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...Darfur, have left the world too exhausted to take on Congo's. But a choice like that comes with a cost. Congo represents the promise of Africa as much as its misery: its fertile fields and tropical forests cover an area bigger than California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas combined. Its soils are packed with diamonds, gold, copper, tantalum (known locally as coltan and used in electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers) and uranium. The waters of its mighty river could one day power the continent. Yet because Congo is so rich in resources...
...Ward, an Oregon native who started thinking about green building materials after getting sick from chemicals he was exposed to as a construction supervisor, set out to create a material cheap enough to be used in the world's poorest regions but also strong enough to withstand natural disasters like the recent earthquake in Afghanistan. The Strawjet - which was selected by a panel of experts, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, for its potential global impact - will be part of a traveling exhibit along with the contest's 24 other finalists, which will travel from New York City's Grand...
...same time we have a sort of light atmosphere,” Co-Captain Jack M. Marsh ’06 says.And their hard work seems to have paid off, for the second year in a row. One year after placing 11th at the national championships in Oregon, the team will compete again for a national title this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. The Red Line qualified for nationals after winning the New England Regional Championship the weekend of May 5. “There will be a ton of good teams, so the title will be up for grabs...
...state family courts have tried to accommodate the stepparents and stepchildren who appear before them, without granting so much that it subtracts rights from a biological parent. In Colorado a stepparent can now sign the form that allows a minor to apply for a driver's license. And in Oregon, a stepparent can petition the courts for visitation of former stepchildren, if that marriage has ended. In Arkansas, it's even theoretically possible now for a stepparent to win custody over a biological parent. But in each state it's a different story, and many states are still in denial...
...laden cookies. Some health-minded activists have launched a movement to serve patients fresh, seasonal food, and hospitals are beginning to change their menus accordingly. "They're starting to see food not simply as a cost but as a prevention-and-treatment issue," says Scott Exo, head of the Oregon-based Food Alliance...