Word: eras
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...sticking point remains territorial: Syria interprets the return of the Golan to mean a return to the border - along the north shore of the sea of Galilee - that existed before their June 1967 war; Israel is prepared to withdraw only to the border established in 1923 during the colonial era. The difference between those two lines is only a few square miles, but the location of those square miles alongside Israel's primary source of drinking water makes it a prime piece of real estate in a region where real estate negotiations are never easy. Then again, neither side would...
...sticking point remains territorial: Syria interprets the return of the Golan to mean a return to the border - along the north shore of the sea of Galilee - that existed before the June 1967 war; Israel is prepared to withdraw only to the border established in 1923 during the colonial era. The difference between those two lines is only a few square miles, but the location of those square miles alongside Israel?s primary source of drinking water makes it a patch of real estate that Prime Minister Ehud Barak won?t easily concede. Then again, both sides recognize that...
...These experiments, which scientists caution are not necessarily indicative of future success in human subjects, could usher in a new era of organ transplants, giving hope to people whose sensory organs have been damaged or lost. While scientists have already used human cells to grow skin in labs, the generation of eyes and ears is a more complex and multi-faceted challenge, in part because of the complexity of those organs. But in the long run, scientists say, it's possible that human cells could someday be used to grow replacement parts - thus diminishing the dependence on human donors...
...concern. Our movies are mostly silly. Our books? Mostly small. The quality of our cultural criticism is generally so low that one cannot tell how good or bad any artist is, but in literature, at least, it is highly unlikely that any writer touted as a heavyweight in our era will make it to the ring in yours. Movies that once were judged by normal artistic criteria are now valued by the amount of money they make over a weekend. For your horrified amusement, see if you can dig up a print of something called Scream or The Blair Witch...