The Orange (15-3) will face the winner of Sunday's Denver-North Carolina match in next Saturday's semifinals in Philadelphia.
Much of the drought-hit north, where 2m people face acute shortages, has so far escaped the ravages of the attacks, but the embattled area around Mazar-i-Sharif is hard to reach.
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Die-hards can spend up to 15 hours climbing the glacier's almost vertical north face, but moderate hikers prefer this wind-whipped, 90-minute scramble, where the spectacular views more than compensate for any burning thighs.
Administration officials had said they hoped the release of the journalists would give North Korea a face-saving opportunity to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear program.
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There are -- this is a comprehensive policy that will not just deal with one aspect of the process, but will deal with both the humanitarian crisis that we face in Darfur as well as continuing the progress toward a comprehensive North-South peace agreement.
The squad walked off and could only be persuaded to return when the teams were announced again with each player's face displayed next to the North Korean flag, delaying kick-off by about an hour.
The left-handed Marcus North was a bit unlucky to face Asif in this form and in these conditions.
In that event, a polarised country would have to choose between a conservative Texan and a liberal north-easterner on the face of it, the oddest couple since George McGovern took on Richard Nixon in 1972.
The WFP says 20 million people face starvation in north-east Africa.
North Korea has described the launch -- which flew in the face of numerous international warnings -- in celebratory terms.
They have been hired to run trips from Maine to Wyoming to Italy, for customers as diverse as well-known outdoor gear and clothing manufacturer The North Face and college alumni associations.
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But the North Wales club face a troubled few weeks before pre-season training starts as Crusaders face a winding-up order in the High Court in London on Wednesday from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over unpaid tax.
The Cardinals will face either Liberty or North Carolina State in a second-round game Thursday.
In Slope County, in south-western North Dakota, amid the vast and rugged Badlands, cattle ranchers face a similar collection of troubles.
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Newcastle face a north-east derby against Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Saturday.
Hibbett operates mainly out of strip centers in stores next to Wal-Marts ( WMT), in smallish suburbs where it often has the monopoly on name-brand sports gear like Under Armour ( UA) and North Face.
The region's debt-ridden banks and companies face takeover by cash-rich North American and European multinationals.
Now they're heading to Sunday's final to face third-seeded North Carolina, which beat Maryland in the other semifinal.
The side in fifth face a play-off with the fourth-placed team in the North, Central America and Caribbean group.
Five-time champions Brazil face Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea in arguably the strongest group.
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