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...phenol that had poisoned wells and, in at least one village, caused rice to stop growing and cancer rates to spike. But just last month, a tributary of the Tangbai was so polluted that when a TIME reporter drove by, hundreds of people stood along the banks of a stream with a powerful chemical stench, pulling out dead and dying fish. According to the fishermen, the same thing happened every month when paper mills and fertilizer factories upstream discharged their wastewater tanks. Stripped to their underwear and wading into the foul water with nets and baskets, the locals regarded...
...rosters each season, giving the Crimson just one boat comprised of recruited athletes. As many as three freshman eights compete in racing season—each team needs a minimum of 30 oarsmen and several coxswains—and both the heavyweight and lightweight programs depend on a steady stream of walk-ons. Freshman lightweight coach Linda Muri typifies the effort coaches put into finding walk-ons.“I went through all the athletic preference cards to find students at the lightweight and coxswain sizes,” Muri says. “Then I spent...
...race between Rep. Geoff Davis, a conservative Republican and former Army Ranger with the 82nd Airborne Division, and former congressman Ken Lucas is considered one of the closest in the nation, and the stream of dollars and big-name campaigners who have visited the district has flowed faster than the nearby Ohio River...
...following evening, my wife and I were telling our friends about Tina Fey?s hilarious new NBC sitcom, 30 Rock, but found we couldn?t do it justice. I suddenly realized that I could simply stream the pilot episode, via laptop, from my cable box at home. We gathered around the dining room table, and I launched the SlingPlayer, which produced a virtual remote control identical to the one sitting on my coffee table back home. Within seconds we were watching a show I had originally recorded in high-def. It may not have looked as good-the already scaled...
...presence here at Harvard, speaking to students, is a real-life example of the impact one principled, passionate and persuasive person can have in public service,” she said. IOP Director Jeanne Shaheen said Gerson’s visit stands out from the constant stream of influential speakers coming through Harvard. “One of the things that makes [Gerson’s visit] very special is that he’s here very soon after his public service,” Shaheen said. “He was involved in much of the more visible policies...