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There are several causes underlying the emerging crisis, experts say. One is the savage flooding North Korea experienced in August of last year, which devastated large swaths of farmland, thus limiting the North's own ability to produce grain. "The current balance between grain requirements and supply in the North is more precarious than at any time since the '90s," says Noland. Political tension, particularly between the North and new South Korean government of Lee Myung Bak, is also playing a role. Lee, a month after his inauguration earlier this year, decided he would continue Seoul's humanitarian assistance...
...schooling.”While still a member of the Crimson, Cross took home the individual NCAA Fencing Title in women’s foil in 2005 and helped Harvard win the NCAA Team Championship in 2006.Cross’s team-oriented attitude will be a valuable this August when she and three other American foilists compete in the team foil event. According to Cross, the best shot she has at winning a medal is in this team competition. “My three teammates and I have been training and working together very closely for the past...
Chivian and Cizik also led a 10-person expedition to Alaska last August to witness firsthand the impact climate change has had on the lives of the Inupiaq, whose island is eroding into the Chukchi...
...when Salbi turned 20, her mother insisted that she accept a marriage proposal from an Iraqi man living in the U.S. Salbi was bewildered and furious but did as she was told. She arrived in the U.S. in 1990 and was quickly married. Just over a month later, in August, Saddam invaded Kuwait, severing Salbi's communication with her parents. But when her husband became abusive, her mother's words echoed in her heart, giving Salbi the courage to leave him and start a new life alone in a new country. Looking back, Salbi says she now understands her mother...
...host country's crackdown in Tibet and its economic ties with the Sudanese government responsible for the atrocities in Darfur to its domestic political repression. Already, demonstrators have disrupted the Olympic torch relay in Paris, San Francisco and other stops, sparking nationalist outrage on the streets of China. As August's opening ceremonies draw closer, athletes heading for Beijing are increasingly aware that they're heading into a season of political controversy - particularly since many of those mounting the protests are demanding that athletes take political stands on their issues...