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...desire to visit this extraordinary place was tempered not so much by the prospect of hardship as by the feeling that perhaps the Ndoki should be left alone. It has been protected for millenniums by its inaccessibility. Should there not be somewhere on earth where nature can be safe from the heavy hand of humanity? Journalists, explorers and scientists can inadvertently set in motion the destruction of the places they are trying to protect...
Serbs, Croats and Muslims are fleeing Bosnia not only out of fear but also because they cannot get enough to eat. The food shortages hardly approach the crisis in Somalia, but for people accustomed to a steady diet, the diminishing supply is a hardship. "On even days we have beans," says Vladimir Pozek, a software analyst in Sarajevo. "On odd days, macaroni." Little relief is in sight. Both the UNHCR and the Red Cross suspended operations in Bosnia two weeks ago after workers were repeatedly threatened and a Red Cross official was killed while leading a convoy of goods...
...Several of Harvard's graduate schoolsface budgetary red ink as the University continuesto deal with financial hardship caused by theongoing recession.Crimson File PhotoMarch 5, 1992 Wells Professor ofPolitical Economy Jerry R. Green is namedHarvard's first post-war provost. Green is thesecond-highest official at Harvard and the onlyUniversity-wide academic officer besides PresidentNeil L. Rudenstine...
...Bamba, an international hit that was elevated beyond pop predictability by its intricate acoustic coda. That flourish of integrity was no fluke. Los Lobos' new album, Kiko, blends rock, jazz and Mexican folk styles with authority and panache; David Hidalgo's lambent vocals transport songs about hardship and redemption to a numinous state. More than a mere blending of two vibrant traditions, Kiko forges a new American sound...
...Marlink says that Conference organizers are making every effort to minimize the hardship on people with HIV, including establishing a scholarship fund...