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[00:03]fertile

[00:05]The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile

[00:08]flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods

[00:13]left-all in return for a giant reservoir of disease which

[00:18]is now so full of silt that it barely generates electricity.

[00:24]template

[00:26]There exists a social and cultural disconnect between

[00:29]journalists and their readers, which helps explain why

[00:33]the "standard templates" of the newsroom seem alien to

[00:37]many readers.

[00:39]contemplate

[00:41]but people still indulge in chocolate for Valentine's

[00:44]Day and begin seriously cutting calories only in March,

[00:50]as they contemplate stripping down for summer and beachwear.

[00:56]yearn

[00:58]Despite this rude introduction to the free market's yoyo

[01:01]turns, there's little sign that protesters yearn for a

[01:05]return …

[01:07]barn

[01:09]Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn,

[01:13]the Irish milkmaid fought hard to hold back her laughter.

[01:20]stab

[01:21]Yes, of course some fanatic can slip into a

[01:25]wetsuit, sneak into the White House and run around

[01:28]indiscriminately chopping people in half with machine

[01:32]gun fire. Now be quiet - Jack's totally about to stab a

[01:36]man through the eyeball with a biro.