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Then, as smoothly as things started, the harsh airport fluorescents turn back on. Her dance-trot regresses to a sprint as she picks up her suitcase to rush to her flight. We’re left standing there, and all we can manage is a silent shout of “Wait! Come Back...
...shifting dynamics of the fighting in Darfur illustrate why the prism through which the war is commonly explained--ethnic animosity between Arabs and blacks--may be less applicable than other factors, including the environment. Because of Darfur's harsh, dry terrain, the region's Arab herders and its non-Arab farmers have had to work together in the past: the farmers allowed the herders' livestock on their land in exchange for goods such as milk and meat. As resources become more scarce, that history of cooperation may help persuade some local Arabs and non-Arabs to join forces against...
...followed, though, was a long and tortuous series of missed opportunities, conflict and outright betrayal that set Smith and Powhatan on a collision course. When the old chief got word that Smith had sacked yet another village and made off with half its provisions on the eve of a harsh winter, he summoned the white man to his lodge and offered to trade in peace...
...Chechnya to reverse the concessions Yeltsin had made to end the first one.) He passed quickly from the political scene into relative obscurity as Putin launched an aggressive nationalist drive to reverse Russia's decline by reemphasizing a central role for the state in economic affairs and establishing a harsh, authoritarian regime that brooked little opposition...
...maintaining a successful career as both a conductor and composer is a perilous one. Few have succeeded. For instance, Gustav Mahler was known primarily as a conductor during his lifetime. His busy conducting schedule forced him to compose mostly during the summertime, and what he did compose often drew harsh comments from critics...