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...most ambitious raid this year. Shortly after daybreak, several hundred insurgents swarmed into La Trinidad, a small town near Esteli. For three hours they shelled a military barracks and battled government troops; at least 33 contras and eight militiamen were killed. Before withdrawing, the rebels set fire to government grain silos and food-storage sheds. In Esteli the government radio station broadcast messages calling for reservists to report for possible duty...
...city has become an economic laboratory for the country. Chongqing has plants that produce trucks, buses, machine tools, chemicals, textiles and munitions. It has ample supplies of high-grade coal, natural gas and iron ore, as well as rich red earth, which provides an abundance of vegetables and grain. Thus it is an ideal testing ground for the plans of Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping, a Sichuan native son, who wants to streamline China's bureaucracy, increase economic incentives and put a new face on Chinese socialism...
...population, have been affected by the famine. A lack of roads has kept food-distribution rates well below the minimum needs of many victims. Meanwhile, a war between the government of President Hissenč Habré and Libyan-backed rebels has disrupted planting throughout the country. The 1985 grain harvest will be off about 300,000 tons...
ARRIVED. THE FINAL SHIPMENT of food aid from the United Nations to China, in the form of 43,450 tons of grain shipped from Canada; in Shenzhen. Since 1979, the World Food Program has provided nearly $1 billion worth of food aid to the once-impoverished nation; in 2001 it announced it would eliminate the program in light of China's booming economy...
...good breakfast, in Walker's view, is low-fat milk and a whole-grain cereal, or eggs, toast and jam. Although teenagers often reach for cola and sweets for a quick energy surge, that is not the way to go into a long exam. Such foods tend to make you crash after an hour or so. For snack breaks during an exam, Walker suggests trail mix or energy bars. The carbohydrates they contain give a quick boost, while the proteins and fats are broken down more slowly...