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...Since hideous facial lesions were first spotted on Tasmanian devils in 1996, the species has been in freefall. At current rates, it's predicted that one of Australia's most unusual animals could vanish from the wild within three years. Spread by biting during mating and one of only three communicable cancers ever seen, devil facial tumor disease has baffled scientists. And as it rages through 60% of the devils' habitat, introduced pests like feral cats and foxes have been taking the place of Tasmania's largest native predator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lucky Devils? | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

...years after the fall of communist power, the Wild East was no place for faint hearts. Artyom Tarasov, one of Russia's first post-communist millionaires, recalled how quickly business disputes could turn into something much nastier when he described an incident from 1992 at the Club Volodya Cemago in Moscow. "A number of gangsters turned up that day with a clear mission: extract several million dollars from me or, failing that, kidnap me," he said. A veritable army then emerged from both sides - 30 to 40 men. "Given that all were armed to the teeth, it was only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Gangsterism | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...which features large regional hospitals, medium-sized clinics, and small health posts composed of a couple nurses throughout the nation. One of her projects was a task to examine medical equipment at these remote health posts.Along with her medical work, she says she frequented many game parks, and saw wild animals on the side of the road including ostriches, warthogs, as well as elephants crossing the road.“[Africa] is the most beautiful place in the world, the most unadulterated and natural place,” Wu says. “Here it’s beautiful...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Go Abroad to Different Locales | 5/6/2008 | See Source »

...worry that the new alcohol policies will affect your approval rating? 5) What’s the meaning of life? 6) In your book, you state, “Guerillas ensnared women.” Could you teach me how to ensnare a woman? 7) Any wild stories from Bryn Mawr? 8) So, you want to move Quadlings to a new Allston Campus. Have you ever looked at a map? ’Cause that’s pretty damn far! 9) Why did the chicken cross the road? 10) Are you able to give presidential pardons for, say, four...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 20 Questions for Fausty-Face | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

...worry that the new alcohol policies will affect your approval rating? 5) What’s the meaning of life? 6) In your book, you state, “Guerillas ensnared women.” Could you teach me how to ensnare a woman? 7) Any wild stories from Bryn Mawr? 8) So, you want to move Quadlings to a new Allston Campus. Have you ever looked at a map? ’Cause that’s pretty damn far! 9) Why did the chicken cross the road? 10) Are you able to give presidential pardons for, say, four...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 20 QUESTIONS FOR FAUSTY-FACE | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

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