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...Until now, few believed there were enough armed insurgents in the south to wreak such chaos. The fervor for separatism has waned since its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, when Islamic militants waged a bloody struggle against the Buddhist-dominated central government. But a senior Thai security official in the south told TIME that the past few years have seen a resurgence in militant Islam among the country's impoverished youth. This time, he believes, their fight is for a more grandiose cause. "[They are] in line with the global jihad... These kids have watched the war in Afghanistan...
...also writes occasional sketch music for Saturday Night Live.) Eventually the band regrouped and signed with tiny SCurve records. They wrote more great, weird songs for their third album, Welcome Interstate Managers, including All Kinds of Time, about a high school quarterback at his life's bittersweet peak, and Valley Winter Song, which may be the first-ever rock song about seasonal affective disorder...
...reality, students will continue to make the rounds and visit parties outside of their own Houses despite the extended hours. But there is one simple step that would insure that these wandering partiers don’t create an audible distraction every weekend: running more shuttles around campus at peak times, including the new 2 a.m. post-party rush. Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd has cited the Quad-to-River route—which cuts through an otherwise-quiet residential neighborhood—as a major source of noise complaints. More frequent shuttles between...
Even though Nextel developed push to talk for business use, it's the off-peak appeal that makes it hot. People are using it at supermarkets and ski lodges, anywhere that a short burst of chatter from a speaker works better than a drawn-out conversation, phone to ear. You can even talk in a group, like a voice chat room...
When I grudgingly agreed to be one of FM’s proofers at the beginning of last semester, I thought I knew what to expect: Some removing of Crimson-hated serial commas, occasionally censoring Gossip Guy and a sneak peak at who had landed on As It Were each week. I was also prepared to pluck pesky libel out of an errant piece—and to see the sun rise on Wednesday morning every now and then...