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...joining the torture unit, he becomes increasingly cruel to both Leticia (Lisa Faiman ’03) and Alejo (Jeffrey A. Barnet ’06), his friend and coworker. While Leticia distracts herself with her education, Orlando kidnaps an orphaned girl, Nena, and keeps her in the basement where he repeatedly abuses her, eventually claiming that he does it out of love...
...first appeared on U.S. intelligence-agency screens after the first World Trade Center attack in 1993. Hours before a truck bomb in a basement parking lot went off, Yousef flew to Pakistan, then made his way to Manila, where he hooked up with Mohammed. The bombing is not thought to have been sponsored by al-Qaeda, but investigators believe al-Qaeda leaders were so impressed by Yousef's enterprise that they resolved to support his future endeavors. The conduit, it's believed, was bin Laden's brother-in-law Muhammad Jamal Khalifa, who then headed the Philippines office...
...best portal for the small retailer? Surprisingly, it may be auction powerhouse eBay. Originally a place to sell knickknacks and collectibles dug out of your basement, it is now seen as a cost-efficient place for small retailers to sell new merchandise, either at auction or for a fixed price. Just $9.95 a month buys a basic storefront; an additional $40 buys some featured placements. Some big retailers pay more for prominent displays, but they account for just 5% of the $14.9 billion worth of goods sold on the site last year. That makes eBay "the most democratic place...
...recent years, it has become a rarity to find students heading into the tunnels. There are hundreds of entrances, many of them through nondescript basement doors in the houses. However, all of the tunnel doors have been alarmed and linked to a central control room that is monitored 24-hours-a-day, making access difficult (not to mention criminal). But wandering the tunnels still seems like a worthwhile pursuit. I think I’ll give it a shot...
...this is especially true at the start of the 21st century, when the urgencies of nuclear weapons, anthrax and other horrors getting hatched in any tinhorn's basement make it even more difficult to keep a watchful and reverent eye on an 18th century document that, for all its service to the Republic, can seem a tiresome inconvenience when the blood...