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...base giving way to clouds of blue closer to the sky, with the occasional panel of yellow or red appearing wherever it may. At night a lighting system adds blue, yellow and white in varying combinations. Nouvel has called his building, which houses a local water company, "a fluid mass that bursts through the ground like a geyser under permanent, calculated pressure." That would be one way to look at it. As just about everyone has noticed, it's also more plainly a phallus than any tall building has ever dared...
...Hariri's assassination sparked outrage in Lebanon and a series of mass protests that forced Syria to disengage from its tiny neighbor two months later. Since then, however, Lebanon has been mired in deep political crisis, in which the Western-backed government and its supporters are at loggerheads with a pro-Syrian opposition. The United States and its Arab allies, including regional giants Saudi Arabia and Egypt, blame Syria for the deadlock in Lebanon, which has left the country without a president since November. In a snub to Damascus, half the 22 heads of state invited to attend the Arab...
...have not been able to break away from the mass-consumption society.' TSUYOSHI KAWAKAMI, Japanese Environment Ministry official, explaining the government's plan to reduce by 60% the amount of garbage generated by Japanese citizens and businesses...
...attempts to re-engage contemporary European secular culture as well. The official Church line is that the decision for the Pope to perform the baptism himself was not extraordinary. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi emphasized that Allam was just one of seven adults baptized Saturday during an Easter vigil mass, saying that the Pope performed the rite "without making any 'difference of people,' that is, considering all equally important before the love of God and welcoming all in the community of the Church." Nonetheless, Allam's public conversion is another reminder that the Vatican is not shying away from...
...long life dedicated to learning and scholarship.” As Meyers was buried Wednesday in New York, new details emerged about the accident that took his life on Monday. According to Cambridge Police Department spokesman Frank T. Pasquarello, Meyers was crossing the street at the corner of Mass. Ave. and River Street at around 6:45 a.m. when he was struck by the rear tire of a Shaw’s tractor trailer, which dragged him 160 feet. Pasquarello said the driver of the truck was “very distraught” after the incident. As of Tuesday...