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...intersection just south of Same and questioned people who passed. The group's commanding officer said they were "there to protect the safety of the people." Local residents said a group of Reinado's men had headed west towards the small mountain town of Alas, about 65 km southwest of Dili, and that troops had been scouring the rugged area on foot and by helicopter...
...Beijing is getting ready to host the 2008 Olympics, but even that can't explain why the government just spent some $56,000 painting southwest China's Laoshou Mountain green to cover up scars left by a strip-mining operation. Here are some of China's other "beautification" campaigns that are in the works...
...happens that if you plot the tracks of storms as they move across the U.S. from west to east, they all converge, thanks to prevailing winds, on northern New England. The White Mountains, meanwhile, focus things further, turning already bad weather to flat-out hellish. The range stretches from southwest to northeast, pretty much at a right angle to winds sweeping down from Canada. As they run into the solid wall of peaks, the winds stream up and over the top, accelerating all the while...
...Commissiong also recruited New England, New York, and Canada for Harvard while serving as the team’s pro liason. Special teams and linebackers coach John Butler is leaving for the same position at Minnesota as part of Tim Brewster’s new staff. After arriving from Southwest Texas State, Butler spent the last four seasons at Harvard, handling recruiting for Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. He coached four first-team All-Ivy selections at linebacker during his tenure in Cambridge, including senior captain Ryan Tully this season. Harvard has not yet announced replacements for the departing...
DIED. Lamar Muse, 86, fiery, outspoken first leader of Southwest Airlines who, through a series of bold, often witty marketing innovations, turned the fledgling, debt-ridden company into a successful competitor; in Dallas. Skirting federal regulations on interstate travel by operating within Texas, he famously slashed fares (flights between several key cities were $20); dressed flight attendants in hot pants; and, to beat a competitor trying to horn in on his cheap prices, kept the low fare--and threw in a free bottle of whiskey...