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...giving us none either, with army ants, sweat bees and black gnats swarming us. But we have traveled hundreds of miles in a rickety propeller plane to reach a grass strip in the heart of the Congo Basin, nursed a wrecked jeep down 100 miles (160 km) of bicycle track and hacked all morning through vines and thorns on the promise that the peaceniks of the animal kingdom would show us what they're about. So far, there's been some rustling in the trees, a few shrieks and the occasional shadow swinging through the canopy. But there's been...
...Mehlman, then working for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, approached his employers and other public and private groups and successfully solicited additional funding for Tayna. The project expanded, and by 2003, the community had built its own university specializing in environmental studies. "Seven hours up a dirt track, a people in the midst of a civil war realized their future depended on conservation biology," says Mehlman. "It's the most inspiring thing I've seen in my whole life...
...Starbucks wants to get its company back on track, it must first realize who purchases its addictive creations [April 7]. I am one of the company's slipping middle-class customers who have felt the nation's recent economic downturn in their wallet. I must justify which is more important, a latte or a gallon of gas? William R. Traxler, PINCONNING, MICH...
...high school,” said Committee Member Albert B. Fantini. “Other cities can experiment with one of their many high schools.” Other individuals present, such as Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn, called into question the IB’s track record. He cited a public school in Berkeley, Calif. that has recently implemented the program and has seen racial disparities in enrollment. “Their IB program has more white and ‘paid-lunch’ kids,” he said...
...blue-and-white track suits are traveling the world to protect the Olympic torch, but, in the flame's tumultuous tour so far, they have become a symbol of Beijing's heavy-handedness. The tracksuit-clad Sacred Torch Guard Team was drawn from China's paramilitary People's Armed Police, which is used for internal security. The group formed last August and trained by running six miles daily. While their chief mission is to protect the flame, they've also cracked down on protesters. Sebastian Coe, a two-time medalist and chairman of the London Games in 2012, called them...