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...still being exploited." After more obligatory Diana reverence, the British press discovered that Will, 18, plans to spend part of his gap year between high school and college trekking in Chile. William even claimed he made the money for the trip by playing in a sponsored water-polo match, though he reluctantly admitted Dad may have helped. "I chip in all the bloody time," noted Prince Charles, who joined his son at the press conference. Nice try, rich...
...hook. As Diana, a troubled teen from Red Hook, a rough Brooklyn neighborhood, Rodriguez finds her salvation in the predominantly male world of amateur boxing. Capitalizing on this world of precise grace and raw aggression, Director Karyn Kusama throws sexual stereotypes and cinematic genres into the ring, creating a match I can't help but cheer loudly for. Audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival couldn't either; Girlfight is co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this prestigious independent film festival...
...that is trying to win the Gloria Steinem seal of approval. Women are not objectified, the prettiest girl loses, and there aren't raunchy sex scenes, but there is so much passion and personality that it doesn't matter (oh, and there is this one girl-on-girl boxing match that you'll either find quite disturbing or a big turn-on). When I told a friend that I was going to see this movie, he remarked, "Girlfight - that sounds HOT!" Indeed...
Harvard has yet to surrender more than two goals in any one match and has already notched three shutouts. Meanwhile, Cornell has erupted for three or more goals on three separate occasions...
...Ni?o provides the tinder, but humans provide the match. Human penetration of the Amazon, rather than lightning or other natural phenomena, sparks most of the huge fires, and that penetration is increasing, along with deforestation and slash-and-burn agriculture. Fire, deforestation and roads are linked in an unholy trinity. In 1998, Brazilian authorities found themselves battling enormous fires in the states of Par? (where 40% of the southeastern forests burned), Roraima and Mato Grosso. Most blazes started near roads as settlers burned accessible forest to clear land for farms. The only reason even bigger stretches of the dense forest...