Word: tides
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...question that scientists have been working for decades to avoid having to answer. In the last 50 years, only a few primates have been lost to extinction, but some worry the worst is yet to come. "The great fear is that we've been holding back the tide," says Dr. Richard Wrangham, president of the International Primatological Society, one of the report's sponsors. Wrangham says that within the next 20 years, several of the species on the list could be gone...
...National Sports Complex, completed in 1964, is the venue for the WOVD tournament. Designed by the nation's architectural doyen, Vann Molyvann, the Modernist facility was one of the high-tide marks of Cambodia's post-independence achievements, but the nation slid into civil war before it could be properly put to use. Today, the complex is hidden from view by a garish Chinese shophouses that obscure its perimeter walls, but the facilities have been restored. All the matches in the WOVD competition will be played in an indoor stadium and are free to the public. Cambodian Prime Minister...
...Still, signs are emerging that the tide may be turning for those fighting the Quixotic fight for preservation of old Beijing. On October 15, Beijing Communist Party Secretary Liu Qi said the city plans to invest 2 billion renminbi ($268 million) over the next few years to renovate courtyard houses to protect the city's cultural heritage, and also to raise the living standards of hutong residents through measures to improve housing, transportation, environment, education, food safety and social security. The change in official attitudes may also lead to a more tolerant response to citizens' efforts to prevent further destruction...
...Nickerson Trophy, the New England championship for freshmen, saw 15 teams in 20 races over two divisions. Harvard locked down fourth place with a point total of 87, behind host Boston College. The finish came after a wind delay that brought the tide into play on Saturday...
...wife, the new President, will have to deal with those issues as well as others she chose not to confront during the campaign, including the demand by labor unions for wage increases, plans to generate more foreign investment in Argentina, the country's increasing energy shortages and the rising tide of urban crime...