Word: crop
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...unfortunate agitation surrounding genetically modified foods. This tumult could be avoided if the public heard full and accurate discussion of the science supporting such foods. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture thoroughly review a full battery of studies before any biotech crop can be approved. A vast body of independent research confirms safety. As the co-director of the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program at the University of Nebraska, I feel comfortable eating any of the biotechnology products on shelves today. SUSAN HEFLE Lincoln...
...square and his pad. There, he makes self-confessed terrible music with similarly soft-spoken, sensitively-slanted friends. Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe" was the first song to make a dent in his consciousness, but the Backstreet Boys haunt him now as the curdle of the pop crop. He won't admit it, but Brad knows...
...pesky membrane that separates fashion from celebrity. Witness the number of famous behinds squeezed onto the front bench last week at Versus' Manhattan show: Madonna's, Bon Jovi's, Gretzky's. But Ms. Versace's guest list was more eye-catching than her spring collection. With its angular crop tops, layered skirts and trashy leather ensembles, it looked like the wardrobe of a groupie for a surfer thrash band...
...West cheered a second great victory over communism, the oligarchs got even richer and a lot more powerful ? and Boris Yeltsin?s political survival became intimately linked with their fate. What the current crop of financial scandals points to is that in the '90s rush to exorcise the ghost of Stalinism, the distinctions between government, legitimate business and organized crime became dangerously blurred in Russia. "Crime, politics and business in Russia feed off each other," says Meier. "Russia?s huge criminal organizations were born, and continue to thrive, because of their access to political power...
...spite of the challenges that loom ahead for the Crimson, it appears that Harvard will continue its tradition of soccer excellence this season. With a crop of fresh, talented first-years led by seasoned, skilled upperclassmen, Wheaton has molded a team that is a perfect combination of experience and enthusiasm...