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...global food exports ramp up, China is raising food-safety standards, but enforcement is another issue. China has a population of 200 million small farmers--an astounding number--and they "want to increase quantity, not quality, so they use more chemical fertilizer and pesticide," says Hu Dinghuan, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing. "The government says the worst pesticides are banned, but actually farmers can still buy them, and they do use them...
...photographers. Ruby sat at the back of the room, allegedly carrying his handgun. He was spotted in a crowd outside the building about 3 p.m. on Saturday, when the transfer originally had been scheduled. On Sunday morning, three TV technicians reported seeing him near their van overlooking the transfer ramp well before...
...queens out of young Japanese women in a country that favors smallness over voluptuousness, reserve over unrestrained confidence, a demure smile over a sparkling grin. A former promoter at the IMG modeling agency, Ligron was handpicked by Donald Trump (who co-owns the Miss Universe Organization with NBC) to ramp up Japan's waning interest in the pageant. "When I came in 1997, Miss Japan was run by a broadcaster, and had turned into a show by men, for men," says Ligron. With the backing of the Trump Foundation, Ligron hired an all-female staff to refashion the tacky swimsuit...
Civilian life just didn't suit Lucas Starcevich. He tried it in 2004 when he returned from his first tour in Iraq. He left the Army, worked different warehouse jobs, took some classes at the local junior college and spent afternoons skateboarding with friends on a homemade ramp at his father's house in St. Charles, Ill. But he had trouble sleeping and was restless...
...ramp up the pressure in some way because most of the students won’t be here for Commencement,” Martin said...