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...glow?and studying the mining operations below. He had come from the Block D zone reserved for small-scale miners and was headed to Block B, a second area for locals, studded like D with a jumble of corrugated-iron roofs, holes and ladders marking each small claim. But between them was a large dirt stretch with no activity. He made inquiries, put together a group of private investors in South Africa, and with them eventually took over the mining rights for Block C. The company they created was ultimately baptized TanzaniteOne and listed in 2004 on the Alternative Investment...
...Regardless, Nanking is bound to cause deeply uneasy feelings in Japan, where many members of the extreme right either deny that the massacre occurred, or claim that the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal greatly exaggerated the death toll when it concluded that Japanese troops killed about 260,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians in Nanjing between 1937 and 1938. (Some also argue that photos of the atrocities were faked, including the beheading shown at left). At a news conference on Jan. 24, filmmaker Satoru Mizushima-who also runs a Japanese satellite-TV station-lashed out at Nanking, calling it "a setup...
...Hollywood and Christianity may have more in common in this case than it seems. Certainly--without judging the validity of the claim--there was a showbizzy, Al Capone's vault feel to the documentary's announcement and promotion. But it relies on its own appeal to faith, basing a bold claim on disputed, 2,000-year-old evidence (the film is not called The Lost Tomb of Jesus or Some Guy with the Same Name). Some of its advocates, defending a film they have not seen, show an ardor and will to believe that seem, dare I say it, religious...
...exacerbate regional violence by fueling antigovernment sentiment. "The only way you are going to solve the problem of militancy in the tribal areas is through a massive influx of development," he says. "And even then, we are talking 10 to 15 years." That's a grim analysis, given the claim of senior Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah that he will soon be able to field some 10,000 soldiers, including 2,000 suicide bombers. While few believe the Taliban has that kind of strength, it's still a worrying indication that the fighting will get worse this spring...
...term “adult” loosely. For the national organization’s seeming obsession with image—reminiscent of middle schoolers protective of their status in the “in crowd”—completely contradicts the bond of sisterhood they claim to uphold. Though the remaining members of the DZ chapter issued a statement yesterday denying that “race, weight, and academic majors were used as a criteria [sic] in the membership review process” and blaming the chapter’s woes on “campus climate...