"Pervasive depletion and overuse of water supplies, the high capital cost of new large water projects, rising pumping costs and worsening ecological damage call for a shift in the way water is valued, used and managed."

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Source : Sandra Postel (1985). “Conserving water: the untapped alternative”, Worldwatch Inst

Sandra Postel

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“Because operators are based thousands of miles away from the battlefield, and undertake operations entirely through computer screens and remote audio feed, there is a risk of developing a 'PlayStation' mentality to killing.”

Source : "Drone warfare: life on the new frontline" by Chris Woods, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2015.
“I do my best to write my way through it. It helps the laughing, reflective part come quicker.”
“I actually prefer to hear small groups of instruments. Orchestras seem to lack a texture for me, or variety of texture. There's only about ten things you can do with one note in a string section. But a lone violin is continuously changing textures.”
“Have you heard about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine?”
“...it is business that can exercise the fastest degree of change by seeing the opportunity rather than the threat”
“The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.”
“My dream is to fly. Oh, my rainbow it is too high.”

Source : "Model's Web rants pined for love" by Veronika Belenkaya and Brian Harmon, www.nydailynews.com. June 29, 2008.
“All television is children's television.”

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