Letter : A-level triumphs no surprise

The Independent - London;  August 19, 1996 ;   Philip Jones;   111 words ......educated parents are the greatest single educational advantage that a child can have. They give early assistance and continuing encouragement. Even if schools were poorer and even if standards of teaching had declined one would expect this generation of children...

Peace requires a totally new approach.(Triad)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  August 18, 2006 ;     300 words ......Kathy Latham ( Gun-barrel democracy doomed to fail, Counterpoint, Aug. 5) for clearly stating a fact ignored ever since Cain murdered Abel: Violence begets violence. Though many millennia have passed since that attempt to settle a dispute with force, there is...

East of Eden

The Washington Post;  November 20, 1996 ;     114 words ......murder, of Abel by Cain, reflects the conflict between the old nomadic way of life and the evolving agricultural society. Cain murdered Abel because God preferred Abel's sacrifice of an animal to Cain's sacrifice of the fruits of cultivation of the land. The murder...

Steve's just killing time.(Features)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 28, 1998 ;   Synnot, Siobhan;   518 words ......killing. Whether it's genteel murders conducted in the board game Cluedo, or the sudden 25 per cent increase in crime when Kane murdered Abel in the Garden of Eden, his academic act makes an entertaining hour. Over at the Assembly Rooms, comedy duo Lip Service return...

Motorway rubbish

The Press;  August 5, 2004 ;     144 words ......afford to purchase extra bags. Therefore the previous 52 rubbish bags per household should be reinstated, along with continuing encouragement to protect our environment. Also, concrete rubbish bins are an excellent idea in public domains such as the city's...

Leading Article: Talk softly with the Chinese but not at the cost of...

The Independent - London;  October 7, 1998 ;     606 words ......the world's financial markets, is vital to the economic health of the region and the world. Good trade relations, and continuing encouragement of economic and political liberalisation, are therefore quite reasonable objectives. If China, too, were to fall victim...

What's New Between Children's Book Covers

Forward;  January 31, 1997 ;     355 words ......can be destroyed, War undergoes an identity crisis and turns back the hands of time to discover his true self. He finds the murdered Abel, who comes back to life just as War transforms back into Cain. The two of them fill a giant coffin with all of the weapons...

Ixion.(Poem)

The American Poetry Review;  July 1, 2005 ;   Keen, Raymond;   165 words ......swimming with maggots, This phenomenon once and forever Established as reality By an Argus-eyed and exacting Science. Cain murdered Abel, And he has remained Cain Or Ixion, or Hitler, Or Stalin, or Mao, or Pol Pot, The prodigal son returning home To murder his...

Kain (Cain) Depicted Killing Abel on the Parthenon?

PR Newswire;  January 17, 2005 ;     423 words ......startles Abel in the field. On the fourth, Kain kills Abel. Kain was the eldest son of Adam and Eve; Seth, who replaced the murdered Abel, was their youngest son. Genesis asserts that only Noah's family of the line of Seth survived the Flood; all others who practiced...

Ferguson factor helps Stark tie knot for Saints

Scotland on Sunday;  October 7, 2001 ;   MARTIN HANNAN;   787 words ......significant part in Billy Stark's arrival in Perth. Sir Alex Ferguson's extraordinary influence as a manager extends to his continuing encouragement and advice to many of his former stars who are now in the coaching ranks, particularly those players who served under...

Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 3, 2007 ;     497 words ......because they broke the law. The same happened to Cain; he was banished by God from the soil because he broke the law when he murdered Abel. However, based on the aforementioned article, I believe that leaders of the church involved are acting upon impulsive emotion...

India pledges support to Palestinian cause as peace hopes soar

The Hindustan Times;  November 28, 2007 ;     764 words ......the 40-nation Middle East Peace Conference Tuesday. "In this noble endeavour the parties have declared that they need continuing encouragement and support from the international community. India is ready to play its due role in this collective endeavour to strengthen...

Marathon has family in Akron on the run: Even 2-year-old in stroller wants...

Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH);  September 27, 2006 ;     556 words ......Maybe. But train to run the 26.2-mile marathon? Or run even one leg of the popular relay race? Yeah, right. Yet with continuing encouragement from her mother, West Akron's Jodie Jennings has found a way to wedge running into her busy life. It started as an...

GM strike boosts unemployment rate

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 1, 1998 ;   GEETA SHARMA-JENSEN;   308 words ......certainly were not key factors this time. Employers still are looking for lots of workers in the state, and that should be continuing encouragement to job seekers." Hagen said that normally the state's labor force dwindles slightly in July after a traditional expansion...

Call & Post Crossroads Faith & Family Section Bible In a Year

Call & Post;  January 23, 2008 ;   Anonymous;   371 words ......who worked the land, and Abel, who cared for sheep. God favored Abel's offerings over those of Cain. Cain was angry and murdered Abel. As a punishment God sentenced him to become a wanderer forever. Adam and Eve had further children, and so the human race...