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...Leave No Afghan Behind Having helped build or repair 27 schools in north-central Afghanistan over the past six years, I can verify that education is a building block to eliminating poverty, oppression and extremism [Jan. 28]. I have seen remarkable social, political and economic changes among the more than 20,000 children we represent, particularly the girls. They are marrying later and having fewer children. Families are healthier, and mortality rates have decreased. Children are learning much needed life skills. More important, there is now hope. Despite staggering odds, kids are thinking about the future. There is new respect...
...take advanced classes in most areas, but fitness is not one of them. Surveys put out by the Hemingway Gym found that students were looking for a little more pizazz in their workouts, and both Hemingway and the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) stepped up to the aerobic step block. Both gyms now offer a number of specialized dance style classes, including such gems as MTV Dance and ZUMBA! “We always want to keep the programming new and fresh,” said Cristina N. Hoff, fitness program manager at Hemenway, of the new options. These classes have...
...Technically no warning shots should have been fired as we had been told don't fire warning shots. If it's a threat, it's a threat - and you shoot." Ben says he "fired three shots into the vehicle. One went through the side, another went into the engine block and a third went into the passenger side of the vehicle, wounding the woman...
...glass visible from miles away. Up close they're shaped like shallow satellite dishes, chasing the sun's movement as it passes through the sky. On the cloudy day I visited, the plant was running at less than full capacity, and some of the mirrors were turned downwards to block the force of the wind, which had the glass vibrating. Although the plant might look like fragile, it's not; plant manager Robert Cable told me as we tour the facility that NS1 has only lost around 10 mirrors in 9 months of operation. "This is not a special project...
...Finelli said.Harvard got off to a fast start on the night and had the crowd into the game right away. The largest cheer came in a 30-second period five minutes in. Budischak, after receiving a nice feed from Rollins, made a layup before coming up with a huge block on the other end of the floor. Tay pushed the ball up, and a no-look pass found Budischak again to put the Crimson up, 13-4.Budischak finished the game with 10 points, while Rollins and Tay had 14 each.Columbia, however, fought back by shooting over 50 percent from both...