Word: perched
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...Hopefully the same attitude won’t prevail in the Best Documentary category, where the current favorites are those pesky penguins. If all the voters carefully watch the nominees, they will undoubtedly conclude that the byzantine tale of Nile perch and encroaching globalization in “Darwin’s Nightmare”—the best film...
...1960s, a new species of fish, the Nile perch, was introduced in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest. In the mid-1990s, Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper went to the shores of the lake, in Tanzania, to film how the species, now one of the country’s main exports, had obliterated all others in the lake and even became cannibalistic. In the mid-2000s, the film “Darwin’s Nightmare” opened at the Venice Film Festival, shocked audiences worldwide, and has since been nominated as Best Documentary at the Academy Awards...
...Nile perch, which was introduced almost 40 years ago, is now a very important source of revenue for Tanzania and constitutes its largest export to the European Union. In the old continent, almost two million people enjoy Nile perch fillets each day. On the other side of the world, the same number of people starves in Tanzania. To carry fresh fish, mammoth Russian carrier planes depart from Mwanza Airport in Tanzania and arrive a few days later eager for more. The marvel of foreign currency creates a market for security guards, who risk their lives for a dollar a night...
...some sustenance, break up the day with a meatloaf sandwich or the veggie ruben at brand new café Perch, tel: (1-718) 230 1150. At Lobo, tel: (1-718) 636 8886, you can try a chipotle grilled shrimp fajita that has been called New York's best. After dark, choose from popular spots like live-music venue Southpaw, tel: (1-718) 230 0236, or minimalist Thai bar and restaurant Song, tel: (1-718) 965 1108. There's also plenty of bonhomie to be had at nearby brasserie Belleville, tel: (1-718) 832 9777. Finally, there are three restaurants that...
...conscious should head for 3R Living, tel: (1-718) 832 0951. Here, many of the stylish furnishings have been made in accordance with the motto "Reduce, reuse, recycle." For some sustenance, break up the day with a meatloaf sandwich or the veggie ruben at brand new café Perch, tel: (1-718) 230 1150. At Lobo, tel: (1-718) 636 8886, you can try a chipotle grilled shrimp fajita that has been called New York's best. After dark, choose from popular spots like live-music venue Southpaw, tel: (1-718) 230 0236, or minimalist Thai bar and restaurant Song...