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Across town in pleasant Flamengo Park, 7,892 nongovernmental organizations from 167 countries at a satellite conference called the Global Forum added to the confusion. The meeting seemed part New Age Carnaval, part 1960s teach-in and part soap opera. Vying for attention with religious leaders and research groups were such fringe organizations as H.E.M.P. (Help End Marijuana Prohibition). Asked what the drug had to do with sustainable development, spokesman Ron Tisbury had his offbeat sound bite ready: "Anything you can build with petrochemicals, you can make out of marijuana." The media began using words like farce and fiasco...
...fruit-juice industry dismissed last week's charges as sour grapes. "If C.S.P.I. had its way, food labels would consist of nothing but green lights, red lights, sirens and warnings," said John Cady, president of the National Food Processors Association. Apple juice is used to give fruit beverages a pleasant taste, the industry maintains; publishing actual percentages would disclose trade secrets without providing any additional nutritional information...
...These meetings are friendly and constructive,but they can get quite lively--I won't say heated,but they can be more than just pleasant to-ing andfro-ing. Because the fundamental idea is to getgood criticism from colleagues outside one's ownschool. That's tremendously important," saysRudenstine...
...There was a gentleman called the Haj who was the chief of our particular faction, and I guess one of the senior members of Hizballah. He was actually a very pleasant...
...black tie -- and three elegantly dressed women -- gathered around a long banquet table to indulge in their shared passion. Among them were company presidents, politicians, entertainment celebrities and Marine Corps generals. The champagne, lobster ravioli, rare filet mignon and ripe cheeses they savored were but pleasant distractions from the evening's true purpose. Sealed from the hotel lobby and society's opprobrium beyond, these "lovers of the leaf" were happily turning the air blue with the smoke from their premium cigars...