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...Kaziranga: This World Heritage Site and park in the northeastern state of Assam is home to one of the subcontinent's rarest animals. Visitors to Kaziranga ride on elephant-back to catch a glimpse of the one-horned Indian rhino, an animal once nearly hunted into extinction but now making a comeback; afterward, they head off in search of Kaziranga's other attractions, which include bison and wild boar. Three on-site resorts offer accommodation in the form of tent camps, rooms or cottages. www.kaziranganationalpark.com...
...years the floor show--rather, the parking-lot show--at the High Elevations Bar & Restaurant in the busy northeastern Pennsylvania village of White Haven starred Teddy, a bigger-than-average black bear that Dumpster-dived, chased his butt in circles and all but rode a tiny bicycle. That is, until some crackpot with a crossbow shot the 600-lb. (about 270 kg) creature dead early on the morning of Sept. 12. "Just a shame," says Tim Conway, a wildlife-conservation officer with the Pennsylvania game commission. "You always wonder who could do something like that...
...axis of evil," there's the North's underwhelming track record when it comes to development schemes. Casting about for new investors after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the D.P.R.K. in the 1990s started a free-trade zone in Rajin-Sonbong, a remote area near the country's northeastern frontier. The experiment failed: the zone didn't attract much beyond a few hotels and a casino catering to Chinese tourists. Another special economic zone in Sinuiju, across the Yalu River from the Chinese city of Dandong, faltered in 2002 after the Chinese-Dutch orchid entrepreneur handpicked...
...second half provided more drama, with Harvard surviving several Husky scoring opportunities. In the opening minutes of the half, Northeastern threatened with two penalty corners, but junior goalie Kylie Stone stopped both shots. Later, a threatening pass deflected off a Crimson stick, but Stone again thwarted the scoring chance by kicking the ball clear...
...Northeastern had its chances throughout the game, including more shots, 6-5, and more penalty corners, 5-3, than the Crimson. However, Stone stonewalled the Husky attack, registering five saves while earning her second shutout of the year...