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In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas
Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha.
The temple is one of three great...Tags: Arts, Myanmar Earthquake (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Natural Disasters, UNESCO
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Movies: Designs that build character
Los Angeles TimesA movie doesn't have to be jampacked with cinema style to have a memorable fashion moment or two, and in the course of screening the slate of holiday-season films, we found all kinds of clothes, accessories, hairstyles and makeup worth a mention. "Hugo"...Tags: Hugo (movie), Marilyn Monroe, World War I (1914-1918), Celebrities, Martin Scorsese
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Just say no to war with Iran
How fitting! On this year's Veterans' Day we're learning about the next war in the Middle East ("Iran and the bomb," Nov. 11). Now it's Iran that's in the crosshairs. In my opinion the Pentagon has become "too big to fail," and lessons from the recent...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, NATO, Iran, Chicago Housing Authority
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In Theory
Q. A study released June 9 by the Public Religion Research Institute: “Committed to Availability, Conflicted About Morality, What the Millennial Generation Tells Us about the Future of the Abortion Debate and the Culture Wars.” Fifty-six...Tags: Human Interest, Crimes, Jesus Christ, Politics, Abortion Issue
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Departing Jewish Museum director leaves behind career of historic proportions
For Marcia Jo Zerivitz's retirement dinner, her board wanted a big event at a hotel. She said no. She wanted to be with her "babies" -- all 100,000 of them.
That's the books, clothes, photos, posters, furniture and other items she and her staff have...Tags: Plantation, Human Interest, Education, The Holocaust (1934-1945), University of South Florida
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Iran and the bomb
A report this week on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program by the International Atomic Energy Agency leaves little doubt that country's ruling clerics remain determined to acquire the means to produce a bomb. That poses a dilemma for the Obama...Tags: Defense, Politics, Iran, National Government, NATO
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Drop the 'two-war' plan
As defense strategists at the Pentagon carry out their review of how to make roughly $400 billion in cuts over 10 years, and Congress considers the possibility of reductions twice as large as required by the supercommittee's failure to reach agreement,...Tags: India, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syria, Defense, Dick Cheney
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My Word: Occupiers should spell out specifics
I have mixed emotions about the Wall Street demonstrations that are taking place worldwide. I understand the protesters' frustrations, but frankly, unless they articulate specific policy changes, their efforts will have no practical results. I have...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Politics, Demonstration, Political Dissent
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The revolution betrayed
The high hopes of the Egyptian people for a peaceful transition to democracy are being thwarted by the brutal tactics of the country's military rulers, who in recent days have launched a bloody campaign of repression against protesters demanding an...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cairo (Egypt), Riots, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak
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McManus: A deal with the Khartoum devil?
How do you deal with a genocidal dictator who says he wants to reform? For more than a decade, Sudan has been the quintessential pariah state. Its armed forces carried out a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing more than 300,000; its president, Omar...Tags: George Clooney, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syria, National Security, Libya
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Book review: 'Jerusalem' by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Special to Tribune NewspapersSimon Sebag Montefiore's epic survey of Jerusalem's sanguinary history does not inspire confidence in the civilizing qualities of religion. The pile of corpses accumulated over millenniums from the persecutions both perpetrated and endured by all three of...Tags: Biography (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christian Orthodoxy, Good Friday, Theodor Herzl
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Senior Travel: Should Europe's latest 'crisis' deter you?
I'm writing this column in Europe, where the headlines are full of "crisis" talk about a possible economic "collapse." The talk has escalated lately after last week's elections in which both French and Greek voters seemed to be saying "enough, already" to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Finance, Germany, Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange
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