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While the exhibit itself was incredibly disappointing, the reaction of the few visitors who got a chance to view the flag and photographs gave a sign of what good shows can bring to the public. Amid the hurried rush of tourists were the adults, young and old, taking extreme care in looking solemnly at each photo. People were taking pictures of the photographs, sitting humbly in front of the documentary footage. Parents were explaining what happened to their older children, but smiling and enjoying the innocence of the younger children—the ones for whom this will not even...
Shower stalls are particularly suspect. Some doctors believe that mycobacteria from the pipes are becoming aerosolized in water spray. The more enclosed a shower stall, the greater the buildup of germ-infested spray. (A variant of the illness--sometimes called hot-tub lung--occurs when people develop an allergic reaction to the mycobacteria in indoor hot tubs.) Making matters worse, says Dr. Michael Iseman of National Jewish, "we have changed the way we treat our water." Since the 1970s, the temperature of most hot-water heaters has been reduced to 120[degrees] to save energy and prevent scalding--perfect conditions...
...where average Sunday-morning attendance is 4,000. "All of a sudden, I was made aware that wow, there's an order to this thing." Lindsey's explanation of the Bible's warnings came just as a backlash was stirring against '60s liberalism, an echo of the 18th century reaction to the Enlightenment. Lindsey caught the moment that launched a decade of evangelical resurgence, when for the first time in generations believers organized to put their stamp on this world, rather than the next...
...therein lies the central paradox in this wave of End Times interest. If you believe the end is near, is the reaction hope, or dread? "Even though the Left Behind series has been popular, many people still think of the End Times as negative," wrote Kyle Watson on his prophecy news website, AtlantaChristianWeekly.com He thinks believers should be excited about the end of the world. "Try viewing prophecy and current events [as] how much closer we are to being with Christ in heaven...
...defunct XFL and consulted on a Broadway musical about his life, which, sadly, was abandoned the day of his announcement. Using a trick from Ross Perot's playbook, he cited a desire to protect his family as the reason for his departure. This was apparently in reaction to an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that said his son Tyrel, 22, threw raucous parties in the Governor's mansion and left it littered with empty wine and beer bottles...