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...Antarctica In winter, the icy blast of wind coming off the Southern Ocean reminds you that southward, the next stop is Antarctica. Indeed, when not exploring, Australia's Antarctic flagship - an impressive research-and-resupply vessel named Aurora Australis - is usually docked here. To familiarize yourself with Australia's (and Hobart's) involvement with the icy continent, visit the riveting "Islands to Ice" exhibit at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, tel: (61-3) 6211 4177. Don some funky glasses, watch a spectacular 3-D film that lets you wander across the ice, bracing against the katabatic winds while imagining...
Since papal conclaves have a cutoff age of 80 and tend to elect Popes from their own number, Benedict is likely to be the last Pontiff who can say, "We remember," and mean it literally. As the church's center of gravity moves southward, he may also be one of the last European Popes, and Jewish relations tend to be low on the radar of African and South American bishops. (One of the latter recently said the Jews own the media.) When Benedict is gone, says Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, "not only may Judaism...
Mosul emerged as the last major redoubt of the insurgency more than a year ago, when violence began dropping significantly in most of the rest of Iraq. The fear then among U.S. and Iraqi officials chiefly revolved around whether the lingering violence in Mosul would spread southward toward Baghdad and erode the security gains made during the U.S. surge. But that has not happened. In the past year, while Mosul has remained the most violent city in Iraq, the rest of the country, with the exception of Diyala province, has indeed seen the lower levels of violence that...
...beach balls in sight—only rubber balls. Tomorrow, the Crimson (3-1, 0-0 Ivy) faces rival Penn (1-3, 0-1), an offensive powerhouse that defeated Harvard 12-10 last season. The Crimson heads to Washington D.C. to face Georgetown on Wednesday and flocks further southward next Friday to butt heads with Presbyterian in sunny Atlanta. Harvard has played neither the Hoyas nor the Blue Hose, since before members of the squads were in high school. While the Crimson is shooting for wins on the road trip, its eyes are wide with vengeance as it focuses...
...Once again, Sancha was astonished at the great sense shown by her master, whose words inspired even those in distant lands who had not witnessed his deeds. Directing their animals southward, the two turned toward their beloved Casa Blanca, prepared to embark on whatever new adventures awaited them...