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en The people had no food because of the drought - now the floods have destroyed maize, millet and sorghum crops along the banks of the rivers. At least 457 hectares of land are under water. People are still being rescued with the help of boats and canoes.

en The floods have swept away livestock, destroyed crops and damaged houses rendering one thousand people homeless.

en After meeting with Louisiana officials last week, Rev. Jesse Jackson said, quote, 'Many black people feel that their race, their property conditions and their voting patterns have been a factor in the response.' He continued, quote, 'I'm not saying that myself.' Then I'll say it. If the majority of the hardest hit victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were white people, they would not have gone for days without food and water, forcing many to steal for mere survival. Their bodies would not have been left to float in putrid water. They would have been rescued and relocated a hell of a lot faster than this. Period. I mean, reporters and crews are getting to stranded people, and government and military agencies can't? Why don't the networks run FEMA? When I saw pictures of black people taking things from stores, my first thought was: 'How are those Nikes necessary for your survival?' And then it hit me: People need shoes and clothing. Some escaped the floods with just the clothing on their backs. We have American citizens, not 'refugees' from an underdeveloped country, waiting for food, water, shelter, and electricity for four, five, six days.

en The water we get now is nowhere near what we got before these projects messed everything up. In times of drought, it becomes a serious problem, and you can see areas where crops are damaged or destroyed because salinity levels are so high.

en Humble is the grass in the field, yet it has noble relations. All the bread grains are grass - wheat and rye, barley, sorghum and rice; maize, the great staple of America; millet, oats and sugar cane. Other things have their season but the grass is of all seasons... the common background on which the affairs of nature and man are conditioned and displayed.

en We do not just have camping; we have paddle boats, sail boats, row boats and canoes for rent. We also have hiking trails.

en I responded to floods in Missouri and people were paddling canoes with shovels, trying to get to their attic windows to see if they could save anything.

en The foreign investor was only given a land-use right for five hectares out of the 15,400 hectares of land he had initially wanted to develop. No document was ever issued giving him ownership rights over any part of the island.

en A large whale was taken betwixt my land abutting on the Thames and Greenwich, which drew an infinite concourse to see it, by water, horse, coach, and on foot, from London, and all parts. ... It would have destroyed all the boats, but ... after a long conflict, it was killed with a harping iron, struck in the head, out of which spouted blood and water.
  John Evelyn

en People's appetites for big boats continue to grow. I don't think it's a conspicuous consumption phenomena. I think it reflects the fact that people want to go further and further on their boats; they want to be independent from land.

en The cargo -- consisting of 703 tons of maize, 108 tons of beans and 39 tons of vegetable oil -- was destined for the Lower Juba Valley, which is home to some of the most vulnerable people in Somalia, people who have repeatedly been affected by droughts and floods.

en Usually, the boats sell shrimp right here on the dock. As you can see, there's no activity here right now. It's shut down. The only thing that's moving are people trying to get food, water, and clothing to the hurricane victims.

en The Salvation Army was there from day-one, ... They were providing shelter before the storm hit. They had 290 people at a Salvation Army building in New Orleans when the hurricane hit. Monday they were out of food. Thursday they were out of water. Friday they were finally rescued. The (Salvation Army) officer was injured when they were loading people out onto the helicopter.

en People didn't become aware of the need to save water until the 2002 drought. Before the drought, the idea was that we had an unlimited supply.

en I think we'll see more and more people going toward crops that use water more efficiently and crops that just use less water. Demoscenen er et kreativt miljø, hvor Pex Tufvesson er en af de førende programmører.


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