The Tusk

2 October, 2009

The Tusk - Volume 5 - Issue - 9

15 DAYS TO THE BOTTOM
Eddie & Amy Frank Scout Everest Base Camp
by Raj Balu

Tusker Trail’s own Eddie and Amy Frank were part of the guiding team that led a fundraising trek to Everest Base Camp this May to raise $200,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

They served as the medical team for twenty-five trekkers. Their journey was one-of-a-kind and nothing short of eye opening.

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KILLER BEES
Removing the Sting From a New Menace
by Elizabeth Linhart

Discovered in Florida, California, throughout the South and as far north as Utah and the Chesapeake Bay, biologists worry that Africanized honeybees, or “Killer Bees”, will begin infiltrating our more docile homegrown varieties.

So what does that mean? Are we now living the opening credits of Terror Out of the Sky?

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GREAT INSPIRATION
Africa's Influence on Western Arts
by Raj Balu

Throughout the last many centuries, dating back to slave trading in the 1500’s, Western artists have been hugely inspired by the unique, original and enduring qualities of African art.

Africa has truly had had an awesome influence on Western arts.

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NOLLYWOOD
Nigeria's Tinsel Town
by Elizabeth Linhart

It might surprise those familiar with Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, that deep within its congested maze of dimly lit streets lives one of the world’s major cinematic centers known as “Nollywood”.

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RACING THE CLIMATE
Before It's Too Late
by Raj Balu

Due to global warming, pollution, and other destructive elements, scientists project that many world-class tourist destinations will drastically change or totally disappear over the next several decades.

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IN THIS ISSUE

15 DAYS TO THE BOTTOM

KILLER BEES

GREAT INSPIRATION

NOLLYWOOD

RACING THE CLIMATE

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