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According to Harley, complex zoning laws have in part caused middle and lower-class Egyptians to construct many “illegal” residences squeezed next to each other on arable land. The problems associated with sprawl affect all Cairenes, since these “suburbs” occupy land that could be used to feed Egypt’s swelling population. Cairo is Africa’s largest city...
Since last June, Jessica K. Shang ’08 has been working with Robert J. Wood, a professor of engineering and applied sciences, to construct a four-winged microrobotic dragonfly like the two-winged model Wood previously made...
Artisanal manufacturer Bohême in Lubin, France www.boheme.fr - until now something of a connoisseur's secret - is taking its handsome, handcrafted skis global. Each pair (around $2,000) requires an average of 37 hours to construct: space-age materials are sandwiched to a beech and poplar core, then finished with a thin layer of one of 11 different wooden claddings, including walnut, ebony and rosewood. Thick edges help these beauties carve a precise track down any mountainside...
...response to foreign pressure "suggests it is less determined to build nuclear weapons than we have been judging since 2005." Even if Iran were to restart the stalled program, it would be at least two years away, and probably a lot more, from producing enough nuclear material to construct a bomb. Despite the fact that the assessment notes that Iran's intentions remain unclear and that its nuclear program would give it the option of building weapons, the report certainly strikes a blow against those who argue that military action is necessary to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons...
...also extremely hard to protect. Most of Bangladesh sits on the giant alluvial delta created by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, whose courses are constantly shifting, making it difficult to build up river banks to protect farmland. A World Bank project, backed by France, Japan and the U.S., would construct 8,000 km of dikes to control the rivers, but the $10 billion proposal has run into opposition from farmers whose land it would take. Massive Dutch-style dikes to hold back the sea - and future cyclone-induced waves - are probably even more unworkable. "The soil isn't steady...