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...stores along, Om Prakash, 70, agrees that the fireworks make for a noisy Diwali. "When I was a child we had small crackers but these days they are bigger," he says, his hollowed out cheeks pulsing as he talks. To curb the noise, local authorities limit where fireworks can be sold and have introduced set hours during which they can be let off. Although a Delhi newspaper started a "Say No to Crackers" campaign, "people are not listening," says Prakash. "We are sleeping and there is still so much noise pollution. You can't escape...
...second place in the league in hitting, had another good outing on attack, posting 10 kills and a .375 hitting percentage. However, the power of the Big Red offense proved to be too much for the Crimson’s defense.“Cornell is a lot bigger than Columbia,” Trimble said. “Every player in the front row had something to bring to us.”In the first game, Cornell (11-8, 5-2) opened with an 8-2 lead but Harvard crept back, pulling within one point of Cornell...
...year. The team will race two varsity eights this year, compared to one from last year, in addition to its varsity four—a mark of the team’s increased depth. And for a sport that relies on the growth of the program to produce success, bigger numbers bode well for the Black and White.“I absolutely view the year as an upswing. I view the team as deeper than before,” Tucker says. “There are people now who look forward to stepping up and filling the shoes...
...better than local spirits which are often made of rice, corn and other cereals. China has officially committed to reduce import tariffs as part of its membership of the World Trade Organization. And the advent of stores like VIN, albeit catering only to privileged citizens, may presage some bigger trend in the future. "Wine has become very popular, particularly among young upper-middle-class Chinese, and in particular young upper-middle-class and wealthy Chinese women with a lot of disposable income," enthuses Leah Liu, the China marketing manager for Hong Kong-based Jebsen & Co., the firm behind...
Cheney: If I had to take back anything I've said about Iraq? Well, if you think -- thinking in terms of things that I've been surprised by. I thought that the elections that we went through in '05 would have had a bigger impact on the level of violence than they have, I guess, I'd put it in those terms. I would have thought -- well, I expressed the sentiment some time ago that I thought we were over the hump in terms of violence, I think that was premature. I thought the elections would have created that environment...