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Lest one think this impossible, take a look at Sierra Leone in 1995. With rebels 20 miles away from the capital, Freetown, and with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity unable to help, the Government of Sierra Leone hired Executive Outcomes, a South African mercenary army, to establish peace in return for $15 million and access to some diamond mines. With 200 soldiers and a helicopter gunship, Executive Outcomes managed to quell the rebels and restore order. Three hundred thousand refugees returned home, and within a year, Sierra Leone had its first presidential election in 28 years...
Immortalized on jukeboxes in a thousand honky-tonks, California's Folsom Prison is one of the U.S.'s best-known penitentiaries, and one of its worst. Hewn from local granite at the base of the Sierra foothills northeast of Sacramento, Folsom dates back to the 1880s and for decades has been a squalid, antiquated mess. But its problems have become acute in the past ten years, as its population has swelled to 70% more than capacity and the rate of violent acts nearly tripled. This year three inmates have been killed and 130 others stabbed in unmanageable violence that...
...Several Sierra Club activists traveled to Washington in September to lobby for a strong Superfund law. We were shocked to learn that some Congressmen did not understand the impact of this year's Superfund proposal, which is much weaker than the one passed by the House in 1984. Public health is not an issue that should be sacrificed for political infighting. Doris Cellarius, Chair Hazardous Materials Committee Sierra Club San Francisco...
...less than half of its legal entitlement, allowing California to take much of the remainder. The CAP's new flow will thus put pressure on Southern California, particularly the booming but arid San Diego area, to find additional sources of supply. While more water from Northern California's High Sierra may be available, the West's continued population boom and unpredictable circumstances like drought could lead to a savage squeeze. Says Colorado Governor Dick Lamm: "We're playing a climatic slot machine...
...Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale: Made from the same stuff as beer, this gem from California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is actually denoted a barleywine. With a burnt orange color in the glass, this creation has a distinctly more alcoholic taste. It’s not wine, but it’s not beer either. That said, the taste is smooth and rich, with hints of citrus and caramel poking out amongst the strong notes of malt and hops. Fortified with an impressive 9.6 percent alcohol, you can expect to drink 60 percent less liquid for the same...