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...adage wrong and take to the streets in honor of the late civil-rights leader. Martin Luther King Day is a public holiday in the U.S. (or "a day on, not a day off," as rights activists still proclaim). The centerpiece of the celebration in L.A. is the spectacular Kingdom Day Parade, which has been held for the past 20 years. Comprising dozens of floats, drill teams, marching bands and more than a few celebrities, the parade aptly commences on Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Crenshaw, and snakes for some two miles before finishing at Western. If you're planning...
...Done with scaling peaks? Then try kayaking down the Li River (also with China Climb) or hire a bicycle and head out on your own. There are lots of spectacular hikes in the vicinity, too. The Outside Inn, tel: (86-773) 881 7109, in Chao Long village, just 5 kilometers from Yangshuo, is a great place to base yourself for these: a path into the hills begins outside the gate. You can also explore the countryside with a "farmer-guide" whose tours include lunch in his or her own home (don't worry about finding these guides?they'll approach...
...drawn by "something in the moonlit stillness [that] quietly beckons. What is it?" The air of expectancy and mystery builds as she passes other sleeping animals--walrus, seals, whales--and arrives atop a mountain of snow, where "she waits, wondering." The moon, her companion, waits with her. Then a spectacular shower of shooting stars lights up the world and the other animals, and the little bear shines bright too. After this moment of mystical harmony with nature, she trudges home to her mother's soft, warm fur. It's hard to say what all this means. Better to simply...
...suggest that this (and Matthew's verse, "that which is conceived in [Mary] is of the Holy Ghost") is anything other than reported fact is to court blasphemy. The Holy Spirit's role in the conception in Mary's womb of God's Son, so spectacular and yet also touchingly intimate, is part of Christianity's theological bedrock and began entering the faith's creeds by the 2nd century. (Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy's beliefs go further, maintaining that Mary remained a virgin during and after Jesus' birth.) Says John Barclay, a New Testament expert at the University of Durham...
...breakaways in quick succession with 13 minutes to play, Harvard’s blueliners forced Maine to the boards this time, where the Black Bears safely dithered away much of the remainder of the third period. And, when tested as on those two odd-man rushes, Grumet-Morris was spectacular, coming within 1:08 of recording his first shutout of the season while improving his goals-against average to 2.00 and his save percentage to .935, second-best in the country...