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...Voices.”The 12-year-old Torres, nicknamed “Chava” in the film, is played by Carlos Padilla in a remarkable acting debut. He’s a parallel of the title character in Francois Truffaut’s “The Wild Child,” with his mussed hair, small lanky frame, and piercing eyes. Like the boy of that classic film, he swings his limbs in happiness and flashes his teeth in anger, expressing each emotion to its extreme. Still, says Torres, that energy made him a force of nature...
...country is less dangerous. Regions determine danger, not entire countries. Smart student travelers can navigate nearly any situation as long as they take certain precautions. In the case of Indonesia, visiting the country’s unique cultures and wildlife, including the world’s last wild orangutans, does not have to entail any more danger than visiting similar wonders in Africa would. If students can prove they have a reliable guide and a safe plan of travel, they should be able to go almost anywhere. The College has made a good start in loosening its travel restrictions...
...over the globe. Each volume, printed on thick, creamy paper, features a foldout map. Otherwise, there's no fixed format for The Armchair Traveller. The first four titles are as different in tone and approach as the smooth, expansive river that dominates Along the Ganges is from the wild Celtic waters in the sailing odyssey Cape Wrath to Finisterre. New works arriving in 2006 serve up a gastro-tour of Italy, a road trip through China and a memoir of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. What unites each account is the authors' passion for travel. Loh and Behold Avant-garde...
...omega-3 fatty acids, eat salmon (preferably wild--fresh or frozen--or canned sockeye), sardines, herring, black cod (sablefish, butterfish), omega-3 fortified eggs, hempseeds, flaxseeds and walnuts; or take a fish-oil supplement (see next page...
There are troubling signs, however, that H5N1 is on the move. The virus killed thousands of wild geese in China this past spring and popped up among migratory birds in parts of Siberia this summer. There was a report in May about a handful of infected pigs in western Java. Even more worrisome, Indonesian health authorities said last week that a number of chickens on household farms in Jakarta had been testing positive for H5N1 without showing signs of illness. If confirmed, that development could severely complicate efforts to track and control bird flu in poultry. Without dead chickens...