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...troop drawback has allowed Pakistani militants allied with the Taliban to impose their will on the border areas. They have established Shari'a courts and executed "criminals" on the basis of Islamic law. Even Pakistani-army convoys are sometimes escorted by Taliban militants to ensure safe passage, a scene witnessed by TIME in North Waziristan one recent afternoon. "The state has withdrawn and ceded this territory," says Samina Ahmed of the International Crisis Group. "[The Taliban] have been given their own little piece of real estate...
...department that includes about 70,000 prints from the late 15th century to present day. Dackerman says the Mongan Center study room in the Fogg is particularly important for her department because light-sensitive works on paper are not permanently displayed. But Dackerman does not view that as a drawback. Whether an academic is interested in the 300 prints by Rembrandt, or a class wants to study a selection of Civil War works, she says, “the study rooms are an amazing opportunity to sit there and have this intimate experience with real works...
...Baylor team member is claiming that its Type of God categories are more predictive than church attendence or Bible reading. This is novel, and if it's true, a lot of political strategists will be up late digesting the Baylor numbers. But for the average reader, the big drawback of the study at present is that its categories do not have a natural ring to them. It was easy to understand "Presbyterian" or "frequent churchgoer." It's a lot harder to figure out what Baylor means by its Critical God, who "does not interact with the world. Nevertheless... still observes...
...visa can still work in the U.S. for up to 12 months under a program called Optional Practical Training (OPT). But students staying in the U.S. under that program can only seek jobs connected to their field of study.That’s not the only drawback of OPT. While students with a year-long extension could conceivably re-apply for H-1B status, they’d still have to stop working for several months. H-1B visas take effect at the beginning of the federal fiscal year, Oct. 1, so Class of ’06 students...
...permanent members. If the South Korean is viewed by Beijing as too close to Washington, he may find China cool to his candidacy. Ironically, however, there's also a danger that South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun's rocky relationship with Washington could cool U.S. support for Ban. Another drawback is his lack of international stature. Ban's highest-profile role has been in the Six-Party talks to defuse North Korea's nuclear ambitions, which ultimately yielded almost nothing - although that frustrating experience could be good practice for life in the U.N. But in a race typically...