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...heavy rains that suddenly fell in the dense tropical forest created a moment of hope. The 15th Scout Company of the Armed Forces of the Philippines sensed an opportunity to strike at its elusive prey: Abu Sayyaf, the kidnapping gang that once formed part of Osama bin Laden's terrorism network. When the deluge began on Mindanao Island, the 30-odd bandits stopped to put up makeshift tarps for themselves and their three hostages ? a Filipina nurse and an American couple, Martin and Gracia Burnham. The soldiers were already close by, having followed a trail of discarded coconut meat...
...hard to know exactly what happened. Soldiers involved in the shoot-out say they could see little through the rain and gun smoke and thick forest. One Scout who took part in the assault says he glimpsed the hostages on hammocks. When the firing started, they dropped to the ground but were pulled to their feet by the kidnappers and "used as human shields," according to Teodosio, who debriefed the Scouts. The bandits returned the army's fire, but it isn't yet clear how the hostages were hit ? whether they were caught in the cross fire or targeted...
...Sutra in stone, but Anoop Jain, a temple guide, has his own theory. "People were becoming too holy," he explains as he directs a beam of sunlight with a heart-shaped hand mirror toward a pair of stone lovers engaged in a passionate kiss. "They were going to the forest to meditate, and no one was getting married." So the King, suggests Jain, commissioned the carving of erotic scenes into temple walls for "inspiration." It will never be known if the King's pro-family program proved fruitful. Though mighty warriors, the Chandelas were decimated by the Moguls...
Three hundred and twenty nine will receive Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees, 66 Master of Science (M.S.) degrees, 388 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, and three Master in Forest Science (M.F.S.) degrees...
...experience writing about Wang Dan indicates that current Harvard students—even Crimson reporters and editors—are often ill-equipped to effectively hold the University accountable because they lack the institutional memory that helps us see the proverbial forest through the trees...