Article: 'Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell' ; THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Afghanistan Germany
AP Images;  November 15, 2009 ;     227 words ...A German soldier holds a torch next to a memorial for French killed soldiers in Afghanistan during Remembrance Day commemorating fallen soldiers in Afghanistan, at Camp Warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2009
AP Images;  November 11, 2009 ;     230 words ...Peter Marshall, USA, jubilates after beating the world record 22.73 in the men's 50-meter breaststroke final at the short-course World Cup swimming competition in Eriksdalshallen in Stockholm, Sweden ...

MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS
AP Images;  November 12, 2009 ;     234 words ...A Palestinian man reacts after seeing olive trees which were cut overnight in the West Bank village of Bourin near Nablus on Thursday, Nov. 12 ...

Brazil Israel
AP Images;  November 12, 2009 ;     217 words ...Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, arrives for a meeting with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Peres is on a five-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

William and Mary Connecticut Basketball
AP Images;  November 13, 2009 ;     243 words ... ... Connecticut's Jerome Dyson and Charles Okwandu as Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun looks on during the first half of their NCAA men's basketball game in Storrs, Conn., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. McDowell scored a team-high 20 points in his teams 75 ...

Switzerland Music
AP Images;  November 8, 2009 ;     211 words ...Billie Joe Armstrong, from the US band Green Day performs on stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)

Philippines US Clinton
AP Images;  November 11, 2009 ;     256 words ... ... police as the former rush closer to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009, on the eve of a two-day visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The protesters are demanding the abrogation of the joint military exercise ...