Syrian rebels in Idlib bide their time
Los Angeles Times Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:38 PM PST
They know they aren't equipped for a full-on fight with Assad's army. They stage guerrilla attacks and dream of outside help. The rebels sleep on thin mattresses with AK-47s and handguns by their sides. Their rented apartment has the feel of college dorm meets military barracks â€" crumpled cigarette packs, old coffee cups, gun magazines and an incongruously feminine touch: plastic sunflowers ... |
Syrian rebel fighters bide their time
The Wenatchee World Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:38 PM PST
IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria _ The rebels sleep on thin mattresses with AK-47s and handguns by their sides. Their rented apartment has the feel of college dorm meets military barracks _ crumpled cigarette packs, old coffee cups, gun magazines and an incongruously feminine touch: plastic sunflowers rimming the doorways. With cell phone coverage blocked by the government, they spend their days meeting at ... |
Early blooms
Guardian Unlimited Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:07 PM PST
Spring is finally in the air this week, so we're making like the seasons and celebrating literature's green shoots with a podcast on first fiction. Editors Selina Walker (publisher of last year's debut bestseller, SJ Watson's Before I Go to Sleep ) and Leah Woodburn (midwife to Sarah Winman's When God Was a Rabbit ) joined us in the studio to discuss the perils, pitfalls and all-out pleasures of ... |
Nashua couple living in car so they can stay together
The Nashua Telegraph Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:29 PM PST
NASHUA â€" David and Cheryl Violette’s needs are pretty simple. All they want is a roof over their heads, a warm place to sleep, some food and to be together. And to be together, the couple are willing to sacrifice a lot of those other things â€" and already have. “I told both my kids, ‘If I’m going to die, I’m going to die in his arms,’ †Cheryl Violette said. “That’s it.†It isn’t that the couple ... |
Doug Furnas Reportedly Dead: Former AJPW & WWF Star Battled Parkinson's Disease
Bleacher Report Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:34 PM PST
Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com has picked up the reports circulating in the Tennessee wrestling scene that former world class powerlifter and international wrestling star Doug Furnas passed away Friday night in his sleep. He was 50 years old. After playing college football, he went into powerlifting, where he set numerous records before breaking into pro wrestling territory around his hometown of ... |
Many Pilots, Truck Drivers Sleep-Deprived, Survey Finds
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:09 PM PST
SATURDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 American truck drivers, train conductors, airline pilots and other transportation workers may be dangerously sleep-deprived, a new survey suggests. |
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