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...Unconventional methods were used by both antiquity's weak and strong. In 332 B.C., the citizens of the doomed port of Tyre catapulted basins of burning sand at Alexander the Great's advancing army. Falling from the sky, the sand, says Mayor, "would have had the same ghastly effect as white phosphorus," the chemical agent allegedly used during Israel's recent bombardment of Gaza, not far to the south of ancient Tyre. A Chinese ruler in A.D. 178 put down a peasant revolt by encircling the rebels with chariots heaped with limestone powder. Accompanied by a cacophonous troupe of drummers...
...combat pilots, like biplanes, become obsolete. Tail-mounted GPS kits have given even dumb bombs amazing accuracy once they are pushed out the door of a lumbering cargo plane. Missiles launched from ships or subs have further minimized the need for penetrating warplanes. Meanwhile, much of the Raptor's sky-high price--and that of accompanying jammer planes and rescue helicopters--is driven by the need to get the pilot into harm's way and then safely out. Even worse, while the Air Force wants more fighters from a bygone era, it has been underbuying the drones that will rule...
...frustrated pilgrims, interspersed with officers yelling conflicting information about which section of the crowd would be admitted first. After lurching forward in the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, my friends and I took turns resting by sitting down on the permafrost in a bizarre forest of legs as the sky began to lighten. After a one second frisking, Transportation Security Administration officials eventually let us through. I could easily have carried a weapon onto the Mall. Luckily, we managed to snag the best front -row spots in our section. Things were looking up as the sun rose on the first...
...poor results were not surprising to the Council, she is confident that if states institute the report’s regulatory recommendations, teacher quality and student performance can improve. “We’re pretty confident that we’re not proposing pie in the sky recommendations that cannot be implemented at the state level,” she said. Jonathan E. Palumbo, education press secretary of the Massachusetts Governor’s office, said that the administration is aware that the educational system has problems. “We recognize that we need to work harder...
...miles (60 km to 100 km) northeast of Melbourne. There, the town of Kinglake lost 20 of its residents, St Andrews, 12, Marysville eight, and Steels Creek seven. It happened quickly. Marysville motel owner Christine Adams says that the only warning was a red glow in the sky. "We sent the guests packing and put a few things in the car and then we saw the flames. It was like a huge fireball that came over the hill. It was moving very fast and we grabbed a few more things and headed out of town in a convoy," says Adams...