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...streets of Europe are filled with rallies that support the Palestinians and condemn Israel. Listening to a radio broadcast on BBC World last week, I was struck by an anchor's air of incomprehension at a demonstration in Washington in support of Israel: Weren't the Americans, she asked a correspondent, really rather "simple" when it came to the realities of the Middle East? Many American Jews, not surprisingly, are furious at the European response. For nations responsible for the Holocaust to ignore the horrors of suicide attacks on Israeli targets, to shut their ears to the hate for Jews...
...struck by the adamantine sword of the Scorpion King, THE ROCK of ages is cleft for me. On one side, he's the indefatigably charismatic World Wrestling Federation superstar, a cocky, trash-talking fictional construct who punctuates baroque WWF story lines with the most famous physiognomic gesture in the history of sports entertainment--a vaulting eyebrow hoisted high above a gimlet stare. The Rock is the People's Champion, who employs something called the People's Elbow as his coup de grace...
...opened the scoring in the first with a sacrifice fly that brought in the runner at third. Harvard was able to get out of the inning when BC’s Michelle Daly struck out swinging...
...bringing the Crimson one step closer to ending the inning. Then, BC’s Elyse Meredith singled, but reached second on an error by Watanabe. This also allowed Daly to score BC’s fifth run of the inning and sixth of the game. The next batter struck out looking, ending the inning with the game now out of reach...
...overcast, chilly day in Allston that seemed ideal for little except a long and lazy nap, a number of out-of-shape journalists milled around on a softball diamond preparing for a meaningless intramural contest. As we tossed the ball around to warm up, I was suddenly struck by what I can assure you was a rather different thought than the other players were having: This is what I came back to America to do. At last, I’m home...