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Teeming with bird and marine life, giant ferns and towering mangrove plants whose roots straddle land and water like the legs of lumbering animals, the creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta lie over one of the biggest reserves of oil on the planet: 34 billion bbl. of black gold. The region, a watery maze flung across 50,000 sq km in southern Nigeria, is also home to some of Africa's poorest people, and some of its worst environmental destruction. There are villages without power, water, health clinics or schools; pipelines that scar the earth; oil slicks that shimmer...
Nike leads Adidas in every major sport, except the one that matters the most to the planet. So the Oregonians are obsessed with claiming one last victory, in the beautiful game. For Adidas, a company started nearly 60 years ago by fussball fanatic Adi Dassler, a Nike victory on its home turf would be like the Swoosh-clad U.S. team knocking off Adidas-draped Germany in the finals. "Soccer is the lifeblood and the backbone of our brand," says Adidas brand president Erich Stamminger. "It's very, very emotional...
...Crimson it was “shameful” for the University to consider on-campus military recruiters inappropriate, and “yet you’re going to tell people it’s okay to bow down to the most notorious human-rights abuser on the planet.” The five individuals who had signed up for a look inside North Korea were informed of the cancellation last Thursday, and all five have enrolled with Princeton University’s alumni trip to North Korea. Cancellations are standard, according to Sarah J. Friedell, director of media...
...Louie, and gets into goofy adventures battling Supermuscleman, a comical bad guy who wants to capture all the children of the universe. As a comic for very young readers, it has plenty of funny visuals and easy plots. In one, the group has to win a dance contest on Planet Discoball in order secure gasoline. But its episodic nature keeps the characters from changing or growing, which will likely try the patience of the Harry Potter set. As an early My-First-Comic, though, Sardine in Outer Space has enough cute art and goofy humor to teach the basics...
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