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...Shortly following the announcement in December of 2003, former Spanish Development Minister Francisco Álvarez Cascos likened the project to those of the Suez Canal in the 19th century and the Panama Canal in the 20th century. But unlike those grand feats of engineering and technological prowess, the building of the Gibraltar Tunnel seems more like a symbolic endeavor that the world can do without...
...IEDs, they have to kill me and everyone like me." If they don't, Abdallah is only going to get better at what he does, with deadly consequences for American soldiers. The terrorism geek has come a long way since our previous meeting. To demonstrate his prowess, he produces a black briefcase-size device with Japanese markings and flicks a switch on its side. He claims that the device is similar to those used by U.S. troops to block cellular signals around IEDs and disable bombs wired to detonate with a cell-phone call. Abdallah says he was given...
...wasn’t supposed to be like this. They were the surprise upstarts of the Ivy League, dazzling all comers with their offensive prowess and dominating opponents with their defensive supremacy. This was their time to shine—the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But there it was, the once-friendly scoreboard now content to mock the Crimson faithful at the half: Binghamton 1, Harvard 0. The crazies of Cambridge had been silenced. In their place stood the green-and-black Binghamton supporters, filling the air at Ohiri Field with their lusty chants. But there was still...
...most dominant athletes are more than just a lean body with great skills. Instead, they act as role models and provide leadership in addition to their prowess. In what may have been the toughest year to be a captain, saber fencer Tim Hagamen more than rose to the occasion to meet all the requirements. Despite losing his fellow captain in the middle of the season, the senior led the men’s fencing squad to its third straight Ivy League championship and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament and earned an individual national title in men?...
...participate in the stadium homecoming.“I don’t know if I’ll make the travel squad yet,” Flood said, “but I’m hoping to.”Flood was undoubtedly chosen because of his prowess throughout his career at the faceoff X. A former high school wrestler, Flood has applied his wrestling technique to the lacrosse field to the tune of the second-best faceoff percentage in all of Division I lacrosse. His win percentage of 67.1 was also best in the Ivy League...