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...that Ottoman builders used in the 16th century. These massive limestone blocks, engineers say, are unique to the region in their combination of porousness and durability. One thing that won't be reproduced is the mortar used to hold the stones together, which was said to be mixed from goat hair and egg shells. Mending the ethnic wounds is going to prove harder. The Stari Most was destroyed by a Croat shell not because of its strategic significance but because of what it stood for - the ethnic cohabitation of Muslim, Croat and Serb. The Croat commander whose unit deliberately brought...
...chopping, I take my first bite of hardtack, the unspoilable bread substance the corps took with them. It's whole wheat flour, salt, water and a drop of butter, baked very crisp. And it's delicious, like a health-food-store wheat cracker. It would go great with goat cheese or pate. This last comment doesn't endear me to my new friends...
...When the Red Guards ran riot in 1966, Chai's parents, like thousands of Xishuangbanna's Dai tribespeople, packed up what they could carry, along with their five children, and set off on foot. They made it past the border, trudged bandit-infested goat tracks through Burma, and didn't stop until they reached the Thai border town of Mae Sai. "Growing up in Thailand, I was fascinated by my parents' stories of home," says Chai, 37. "So when I was 17, I came back." He found work as a goldsmith, obtained a Chinese ID card, and last March opened...
...also grew up bowling and arguing about who should hang up first. The intrinsic problem with soccer is that a goal can occur at any time, including breaks for nachos, beer or the bathroom. Unlike the rest of the world, with their soccer and cricket and goat malleting, we have perfected our sports so that you only have to tune into the last two minutes to see if Shaq can hit his free throws. We're a busy people...
...also grew up bowling and arguing about who should hang up first. The intrinsic problem with soccer is that a goal can occur at any time, including breaks for nachos, beer or the bathroom. Unlike the rest of the world, with their soccer and cricket and goat malleting, we have perfected our sports so that you only have to tune into the last two minutes to see if Shaq can hit his free throws. We're a busy people...