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...infiltration of militants from Pakistan; many Afghan officials believe that elements in Pakistan's intelligence agency, which midwifed the Taliban in its early years, are conspiring with the religious parties that govern Pakistan's border regions to create a safe haven for Taliban commanders and a launching pad for attacks--including around 25 suicide bombings in the past six months--throughout Afghanistan. Helmand Governor Mohammed Daud told TIME he believes that Mullah Osmani, a Taliban leader, is recruiting and training fighters at the Girdi Jungle refugee camp in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, which abuts Helmand...
...made Harvard work to maintain its lead.And Daigneau responded. Though he allowed a power play-goal at 4:12 on Steve Zalewski’s one-timer at the left post, the senior recovered to stonewall the Golden Knights for the rest of the period, including a sliding right pad save of David Cayer’s breakaway attempt just moments later.“That’s what you need your goaltender to do,” Clarkson coach George Roll said. “We didn’t have a lot of quality chances...
...recovered to maintain any kind of offensive rhythm. The first half was a disaster for the Crimson, who found itself stuck at four points for over seven minutes in the opening frame. Harvard shot 0-for-9 from the field and committed seven turnovers during the stretch, watching Princeton pad its lead to 26 points. “We had no connection with each other,” head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “It just epitomizes inexperience.” It didn’t help that Princeton seemed unable to miss from the opening...
...create instruments that let kids jam with their favorite tracks. Blue Box Toys' b2 division this week introduces the MiJam line, pitched to musicians ages 8 to 14. The drumsticks connect to an iPod and let kids add extra percussion to a song. The stringless guitar features a strumming pad and a bar for vibrato effects. Price Drumsticks, $30; guitar, $40 Available September
...team of four engineers enters the meeting room, each clutching an IBM Think Pad. They have just 20 minutes: a digital clock projected on the wall ticks it down. You don't go before Brin and Page--joined by CEO Eric Schmidt, 51, the Silicon Valley veteran brought in a few years ago to provide adult supervision--until you have your pitch down. And the way Google operates, you don't have your pitch down until you have the numbers to quantify its superiority. The engineers tell Brin and Page that they can generate extra advertising revenue by adding small...