Developer Programs Engineer Michael Manoochehri admits that the plan is "kind of futuristic, and maybe a little crazy, " but emphasizes the practical uses for real-time environmental analytics.

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America's game-plan, according to Israeli intelligence sources, is to engineer Mr Arafat's elevation to a ceremonial role while power shifts to younger people.

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In 1892 an ambitious irrigation engineer and hustler named Charles Robinson Rockwood came up with the first plan to harness the river's wealth, a canal that would funnel water into a dried-out riverbed, irrigating the surrounding desert.

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