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...with yeast and egg whites - at the 1964 World's Fair (an event that also introduced sangria). While the most common way to serve waffles in the U.S. is covered in butter and syrup, regional variations have evolved. Waffles topped with kidney stew were once said to be a local favorite in Baltimore, while one restaurant in Harlem claims it introduced waffles paired with fried chicken back...
...combat the slaughter, Thailand has unleashed a massive surge, sending nearly 70,000 security forces into a region populated by 1.7 million people. But the authorities have also encouraged local residents to arm themselves and form militias with fanciful names like the Iron Ladies, the Night Butterflies and the Eyes of a Pineapple. Around 100,000 civilians are now members of such armed groups, and they either receive free guns from the military or can buy them at deeply subsidized rates. The majority of militia members come from Buddhist ranks because the government feels they are most vulnerable to attack...
...spot at next year's World Cup in South Africa. It was the first time the two had played a World Cup qualifying match in 20 years, and in the weeks leading up to the first game and the days that followed, everyone from the Egyptian regime to local industries was busy ratcheting up support for the home team. (Read "Cairo Braces for a Soccer Bombshell...
...view is that the regime was planning to continue whipping up hysteria, and to try to retaliate diplomatically against Algeria in international and Arab circles - whether in the Arab League, or FIFA or the North African Football Association - to keep scoring local points," says Hamalawy. "But I guess they reached the conclusion yesterday that they're not really going anywhere with this, since most of the responses from other Arab states, international states and FIFA are like, 'Egypt, please grow...
Lange P. Luntao ’12, the Harvard Dems communications chair and a resident of the California district adjacent to Woods’s, said that Woods was an especially exciting speaker for him because his campaign garnered “lots of publicity about him in both local media and gay media...