Word: archipelagos
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...harrowing Indonesian truth that what happened in Sampit could be repeated tomorrow in scores of other places in the sprawling archipelago. Most immediately, it could spread to other parts of Kalimantan where the same communal tensions are simmering, notably in the oil-rich region of Balikpapan in the eastern part of the state...
...Former President Suharto believed in firm central control of the entire, far-flung archipelago. On Jan. 1, new legislation came into effect reversing his legacy. Jakarta controls foreign affairs, monetary policy and external defense, but all other government functions, including taxation, will be handled by locals. The autonomy experiment is less than three months old, and each province is different. Kalimantan, for example, has major problems with migrant communities, which have yet to surface in Sumatra...
...chord with many treasure-mad Filipinos. Newspaper classifieds routinely advertise the services of psychic fortune hunters, and the four governments since Ferdinand Marcos' regime have embarked on searches for Japanese war loot?reportedly worth billions of dollars in gold and jewels?that was allegedly buried somewhere in the archipelago when General Yamashita Tomoyuki's forces retreated before the Allied invasion in 1945. The "primitive" tribes of Mindanao are often the first to capitalize on this gullibility. Says General Ruben Cabignati, regional military commander based in the town of Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao: "I know of so many smart businessmen...
Quito The Ecuadorian government announced a review of shipping regulations around the Galapagos Islands after an oil tanker ran aground near the rare wildlife archipelago. The Jessica hit a reef near San Cristobal island, causing a 1,200-sq-km oil slick. Although environmentalists expressed relief that favorable winds and currents had limited the amount of oil washing up onto the islands, at least one pelican and two sea gulls are known to have died, and long-term damage could include negative effects on the archipelago?s algae, which form a vital part of the Galapagos food chain...
...with which you first viewed everything that first year, except now the sight is not nearly so overwhelming. You may still wonder at the impossibility of Widener (or the improbability of the Science Center) but you are no longer confounded by the whereabouts of the Quad or the waspy archipelago of River Houses, for all of these places are invested with memories that make them personal to you. Indeed, they are your home...