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Bobby Knight, famous in American college basketball as head coach at Indiana University, is much given to what commentaries on the Old Testament refer to as "ebullitions of wrath." Some of Bobby's ebullitions have been on display in television news clips the last couple of days: Coach Knight hurling a molded plastic chair the length of a basketball court; Coach Knight, displeased, putting a straight-arm Darth Vader chokehold on one of his own players. The papers have also showed shots of Coach Knight flourishing a bullwhip during a team practice, leading me to think that at least some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wrath of God and Bobby Knight | 5/17/2000 | See Source »

...encyclopaedia goes on to describe divine wrath: "He is the covenant God of his people. He seeks their salvation. If he is angry, it is when the conditions under which alone he can work out that salvation are infringed, and his purpose of mercy is imperiled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wrath of God and Bobby Knight | 5/17/2000 | See Source »

...forces and bring him to justice, or it will have to arm and pay the Nigerians - or some other group of guns for hire - to do the job. Because as long as Sankoh remains at large, no ragtag band of teenage killers anywhere need ever again fear the wavering wrath of the international community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Resistible Rise of Foday Sankoh | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

...Zephan Courtney, and is much harder than the light acoustics of Beautiful Creature. The album displays her versatility, moving away from vulnerability, enchantment and curiosity towards strength, assertion and occasional anger. Her lyrics are not wondering, but answering, with little sign of backing down from her claims. On "Road Wrath," Hatfield orders "Give me a reason to gun it." Apparently Juliana's Pony is reason enough, as she slows down just long enough to tear ahead again. Although Beautiful Creature is the most precious half of this double album, Total System Failure will not disappoint, and may even be preferred...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Writers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Album Review: New Albums | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

...months. Several countries are affected, with Ethiopia hardest hit. "Villagers cite the death of camels as a proxy for the severity of water scarcity," says Gerald Martone of the New York City-based relief organization International Rescue Committee. "The demise of these hardy animals is a testament to the wrath of this drought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parched Earth | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

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