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...displaced nearly a million Africans. A lucky hundred thousand refugees have managed to flee into neighboring Chad—itself one of the world’s poorest nations—where the United Nations is currently rushing to settle them in camps before the May wet season makes vehicle transportation all but impossible. But another 700,000 refugees are still trapped in Darfar where they continue to be victimized by roving militias and strafed by Sudanese military jets. With the crops burned, and new ones unable to be planted, international agencies are warning that Darfur may soon suffer serious...

Author: By Sasha Post, SASHA POST | Title: Yesterday Rwanda, Today Sudan | 4/8/2004 | See Source »

He’s actually a ninth grader who tips the scales at just over 100 lbs.—when he’s dripping wet...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: STAIRWAY TO EVAN: Young Jantzen Will Be Next | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

...very beginning of the post-championship game press conference, Harvard coach Katey Stone sat dripping wet besides co-captain Lauren McAuliffe...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three of Four Teams Make Return to Women's Frozen Four | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

...addition to producing all of Harvard’s wet food, the CSG kitchen hosts all of HUDS’ experiments in seasoning and flavor...

Author: By Wendy D. Widman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Centralization, Updates Top HUDS' Menu | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

...where the rubber meets the road. That's why teams and tire companies try to give their cars better grip by spending thousands of hours testing the way various rubber compounds react as they heat up during a race. Bridgestone tires - used by Ferrari - perform well in cool and wet conditions, while Michelins, which are driven by their main rivals, Williams, McLaren and Renault, really come into their own as the mercury soars. Schumacher, aiming for his seventh world championship, won't be idling in the slow lane. But his opponents are spinning furiously. Patrick Head, technical director of Williams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports Watch | 3/14/2004 | See Source »

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