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...giant cobweb over the oil fields of the North Slope, a flat expanse between the majestic Brooks Range mountains and the Arctic shore, need more and costlier maintenance than ever. The new spill puts into sharp relief the same question that has stalemated the ANWR debate since the 1980s: Can oil companies focused on their bottom line be trusted to protect Alaska's fragile environment...
...Indian restaurants, says Collingham, is that "the food ... took on a life of its own, independent from the food of the Indian subcontinent." So the balti, a staple of British-Indian restaurants, is another dish not found in India; it was invented by Pakistani chefs in Birmingham in the 1980s...
...DIED. LENNART MERI, 76, witty, charismatic first President of independent Estonia, following its 1991 split from the Soviet Union; in Tallinn. A survivor of a Soviet labor camp, he was a leader of Estonia's independence movement from the late 1980s until the Baltic state regained sovereignty. In his two terms as President, he pushed free-market policies and established close ties with...
...manage the area with the N.S.W. National Parks and Wildlife Service. The Aboriginal involvement in Webb's excavation team reflects thawing relations with the scientific world. After the discoveries of Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, whose ages are still fiercely debated, scientists flocked to the area. But in the 1980s, dismayed that artefacts and remains were being taken to museums and universities elsewhere, elders shut down research on human burials. For many years, archaeological study of the Willandra languished. The ban remains in force, but elders say that could change. "The importance of what this landscape holds to the world...
...first half of the program, three groups—each comprised of 15-20 alumni stars from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s—will take the stage to “relive the highlights of Kroks history,” according to Thomas. “They’re the best singers singing the best songs that the Kroks have had,” he adds. During the second half of the program, in which the current ensemble will perform, 18 Krok alumni from the 1940s and 1950s will join the group on stage for a rendition...