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...Zeid told Time. "We understand each other now. We realize the need for the development of each country." The new sense of cooperation is enshrined in the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). The grouping of nine nations (Eritrea is still only an observer) was founded in 1999 with the aim of coordinating development along the Nile, boosting local economies, and helping to feed the millions of people in the region who regularly face starvation. Patrick Kahangire, executive director of the NBI secretariat and former head of Uganda's national water department, says that Nile development should help all the countries that...
...told the Senate intelligence committee on Feb. 2 that he had ordered "an investigation of finding out what leakage, if any, is coming out of that building. And I'm afraid there is some coming out. I've called in the FBI, the Department of Justice. It is my aim, and it is my hope, that we will witness a grand jury investigation with reporters present being asked to reveal who is leaking this information. I believe the safety of this nation and the people of this country deserve nothing less...
...house this unusual and innovative required something like a daylong teach-in. Before construction began, Good, his clients and their contractor got a local lumberyard to play host to a lunch where they spoke to their subcontractors and suppliers. The aim was to explain what this project was all about and to subdue any concerns about things like the availability of green materials and whether water-based adhesives could be counted on to perform as well as the ones containing toxins. They also brought in a representative of the Oregon Department of Energy, which ended up working closely with...
...bring salophilia into the mainstream. Ving Rhames’ and Voight’s shinier moments count as well. 7. When you see Emilio Estevez. Why? Because he’s Emilio Estevez, son! 8. Every time some technological “marvel” like file sharing, AIM, e-mail, or compact storage media is presented as if it’s something special. Man, the 90’s were cool...
...Zhang Xinwei says he admires the U.S.'s economic might and its innovative corporations, remarking: "I don't understand why Americans are scared of China's rise - there are so many great things that still come from America." And yet, says Zhang, he isn't pushing his son to aim for a spot at an American university. A decade ago, this may have been the ambition of most Chinese parents, says Zhang, but times have changed: "Nowadays, my son could be just as successful if he studied in China...