Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second period begins in 802, when the royal capital of the Khmer was established at Angkor, beside the sacred river--the "Khmer Ganges"--of Siem Reap. It was to last six centuries. The sculpture of high Angkor tends to be more severe, hieratical and augustly withdrawn than the earlier work. The face of the great 9th century Vishnu figure from the town of Siem Reap bears an imperious expression, and the god's four hands, grasping his symbolic attributes--a club for knowledge, a ball signifying the earth, a chakra or disc symbolizing power and a conch betokening water...
...waters. The depleted stocks almost always recovered. But now, experts warn, unprecedented forces--among them, industrial-scale fishing gear and a burgeoning global seafood market--are altering this age-old cycle. The economic and technological barriers that have kept overfishing within bounds appear increasingly shaky, like dikes along a river that floodwaters have undermined. Should these barriers collapse, commercial extinction could escalate into biological catastrophe...
...exterior of the houses, building services will work to stop water penetration, which can damage slate roofs, chimneys, gutters and copper joints. Much of the stonework on House facades is being remortered and sanded, and workers will repair the wrought iron gates and fences along the river...
...sure, William "Fly Club" Weld is not beyond Byzantine political maneuvering. In this financially challenged part of the state, the Guv is only sighted during campaign season. He rolls into town doling out pithy comments and paltry checks. The people of New Bedford and Fall River would gladly trade what he actually gives in state funds for even half of what he promises...
...press to expose the decisions of public officials for what they are. And given that so many decisions these days are political, the media are programmed to ask themselves, "What are the political consequences of this event?" Such questioning can help the people of New Bedford and Fall River see through the vacuous comments made by Boston politicians. Yet it runs into problems when those comments become more trenchant, as Bill Weld's did this week. The media must recognize that political considerations are not universal decision-makers...