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People don't mind when museums protect their icons by placing them in glass boxes. Likewise, galleries can ask visitors to check their bags at the door, while private collectors can rig their homes with the latest alarm systems. But in a church, even the smallest security measure is a barrier between believers and the symbols of their belief. "It's a huge dilemma," says Gligoris, head of Greece's art squad. "I can't recall how many times I've urged bishops, abbots, monks and nuns to have religious treasures stored in controlled, guarded environments, and then only bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spirited Away: Art Thieves Target Europe's Churches | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

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Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cloning Enzymes | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Ancient City’s Sprawl | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...time [administrators] are going to be accessing data there needs to be some kind of check,” said Undergraduate Council (UC) Student Affairs Committee Chair Michael R. Ragalie ’09, who presented the new policy at the meeting...

Author: By Sophie M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: E-Privacy Policy May Tighten | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...since 1983, merely settled to a low simmer, with hundreds dying in skirmishes over the years and full-fledged battles breaking out in 2006 and continuing into 2007. But the abandonment of a political solution has burst whatever remained of the dam that held Sri Lanka's bloodshed in check. In the first days of this new year, fighting has killed more than 150 combatants on both sides, including the Tigers' head of military intelligence. On Jan. 8, a roadside bomb outside Colombo killed D.M. Dassanayake, Sri Lanka's Minister for Nation-Building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let Slip the Dogs of War | 1/9/2008 | See Source »

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