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...acres) of prime fish and wildlife habitat, either by purchasing the land outright or by buying up the rights to exploit its resources. The advocates argue that since little more can be done to restore areas damaged by the spill, protecting the region's ecosystem from further harm is the next best option. Much of the land is privately held old- growth forest already marked for logging -- some of it, thanks to the state's complex land-allotment system, actually inside state and national parks, including Kenai Fjords National Park, the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and Kachemak Bay State Park...
Then, after much roaring over a forthcoming cut in its interest rates, the German Bundesbank delivered a monetary mouse -- a reduction of only one- quarter of 1% in its key rate. That did more harm than good, and currency traders resumed dumping lire and billions of British pounds. In London Prime Minister John Major's government, determined to stay with the E.C. system in the face of the pound's continued fall, tried to lure investors at midweek with an increase in the Bank of England's interest rate, from 10% to 12%. Even when, in desperation, the rate...
...response was amended to include a category called "sexual negligence," intended to punish nonconsentual sex while not treating it as rape. The term encompasses acts in which the initiator "fails to elicit consent resulting in the physical or psychological harm of the victim...
...response was amended to include a category called "sexual negligence," intended to punish nonconsentual sex while not treating it as rape. The term encompasses acts in which the initiator "fails to elicit consent resulting in the physical or psychological harm of the victim...
Cowed by the intimidation, the Cela Muslims tried appeasement. "We made a deal with the Serbian authorities," said a village leader. "We fly white flags on our houses as a sign of our loyalty. We will not oppose them, and they will not harm us. So far, they have kept their word, but we don't know about the future." Meantime, they try to lead normal lives, harvesting their plums to sell to Serb neighbors for making slivovitz. Though most are afraid to leave the village, a few brave souls carry food each day to the men at the Trnopolje...