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...Somalia's future hangs on whether the new government can achieve that reconciliation. Since the collapse of the last functioning government in 1992, Somalia has been a prisoner of bloody anarchy, a void filled by vicious and impressively armed chaos, as rival warlords, clans and sub-clans and Islamists prosecuted a series of civil wars - over power, over historic tribal animosities and over competing visions of Islam. Last summer, the Islamist Courts Union - an alliance of clerics and clan leaders - took over Mogadishu and forced the warlords out. In the last two weeks, the T.F.G, backed by thousands of troops...
...membership card was going to pass muster.3. A flask. Now, just so we’re clear, the rules are that outside alcohol isn’t allowed at the tailgate or in the stadium. That said, if you’re clever, the viewing of sub-par college football (or sub-par outdoor grinding) is greatly improved with a little liquid enhancement. If your body revolts at the thought of unadulterated vodka or gin, try flavored liquor. The 99 schnapps line (try 99 Oranges) is ideal for such purposes.4. Binoculars. Useful for watching Clifton Dawson’s expressions...
...should train well before taking on a marathon,” said Wood, who is herself a marathoner. Of her own strategy, Wood said, “I just go really slow and drink a lot of water”—though she boasts an impressive sub-four-hour best time herself. Wood’s study has not dimmed the optimism of members of the Harvard College Marathon Challenge, which is entering its second year. The group recruits College students—including non-athletes—to run the Boston Marathon in April and raises money...
...shooting. Harvard’s captain suffered a rough start to the season, and after a brutal two game stretch in Harvard’s wins over Lehigh and New Hampshire, when he made just 4-of-22 shots, Goffredo’s field-goal percentage stood at a sub-par 34 percent. But the Crimson’s shooting guard has the gunslinger’s mentality you need to overcome poor shooting performances. He entered overtime against New Hampshire having hit just one of his last 12 three-point attempts, but knocked down a huge trey with...
...positive things in the match.” Meltzer and No. 9 Louis Caputo, a sophomore, contributed the remaining two Crimson wins by 3-2 and 6-0 scores. Yet Meltzer still classified most of the team’s wins, including his own, as sub-standard performances. “The team as a whole, even the guys who were winning, didn’t necessarily look that great,” Meltzer said. “We can’t pinpoint the guys who gave up those falls. As a team, we take responsibility for each...