns and army outposts. This was an offensive campaign: no Israeli soldiers retaliated with live ammunition until they came under Palestinian fire...
About the orchestra, as in most student productions, the less said, the better. To its credit, it was obtrusive only in the most difficult songs, like "I Can Cook Too." The arrangements were made by Rodney Lister, who also accompanied in some songs; in both capacities he was successful. Rumor has it that the whole show was put together in only a week, with two rehearsals; if so, the orchestra's performance comes to seem decent, and deLima's positively Olympian -- or, even better, Lenyan...
...outages, so on this occasion he simply rolled up his sleeves and set to work, fingers clacking out a flamenco on the keyboard, looking for the cause of the glitch. What he uncovered sent a chill down his spine--and has rippled across the Net ever since, like a rumor of doom. Someone, or something, was sending at the rate of 210 a second the one kind of message his computer was obliged to answer. As long as the siege continued--and it went on for weeks--Rosen had to work day and night to keep from being overwhelmed...
...have been persecuting witnesses. The international tribunal is only going after a few dozen higher-level government officials, but Rwandan courts have tens of thousands of suspects detained in overcrowded jails. There are significant challenges before both tribunals, but the stakes couldn't be greater. Says Purvis: "The rumor on the ground in Rwanda is that if these people aren't brought to justice, people will resort to the only sure way to settle the score: more ethnic violence." -->
...could be the biggest thing in sitcoms since Rhoda's wedding. According to TV Guide, the brains behind Ellen are thinking of having her come out as a lesbian this season. While homosexuality on TV is hardly a pioneering idea, the rumor has taken off because lead actress Ellen DeGeneres' own sexuality is a topic of much speculation...