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...population mainly sits around sweltering in the deadly desert heat, without adequate food, sanitation or medical attention. Now and then, insurgents subject it to mortar fire, randomly killing some of its inhabitants, who from time to time riot in protest over their treatment. If there's a grace note to be found in this grim tale it is provided by an American guard, a former real estate agent named Benjamin Thompson, an open-faced innocent who cannot believe that the nation whose uniform he wears can enforce the sub-human conditions he witnesses at Camp Ganci...
...legislation does not, however, mention a second committee called for in the February report that would “develop an initiative in activity-based learning.” It is unclear why the legislation makes no note of the activity-based learning initiative, and the professors who wrote the legislation could not be reached late yesterday...
...report being discussed by Australia's Muslim leaders, Tom Zreika, the powerful president of that country's largest Islamic organization, warns that Aussies have "had enough of [the Muslim community] ... we have become the new communism." Among his recommendations for better integration: take note of the Aussie reverence for firemen and lifeguards and grab a hose or a whistle. "It would be great," Zreika writes, "to see a turbaned imam fighting fires alongside other bushfire volunteers...
...Women were instructed to wear all-enveloping burqas and men to grow their beards. Music and television were banned. Then the jihadists really got serious. These days, dawn is often accompanied by the wailing of women as another beheaded corpse is found by the side of the road, a note pinned to the chest claiming that the victim was a spy for either the Americans or the Pakistani government. Beheadings are recorded and sold on DVD in the area's bazaars. "It's the knife that terrifies me," says Hafizullah, 40, a local arms smith. "Before they kill you, they...
Document the loan. This is critical. Put the agreement in writing. A business loan should include a formal business plan. Draw up a promissory note and a repayment schedule with penalties. This is when firms like Circle Lending can help. It charges from $200 for a personal loan to $800 for a mortgage, plus a monthly fee of $19. But you get bulletproof documentation for legal and tax purposes and billing and collection services too. It will also restructure the loan if necessary. Such flexibility is hard to find at a bank "and really keeps a loan on track," says...