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...will one day reappear as a messiah to bring justice to the world. That makes al-Askari one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites, exceeded in veneration only by the shrines of Najaf and Karbala. Even Samarra's Sunnis hold al-Askari in high esteem. The expression "to swear by the shrine" is routinely used by both communities. Insurgent groups that have occasionally operated out of Samarra since the fall of Saddam's regime made sure to give al-Askari a wide berth. And when U.S. and Iraqi forces stormed Samarra in October 2004, they took special care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Eye For an Eye | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...because everybody else is? Perhaps. But I think our tendency to line up speaks more to our increased attention to efficiency and organization. For now, I am choosing to remain faithful that we are still thinking for ourselves. Until I wait another ten minutes for a carousel. There, I swear I am drawing the line. Emma M. Lind ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Grays Hall...

Author: By Emma M. Lind, | Title: The Bottom Line | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I swear I only had two glasses of wine...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Scoped! | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

...swear the first 10 times I saw that name, I read nieve

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Harvard Crimson Ivy Fantasy Basketball Draft Log | 2/3/2006 | See Source »

...Although such techniques may sound far-fetched, many therapists-and their patients-swear by them. And recent advances in brain-scanning technology suggest a mechanism by which they might work. "With fmris [functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain], we are starting to locate centers of creativity in the left prefrontal cortex, in the same area that lights up for heightened meditative states and the capacity for optimism," says Ron Alexander, a therapist based in Santa Monica, Calif., who specializes in treating creative blocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Stars Keep from Burning Out | 1/11/2006 | See Source »

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