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...most promising gizmos--robots that can crawl from building to building, miniature drones that can spy around corners, acoustic sensors capable of taking out snipers--are still unproven. The hottest "new" technology at last month's war game: John Deere two-seat Gator tractors, which can zip through narrow passageways bringing ammo and supplies to the front and returning with casualties...
...Crimson then took control in the second half, scoring two goals in the first five minutes. The first came from junior Beth Totman, who got a fortunate bounce of the post, on a shot that was set up by Westfall. The second came from Westfall herself, who found a narrow hole on the right side and hit a long shot past the Central Connecticut keeper...
...women in her tribe prefer to use only their first name) was among those hardest hit by the Taliban's ban on women's employment. Although she is better educated than most Afghan women--as few as 5.6% are literate--Khatol's options under the fundamentalist regime became as narrow as those for many of Kabul's 30,000-plus other war widows. The Taliban's restrictions on its female population were infamously harsh: girls could not attend school; and women, except for some doctors and nurses, were prohibited from working. The mullahs further isolated women by forcing them...
...perennial failure of such summits to produce meaningful programs of action has prompted some observers to suggest that summitry itself may begin to breed cynicism. Environmentalist groups, however, tend to believe that the cynicism is actually sharpest among the participant governments, whose input often tends to reflect their own narrow economic concerns rather than those of the greater good they've ostensibly gathered to protect...
...vendors go all night long. If you get the munchies at 2 a.m., make your way to Yanggong Jin (Yanggong Alley), a narrow lane lined with crayfish restaurants. You'll know you're there when you see the bright red shells littering the curb all the way down the street...