We backfilled the cistern with pea gravel to discourage its use as a refuse container.

McCaw won every trophy going, but also something probably harder than all of them: the near-universal respect of the notoriously fickle New Zealand rugby fan. Yes, even the most nut-bar talkback caller would have a hard time admitting McCaw hasn't been absolutely incredible for all of his 14 seasons in an All Black jersey.

Soldiers stand guard in front of the late President Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum in Tahsi, Taoyuan county, in northern Taiwan in this file image.

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