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Folk the world over have been journeying to sacred sites since the Bronze Age, and a new exhibition could tempt latter-day pilgrims to make the journey to Oxford, England. "Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey" runs at the Ashmolean Museum until April 2. It includes a 15th century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and the 13th century casket that once held the relics of Canterbury's martyr St. Thomas Becket, as well as rare objects such as a 5th century sandstone head of the Hindu god Shiva and a 13th century Buddhist plaque from Burma, pictured. Pilgrim...
...professor who organized the filing of his colleagues’ friend-of-the-court brief, said their statutory argument appeared to be doomed yesterday. “It’s quite clear that the statutory exit from the constitutional quandary that our brief offered, though it seemed to tempt several justices, is unlikely to represent where the court comes out,” he said. “It’s clear that Rumsfeld is going to win and that the Department of Defense will prevail,” said Tribe, the Loeb university professor at Harvard...
...It’s quite clear that the statutory exit from the constitutional quandary that our brief offered, though it seemed to tempt several justices, is unlikely to represent where the court comes out,” he said...
...jigsaw Cabinet that has proved not to work so far. The new Prime Minister is likely to discover that he must act as al-Jaafari has: as a mediator and patchwork maker. Some analysts, attempting political clairvoyance, have said that the lack of a strong leader may then tempt one faction or another to stage a coup...
...sustain injuries (fatal or otherwise) helping a disabled friend. Were the AEO to encourage students to aid disabled Harvard students, Harvard could be held financially liable in the event of a tragedy. We live in an increasingly litigious age in a fiercely litigious country. It makes no sense to tempt fate (nor jury awards) by rewording the policy, especially when it is impossible to enforce in the first place. In an emergency situation, students will do what they think is right depending on the situation. Louise H. Russell, director of the AEO for Harvard College and the Graduate School...