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...read this article. We all honor / exploit Dylan in our own ways...
...transform the Sahara into something green, we in Ethiopia - which is the source of 85% of that water - are denied the possibility of using it to feed ourselves." But Ethiopia has several major river basins besides the Blue Nile, as well as fertile land, and if it were to exploit those resources, it would be able to not only feed itself but also become a granary for Africa. When I reminded an Ethiopian diplomat in Cairo not long ago that Egypt, according to Herodotus, "was a gift of the Nile," he retorted, "But the Nile is the gift of Ethiopia...
...Could the debate turn violent? U.S. intelligence czar John Negroponte told a Senate committee in March that a third term could trigger a"disruption of oil supply, secessionist moves by regional governments, major refugee flows and instability elsewhere in West Africa." That's more likely if Nigeria's politicians exploit ethnic divisions, as they have in the past. Chudi Akude, a spokesman for a new opposition party, worries that the ruling party is dominated by retired generals who run what he calls a civilian autocracy. "If [Obasanjo] continues with trying to perpetuate himself in government, I fear chaos and civil...
Officials in Florida and elsewhere are fed up with such farming façades, which exploit tax breaks that, ironically, were meant to combat sprawl. Idaho in March eliminated its "developer's discount," which benefited nonworking farms. But in South Carolina--where a $7 million, five-acre beachfront lot on upscale Kiawah Island is taxed just $9.60 as timberland--the agricultural commissioner has said "defining what a 'real farm' is can be very difficult...
...stopping the Harvard varsity before it ever got started.“We had a few moves planned throughout the race, and we took them,” Kauble said. “It just seemed like Navy knew they were coming—and they were ready to exploit the fact.”The Crimson used its own strong base to keep the margin to two seats after both crews settled into the first 500. Then both crews passed the 400-meter mark, and Navy began steadily accumulating seats to its narrow lead. By the halfway point, Navy...