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...find real Nishi, too. A shaman wanders into our camp, his hornbill cap adorned with a mirror and a majestic eagle feather. One night, three silent Nishi fishermen carrying torches pass our camp. We watch their silhouettes flicker and vanish into the steep night forest. They had lit torches to find their way, and to scare off tigers and evil spirits. I shiver, glad that we're on the river, and just passing through...
...following year, Henderson lit out for Brazil, where he took the reins of GM's operations in that country as well as Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. He has cited the promotion as his "big break." It also opened the door for futher international assignments, including stints overseeing GM operations in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe. According to a 2008 New York Times article, he has visited at least 45 countries as part of his duties...
...growing sense of public attention fueled by increased media scrutiny." AIG employees were advised to ditch AIG apparel or ID badges outside the office, and dial emergency services if they think they're being followed. "At night," the company suggested, "travel in pairs and always park in well-lit areas." (They might well have added, "choose seats at the rear of theaters"; when the boss of one of Iceland's beleaguered banks took his seat inside the country's National Theater recently, he was roundly booed...
...planet. Though WWF is loosely overseeing Earth Hour, the protest - for lack of a better term - is a product of the age of social media, organized at the grassroots, with word spreading via Twitter and Facebook. "This is an open source thing," says WWF spokesperson Leslie Aun. "We lit the spark, but everyone is owning this...
...explained that clothes would get in the way of my bad energy's exit and keep me from being relaxed. She does not understand that the last time I felt relaxed while I was naked was at 9 months old. But lying there under a sheet in the dimly lit room, chimes going off around me, a hot lavender-scented towel on my face, I do feel sort of relaxed...