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NEWS WAR DEAD IN AFGHANISTAN • 2,168 U.S. troops killed* (2,168) • 18,230 U.S. troops wounded in action (18,215) • 1,316 U.S. contractors killed (1,316) • 12,793 civilians killed (12,793) • $609.6 billion cost of war ($607.1 billion) • $180 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($179.3 million) IN IRAQ The war offi cially ended December 2011 with a total of 4,422 U.S. troops killed, 31,930 wounded in action and undisclosed hundreds of U.S. military suicides. But U.S. contractors have assumed a larger role, high levels of U.S. spending continue, and the body count from civil unrest grows. WADE DAVIS • 1,595 U.S. contractors killed (1,595) • 121,446 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (121,282) • $810.9 billion cost of war ($810.7 billion) • $239.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($239.4 million) P H OTO BY RYA N H I L L EXPLORER DOCUMENTS ENDANGERED CULTURES Through Feb. 5, 2013; sources: icasualties.org; defense.gov, U.S. Dept. of Labor (contractor deaths updated occasionally) * highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; based on confirmed media reports; other groups calculate Iraqi civilian deaths as high as 655,000 (Lancet survey, 2006) to 1.2 million (Opinion Research Business survey, 2008). Afghan civilian deaths from guardian.co.uk tallied monthly. lighten up BY RAFAEL ALDAVE A poll of county residents showed that 51 percent would vote for a tax increase to fund more jail beds. My guess is that that number would go to 71 percent if some of the money could be used to pay developers not to build any more student housing. s WHISKEY Roses s Orchids s Lilies Romantic Designs Delivery, Click or Call us. 5th St. Market 541-485-4659 8 RIVER RANCH PRESENTS THE HANK SHREVE Asian Food Market BLUES SHOWCASE Largest Selection of Asian Groceries VALENTINE’S SPECIAL SHOW Seaweed, rice, noodles, frozen products, deli, snacks, drinks, sauces, spices, produce, housewares, and more. eugenesfavoriteflorist.com Best Flowers Best Prices Many indigenous cultures may have disappeared, but Wade Davis is out to make sure we still learn and appre- ciate all there is to know about them. The National Geo- graphic explorer in-residence, who has spent most of his life immersed in ancient worlds, will speak at 7:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 182 Lillis Hall on the UO campus. His lecture, titled “The Wayfi nders: Why Ancient Wis- dom Matters in a Modern World,” will focus on how to- day’s society is made better by the infl uence of and con- tributions from all-but-forgotten people and their cultures. He will place emphasis on the preservation of traditional language and beliefs. Though some have critiqued Davis as having a sort of “noble savage romanticism” about in- digenous cultures, Davis’ TED talk on endangered cultures has almost one million views. According to his Nat Geo bio, Davis’ work has taken him everywhere from Nepal to Mongolia, and he notably spent three years living among 15 indigenous communities during his journeys through the Amazon and the Andes. His focus on that extended trip was plant exploration, liv- ing in eight Latin American nations making 6,000 botani- cal collections. But that’s not all he is knowledgeable about when it comes to the history of our world. Scientist David Suzuki described him as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diver- sity.” Davis has published 180 scientifi c and popular articles on a wide variety of subjects, including Amazonian myth and religion as well as the global diversity crisis. A pho- tographer in addition to being an ethnographer, fi lmmaker, writer, researcher and lecturer, Davis’s photos have ap- peared in 20 books and more than 80 magazines, journals and newspapers. A Wes Craven horror fi lm, The Serpent and the Rainbow, was made about his work to discover the “zombie poison” of Haiti and X-Files episodes have been based on his work. He is also the author of 15 books, including one that shares the name of his upcoming lecture. Currently, Davis is part of a campaign to protect British Columbia’s Sacred Headwaters from development such as fossil fuel pipelines and exploration. This was a topic of his recent book, The Sacred Headwaters. Davis’ lecture is part of the Oregon Humanities Cen- ter’s ongoing “being human | human being” theme. The lecture is free to the public and live streaming of the talk will be shown on ohc.uoregon.edu. For additional information, contact ohc@uoregon.edu or 346-3934. — Nick Poust We carry groceries from Holland, India, Pakistan and Polynesia HANK SHREVE BAND Sushi & Asian deli take-out Chinese New Year Special Open on Chinese New Year Sunday, February 10th 10% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! WITH LISA MANN (PORTLAND) DIANE BLUE (BOSTON) * Excluding rice, case prices and phone cards. Offer expires 2/13/13 2/21 Delta Oaks Mkt. of Ch. 541-344-9998 www.sunriseasianfood.com 24th & Hilyard 541-485-0985 M-Th 9am-7pm•F 9am-8pm•Sa 9am-7pm•Su 10am-6pm 70 W. 29th Ave. Eugene • 541-343-3295 February 7, 2013 • eugeneweekly.com śśŔWillamette¥EugeneƂORśřŖŒœ ŕŖŕőśŘŘœ KENNY REED EVERY THURSDAY FROM 8PM TIL MIDNIGHT 4740 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD
