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...Jerusalem Patriarchate. "The Patriarchate has never endured a crisis of this magnitude," says George Moustakis, a theology professor at the American College of Greece in Athens. "The flock has lost faith in [Eirinaios]." Eirinaios, 66, is wreathed in mystery and rumor. Born Emmanuel Skopelitis on the Greek island of Samos, he was elected Patriarch in 2001. During a bitter election campaign, local newspapers ran photos purporting to show Eirinaios' main rival, Metropolitan Timothy of Vestra, engaging in sex acts with several men. Timothy's supporters say the photos were doctored, and blame the Eirinaios camp. Israel's Cabinet refused...
...party in late May on the tiny, remote Shetland island of Unst, Britain's northernmost inhabited chunk of rock, was a real gas - literally. Islanders bopped to an enthusiastic set of '50s and '60s favorites performed by the Bonxies, perhaps the only rock band powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The electricity that amplified their guitars and keyboard came from a hybrid wind-into-hydrogen system that is part of the world's first community-owned hydrogen production plant, built on this island of 700 inhabitants. "Despite all the hype around the hydrogen economy, there appeared to be very little...
...phlegmatic souls saw Cruise's effusion as the heedless enthusiasm of a top dog in puppy love. Others found the relationship, and his trumpeting of it, implausible. But for Hollywood, ever ready to flash sharp knives and sharper tongues, Cruise was a superstar in a Three Mile Island meltdown. To all the media heavy breathers--in tabloids, on the gossip shows and blogs--this was big, Michael Jackson...
...Collins, 52, is less lonely at lunch, she's still often looking for more G.O.P. allies when she votes. Today's U.S. Senate contains only four solidly moderate Republicans (Collins, Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee, Maine's Olympia Snowe and Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter). They increasingly face pressure from fellow Republicans to conform. But in a closely divided Senate, their votes can be determinative. Which is why G.O.P. Senators seeking to end judicial filibusters heavily courted Collins' vote as she remained uncommitted...
...What events are planned seem almost universally low-key. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's hometown of Yokosuka will hold a memorial tea ceremony, which he has declined to attend. In Shimane prefecture?where a holiday celebrating the annexation of Takeshima island sparked anti-Japanese demonstrations in Korea earlier this year?one village will honor fishermen who rescued hundreds of Russian seamen during the battle. And in Tsushima, May 27 will be marked with remembrance services and the unveiling of a Russia-financed war memorial...