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...resistance," says Zacharias, a teacher at the new technical school. The national emblem is the camel that carried supplies to Nakfa; the country's new currency, introduced in November to replace the Ethiopian birr, is called the nakfa. Despite Nakfa's 9,000-ft.-high chill and barren soil, the government is determined to turn this inhospitable locale into a regional magnet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa Rising | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

When the Combat Zone was first designated as the city's headquarters for immoral pursuits in 1974, it was "sort of a no man's land" separated from most of the city by stretches of barren lots, according to Kelly Quinn, spokesperson...

Author: By Jason T. Benowitz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston Cleans Up 'Combat Zone' | 3/18/1998 | See Source »

...other side, however, was the dismal prospect of returning to a barren Bright Hockey Center--a not so unrealistic thought considering the abysmal attendance figures this season...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Crowds Pack It In, Pack It Up at Bright | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...haven't studied at Club HLS since the end of its renovations earlier this year, you may not understand why I laud it so. Perhaps it's time for you to abandon the barren cubbies of Lamont, the dingy carpet of Hilles and the cages of the Widener stacks for a study environment worthy of a Harvard student's tastes. It's worth the walk, and it may very well alter your choice of graduate schools...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...calendar slouches toward the big triple zero, the prudent citizen reviews options: 1) ascend a barren hillside and wait for the world and the millennium hype to end; 2) turn on a computer and watch its date-bollixed software seize up; 3) agree with the grumps who point out that since there was no year zero, the millennium will not crash down on our heads till 2001; or 4) agree with the Chinese, who point out that this year's date is 4635, so why worry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As The Millennium Turns | 2/9/1998 | See Source »

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