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...Some 35,000 troops have already been trained by Western forces since 2003, and many already accompany NATO troops on the ground. But the attrition rate hovers at around 15%, and as the first trained battalions near the end of their three-year commitment, there is a fear that few will re-enlist. Though soldiers recently received a raise in their minuscule salaries - from $70 to $100 a month - many complain that it still isn't enough to support a family. Others, concerned about the worsening security situation, are reluctant to join the army knowing that there...
...also understood, however, that this was about people’s homes, and as a good neighbor, it was important that any agreement serve the Charlesview mission and its residents. The three-year conversation between Charlesview and Harvard has kept Josephine’s expressed concerns and principles at the forefront. The discussion has focused on the elements of a shared future—how to preserve the housing and the mission that brought Charlesview to life many years ago; how to ensure that Charlesview and the hope it gave to hundreds of families will exist many years hence...
Charlesview and the Future By KEVIN A. MCCLUSKEY Monday, December 18, 2006 10:36 PM The three-year conversation between Charlesview and Harvard has kept the Charlesview Board's expressed concerns and principles at the forefront and has focused on the elements of a shared future...
...Today, however, may prove to be his toughest test. After a painstaking, three-year, $8 million investigation, the former head of Scotland Yard issued an 832-page report confirming what common sense and all previous inquiries had suggested: that Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a Paris car accident because her chauffeur was drunk and speeding as he tried to outrace paparazzi on motorbikes. The Queen didn't order it, nor the CIA, nor MI6 or MI5 or anyone else - it was simply tragic bad luck...
...Pole” up and down the riverbank to warm up participants before taking the dip. This year, most swimmers opted to enter the icy waters from the bank of the river, although a few renegades did leap from the Weeks Memorial Footbridge. Three-year Polar Bear veteran Jason B. Munster ’07 said, “The first year we did it, when we jumped off the bridge, we lacerated our feet on the rocks.” Also on hand were newly-elected UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 and Vice President Matthew...