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...We’ve been kidnapped, held at gunpoint, held at knife point—you name it,” said Filkins, who has reported on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Afghanistan. “The insurgents have made it a priority to target reporters...

Author: By Abby D. Phillip, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Words From the Front | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...this video, there’s no elephant. The basic plot is simple enough to follow. Girl loves boy. Boy cheats. Girl catches and kills boy. Or does she? After many “CSI”-style shots and a glimpse of Ashanti feeling up a kitchen knife, the singer has a moment of clarity in the bathtub. At this point, the video begins to resemble Kelly Clarkson’s “Never Again,” but with a gangster twist. While emo Clarkson considered drowning herself in the bathtub instead of leaving her adulterous husband...

Author: By Rachel S. Park, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Ashanti | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...small town in Kenya's lush Rift Valley, arrows are scattered around a dusty, hay-littered compound. Men in plaid-checkered shirts construct bows and say they were forced to arm themselves for war. "We were using swords but they were not effective," says Sylvester, 24, slashing a knife in the air. "In a day we can make between 80 and 100 [arrows]," he adds, refusing to give his last name out of fear. Community members pool money together to buy the necessary tools in secret; the arrows are then distributed within the neighborhood. Local leaders know about the arrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace and Poison Arrows in Kenya | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...create for himself or others,” Amaker said. “He’s our best creator, our best playmaker, and he’s our best finisher. So we just thought if we could space the floor a little bit and see if he could knife in there. “He was able to get to the basket without anybody stopping him,” Amaker added. Lin continued his strong play into the extra session, hitting a short jumper in the lane on Harvard’s first overtime possession just 22 seconds...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lin Proves Deadly Against 'Killer P's' In Weekend Sweep | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

Agile was not an adjective normally associated with Philips. Sprawling, complex or plodding seemed an apt description. "They'd sell something I didn't even know they had," says Scott Geels, analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in London. "And I wasn't the only one." Kleisterlee took a carving knife to Philips' abstruse portfolio. The semiconductor business--where even his own father labored--as well as other component businesses got the chop. "In the economic reality of today, you have to make a choice," Kleisterlee says. "We focus on the brand; we focus on marketing; we focus on downstream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Complex Task of Simplicity | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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