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...there is growing recognition that solutions are at hand, if old policies and mind-sets can be left behind. For years, environmental groups have lobbied U.S. and European lawmakers to shun agricultural projects that involve chemical fertilizers or genetically modified crops. Without those technologies "you cannot increase agricultural productivity," says Andrew Natsios, former chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and now a professor of international development at Georgetown University. A more flexible approach could dramatically improve the world's ability to feed itself. As proof, Natsios cites a USAID project that sent Afghan farmers a genetically modified...
When Walsh helped homeowners purge their belongings on Clean Sweep, the weekend-long project would end with a huge garage sale. Off camera, good riddance is usually a good bit slower. Simmons has given herself a six-month deadline to winnow her stuff to 100 things--or at least 100 categories of things. (Hey, I'm not knocking her. I've got more than 100 things in my purse...
Bruno hasn't set an end date for his purging project, which so far has claimed, among other items, his guitar, an iPod and a baseball jersey signed by Pete Rose. He's ignoring all the stuff he shares with his family, things like the house and the car and the pantry. Yet he's still not sure he can let go of all but 100 of his own possessions. Right now he's down to one nice pen, one mechanical pencil and one spork, although he counts that last utensil as part of a camping cooking set that includes...
...also pointed out that his research, specifically his upcoming book project, must have been “well-received or at least taken seriously” by outside scholars for him to receive tenure...
...Schiefsky is also working to integrate modern technology into ancient studies. One of his initiatives, the Archimedes Project, is a National Science Foundation-funded effort that works on putting digitized versions of ancient texts online...