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...years since Ceduna declared war on the fruit fly. A pest in other states, this blight of fruit- and vegetable-growers the world over is rarely spotted in South Australia, with its encircling deserts providing a natural buffer zone. Even so, as Australia's biggest producer of wine grapes, the state is taking no chances...
...would you characterize such a group? Battlers? Bludgers? Westies? Yes, but there's much more to each of them. Do has quietly captured the textures of being and belonging. Like the country itself, it's a picture of tolerance, hope and humanity against a thumping background of urban blight and biff...
...least its media - into recognizing how entrenched racism has become among fans. Many are now asking why Spain - a country that, after the terrorist bombings in Madrid of March 11, 2004, prided itself on its tolerance toward outsiders - can't seem to curb the ugly scenes that blight its stadiums. Such scenes are not new. "Ultras" - fans whose ardent devotion to their teams has often spilled over into violence - have long been a feature of the Spanish game. "This kind of behavior began 20 years ago in isolated incidents," says Esteban Ibarra, president of the Movement Against Intolerance...
...season, allowing six hits and two runs in 6.2 innings, the Crimson dropped its second game of the doubleheader 3-2. After allowing only one run off of a groundout in the second, Cole left after allowing the tying run to score in the seventh inning. The only blight on the freshman’s record was an uncharacteristic six walks, which he worked around by striking out four.“Cole pitched great for us this weekend,” Salsgiver said. “He’s 2-for-2 in quality starts. Both times he?...
...David Blight's story on Douglass's July 5, 1852, speech, see time.com/lincoln