Word: buffer
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...NORTH & SOUTH KOREA Only Connect The two countries began work on reconnecting two railways across their sealed border, in a symbolic step that Seoul said would "lay a bridge of reconciliation." Ceremonies to mark the start of construction were held on both sides of the 4-km-wide, landmined buffer zone that has divided communist North and capitalist South since the Korean War ended in 1953. Kim Suk Soo, South Korea's Prime Minister-designate, said the rail links would allow the two Koreas to build a "single economic community," reviving the North's ailing economy and helping...
...Demakis has a well-established name and a reputation for success on issues such as creating buffer zones outside of health clinics that perform abortions and preventing Boston University from building a sailing pavilion on choice property along the Charles...
...visitors to keep certain areas pristine. Programme for Belize, a nonprofit group, has bought 260,000 acres of forest in northwestern Belize--about 4% of the country's total land area--that had been destined for logging. Half of the area is now a reserve, surrounded by a buffer zone in which forestry and tourism are permitted. Ecotourism covers some 60% of the reserve's management costs. Saba Marine Park in the Netherlands Antilles and Nepal's Chitwan National Park have similar programs...
...forests that absorb excess water. Problems arise only along a 20-km stretch where the river banks have been built up and the water flow has been regulated by dams. In contrast, the Danube used to be surrounded by 26,000 sq km of meadows that acted as a buffer for flooding waters. Now only 6,000 sq km of meadows remain, the rest having been turned into farmland or housing developments. Last week the Danube rose 6 m above its normal levels in some places. With about half of Europe's population already living along rivers, it's doubtful...
Kirby’s personality will be an important asset in a position that requires a tactful yet strong leader. His personable, congenial manner will serve the Faculty well, and his collegial approach may act as a needed buffer between a headstrong University President and Harvard’s professors. Kirby appears well equipped to tackle the most pressing issues facing Harvard undergraduates...