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...arts center she created nine years ago as part of her effort to shape the public memory of her son--to "cleanse the stain," as she puts it, from his legacy. Every summer a throng of kids comes to the center, which sits off a busy road in Stone Mountain, Ga., to learn dance, creative writing and music...
...only a handful of fishermen live on Cubadak). Accommodation comes in the form of 13 two-story huts and one "deluxe suite" (actually a bungalow) - but appointments are basic, with rattan chairs and tables, and mosquito nets draped over the beds. Running water is piped in from the lush mountain range behind. "The mountain water is so clean we actually thought about bottling it," says Casalegno as he gestures up the forested slopes. Nobody seems to mind the rustic conditions - after all, the region has spas and resorts aplenty for those who can't live without dvd players, martini lounges...
...only thing that keeps the soldiers at Maizan going. Today's haul saw troops whooping over new Sony Playstations, games, Oreos, cigarettes, Cheese Whiz and even a flea collar for Beebe, the camp dog. Sergeant Florian Barrie, from Watertown, New York, walked off with three cases of Mountain Dew sent by his mom and a friend. Expensive? Yes, but it's these little things that make life bearable in Maizan...
...small base, made up of soldiers from the Tenth Mountain 2-4 Infantry, Charlie Company 1-4 Infantry Regiment and Romanian troops from Task Force Calugareni, which took control of Zabul on 31 July when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took command of southern Afghanistan from the U.S. The mission of the troops at the base is to provide security to the district. Until a few weeks ago that meant daily patrols, visiting villages, checking up on reports of Taliban activity, and generally making their presence known. But these days FOB Maizan has had to limit those...
...competent QB in Brad Maurer. Penn counters with what could be the Ancient Eight’s best defense. The losing streak moves to five in a nail-biter.Prediction: Lafayette 23, Penn 17PRINCETON AT LEHIGH (1-1)This is a diminished Princeton side from a year ago and the Mountain Hawks are usually among the best the Patriot League has to offer. Lehigh quarterback Sedale Threatt is a legitimate one—threat, that is—and the Tigers lost the heart of their D in three departed standout linebackers and Jay McCareins. Princeton lacks the firepower to make this...