Word: warriorism
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...Unless you take The Da Vinci Code as a work of history, however, the glory didn't last. The order lost its purpose and credibility when the Muslim warrior Saladin drove the Crusaders from Jerusalem in 1187, setting the Templars on a path of retreat that saw them give up their last Mid-Eastern foothold, in what is now Syria, in 1303. From there, the decline was precipitous: The Templars failed in an effort to take control of Cyprus, and then, in 1307, Philip IV of France found it more convenient to order the arrest and torture of the Templars...
...forces and other assistance to develop the region and tie it more firmly with Baghdad. After the parade, al Rubaie sat comfortably as the head guest of Sattar's brother, Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha, who took over the Awakening movement after Sattar's death. Older and rounder than his warrior brother, Ahmed seemed more like a middle-aged businessman. He and the other sheiks skipped over the talk of security and moved right on to the issues of reconstruction and governance - until someone asked if he still feared al-Qaeda...
...that is probably overblown. Hamre will proceed carefully. Besides, Gates, an old cold warrior, knows all about the balance of power. And partly as a result, he also named two notable Bush administration veterans to the Board at the same time: former NSC director Bob Joseph and deputy NSC adviser J.D. Crouch. Both have spent years working for the President on foreign policy and are personally identified with the foundation of America's adventure in Iraq. They will join other Republican notables like Henry Kissinger, Newt Gingrich and Fred Ikle...
Often people get hurt because they assume that yoga is simple and that anybody can pretzel himself or herself on demand. Edward Toriello, an orthopedic surgeon and spokesman for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, says most of the injuries he sees are sustained by "weekend warrior" baby boomers who begin yoga without realizing that their bodies are no longer what they used to be. "They think that yoga is an easy way to start exercising, so they go to class once a week, not stretched out at all, and they get hurt...
...candidates whack away at one another in TV ads and the personable Richardson sneaks into first or second? On the Republican side, John McCain is having something of a rally. If the situation in Iraq continues to improve and the other Republicans slip and slide, couldn't the old warrior pull off an upset? And what happens to a front runner once he or she stumbles? The week after its defeat by Appalachian State, Michigan was still favored by a touchdown over Oregon. Michigan lost...