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...influenced by Gnosticism. And Gnosticism, in its various forms (including Manichaeism) was one of the chief heresies fought by the early Christian church. Basic to all Gnostic sects was the belief that the world was evil, created by a bad god for the express purpose of imprisoning the divine spark which had somehow become vulnerable. Human beings who harbored some of this spark had secret knowledge (gnosis) and could be saved from the world trap by an emissary of the Divine whose mission was to gather up the scattered sparks and smuggle them out of the created universe to Paradise...
...Spark Supplied. Back in New York, Rockefeller's inexperience in presidential campaigning tripped him at the glittering annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith...
...match its principles with deeds. He was interrupted only once by applause. And the performance looked worse than it actually was in contrast with the subsequent showmanship of Senator John F. Kennedy, a seasoned campaigner who sensed his audience's aching desire for brevity and a spark of humanity. Democrat Kennedy supplied it by throwing away most of his text, giving Republican Rockefeller a string of verbal hotfoots, then swiftly wrapping up Rocky's own point: the U.S. needs leadership to "tell the people the hard facts of existence that face us." All told, the deceptively boyish Kennedy...
With different enzymes from different bacterial cells, Kornberg used methods outwardly similar to Ochoa's in synthesizing a form of DNA in 1957. Chemically and physically, it behaves like a natural DNA; whether it contains a vital spark is not yet known...
Mark Mullin, who outran the University of Massachusetts team last week to spark an impressive Harvard victory, is expected to turn in good time, as are Ralph Perry and Jack Benjamin. Benjamin has a slight cold that may affect his running, but still remains a threat to the Indians. Sophomore Bob Knapp and captain Eddie Martin have overcome early-season injuries and add significantly to Crimson point potential...