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...lives under are constantly changing as the insurgents adopt new tactics. As one U.S. serviceman who served in Iraq explains, "The nature of the fight over there has widely expanded the definition of threat. Car drives too close to your convoy - suicide bomber or stupid driver? Male with a shovel on the side of a road at 2 a.m. - coming home late from work or digging an IED hole? On the roof of a house within line of sight of an IED explosion - trigger man, cameraman, or just enjoying an evening on the roof when he heard an explosion...
...under such silent lands as these that the boundless riches lie, awaiting the power shovel and the drill. Energy developers first began arriving in droves in 1973, when OPEC hiked its prices fourfold and jolted the nation's oil and gas companies into searching for additional supplies. Jimmy Carter gave the developers a big assist in 1979 when he announced his intention to tap the region's energy supplies by setting up an Energy Mobilization Board to speed up the building of refineries, pipelines, coal mines and synthetic fuel plants. He also proposed an Energy Security Corporation to funnel public...
...hard to judge how the University’s presence would impact the neighborhood at this point in the process.“That remains to be seen,” says Moran. “They’ve done nothing so far as putting a shovel in the ground.”‘IS IT STILL GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE?’Hurley says that she hopes the businesses Harvard intends to attract to the area remain “moderately priced.”“I’m worried about...
...largest peacetime defense buildup in history, which totaled $2 trillion, Weinberger saw his nickname change from “Cap the Knife”—an unflattering moniker he had earned for cutting public spending during the 1970s—to “Cap the Shovel.”Renowned as an anti-Soviet hawk, Weinberger explained in his 2001 memoirs, “In the Arena: A Memoir of the 20th Century,” that he believed that the military buildup was consistent with his reluctance to commit forces abroad...
...necessarily healthy. The “messy kid” reminds us that it’s alright to relax and take a break from the intense Harvard atmosphere once in a while. Also, when you’re hungry late at night, with the help of a shovel and rubber gloves, you will always be able to find some three-week-old pizza keeping warm in the middle of the compost heap. So no matter who you decide to share your residential life with, you will adjust to the new environment and enjoy the many benefits that your blockmates...