Word: dust
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...Canadian Forces' role in Afghanistan. And certainly, there's some work ahead to win votes in the artistic community. In April, artists and writers protested cuts to arts funding on Parliament Hill. Shortly after, author Margaret Atwood accused the Tories of being out to "squash the arts into the dust...
...Darfur, Sudan, in order to raise awareness and technical support for solutions in that violence-ravaged region. The dynamism of social entrepreneurship makes a mockery, alas, of our political leadership. The Gateses, Buffett, Soros, Page and Brin have left George W. Bush and the rest of Washington in the dust. U.S. international aid is at a pitiful 0.17% of national income (just 17¢ per $100), with much of that squandered as failed "reconstruction aid" in Iraq...
...league-record 18 home runs in a single season. Dartmouth walked her, despite first and second base being occupied.That brought up Kerper, who made the Big Green pay by bashing a long drive to right center. The ball hit near the top of the fence, and when the dust settled, Krysiak and Brown had scored, while Murphy was on third.“[Kerper] was really determined in warm-ups,†Crimson coach Jenny Allard said. “We knew they would pitch around Lauren Murphy, and she came up big for the team...
Additional themes touched upon in the meeting include dust and emission control, truck routes and worker parking, and construction debris...
...first sign that we are entering a dead zone is the carcass of a camel, gathering flies and red dust. Since camels can go for three weeks without water, according to local farmers, the heap of fur, hair and bleached bones is an ominous sight. We enter a mud-walled, straw-roofed village. Instead of offering the usual smiles and waves, the children duck away. The reason for the villagers' fear becomes evident a few minutes later: nine turbaned men on horseback, members of the Arab militia known as the Janjaweed, appear with rifles over their shoulders. We are gone...