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...planet that is 71% water, less than 3% of it is fresh. Most of that is either in the form of ice and snow in Greenland and Antarctica or in deep groundwater aquifers. And less than 1% of that water - .01% of all the earth's water - is considered available for human needs; even then, much of it is far from large populations. At the dawn of the 21st century, more than 1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. Some 2.4 billion - 40% of the world's population - lack adequate sanitation, and 3.4 million die each...
...planet is not actually running out of water, of course. But its people are having an increasingly difficult time managing, allocating and protecting the water that exists. In some areas the hydrological cycle - by which the fresh water of rain and snow eventually evaporates, condenses in clouds and falls again - may be taking longer to complete as humans use water faster than nature can renew it. As governments, international agencies and local officials grapple with the situation, research findings and conflicts over water rights illustrate the immensity of the task. For example...
...living a few blocks away, heard about the blaze in the middle of the night. When he finally reached his family, who had taken refuge in a downtown hotel, he asked if they needed anything. Roused out of bed, they had been standing outside in the wet snow. What they needed most, they said, was dry socks...
There are just some sickos out there who get a kick out of seeing Snow White bitch-slap Cinderella. Fortunately for Mike Myers, this reviewer is just one of those people...
...voiced by Eddie Murphy) to the mix, and you have yourself one twisted, yet potentially hilarious fairy tale. And don't forget the film's extras: those favorite fictional characters of yours and mine. The film's trailer promises cameos by everyone from the Gingerbread Man, to Pinocchio, to Snow White, to the obligatory, fire-breathing dragon. Also be on the look out for the film's parodying of Disney, video games, and hit films such as The Matrix...