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...moved to New York City in 2001 to take an IT job at the World Trade Center. He was running late on the morning of 9/11 and reached the lobby as the first plane hit. He later witnessed the entire structure's collapse from less than a block away. Since then, he has applied for U.S. citizenship and launched several blogs about Iraqi news and culture...
...wing and slipping it behind Fisher for a shorthanded tally. Quinnipiac managed to even the score halfway through the second period. The Bobcats’ first attempt on goal was deflected wide and sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Richter sprawled himself wide in front of the net in an attempt to block the goal, but Quinnipiac’s Bryan Leitch’s put the equalizer into the top right corner of the net. The tie didn’t even manage to last 30 seconds before the Crimson immediately answered with a power-play score of its own that ultimately...
...problem is, it's also considered the building block of broken lives in the rest of the world, where cocaine consumption and addiction remain rampant in developed regions like North America and Europe. The U.S. has spent more than $5 billion this decade aiding Colombia's largely failed efforts to eradicate coca cultivation. Meanwhile, Washington and the U.N. have tried to get Bolivia and Peru to reduce their coca crops to the bare minimum for traditional consumption. Peru and Bolivia are the region's second and third largest coca producers, behind Colombia, with about more than 75,000 hectares...
...Organized by the Irish embassy in conjunction with the local Dongcheng District government, the parade was small but significant. Doubling back twice in fifteen minutes over a two-block stretch near the Forbidden City, participation was limited to 200 people due to security concerns surrounding the nearby session of the National People's Congress. Roach walked at its head, alongside Ireland's ambassador to China, Declan Kelleher; a traditional bagpiper; and County-cork born Beijing local Shane O'Neill, whose leprechaun costume purchased at a Dublin shop came complete with a false belly. The trailing marchers included members...
...evening, I visit the main commercial district: the oft-bombed Karrada. It straddles two broad avenues - Karrada In and Karrada Out - lined with shops selling everything from color TVs and furniture to vegetables and fruit. The two avenues are separated in some places by a single city block, and one is easily confused for the other. Now they seem worlds apart. Karrada In is buzzing: several new kebab restaurants have sprung up, and many shops have expanded. Karrada Out is the opposite, dark and empty, with most of the shops shuttered. Why? One explanation is that many of the businessmen...