The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

That's one of the main reasons I came back,

That's one of the main reasons I came back,

More than anything, when you go to a new team, it's just trying to get a feel for the guys read more

More than anything, when you go to a new team, it's just trying to get a feel for the guys and find your niche on the team. That's what's more important than X's and O's, it's getting comfortable with the city. Things like knowing where the rink is and where the grocery store is.

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but read more

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but it's flowing much more smoothly from the ships to the stores than we saw in 2004,

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

The developer has met all the requests and conditions that we've asked. All the issues that you brought up at read more

The developer has met all the requests and conditions that we've asked. All the issues that you brought up at our meeting, he's basically addressed those, and in my opinion gone above and beyond as far as putting out extra work and expending money out of his pocket to try to help accommodate people who are in a low-lying area.

His heroism, patriotism and service to the country are something we all need to see as a role model.

His heroism, patriotism and service to the country are something we all need to see as a role model.

That was funny, ... I started laughing immediately. It's always been fun coming to BU and playing here. So, to read more

That was funny, ... I started laughing immediately. It's always been fun coming to BU and playing here. So, to do it now and have those fans behind me one more time, it was pretty fun.