Word: northwestern
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...want to visit the front line of China's environmental struggle, there are lots of places to choose from. You could drop in on Changqing, in northwestern Shaanxi province, where on Aug. 17 hundreds of people stormed a smelting plant blamed for toxic emissions that left more than 850 children with lead poisoning. Or there's Wenping, in central Hunan province, where days later 1,300 children were found to have been sickened by pollution from a manganese factory...
...about, you know, 'I got this going on, we're gonna make some money,' da-da-da." As a result, "it would be easy to dismiss Gonzalez as a lying con man, which he is for the most part," notes David Morgan, sheriff of Escambia County in Florida's northwestern panhandle, who says he has heard some tall tales from Gonzalez since he was arrested. "But sadly there are instances in his life when his boasting had elements of truth...
...goes as I zoom north into the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts, with more "Who is that guy?" stares from people whenever I approach the parked car. Is Chevy's newly reintroduced Camaro hot? I don't know, is Gisele Bündchen? I get to drive a lot of cars, and every now and again you get in one that not only stops traffic, but also starts people talking. But this phenomenon generally happens when you're driving something a lot more expensive. You'd expect the killer design of the Audi R-8, for instance, to elicit some oohs...
Early adopters of Google, such as Northwestern, are lately being joined by Cornell, Georgetown and Temple, to name a few. Google's Apps for Education program has gained significant momentum as student tech demands mount and budgetary pressures strain campus IT departments. Handing the e-mail keys over to Google helps schools avoid costly server upgrades while capitalizing on Web-based e-mail's popularity among students. Eric Weil, managing partner for Student Monitor, a national college-focused market research firm, says the average college student has two or three personal e-mail addresses, and Gmail's popularity among students...
...safari company Karisia, www.karisia.com - run by husband-and-wife team Kerry Glen and Jamie Christian - has been organizing tailor-made expeditions and promoting conservation work in the Laikipia and Samburu regions of central and northwestern Kenya for five years. Christian says the safaris enable them to pursue their passion for conservation. "The idea is to get people to appreciate nature through traveling here and supporting the local communities, so they in turn become inspired to protect the animals and everything around them...