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...freshman’s play. “Going into the first match, I knew I was going to be tentative,” Chijoff-Evans said, “but I took that to the nth degree.” The first rain delay allowed coach Dave Fish ’72 to give a pep talk that set Chijoff-Evans on the right track. “[Fish] brought it to my attention that this is kind of irrelevant, and that I should just go out and play, and it worked out for me,” Chijoff...
...Petersen shrieked, bouncing up and down *** and pounding on the table, when the conversation turned to the new Web site’s searchable archive feature that will make previous UC legislation available by online query. Sundquist, following suit, chicken- winged his arms and pursed his lips like a fish while cuing a song on Petersen’s laptop...
...other words, How does it affect me? A different answer might be reached if we look at the health of factory and farm workers who manufacture and apply chemical fertilizers and pesticides and of those who live downstream and downwind of chemical plants. How about the nutritional value of fish living in rivers or ocean dead zones polluted by agricultural runoff? What if we take into account the myriad species of native insects, birds and fish facing extinction from exposure to pesticides? Buying organic farm products, especially from local farms, rewards good stewardship and protects the health...
...rupees only," Bhola Ram declares solemnly, "special price for you." As I fish in my pockets for the equivalent of 25 cents that my meal will cost, he deftly smashes two kachoris - deep fried dumplings with a spicy potato filling - onto a paper plate. Next comes a dash of spicy mint chutney and a splash of red tamarind sauce, and garnish of sliced onions. I try not to think of the beads of sweat forming on his forearms and making their way down into my lunch. I pay him and take the plate, careful not to spill...
...water from the South China Sea has begun traveling up the Mekong. The influx of brackish water over the past few years has ravaged farms and fisheries. This spring in the delta's Mo Cay district, Nguyen Thi Hong and her husband watched helplessly as salt water infiltrated their fish farms and fields. During the worst 10-day stretch, 100 catfish died a day, while their entire aquatic-vegetable crop withered. "Our pigs and cows are still sick from drinking the salty water," says Hong, who lives about 30 miles (50 km) inland. "Nothing was spared...