Word: rommel
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...concentrated in long-standing election trouble spots, such as the autonomous region for Muslims on Mindanao Island and a clutch of clannish northern provinces. "Based on our estimates there are at least 200 private armed groups nationwide if you include those run by landlords, businessmen and gambling lords," says Rommel Banlaoi, director of the Philippine Institute for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. Many are small units with under a dozen members. But some - it is not clear how many - are virtual armies. The one operated by the Ampatuan clan blamed for the November massacre seems to have been the size...
...only, representative of an entire continent, Africa, and a world religion, Islam - this though his family was Christian and his ancestors came from Greece and Lebanon. He was born in Alexandria and grew up during a chaotic time for the planet and for Egypt: World War II, when Rommel's Army marched toward his hometown, and the postwar invention of the state of Israel, which the Arab world viewed as a catastrophe. With various shades of commitment and ambivalence, Chahine would dramatize the Arab-Israeli split in many of his films, most notably his autobiographical near-masterpiece, the 1978 film...
...veteran U-20 Coach Thomas Rongen, himself a native of the Netherlands. The squad will compete in the upcoming CONCACAF Under-20 Final Round Qualifying Tournament in Panama City, Panama.. Akpan and the U.S. Team are scheduled to play Haiti in their first game on Jan. 17 at Rommel Fernandez Stadium. They will play Guatemala on Jan. 19 and Panama on Jan. 21. The U.S. has qualified for five consecutive FIFA U-20 World Cups, and would advance to its sixth straight by passing through the Group A stage. “We are thrilled for Andre...
...taken very hot and strong, her unfiltered cigarettes rolled by herself--although, she says, she only smokes during interviews--and if she wants a chocolate bickie (that's a cookie to Americans) or three before lunch, she's having them. "She has the will of [Field Marshal Erwin] Rommel," says Field, the director of Children. "But it's for a purpose, not self-interest." Oscar nominations, after all, don't simply drop out of the sky. Winslet knows how to work the awards crowd, taking her fast, frank and low-falutin' self to the requisite meet and greets, especially those...
...straight points on a jumper and a three-pointer to gave Harvard some separation. Beal then put the cap on the victory by dunking home the team’s final points in transition.UC Davis was led by Rasmussen, who had 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Guard Rommel Marentez added 12 points, and guard Vince Oliver had eight and four assists. The win was Harvard’s third in six days, and came on the heels of Friday night’s difficult 75-72 road victory over Sacred Heart.“This was real important...