In besieging Madaya and neighbouring Zabadani on the Lebanese border, the regime is trying to pressure its rebel opponents to agree to a population transfer between the two sets of towns that would consolidate regime control over Syrian towns bordering Lebanon.
Masked by the hedges, two sets of town houses are placed on either side of the walk.
Clifton Taulbert is known for his poignant memoirs of life in the racially charged atmosphere of mid-20th century Mississippi, and playwright Beth Henley has won acclaim for her works set in towns of the South.
I climbed the final few feet to the top of the slope and turned around just in time to watch the last rays of sun set the town of Adams aglow, 2,000 feet below.
It's like getting to play with the coolest set of toys in town.
I is the set of cities, towns, and villages of Fukushima prefecture.
She had earlier written a set of six "town eclogues" that were witty adaptations of the Roman poet Virgil.
A miniature set of the town sits above the screens, but the striking cinematography of this desolate landscape, bracketed by the Rocky Mountains, keeps your focus.
The executives said they feared that Bechtel, which is based in San Francisco, would bring in its own set of out-of-town contractors to complete the work, which is expected to continue for up to another year.
The town was founded in 1889, soon after the Rocky Fork Coal Company set up east of town, bringing thousands of Finns, Italians, Croats, Germans and others to work the mines.
