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Jonathan will need more than luck to fix Nigeria. His most pressing job is to re-energize the peace process in the oil-rich southern Delta region. Talks to end the decade-old conflict with Delta rebels - they say they are fighting for a fairer share of the revenues from their land, and are also angry about the pollution caused by oil spills - was a central thrust of Yar'Adua's early presidency. Six months ago, Yar'Adua persuaded the rebels to agree to a ceasefire and mass disarmament in return for an amnesty, a small monthly stipend...
...Harvard to gain ground on Cornell and Princeton, it will need the bottom-dwelling Ivies to do some damage. The Bears did a commendable job last week in scaring the Big Red. For the first time in weeks, Cornell looked mortal, trailing Brown with as few as 16 minutes remaining. If Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, and Yale can follow the Bears’ lead, then sooner of later one or both of the league leaders will fall...
...small RV on a quiet Hollywood side street, says, "If I had known how hard it is to be homeless and how hard it is to escape, I would have called all my friends to ask for help. But I was embarrassed." She was laid off from her telemarketing job in January 2009. "It was the same day that 76,000 people were laid off. I did not feel alone. I liked my job. It was within walking distance of my apartment." Her mother gave her the nearly 20-year-old RV that houses Peggy and her dog Fluffy. Wearing...
...living in your car," says Mike, a lighting specialist in the Los Angeles entertainment industry who has been out of work for a year. One of his last jobs was the Academy Awards show. "I don't have a job right now, in part because of my situation. Did you know that 50% of people who are homeless and living in their cars have jobs?" He keeps his vehicle registration current and parks his van on side streets on L.A.'s west side and in the San Fernando Valley. "You want to park where it is safe and inconspicuous...
...even if you've procrastinated, missed all the early due dates, and have already lined up a job selling ice cream to whiny kids, there is still hope! Your Dairy Queen friends will be jealous...