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...SEIJO Also in Bandra, Seijo, tel: (91-22) 2640 5555, turns out dishes with a distinctive East Asian accent - dim sum, lobster maki, hoisin duck - and features one of the most reasonably priced (and comprehensive) wine lists in India. Door staff at the adjacent bar can be picky, but persist: the sake cocktails are worth it. VIE DECK AND LOUNGE The Saltwater Bar and Grill on Marine Drive may have the best view in town, but Vie - Saltwater's alfresco rival in Juhu - wins when it comes to food. Lobsters in wine and olive sauce, lavender lamb kebabs and home...
Despite Equal Exchange's efforts, there's still a long way to go before coffee growers will have a fair deal. Serious problems persist for coffee producers in developing nations. Commodity prices have languished well below $1 per lb. for much of the past two decades, so crops have often been sold at a loss, leading many families to abandon their farms for a better life in the cities. "It's forcing families who have depended on coffee for income into destitution," says Matthew Aho, who is producing a documentary on Fair Trade's impact on Peruvian farmers...
...during the past semester. “I am delighted that the experience has been such a positive one. I’m grateful for their contributions and expect that they will pick up things again at their host schools,” he said. While some Tulane students persist in seeking reapplication, others are preparing to attend Tulane in the spring. “I’m going to miss pretty girls with 1600s on their SATs, guys with their own line of fashion ties, and football players with degrees in nuclear physics,” said Thomas...
...inhabited the same space—came to a head in a bar brawl at a local tavern. This tiny conflict erupted into a full-scale riot which left nearly one hundred students dead.Admittedly, this took place in 1355—medieval times—though similar tensions persist. In modern times, the problems are somewhat less dramatic: traffic cones appear on the heads of historic statues; brainless students launch themselves off the famous Magdalene Bridge, surprised when they need an ambulance to haul them out the shallow river; annoying crowds wait in line to enter the town?...
...explosion at a chemical factory in northeastern China has forced local officials to cut off water supplies to a city of 10 million people. Taps ran dry in Harbin on Tuesday with virtually no advance warning and no indication of how long the shutoff will persist. Panicked residents responded to conflicting government statements with a furious buying spree during which all potable liquid at the city's flagship Wal-Mart sold out in hours. By Tuesday afternoon, homes, hospitals and schools had no running water, and few options...