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...STRETCHED THIN...
...command came over the radio: "If you see anyone standing outside of a building, consider it hostile intent and fire at will." A vicious burst of gunfire echoed from below the post, silenced only by the roar of mortars hitting the insurgents' suspected positions. Then all was still. The thin, wavering sound of the call to prayer lifted from the village below. The soldiers could see nothing. They had no idea if they had been able to defeat their enemy or if he had simply disappeared back into the village he had come from...
...unifying gloss that cricket gives to a nation like Pakistan is far too thin. Pakistan's doom is that religion continues to be the primary basis of identity for this artificially created state, to the detriment of everything else. While the state champions a rigid sense of identity, the land reforms and economic, social and legal reforms that are critical to nurturing democracy and development have been totally ignored by feudal lords masquerading as politicians and hell-bent on retaining power. East Pakistan split away to become Bangladesh; given half a chance, Baluchistan or some other restive regions would...
Many eager high schoolers look for a Harvard Admissions loophole. We at FlyBy aim to please, and found a sweet hack on the Admitted Students website, but, sadly, it still probably can't turn a thin envelope into a thick...
...accompanied by tangy espresso-mustard sauce, while foie gras is served as a ganache with cured duck and apple compote. Rare tuna and scallop come with salt-baked fennel-and-scallop sausage. Presentation is very contemporary. Even the afterthoughts - tiny gingerbread men arriving with the coffee, the wafer-thin caraway crispbread - are fresh and unusual. (See 10 things to do in Seoul...