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...Three decades ago, the Party approved another set of rural reforms, liberating a billion peasants from the collectivized farming imposed by Mao Zedong and allowing them to farm their plots for a profit. That decision is widely regarded as marking the start of China's stunning economic boom. But ownership of the land remained with the state; farmers had to renew leases every 30 years and their sale was forbidden...
...appeal to populist sympathies and his downscale campaign wardrobe--faded jeans, scuffed sneakers, an occasional camouflage jacket and bush hat--belied the fact that he is a wealthy man. He lives with his wife of 23 years, Terry, and a teenage son and daughter on a 32-acre horse farm in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Posted above the front door of his red brick colonial house is a sign: FORGET THE DOG. BEWARE THE OWNER...
...suspected human remains found in one of the thee crocodiles captured after Booker's disappearance, a three-legged, 14-foot brute. Culprit or not, its life will be spared. To the dismay of Katter and other nostalgic northerners, its next role will be as a stud on a crocodile farm rather than a range of handbags and shoes...
...literacy project is great but most people on campus are not aware of it,” he said. For example, he said students may have noticed the wide variety of squash in dining halls this fall, but might not know about HUDS’ contract with a local farm that grows 40,000 pounds of squash specifically for Harvard. “We help students on campus learn what’s going and get students more involved with the food literacy project when a lot of them don’t know it exits.” Food...
...Connor joined Tutu and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, for a panel on Saturday, answering questions on the challenges they faced during their lives...