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...objects were symbols, principally of the five oldtime Chinese elements or forces essential to life (fire, water, air, wood, metal). But no document was found to show when Golden Boy had been fashioned, though rough chisel marks on the wood were typical of techniques used in the 10th and 11th centuries. From the statue's contents, the scholars concluded that the first operation was probably performed some 300 years ago by Tibetan monks, who installed a new set of innards...
...ninth inning of a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Johnny Temple, Cincinnati Redleg second baseman, let a hot grounder sizzle through his legs, looked up to see the Scoreboard flash "error." and began a slow burn. After the Redlegs lost in the 11th, 3-2. Temple spotted the official scorer, Sportswriter Earl Lawson, in the clubhouse. "What was I supposed to do with that ball?" snapped Temple. "Shove it in my ear?" Said Lawson: "Grow up, John." Temple started swinging. The brief fracas cost Lawson one black eye. Temple a temper-cooling $100 fine...
...worshiped crescent moon with inscriptions in the cuneiform writing of ancient Mesopotamia. They had been placed face down for the faithful to walk on, presumably as a sign that the ancient religion was finally suppressed. Dr. Rice believes that traces of the old culture persisted until the 11th century A.D., when Islam was under attack by Christian crusaders, and Harran was an important Moslem defensive base...
This season the team dropped to 11th and for the first time in over ten years lost to Yale consistently. As a result, the team will be ineligible to compete in the Senior Division of the EISA next year, but must compete in the Junior Division. This is tantamount to being sent to the minor leagues, for while teams such as Dartmouth and Middlebury comprise the Senior Division, the Junior Division boasts such powerhouses as MIT, BC, Amherst, and Brown...
Fulcun Geroy is damned as only a man can be who passionately loves both God and woman. The lord of Montgaudri, a fief on the borders of 11th century Normandy, Fulcun spends the opening chapter trying to nerve himself to ravish a comely peasant girl. But when he finally decides to act, he discovers that the girl has already been raped by his loutish younger brother. In rage and remorse, Fulcun "hated the whole of human kind...