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...completed in little more than a decade and is still a vital defense for a city that has not recorded a single outbreak of cholera since 1866. It's a testament to Victorian England's ability to construct grand solutions to big problems. That's a skill the modern world could use, says Johnson, noting that some 2 billion people are still at risk because they do not have access to clean water. "Unlike hiv or global warming, this is a problem we fundamentally know how to solve," he says. Failure to do so is a scandal worth kicking...
...having hidden his pregnant wife and firstborn, narrowly escapes--a little divine intervention here--having his heart cut out by the Maya high priests. He is then given the opportunity to run to save himself (and his family), which involves a high degree of athleticism and a lot of skill at improvising killing tools from such simple materials as come into his desperate hands...
...back on the court.”Boswell, who was a high school basketball player in Texas, played Crimson JV basketball before taking leave of the team because of his conflicting obligations with the Navy ROTC.As is the case with his fellow scouters, he obviously has the requisite skill to challenge the women’s team. But possessing the ability of transitioning to the women’s game’s style of play—that’s a different story.“It’s definitely a full speed game when we play?...
...human and skill put together,” he says...
...takes a surprising amount of skill to put together a well-matched strand, and that contributes to its price. Look for pearls that have few visible dimples, bumps or wrinkling. Decide whether you want to spend money on the more expensive perfectly spherical or symmetrical pearls or are willing to go for a more organic shape. After all, pearls are produced by nature, and nearly round pearls or organic shapes like baroque or semibaroque have character and may be easier on the wallet...