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...There are many threatened species in the park, and the drought isn't helping. The ground is poor in nutrients-"Dead soil, bottomless sand, really," says Edwards, "but great for natives"-and with barely 25 mm of rain so far (against last year's 125), the threat intensifies. Edwards points to a pink Verticordia. One book says it's common over a fairly wide range, but "it only grows here, despite what the guide says." The featherflower is tiny, fragile, exquisite. Not many people have seen one. It's easy to understand how the addiction might start...
Through the late-afternoon sun shower, it hovers on the horizon: a fluoro-red-eyed monster, or a UFO. Then, as the rain clears, the strange beam of light becomes the reflector shield of a high-tech wheelbarrow being pushed along the Nullarbor by a tanned young man wearing a blue bandanna and a welcoming smile. "Every day I get at least two offers for a lift," says Matt Shaw, 32. "People are always stopping; I guess it breaks up the journey a bit for them." In the past 57 days, Shaw's journey has rarely stopped for long...
...battlefield. Israeli commanders have certainly been shocked by the resilience of Hizballah: Almost a month after the fighting began, the small guerrilla force has not only continued to fight doggedly - and remarkably effectively - to hold its positions in southern Lebanon, it also remains able to rain down scores of rockets every day on Israel's civilian population centers despite Israel's control of Lebanon's skies. Hizballah defined victory simply as survival as a military force, and so far, it seems right to believe it is winning. It may see Israeli uncertainty over how to pursue the campaign...
...Melting! Friday, July 28, 10:33 p.m. Officers were dispatched to a report of a lock-out at Divinity Hall. Officers arrived and noticed damage done to the inside of the building due to heavy rain...
...negating the requirement for short-term resupply. And rather than melting away before the advancing Israeli columns, Hizballah fighters are actually seeking out concentrations of Israeli forces in order to confront them. At the same time, as if to remind the Israeli public of their survival, Hizballah continues to rain down rockets on Israeli cities - Wednesday saw the heaviest fusillade yet - and the movement's Al-Manar television station continues to broadcast its version of events to an Arab audience eager to see the Israelis punished...