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...example, inhibited and uninhibited children react differently when confronted with plastic keys, a cotton swab dipped in alcohol or a tape of a woman's voice saying nonsense syllables, Kagan said...
...share of hardship. But never has he had a year like this. Rainfall and snowfall 75% below normal have left the state parched, and Starrh is struggling to save his 8,000-acre spread. He has let all 40 of his permanent employees go. He won't plant cotton this spring -- it needs lots of water. His alfalfa, another thirsty crop, will come in at one- sixth of last year's harvest. He is desperately scrounging for water to sustain his almond trees. Still he retains faith. "It's like being told you're going to die," says Starrh...
Some of the distressed farmers are suffering because they have planted thirsty crops -- rice, cotton, alfalfa -- that would not be economical to grow in the first place if water cost more. Farmers also typically use the most wasteful method of irrigation: ditches. The drip method, which supplies water in needed quantities to each plant, uses about 20% less water than ditches, but as long as water is cheap, farmers have no reason to spend the money to install drip systems. Says Richard Howitt, professor of agricultural economics at the University of California at Davis: "We should be treating water like...
...purchased in 1986 by Carl Icahn, cited the Persian Gulf in announcing that it would not be making $75.5 million in scheduled payments to bondholders in February. As for the dismal performance of retailers over Christmas, who would imagine that thigh-high hemlines or sticker shock over $100 cotton sweaters and $200 tennis shoes rather than combat jitters could have held consumers back...
...Clare Cotton, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts, says that his organization, which also supports mandatory retirement, had not considered Rosovsky's angle. Cotton added, however, that it may be an issue when the group meets with affiliates in Washington...