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...Archive. Carpenter Centerfor the Visual Arts. 24 Quincy St. 495-4700."Arizona Dream" at 3 and 8:15 p.m. Tickets $6.50.(See March 10 Listing) "Animation and Alchemy"with British animator David Anderson in person at6:30 p.m. Tickets $6.50. Women in Japanese Filmfestival: "Onibaba" at 7 p.m. "The Insect Woman"at 9 p.m. Tickets $5 for students...
JOHANNESBURG: Insect Invasion They hiss, bare their teeth and squirt a noxious black goop. The South African rainy season has brought an influx of so-called Parktown Prawns. Not really crustaceans, the brawny, pink, 10-cm- long king crickets are infesting the gardens of affluent suburbs in ever increasing numbers. Some residents insist they are pollution-induced mutants; others tell of ferocious guard dogs driven off by the bugs. One woman claimed her children were traumatized after encountering an insect in their bedroom, and demanded to sleep in the car. Experts say the insects are harmless--good news, since there...
...feed 5.7 billion people -- and nearly 100 million newborns each year. So it was more than welcome news when the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute announced a new strain of rice that yields as much as 25% more grain per acre than existing plants do. Once disease and insect resistance have been bred into the rice, a process expected to take about five years, the miracle grain will be set to join the fight against hunger...
...foot-high rolls of barbed wire encircle the refugees. Dozens of military policemen monitor their every move, and land mines surround the base. But on average of twice a week, someone wakes up feeling skittish and bolts. According to military officials, 357 refugees, tired of languishing in the dusty, insect-ridden camp, have fled back home. Most of those who attempt to escape have already made official arrangements to be repatriated. The Cuban government has been accepting only 25 people a week...
...only listen to so much of Wah Wah in one sitting. Also, it takes some concentration to get into many of the grooves; if you're not in the mood to be "set adrift", the meandering tunes may just lose your interest. Lastly, all the disembodied chatter, insect noises, industrial rumbling and bells ringing may start to freak you out after a while. Wah Wah is not ear candy, like much of Laid; it's meant to get inside your head, and that may be a bit more than you're in the market for when you slap down your...