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...Iran-Iraq war. The war remains a threat not only to those two countries but to the entire gulf region. Beyond that, it has threatened a sacred element in Muslim life, the pilgrimage to Mecca. Last year 400 people died in clashes. The statements of leaders in Iran suggest that this could be repeated this year...
...element of his impatience, frightening to the city that has already lost the basketball Bullets and football Colts, is that Williams is seven surgeries into a heroic fight against cancer. "If I die," he has said, "the team will be sold." Though the city is offering Williams a new stadium, he seems to be resisting signing any lease. A grim knowledge of trustees and their responsibility to highest bidders makes Baltimore wonder if this melancholy team is the final edition...
...same offer always, the release of the hostages for fuel," he said. "There is no change in the offer. We want the hostages to be released, then we refuel. But there is a new element, not changing the offer, but maybe changing their attitudes. The element is good and gives a certain hope and that...
...houses are adjuncts of the College's educational commitment. Shouldn't breaking down stereotypes be an important element of this education? Let's quit pointing fingers and get on with our learning. The Resident Tutors of Kirkland House
There is in this a deplorable element that might be called adultification, in which a figure created for children is subjected to adult concerns, much as though Tom Sawyer or Alice in Wonderland were updated by being made to confront sexual problems. Yet despite the myriad changes in the legend, something strong and fundamental remains. DC Comics is delighted that its newest Superman has doubled sales, to 200,000, but that is a relatively paltry number compared with the millions who cherish an older image from their childhood...