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...since a cease-fire between the government and the Tigers was announced on Dec. 24, the Tigers have been rearming, regrouping and recruiting more fighters?which has been their practice during each of the previous truces since 1987. The Tigers have a well-oiled gunrunning network, which uses a fleet of 16 ships and is centered mainly in Cambodia and Thailand. In late February in Thailand's Ranong province, police seized a cache of explosives including tnt and C4 they believe was destined for Sri Lanka. "Acquisitions are still continuing," says one diplomat referring to intelligence reports. Adds Rohan Gunaratna...
That philosophy works well with Harvard’s roster, full of smart, fleet-footed hitters who can hit in any situation. Shakir is no exception...
...title. In the U.S., Wells Fargo has installed 1,100 souped-up ATMs in 16 Western states that can show movie trailers and the msnbc news ticker, run streaming-video ads during transactions and spit out coupons before the customer can get away. Bank of America, Fleet and Citibank are also migrating their ATMs...
...most days, the fleet-footed Mager will bat either leadoff or the two-hole in the lineup. While he says he has no preference for his spot in the order, he relishes the opportunity to be aggressive to start the game...
Shelley is a middle-aged woman, named after the English writer Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose hobbies include skiing and checking her e-mail. I have not actually met her (which was what Admiral Perry actually said upon beating the crap out of the British fleet during the War of 1812), but I have seen her—safely logged in at net-19427.fas.harvard.edu and at pool-141-154-119-99.bos.east.verizon.net, among other exciting locations. Shelley’s e-mail address is newman@fas.harvard.edu...