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...Zarqawi, born Ahmad Nazzal Fadil al Khalayilah (his nom de guerre is an adaptation of Zarqa, his industrial hometown in northern Jordan) has been engaged in a long-running struggle with Jordan's King Abdullah II. Their duel began immediately after Abdullah ascended the throne in 1999, when he freed the Jordanian militant from prison in a general amnesty. Zarqawi, 39, had been jailed in the early 1990s on sedition charges after joining an Islamic fundamentalist group. He repaid Abdullah's royal gesture by starting a relentless terrorism campaign against Jordanian monarchy. In turn, Abdullah has stood firm against Islamic...
...past five years, the winner of the Penn-Harvard showdown has gone on to win the Ivy title. Unless Yale rises from the ashes against Princeton or the Big Green stuns the Bears, the Crimson-Quakers duel will likely decide third place or, at best, second...
...season by upsetting a team that has historically owned the Crimson and the rest of the Ancient Eight. Princeton-Harvard is always a fiery matchup, with tremendous pride—and, on better days, an Ivy League title—on the line. In 2003, it was a classic duel between two top-20 teams. After the Tigers roared back in the second half to the tune of two goals, the Crimson scored with 12 seconds left and a chance to tie. Harvard couldn’t come through, however, and lost by a score of 3-2. Last year...
...Hydrogen as a fuel burns like gasoline, but it's about 10% more efficient, and emits only water. Throw in the hybrid function (an electric motor) and fuel efficiency rises again. Mazda hopes to have the car available in three years. In the meantime, Mazda plans to introduce a duel-fuel RX-8 sports car on a limited basis next spring...
...Energy fed dance—by the third song even the navel-gazers tapped their toes. The better three of them in front of me traded elbow nudges and head nods. One wore white, the other black, and the third stepped back as if to judge. A duel ensued.The soldier in black stood a few inches taller. She churned her arms, dropped her head and shook it side-to-side when the notes from “It’s 5!” charged off the stage, horns ablaze. Her hands shot upward with the high notes...