Word: grass
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...hippie chimps are showing us no love. The jungle is giving us none either, with army ants, sweat bees and black gnats swarming us. But we have traveled hundreds of miles in a rickety propeller plane to reach a grass strip in the heart of the Congo Basin, nursed a wrecked jeep down 100 miles (160 km) of bicycle track and hacked all morning through vines and thorns on the promise that the peaceniks of the animal kingdom would show us what they're about. So far, there's been some rustling in the trees, a few shrieks...
...that was something coach wanted to do. It was hard. It was a good experience. It’s obviously a great venue to play in, and certainly everyone was excited to do so.”“It’s actually 27 percent grass and that really helped out with our footing and stuff like that,” Cornell goalie Jake Myers said.The Crimson regrouped in the second half to play at its own tempo, going on a 4-0 tear to end the game.“The last probably 22 minutes Harvard really...
Augusta's addition of the thin rough was likewise both radical in its break from tradition and subtle in its impact. The best golfers soon figured out how to adapt. Nick Faldo, a three-time Masters champion, says the longer grass may actually assist players as rough reduces backspin, which can cause balls to scurry off Augusta's treacherous greens like startled mice. "The rough is so short and the greens so challenging that players can potentially use it to their advantage," he says. "You can hit intentionally into the rough to take the spin off your approach. Players...
...addition to advertising in the Hispanic media, Fox Searchlight launched a grass roots marketing campaign. The company partnered with Jarritos, a Mexican soda drink, to host 55 screenings in 11 cities, hit more than 20 film festivals and gave out 30,000 phone cards with the film on them, telling audiences that if they liked the movie, call someone and tell them about it. They also screened the film for the Congressional Hispanic caucus, Hispanic church leader Sam Rodriguez and some service workers' unions...
...forests and settled its frontier 125 years ago but still provides generous subsidies to its farmers--attack him for doing the same thing except without subsidies and with severe restrictions on deforestation. Imagine Iowa farmers agreeing to keep 80%--or even 20%--of their land in native prairie grass. "You make us sound like bandits," Maggi tells me. "But we want to achieve what you achieved in America. We have the same dreams for our families. Are you afraid of the competition...