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...work shorter hours and are not open again for business after Iftar. In some countries like Saudi Arabia, offices close down completely during prayer - around half-an-hour five times a day - so good timing becomes of critical importance. In bustling Cairo, if the work that needs to be done entails going downtown or across town, then chances are only one errand will be accomplished a day. Traffic in this busy capital of around 17 million people comes to a complete halt. Main roads and bridges are blocked and side streets are jammed with school buses and desperate taxi drivers...
...Most important, from the standpoint of the company's many critics, Prince will declare that "Blackwater believes that more can and should be done to increase accountability, oversight and transparency," and that he looks forward to working with both Congress and the Administration to achieve that. He also points out, again citing U.S. government data, that Blackwater has conducted 1,873 security details in 2007, with only 56 incidents during which weapons were discharged - less than...
...visits to Ivy rivals Cornell and Yale. The next opponent for the Crimson is Northeastern this Wednesday afternoon, when Harvard hopes to reestablish a win streak and improve to a .500 road record. “We all know we have a lot of work we need to get done,” Shapiro said. “Both Northeastern and Cornell are going to be tough matchups.” The team’s spirit has not been fazed by the thought of a long road trip, and Harvard’s other co-captain, senior Jana Berglund...
...cakewalk on Saturday. Harvard dominated the possession in the first half but found itself with only a one-goal advantage at the break. After a quick goal to open the second half, the Crimson was off and running. When all was said and done, Harvard recorded four second-half goals against a Fairfield team that had let in a mere three goals total in its first seven games. THE IRON CURTAIN As the Harvard offense has been pouring in an average of 2.2 goals per game, the defense, led by co-captain and goalie Adam Hahn and sophomore Kwaku Nyamekye...
...Others see the ruling as a long-term injury to Pakistan's democracy. "What this has done is set a precedent," says lawyer and talk-show host Ayesha Tammy Haq. "It means that from now on we can always have a military leader running for the office of President." Pakistan has, in fact, been ruled by successive military governments for most of the past 60 years. Pakistan's black-suited lawyers, united by a demand for rule of law, have lead a national campaign for the restoration of democracy that has proved far stronger than any opposition party. "The political...