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...Church of Narga Selassie on Dek Island in northern Ethiopia gather to bless an urn of water scooped from the lake that surrounds them. They pray over the water for three days and ask God to sanctify it in the name of Jesus. Then, in a small stone alcove, the head monk pours the water over a silver cross, its detailed engravings worn almost smooth with centuries of polishing, and onto the heads of believers who come in their dozens to be baptized. For the rest of the year the waters of Lake Tana, the eastern source of the Nile...
This is one abiding irony of progress. The most wondrous technology exists that can pinpoint the exact location of a tumor, thread a tiny catheter up into the brain to open a clogged artery, pulverize a kidney stone without breaking the skin. But the simple stuff--like getting an MRI on time, being given the right drugs at the right time, making sure everyone knows which side of your brain to operate on--can cause the biggest problems. "A patient with anything but the simplest needs is traversing a very complicated system across many handoffs and locations and players," says...
...punishing base cadence.“We didn’t want to sit on our training,” Caplan said. “We want to improve it and we want to get that much better. We don’t think that anything is set in stone, and we just want to get more aggressive every week.”Harvard’s freshman eights rounded out the weekend with two huge open water wins—10 seconds in the first freshman race and 12 in the second freshman race—to right...
...were “cool with.” I replied that yes, it was.And indeed, it is—mostly.Décor first, since it may be Om’s biggest draw: the first floor is beautiful. The bar, backed by a rough-hewn stone wall, is illuminated with amber light. Plasma screens line the walls, streaming iTunes-esque visualizations in matching yellows and reds. One wall in the table area is covered with an ornate Tibetan painting of an intimidating-looking deity stomping on some fools and scaring away the bad mojo. Co-owner Bik Yonjan...
...Stone is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marion Rockefeller Stone of Greenwich, Conn., as well as six children and 15 grandchildren, according to the University. A service will be held at Memorial Church...