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...most sensitive explosives known," says a U.S. government bomb expert. "Drop something on it or rub something against it, and it can go. He was taking a big chance just stomping on it." There is no commercial market for TATP; it's too hard to handle. Terrorists increasingly favor it because recipes are all over the Internet, the ingredients can be found in any pharmacy, it's hard to detect, and mules like Reid are going to die anyway...
...sees it, Movie88.com is doing Hollywood a favor. "These Internet movies do not compare with the quality you see in the cinema," he says. "You watch it online, and if the movie is good, you go to the theater or go buy the DVD. We are promoting these Hollywood movies and not getting a single cent from the companies. They are just yelling at us." The ingrates...
...Potato. One good resource: college students. They're expected to have trouble finding jobs this summer, so they'll be available to baby-sit. It also helps to befriend at-home moms who will take your kids along when driving theirs to activities. Just find ways to repay the favor...
...Abdullah's relations with the U.S. are complicated, that's nothing compared to his domestic conundrum. The Kingdom's Islamic establishment had free rein during Fahd's years - an attempt to curry favor after zealots seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979 and hard-liners criticized the hosting of U.S. troops for the Gulf War. As a result, the Islamic establishment has grown in size and strength to the point that Saudi leaders are terrified of confronting it head on. The religious sheiks give the al Saud Dynasty a vital cloak of protection against political opponents. So does...
Vaux’s situation is symptomatic of a larger problem in the Harvard tenure process: junior Faculty are too often passed over in favor of candidates from outside the University. In order to attract the finest junior Faculty, Harvard must show that it will fairly consider internal candidates for tenured positions to prevent scholars from seeking employment elsewhere with better long-term prospects. Academics often do impressive work as junior Faculty in their quest for tenure, and it would benefit the University to have that work done here. Enticing assistant and associate professors to come to Harvard with...