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...said the present uprisings are far from unique in the past 50 years of Israeli history. "Shootings, tear gas, mass detentions, curfews, and even burying people under piles of dirt is not a new phenomenon," he said. "The increased volume is significant but it may just fade away into the normal life of the occupier and the occupied...
...Saturday afternoon there are more pickups than Mercedes in the dirt parking lot at Ranchman's ("Canada's Greatest Honky Tonk!!"). Inside, there are more cowboy hats than cowboys. But there is an aura of at least the '80s Wild Wild West. Tucked in a corner behind the Gunsmoke video game is Punchball, a device resembling a prizefighter's speed bag. For a quarter you can haul off and smash the bag while a meter registers the force of the blow. Splotches of dried blood on the leather indicate that some cowpokes have broken their hands trying to impress that...
...rotunda is actually a lovely room," said Director of Harvard Dining Services Frank J. Weissbecker. "But the Venetian blinds were rotting. The floor was dangerous with ruts. And blinds are terrible dirt accumulators," he said...
...years ago, Harvard failed to score in the first 40 minutes of play, then finally cashed in twice. But Harvard was still dirt poor, falling to Boston College...
...bodies the next day were unable to recognize them; not until March 8 did a pathologist confirm their identities. Without benefit of forensic assistance, however, the Mexican Attorney General's office announced the discovery of the missing men's bodies, identifying them by name, early on March 6. Moreover, dirt found on the bodies did not match local soil, which suggested that they had been buried somewhere else earlier. Mexican investigators have never provided a convincing account of how or why the remains were moved...