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...retrograde amnesia, begins to suspect that the protagonist has been brainwashed to murder his own father. Elsewhere, a cabal of petit bourgeoise candle manufacturers study the cryptic final notations of a reclusive poet-sage in search for the last prophecy of the Knights Templar. Laughter, tears and awkward stimulation await in the vaunted final climax of possibly the most important book of this decade or any other decade. Suspense builds when President Bush makes an appearance at one point, assembling a jigsaw puzzle of the White House. It’s a metaphor.What Happened to Anna K.By Irina ReynThis book...
...very immediate impact on good jobs and excellent science.” NIH has seen flat funding since 2003, with purchasing power decreasing by 13 percent due to inflation. As a result, the NIH now funds less than two of every ten grant applications, and thousands of approved projects await funding, according to Harvard statements on the issue. NIH has said some of the money from the stimulus package could be awarded in only four to six weeks, according to Casey. Harvard has used its clout to push hard for more federal science funding, and Casey said that its representatives...
...fifth game all year, and the team boasts a collective match record of 43-2. Crimson coach Satinder Bajwa has emphasized the importance of using these early-season matches as opportunities for the players to hone and refine their shots in preparation for the more challenging matches that await. “When they feel that the competition is not as strong, the players try to force out some of their weaknesses and test themselves,” Bajwa said in an earlier interview. The degree to which these weaknesses have been forced out will soon come to light. Despite...
...musical instruments. One of the main debates over tradition and change in the show emerges from the addition of a new musical instrument to the church’s store of objects: some are eager to embrace the “new-fangled harmonium” while others anxiously await its impending presence. The question of having Mummers perform a skit during the Christmas festivities is another debate over abandoning tradition for something new. As these issues are brought up, it becomes evident that “Revels” is rooting for tradition to be saved and cherished...
...Jerusalem, the Israeli Cabinet is readying for a massive ground assault on Gaza City's densely populated maze of alleys, where thousands of Hamas fighters await with booby traps and other nasty surprises - and hundreds of thousands of civilians cower. Israeli planes dropped leaflets on Wednesday calling for the evacuation of more than 20,000 Gazans from their homes near the Egyptian border crossing of Rafah, so that the Israelis can begin bombing to destroy a network of smugglers' tunnels along the border...