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...near the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he has worked as a professor of civil engineering for more than 20 years. He picked a company out of the Yellow Pages, called, and three Mayan Indians from Belize appeared on his doorstep. Amadei, 53, an amiable Frenchman who is quick to connect, listened as the men told him of the poverty back in their home village of San Pablo. He stayed in touch and a few years later accepted an invitation to visit their families in Belize. "I came across little girls who had to carry water back and forth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blueprint Brigade | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...Aweys, the leader of the UIC, which had absorbed al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, declared a jihad on Ethiopian troops, who were regularly crossing into Somalia. "That was unacceptable," Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told TIME this year. The Ethiopians invaded Somalia on Dec. 24, and the advance was a quick and bloody triumph. Meles' forces killed thousands of UIC fighters within days, captured Mogadishu and installed the internationally recognized government in exile, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). In a Jan. 5 message, bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urged Somalis to "consume" the "crusader" Ethiopians "as the lions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Somalia on the Edge | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...Responding to those critical of the high expense associated with expanded science research, Knowles is quick to point out that his first investments as dean were to build the Barker Center for the Humanities and the two-building Center for Government and International Studies...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Big Lab for Small Science | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...game. Up 67-65 with 80 seconds left to play, the Crimson had possession of the ball and was running down the shot clock. With just a few ticks left to shoot, Housman took a pass at the top of the key from sophomore Dan McGeary, got off a quick release, and hit the three-pointer to seal the win. Housman’s 13 points in the final 12 and a half minutes of the game helped Harvard to its third victory of the year.They were his only points of the game.“He didn?...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Escapes Wildcats | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...questions about the campaign through private messages or on her wall. “Facebook is a great way for me to do additional reporting on something that doesn’t get space on the ABC Web site,” she said. Not all politicos, however, are quick to sing the praises of the collaboration. Jarret A. Zafran ’09, president of Harvard Democrats, doubts the application will have much impact at Harvard. He said that Harvard is already saturated with political information. “The campus is very politically active...

Author: By Michal Labik, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Facebook Builds Ties With ABC News | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

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