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...over the last year we're seeing a lot of middle-class people as well." Having granted asylum to 2,330 Iraqis in 2005, Sweden received nearly four times that many last year, and officials say they are bracing for a possible 35,000 this year. This winter's spectacular violence in Baghdad has sent the numbers of Iraqis arriving in Sweden rocketing, according to the Swedish Migration Board. In December, 1,566 Iraqis arrived, nearly five times last February's figure. Iraqis typically use forged passports to fly to Europe; their own passports usually have no entry visa...
...most spectacular expression of Akinola's position was his transoceanic embrace in December of 15 Episcopal congregations in Virginia that, put off by the 2003 ordination of V. Gene Robinson, an openly gay bishop, became parishes of his thriving African archdiocese 5,400 miles away. It effectively constitutes a competing Anglican body on U.S. turf. He may make global news when all 38 Anglican primates meet in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Feb. 14 to continue an anguished homosexuality debate that--unlike in the States, where only a minority are expected to leave the denomination--could split the world body...
...least my thinking would make for good sport (and sports stories). In this era when much of college athletics has become more spectacle than sport, it’s nice to be confident that I’ll be able to watch the next crop of spectacular Harvard athletes hone their skills through four years of trials, and not just on the playing fields. Take, for instance, the case of Clifton Dawson, the Crimson’s most-hyped big-sport athlete in recent memory. The holder of every relevant Harvard rushing record transferred to Harvard during his freshman year...
...opera house, spectacular though it may be, really transform a city best known for its paella and beaches into a top arts center? Can Calatrava's magnificent edifice produce the Bilbao effect - doing for Valencia what Frank Gehry's titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum did for the industrial Basque city to the north...
...missing this cut by just .14 seconds. The next day. Hart and Clarke went on to join Bassi in provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championship, as Hart hit the mark in the 200 backstroke and Clarke in the 500 free. Day two of competition brought even more spectacular individual performances from the Crimson but the Tigers had the talent to continue to build their lead. Hart opened the record books early in the day with a blazing time of 1:59.59 in the 200-yard backstroke, eclipsing her previous school record of 1:59.84 from the Ivy League championships last...