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...exclamation mark on his storied Harvard career when his signature spike, always loaded with velocity, knocked down a Sacred Heart player to get the crowd roaring with approval. Such was the scene for a frustrated Pioneers team that committed five more errors than serves for a team attack...
...CDSs that back investments in mortgage-backed securities, this is especially potent. There is no way to insure a disaster that in turn causes other disasters. It would be like providing health insurance when one heart attack induces a chain of other heart attacks in the population. Therefore, the government must regulate CDSs to guarantee that insurance firms have the capital to remain solvent...
...kidnappers even after they were well away from Somali waters. "When we were coming in," said Bernard Odemba, the Kenyan pilot who brought the Maersk Alabama to shore, "when they saw any boat coming around, it was as if they felt that maybe another group is coming to attack them. So I had to calm them down and say, 'No no no, that is our police boat; that is our one of the local boats, the friendly ones...
...radios. "I can't see s---," said one. "Where's it coming from?" Reports of more fire started coming in from the Korengal Outpost, the main base, and then from Dallas, a nearby observation post where one of the men had been hit by shrapnel. It was a coordinated attack; the dense clouds blanketing the valley provided the perfect cover for the insurgents. A new command came over the radio: "If you see anyone standing outside of a building, consider it hostile intent and fire at will." "As soon as I can see a building I'll let you know...
Later that day we embarked on an operation to Loi Kolay, in part to speak with the villagers, but also to see what we could learn about the morning's attack. Usually we went to Loi Kolay at night because unlike the American soldiers, the Taliban don't have night vision scopes and don't fight in the dark. Far too many day trips to the village ended up with soldiers getting shot at on their way home. But night trips don't lend well to winning hearts and minds, especially if you are kicking down doors in search...