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Zimbabwe’s current squalor is perplexing given its favorable history. With a flourishing economy under British rule and continuing prosperity early in its independence, Zimbabwe’s GDP growth exceeded 20 percent in 1980. Zimbabwe never endured Mozambique’s harsh Communist rule, decades of war or such devastating floods. Its circumstances, infrastructure and vast resources should seemingly facilitate continued growth...
Nearly 4 of 5 SUV owners said in a 2002 R.L. Polk & Co. survey that they value their SUVs for driving in harsh weather. But while four-wheel drive can help you blast through snow even as light rear-wheel-drive cars spin out, it won't help you stop on slick roads. Says Joe Orlando, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority: "People think that if they are in a four-wheel drive, they can go through anything." Orlando, who owns two SUVs, had to go on TV one recent snowy morning to ask SUV drivers to slow down...
...Desoto Records, the Dismemberment Plan employs the standard rock four-piece—singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer. The band quickly earned a strong following and critical applause for their frantic loud-soft, fast-slow, edgy-yet-happy aesthetic, a cross between Gang of Four’s harsh politics and XTC’s wispy romanticism...
Instead of possibly weakening Title IX on the basis of unfounded claims, the commission should strengthen it. The harsh reality is that Title IX remains one of the most violated civil-rights laws in the country. Too many schools still fail to give women equal opportunity in athletics. While 54 percent of the students at large universities and colleges are women, these schools give their female athletes only 41 percent of the opportunities to play, 33 percent of their total operating budgets, and 30 percent of recruiting dollars. These statistics do not nearly fulfill the requirement of equity in Title...
...Instead of clearing the forest, farmers plant the crop among the forest plants, thus saving the local ecosystem. Shade trees furnish habitats for birds, and the Atlanta Audubon Society has found that 90% fewer species are found in sun-grown coffee areas. Shade trees also protect coffee plants from harsh elements, and the birds that are attracted provide natural pest control, which reduces the need for synthetic pesticides. As a bonus, many coffee drinkers find shade-grown varieties less bitter than those grown...