© Ogbonn 2013 J Hum Ecol‚ 26(1): 25-30 (2009) Oil Exploitation and Conflict in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria Samson Imasogie Omofonmwan* and Lucky Osaretin Odia** *Department of Geography and Regional Planning‚ Ambrose Alli University‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria E-mail: profomofonmwan@yahoo.com **Department of Sociology and Anthropology‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria E-mail: odialucko@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Niger-Delta. Oil Exploitation. Environmental Degradation. Conflict. Mitigation ABSTRACT
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The Major Anatomical Regions‚ Directions and Cavities of the Human Body Many terms are used to describe the human body and its various positions when being observed‚ studied or referred to in any medical discussion. Using these terms makes it easier to explain the different parts of the body and where they are located. When using these terms we are assuming the body is in a position called the anatomical position. The anatomical position refers to the body being in a standing position with the
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KIMBERLY-CLARK ANDEAN REGION: CREATING A WINNING CULTURE The culture is innocent. It is really difficult when you are a grown-up to be a kid again. —Sandra Benavides‚ Peru The new generations have different expectations‚ they have been exposed to new information and trends; they are more inclined to think in terms of people than the generation we grew up in. —Sergio Nacach‚ Head of Kimberly-Clark‚ Andean Region Sergio not only has done a terrific job in his own region‚ he became the evangelist
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The region is renowned for its organically grown produce‚ award winning wines‚ and a growing gourmet foodie scene that drives the highly successful Taste Great Southern every March. There is a burgeoning dining scene in Albany‚ with an increased range of dining establishments. The Great Southern wine region is geographically Australia’s largest wine region‚ and is home to award-winning wines and winemakers. The region spans Albany‚ Denmark‚ Porongurups‚ Mount Market and Frankland River‚ with wineries
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After the civil war‚ which ended in 2002‚ Sierra Leone has been plagued with malnutrition‚ poverty and hunger‚ which further threatened peace and security in the region for many years. In a report by the UNDP Development Index (2007)‚ about 70 percent of Sierra Leone’s population in 2004 was below the poverty line with 52 percent living on less than US$1 per day. 24 percent of the population could not afford minimum daily calorific requirements. In 2008‚ Sierra Leone was faced with the issue of rising
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“Beauty‚” a flower is beautiful‚ the sunset looking over a beach is beautiful‚ the Black body is beautiful? James Baldwin’s piece “Letter from a Region of My Mind‚” speaks of the Black body and how it is beautiful‚ but his reasoning why is thought provoking. He says‚ “...black has become a beautiful color—not because it is loved but because it is feared” (Baldwin). One does not think of terror when they think of beauty. No‚ beauty is pleasing‚ kind‚ something we walk toward and not away from. Nevertheless
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TITLE Wedding Dance (Region I) AUTHOR Amador T. Daguio SETTING • In one of the mountainous provinces in the northern Philippines CHARACTERS • Awiyao • Alumnay • Madulimay PLOT The Wedding Dance by Amador T. Daguio is about Awiyao and Lumnay‚ a long married couple from the Mountain tribes. Awiyao is going to marry another woman‚ Madulimay‚ because Lumnay was not able to give him a child. Awiyao went back home to see Lumnay because he didn’t find her among the dancers at his wedding
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It seems important to understand the similarities of the colonial regions in order to comprehend the implications they had. By comparing the Middle Colonies and New England‚ and by contrasting the future North to the South‚ it becomes relatively easy to draw patterns. In 1760‚ the population in New England counts 16‚000 Africans‚ 29‚000 for the Middle Colonies whereas the South populates 205‚000 Africans. Slavery is then mainly concentrated in the South‚ involving more agrarian activities and land
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2009) There are two simple ways to divide the abdomen: four quadrants and nine regions. The four abdominal quadrants are the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)‚ Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)‚ Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)‚ and Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ). As for the nine regions are concerned‚ first there is the upper abdominopelvic region which contains the right and left hypochondriac regions and the epigastric region. These regions lie above an imaginary line across the abdomen at the level of the ninth rib cartilages
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New England/ America and the Mid- Atlantic New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of six states: Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. New England is bordered by New York State to the west‚ Long Island to the south‚ the Atlantic Ocean and the Canadian province of New Brunswick to the east‚ and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The earliest known inhabitants of New England were American Indians who spoke
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