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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...sort of regional patriotism which House “spirit” clumsily approximates is indeed a very natural and healthy phenomenon. One inherently feels affection for the soil on which he has been born and raised, where he and his neighbors have long known each other, reflect local peculiarities of speech and custom, and profess a common conception of the world. A home is something worthy of being proud—something distinctly one?...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Spirit Is Weak | 4/2/2007 | See Source »

Basalt sequestration is one of several efforts to boost Iceland's role in climate-change science, including research into soil carbon sequestration and hydrogen-powered transportation. And Grimsson isn't above doing some firsthand testing. "I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I was the first person to exceed the speed limit in a hydrogen-powered car," he says. "I wanted to test its capability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olafur Grimsson | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

...opening of the Arab summit on Wednesday, Saudi King Abdallah accused the U.S of illegally occupying Iraq. The day before, the leader of the United Arab Emirates sent his foreign minister to Tehran to tell the Iranians he would not allow the U.S. to use UAE soil to attack Iran. That leaves us with Kuwait and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki to face Iran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a U.S.-Iran War Inevitable? | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

...song, written when the Prime Minister of Egypt visited Israeli soil for the first time, has become an emblem in Israel for hope of the real possibility of peace. It was also a fitting—and touching—end to a concert organized by a student group dedicated to open-mindedness and intercultural dialogue...

Author: By Daniel B. Howell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Broza Brings Art to KSG | 3/23/2007 | See Source »

...will be permanently targeted," he says before he paints a grim-yet-goofy picture of a possible terrorist attack on Czech soil: "A dam blows up and Saint Wenceslas [represented by his statue in Prague] will get his feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Red Than Dead | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

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