Word: rich
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...Every now and then nature throws up these sorts of things.' RUSSELL SNELL, New Zealand biotech researcher, whose company is breeding cows that give skimmed milk. The herd descends from a single Friesian cow named Marge, which scientists discovered had a rare gene mutation for low-fat, Omega 3-rich milk while testing New Zealand dairy cows...
...changing the Cambodian economy. Optimistic estimates suggest that future oil revenue could dwarf the country's current GDP. But will any of this money trickle down to Cambodia's poor? Economists aren't sure, warning of a Nigerian-style oil curse that could simply make a privileged few very rich and leave the vast majority of people penniless...
...region, where eco-tourism is now a $150 million annual business. Hunters - including Vice President Dick Cheney - spend millions hunting white wing doves, which flourish in the brushy habitat. "This is the most biologically diverse region in North America," said Nancy Brown, public outreach officer for the refuge. This rich biodiversity has helped revive little border towns like Roma, a former river steamboat port, whose picturesque 19th century dusty plaza now boasts the World Birding Center. Looking down from the Roma Bluffs towards a large swath of brush near the international bridge, birders can watch four species of birds, including...
...United Nations kind of evening at the Palmares, the closing ceremony for the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Surveying a rich and rewarding slate of 21 films in the official competition, the jury, headed by Brit director Stephen Frears, gave out nine prizes to movies from eight different countries: Romania, Japan, the U.S., Germany, France, Russia, South Korea and Mexico. Only France had two winning films, and the directors of those were from Tehran and New York City...
...distracted us from the bigger and less tangible crisis that we face today: as the Bush administration continues its seventh year and the Iraq war its fourth, the country has lost faith in its government. Increasingly, Americans feel that real power rests not with the citizens but with the rich and well-connected. We live in an age when Jack Abramoff can buy influence on Capitol Hill and the president can lie to Congress, the country, and the world. Americans are not just looking for new leaders; they are looking for an entirely new type of leadership...