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...limitations of both equipment and men became obvious during Russia's five-day war with Georgia last August. Despite Russia's superior firepower and its bigger army, its ground offensive was not the overwhelming success it should have been. Moscow's military arsenal lacked anything to match Georgia's Israeli-made spy drones, according to Paul Holtom, senior researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Indeed, Russian troops operated with no modern surveillance or night-vision equipment at all, according to Russian Duma hearings last October. Says Vadim Kozyulin, head of the conventional-arms program at the Center...
Lewis has just published a new novel, The Secret, set in the idyllic village of Bird-in-Hand, which debuts on the New York Times paperback best-seller list April 19 at No. 10. Spurred by her success - and that of best-selling authors Cindy Woodsmall and Wanda Brunstetter (whose new book, A Cousin's Promise, is set among the Amish in Indiana) - more than a dozen other Christian-romance novelists are eschewing Sex and the City-type story lines for horse-and-buggy piety. "There still isn't enough inventory," marvels Avon Inspire's Cynthia DiTiberio, who edits Shelley...
...team that is sort of redefining itself and becoming better every year,” Gillepsie said. “There is a lot of pleasure and satisfaction from getting that experience.”But even though the track and field team has begun to see success, it’s the individual performance that matters. “He has probably the strongest work ethic [on] the team,” Kenney said. “I’m his roommate, and he always makes sacrifices for running—like on the weekends instead of staying...
...Judging by every metric, decriminalization in Portugal has been a resounding success," says Glenn Greenwald, an attorney, author and fluent Portuguese speaker, who conducted the research. "It has enabled the Portuguese government to manage and control the drug problem far better than virtually every other Western country does...
...place finishes from senior Evan Favermann in the javelin and freshman Lauren Barber in the shotput, as well as a second place effort from high jumper Dina Emde, Harvard tallied a total of 112 points en route to a fourth-place finish.The men’s team enjoyed less success at UMass, although sophomore Sean Gil took the pole vault with a jump of 4.65 meters. Junior Jack Brady notched a third place finish in the hammer throw, but Harvard could not stave off an eighth-place finish, topping only University of Hartford.DRAKE RELAYSSharing the Des Moines, Iowa track...