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...into disrepair, says Kundan. Villagers accuse one another of secretly diverting its water, and the local watershed committee is neglecting to spend government funds on maintenance. "They're more interested in spending it on buying cows," said the 54-year-old farmer, his eyes glistening red from sun and wind...
...snugly around the wearer’s body, poses no threat to fellow pedestrians, and has the added advantage of thermal insulation. Driving rain poses no threat to the raincoat-clad pedestrian, while the umbrella user vainly struggles to position his or her weapon against the onslaught of the wind. And, if one wishes, the raincoat can be augmented by rain-pants and even gaiters to provide an unassailable guard from the weather’s truculence...
...from malaria, after helicoptering out of N'Djamena, Chad, in a sandstorm three days before the rebels sacked it, he wonders if his critics are right, if this scheme to use celebrity to bring attention to the world's plights isn't, if not vanity, at least striving after wind. "I've been very depressed since I got back. I'm terrified that it isn't in any way helping. That bringing attention can cause more damage. You dig a well or build a health-care facility and they're a target for somebody," he says. "A lot more people...
...declined to explain why locals were allowed to continue through the village if it was so dangerous. After three hours the soldiers released us, with one observing that there had been "some dangerous types in the area." When asked to elaborate, he said: "You're pissing in the wind there, buddy." Then we watched the soldiers return to fruitlessly searching the hillsides around...
...THIS IS A DIFFICULT JOB FOLKS. I JUST GOT THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF ME. One of Columbia's forwards crashed into the Press Row, driving the table right into my gut. I got the wind knocked out of me, but I'm ok. Harvard isn't however, as they're clinging on to a one point lead. Harvard 48, Columbia...