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...shared by the millions of people who live along the 6,695 km of the world's longest river. From its origins in Ethiopia and in the rolling green hills around Lake Victoria in central Africa, the Nile and its many tributaries loop through 10 countries across half the length of the continent. Egypt, which has viewed the Nile as something like its private possession for centuries, has long drawn far more from the river than its southern neighbors. But ambitious new development schemes are beginning to change that. Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda are all either building or planning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Waters Of Life | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...Estimated length of Mapusaurus roseae, the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered, based on a 100-million-year-old, 3-ft. shinbone found in Argentina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: May 1, 2006 | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...Estimated length of Argentinosaurus, an herbivore that Mapusaurus probably hunted in packs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: May 1, 2006 | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...Citing stringent federal privacy laws, the CIA would not reveal any identifiying information about the dismissed employee - including their length of service or whether they were an operational spy or analyst, for example, or even their gender. As a result, it was not immediately possible to seek comment from the individual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How a CIA Leaker Got Axed | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...second varsity race proved just as dramatic, although the first 1,000 meters played out in line with the routs of last weekend’s competition on the road. The Crimson took a quick three-seat lead off of the start and built the margin to a length as both boats went under the Mass. Ave. Bridge at the midway point.But Harvard never was able to establish open water, and Dartmouth took advantage of the contact with the Crimson’s boat to make a move at the 1,000. “We were in a position...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Boat Struggles Against Big Green | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

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