Word: localitis
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Unfortunately, this will likely be the case for local power folk artist Nate Borofsky's new album Never Enough Time. The album shows hints of promise. On the track "Viola" (which features a viola in the background no less), Borofsky manages to reach past his rather ordinary voice and create some beautiful music. But Borofsky's major stumbling block is his lyrics, which detract more from his music than they add to it. Borofsky obviously means well, tackling tough political and social issues such as homosexuality in "Beautiful Boy" and war in "On D-Day," but even the best intentions...
...should be supported. However, shifting refueling operations from Djibouti to Aden was a classic case of misapplying military resources to a non-strategic, threat-intensive mission. The naval presence, if anything, actually complicated the situation. Unlike typical uses of the Navy in nation-building efforts, where sailors work with local communities to build infrastructure while injecting dollars into the local economy, in Yemen sailors were either restricted to ship or portside. The U.S. presence--involving the use of Adens port by combatants en route to conduct operations against Iraq--was seen by local extremists as an attempt to turn Aden...
...embassy in Yemen, CENTCOM and the intelligence community certainly saw the same threat information: a precedent of attacks combined with violently anti-American groups in a fluid environment wherein penetration of the government and local companies assisting the U.S. refueling operations was probable. The alleged tip-off by an Arab ally of possible anti-U.S. operations in the region, combined with the onset of Arab-Israeli violence and Baghdads renewed efforts to break out of the sanctions box, should have underscored the need for extra precautions...
Sunday's game at B.U. will have a postseason atmosphere as there is slim chance that both local teams will make this year's tournament...
Stallings says the board would include representatives from local banks, management companies, church groups, legal counsel and community development corporations...