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...World Bank admit the problem while insisting that their policies will boost living standards over the long term. But people in the Global South have lost patience with such talk. In Bolivia this month, rioting broke out because the government and a multinational consortium planned to raise fees for drinking water. Eight people were killed. It was a reminder that the globalization protests in Washington aren't simply the product of a Web-connected U.S. counterculture but of an anger that's building around the world--the defining North-South issue of our time...
...subsequently suffered two horrific indignities. First, because the restaurant was still in the midst of its dinner rush and the hostess did not understand that APALSA group intended to order food, they were forced to wait 25 minutes to get a table. Second--and this was the straw that broke the camel's back--the group was asked to present I.D. at the door...
Stepping back into the reggae scene after a five-year hiatus, Jimmy Cliff, better known as the Reggae Ambassador, releases his latest infusion of pop-reggae tunes. After firmly establishing himself at the forefront of the reggae movement with well-known artists like Bob Marley, Cliff also broke into the younger pop scene with hits like Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." Leaning more towards pop than his previous albums, his most recent collection of songs speaks of brotherhood and genuine heartfelt peace, and encourages the listener to rediscover the better side of human nature. Empowering tracks such...
...bear broke into the hive last night and laid waste the bees' civilization. When we walked out in the rain to the beeyard, in a clearing in the pines just beyond the orchard, we found a little apocalypse: thousands of bees milling and fussing among the ruins of their elaborate work - white supers strewn here and there, frames with vandalized honeycomb scattered up the path the bear had taken when he lumbered carelessly away...
...consistent defensive player in her four years on the varsity squad, but it is her powerful hitting that has earned her the spotlight this week. With two home runs in four Ivy games, Abeles lifted Harvard (11-17, 4-0 Ivy) past the defending conference champion Cornell and broke open the game against Yale last Saturday...