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...extraordinary ingenuity and industriousness. (Habitual sloth was a capital crime among the Incas.) The winding route from the heights down into the lower slopes was designed to divert enough water to wet the terraced plots without overflowing or bursting through the stonework. Maintenance teams had to patrol the waterways year-round to keep them clear of silt and rubble. In the 16th century the Spanish came, dreaming of El Dorado, and forced farmers to harvest gold instead of maize. Irrigation systems like the one in Patallacta were let go. Soldiers and farmers moved away. The canals were all but forgotten...
...oblivion is remarkable considering how far he had fallen. Seven years ago he resigned as Chancellor when it was revealed that one of his most trusted aides was an East German spy. In 1978, weakened by excess weight and a drinking problem, he suffered a ravaging heart attack that, in his own words, brought him "to the border between life and death." The next year Brandt announced his intention to divorce his wife of 31 years. With his drinking under control, today Brandt's buoyant step and year-round tan symbolize the dramatic change in his lifestyle...
...Government to buy all surplus milk, which it does in the form of butter, cheese and dry milk. The idea was to keep the goods in storage during peak production periods, and then sell them back to distributors later in the year when production dropped off. The program gave farmers a steadier income while stabilizing the year-round milk supply for consumers...
...great coach to build a top-notch program. A great pool is also an important, though perhaps not essential, asset because it attracts good coaches as well as good swimmers. It is no coincidence that while California had the top teams it also had the only really good year-round swimming facilities...
...planners. For decades North Korea has performed a delicate balancing act between its giant neighbors, China and the Soviet Union, repeatedly promising each that it would not allow the other to establish a base on North Korean territory. For the past two years, however, North Korea has allowed Soviet merchant ships and tankers to use its year-round port of Najin and from there to transport petroleum and other supplies by rail to Vladivostok when that city's harbor is closed by ice. A top South Korean official notes that this kind of co operation would have been "unthinkable...