Word: desertion
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...Adam was obsessed by memories of when he was a boy, when the rains were good, the fruit was plentiful and the fighting just an occasional hazard. Sometimes, when the headaches were bad, he disappeared for days. Blinded by visions of plenty, he would run out into the desert and toward the war. Heading home...
...read this column. Many of the gadgets will probably rest in the palms of business executives sitting in pleather first-class seats, on missions to freely, quickly, and quietly move capital across international borders. And far below them while they fly, floating on rafts and side-winding in the desert high noon, will be migrants, refugees, and undocumented workers who can only pass those same borders restrictively, slowly, and with much effort. In a world where output has increased over the past twenty years primarily due to a fivefold expansion of the labor supply, according to International Monetary Fund?...
...that our society has reached the metaphorical promised land of racial equality. But only Barack Obama’s successes or failures in the coming years will determine his effect on race relations. If we act as though the journey towards equality is already over, we risk wandering the desert instead of fulfilling Dr. King’s noble vision for our country...
...whole city is predicated around how you actually design in that climate environment,” said Peter Sharett, an analyst with WSP Group, an environmental consulting firm. Sharett said he and his colleagues analyzed the geographies of ancient cities to determine how best to deal with a desert climate. The city is mainly designed around a cluster of “clean-tech” businesses, which will produce and research environmentally-friendly products. Masdar will not only be a business and research hub but also an entirely self-sufficient city with vibrant residential life, parks, and nighttime entertainment...
...likely caused by pills given to troops to protect against nerve gas and by the overuse of pesticides to ward off sand flies. Other factors include exposure to depleted uranium munitions, oil-well fires, nerve agents and vaccines. Nearly 25% of the 700,000 soldiers who fought in Operation Desert Storm are affected by GWI, and many of them have reported that their symptoms have worsened over time. The panel also noted unusually high rates of Lou Gehrig's disease and brain cancer among Gulf War veterans, arguing that more funding is needed to study GWI, for which there...