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...profit. The scheme's proponents at the NBI point out its benefits: water stored in Ethiopian dams, built into deep ravines, would evaporate more slowly than it does in Egyptian dams with their much greater surface areas; it would take a lot less water to grow crops such as sugar, bananas and rice in Sudan than in Egypt; and a series of projects shared by all the Nile countries would help end devastating seasonal flooding while also promoting peace and stability by tying together the fates of the riverine nations. "It could transform the region completely," says David Grey...
...raspberry on the rim. Both tasted super, despite one bartender’s whisper to me that they were keeping ‘em weak so the journos wouldn’t embarrass themselves.The food was unique as well, or at least the appetizers were. There were playful, brown-sugar-encrusted lumps of tuna tartare, amazing little shrimps on toasts, and a “chocolate pate” with ultra-dense mousse topped by a berry-flavored gelee. The raw oysters were the sole misstep; I don’t know if it was the particular mollusk I chose...
...recently discovered that long-term exposure to stress hormones may be the cause of some symptoms of depression. Researchers wanted to determine the exact nature of the long-recognized link between high cortisol levels and depression. Cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress, increases blood pressure and blood sugar, preparing the body to deal with a stressor. Paul A. Ardayfio, a graduate student at the Harvard Medical School who ran these experiments as part of his dissertation, explained that “we’ve known for over a century that chronically high levels of cortisol were linked...
...Omar, a terrorist who happens to love show tunes, and who is performing on the show only so that he can blow up himself and the President in the show’s finale. Throw in Mandy Moore, a “white trash” contestant whose all sugar on top but conniving-as-hell underneath, and her earnest-but-dumb boyfriend, played wonderfully by Chris Klein, and the storyline is set for a stunning finale. What makes this movie so fun to watch is that Weitz can’t help feeling...
...reach enough people. The problem is a trickle-down economic and political system that is still evolving from the dark, authoritarian past of the Rafael Trujillo era that left mere crumbs for social expenditures. Forty-five years later, the economy has dramatically diversified from its plantation foundations of sugar and coffee...