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TROUBLED WATERS China, still a laggard in environmental issues, is responding to a 40% drop in the fish population of the polluted Yellow River with a plan to dump in 6 million new fish each year...
...come to this: the hatred between Iraq's warring sects is now so toxic, it contaminates even the memory of a shining moment of goodwill. On Aug. 31, 2005, a stampede among Shi'ite pilgrims on a bridge over the Tigris River in Baghdad led to hundreds jumping into the water in panic. Several young men in Adhamiya, the Sunni neighborhood on the eastern bank, dived in to help. One of them, Othman al-Obeidi, 25, rescued six people before his limbs gave out from exhaustion and he himself drowned. Nearly 1,000 pilgrims died that afternoon, but community leaders...
...their part, “The Feminine Mistakes” enthusiastically praised host Dan P. Donato for his “hot bod.” Sadly, hot bodies won’t help you with obscure questions that range from geography (What’s the river that runs through Dublin?) to the profoundly disturbing (How many books in the Harvard University library system are known to be bound in human skin?). If you can’t, for some reason, answer these questions, start hitting the books: Prizes include a $30 gift certificate and enough beer to make...
...There are tons of enjoyable and affectionate things that couples can do,” Justin said. “You can share long conversations to learn about one another’s past and dreams for the future. You can take walks along the river, enjoy dates involving dinner or dancing, kiss and cuddle, discover ways to serve other people together...
...when Scott Denenberg was choosing a college, he was told that if he was looking to play tennis, Harvard was not the place for him. Denenberg made Harvard his place nonetheless, and, through three-and-a-half years of grueling work, proved he belongs on the courts across the river every bit as much as he belongs on the cobblestones of Cambridge. With his exemplary ethic, he established his place on the men’s tennis team and earned the respect of his teammates and coaches and the honor of the co-captain title. Arriving on campus...