Word: delta
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...leaves bloody anarchy in the Niger Delta, which produces most of Nigeria's 2.5 million bbl. of oil a day and increasing volumes of gas. At least 1,000 people a year are killed in battles on land and sea between the 50-odd militias who fight the authorities as well as each other for opportunities to steal oil and kidnap oil workers for ransom...
...Clean air. Hong Kong has a serious air-pollution problem. The Chief Executive is in denial about it. The bureaucrats talk about striking a "balance" between development and environment without realizing their challenge is to reverse the damage. They also identify the problem with the Pearl River Delta, saying 80% of emissions come from across the border with China. Yet new research shows that about half the time, most of Hong Kong's air pollution comes from local sources. Cleaning up our road transport, shipping and power generation will make an enormous difference. Otherwise, there will be a toll...
...could have been a plot from Revenge of the Nerds. In December the Delta Zeta sorority, struggling to combat its bookish reputation, booted 23 students from its DePauw University chapter, saying the sisters were neglecting their recruiting duties. The 23 young women, who insisted that they were shown the door because they were not pretty enough, scored a plus-size payback when DePauw President Robert Bottoms decided that, come September, it would be the Delta Zetas who would no longer be welcome on campus. Of the expulsion, Bottoms said, "We believe the values of our university and those of Delta...
...film’s only saving grace is its soundtrack, a compendium of Delta blues both new and old, running the gamut from Son House to the North Mississippi Allstars. The trailer itself features “When The Lights Go Out,” a great track from The Black Keys’ 2004 album “Rubber Factory...
...sure. Time and again my professed love for the blues has been echoed by others, albeit usually by fellow musicians or delta junkies. Still, there clearly exists some interest in the form, dusty though...