The Tusk

23 May, 2009

The Tusk - Volume 5 - Issue 5

RECORD BREAKERS
Facts and Feats on Mt. Kilimanjaro

There’s an old saying -- Those who think it can’t be done shouldn’t bother the person doing it.

From being the fastest up or down, the youngest or oldest to climb, or conquering Kilimanjaro under what most people would consider extraordinary conditions and limitations, the record-breakers of Mt. Kilimanjaro truly go above and beyond the call of adventure.

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BABY BOOM
Africa's Adoption Frenzy
by Raj Balu

Madonna has done it. Angelina Jolie has done it. Many thousands of Westerners you have never heard of have done it. With countries like China and Russia cutting back on adoptions by foreigners, adopting a child from Africa has never been more popular than it is right now.

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SEA BANDITS
History of African Piracy
by Elizabeth Linhart

Around the world, 2008 will be remembered as the year when the global economy tanked, but one group came away like bandits. For pirates working the Somali coast, 2008 was a windfall year.

So, why now? Why are pirates making a comeback, particularly on the African Coast?

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TWO FACES OF MASKS
Masking the Not-So-Obvious
by Ken Brisken

Masked men influence us modern people in ways we might not even realize. They are in our popular culture in the form of heroes like Batman, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro. And they are in the news as bank robbers, terrorists, executioners and as Ku-Klux-Klan members.

Used in ceremonies and in cathartic ritual, masks have been around for tens of thousands of years. They bring out the best and the worst in us and help us define who we are as human beings.

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THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE
Africa Gets Serious About Energy
by Raj Balu

The energy demands of the world are growing. Oil supplies are dwindling. Carbon emissions are choking the planet to death. Solar and wind power are promising, but technology in those areas is not advanced enough to provide the megawatts necessary to run entire countries, let alone continents.

After decades of having a reputation as “dangerous and not to be tampered with,” there is a growing group of experts who now view nuclear energy as viable– once again.

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IN THIS ISSUE

RECORD BREAKERS

BABY BOOM

SEA BANDITS

TWO FACES OF MASKS

THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE

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