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...degree at Columbia. He was a judicial clerk before becoming an associate at the law firm, Paul Weiss. He joined the U.S Attorney's office in D.C. in 1998. In that office, he handled a bunch of prostitution cases, many of which went to trial. "He is kind of a nerdy guy, so watching him question all of these prostitutes and John Does in court was kind of funny," says a former D.C. colleague. He transferred to New York...
...nitrogen fertilizer is generally needed to grow 5 tons (5,000 kg) of maize, but the average African farmer can afford only 8 lb. of fertilizer. We can also work on safeguarding the degraded soils of Africa, where almost 55% of the land is unsuitable for any kind of cultivated agriculture. Help is on the way: the African Soil Information Service is launching a real-time digital map of sub-Saharan Africa's soils, which should allow farmers and policymakers to make better use of the continent's agricultural resources. "Farmers need to know when to invest and when...
...said, is in season during the winter months. “We really do want to teach people about food,” said Kessel, who also noted that HUDS chefs use student comment to develop the dining hall menus. “The epic response to this class kind of shows the interest,” said FLP Representative for the freshman class Maya S. Sugarman ’12. Slots for the class were taken within 10 minutes of the invitation e-mail being sent out to the Freshman class, Sugarman said. The lesson was intended to further...
...city "Warshington"), while others say it allows him to better understand multicultural, 21st century America. But the fact that Obama has spent weekends walking down the street to the barbershop instead of riding a 4x4 across a ranch to clear some brush is more significant than any particular kind of cultural or sociological orientation. It means he thinks about policy problems and solutions in a way that differs from most Republican and Democratic politicians, a fact that could dramatically shape this urban President's domestic agenda. (See pictures of Obama's college years...
...Jaundiced Britons - at any rate, the kind who write for newspapers and pontificate on current affairs - interpret the award somewhat differently. News of the distinction has garnered headlines ranging from the quizzical ("Does Tony Blair Deserve a Medal?") to the declarative ("Blair's Medal of Dishonor"). "It is for services rendered," Clare Short, Britian's former Secretary of State for Development, told the Times of London. This is not meant as a compliment. Short criticized U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan and resigned from Blair's Cabinet three months after the invasion of Iraq, which she had only reluctantly backed...