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...London is his consuming passion, that his reading of history is distinctively nonlinear, and that his use of a word like sacred in his book's title is likely to carry metaphysical rather than religious meaning. Even so, the early chapters of Thames meander in some murky backwaters in search of the spiritual. He summons water nymphs and ancient river gods like Egypt's Isis or the Hindu god Shiva, speculates on Neolithic burial rites and toys with the idea that "human consciousness is changed by the experience of living above clay, rather than above chalk." The book never quite...
...dating from 1982 to 1992—searchable. “The original goal was to have a way for council members to look at our history so that when they are proposing ideas, they can gain wisdom from the past,” Ragalie said. His interface uses search technology that allows readers to find keywords anywhere in the body of a document and includes an option to filter queries by the type of document desired or the session of council from which it dates. Ragalie, who said that UC documents from 1992 onward would continue to be scanned...
...caution. What will a new era of exploitation bring to the Arctic, one of the earth's last great uncharted regions? The vast area has long fascinated explorers, but it has just as long been the site of folly and exaggerated expectations. Over centuries, hundreds died in the doomed search for an ice-free Northwest Passage between Asia and Europe, many of them victims of ill-fated stabs at national and personal glory...
...McCanns' innocence: "In the midst of all of this speculation and rumor, we must remember there is a family in pain and a little four-year-old girl is still missing. We must not lose sight of this fact. It is the only solid fact we know. The search for Madeleine must not let up for one moment." Says McQuillan: "Richard is a family man himself, and he's very conscious of the fact that there are other family members who are all affected by this. He wanted to do a small thing to relieve some of the burden from...
...Later this week, a Portuguese judge will hand down the ruling on where the case goes from here, including whether or not the police can conduct new searches and call in Kate McCann for another interview. It could take another few weeks, or even months, before any formal charges are made, if they are at all. In the meantime, the McCanns will keep trying to shift the focus away from themselves and back onto the search for their daughter. The world is watching, but it will take more than some new ads to avert its gaze...