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...marvelous. That's the upside." The problem is that some collectors don't want to buy from nurseries. Rather than purchasing from, say, the acres and acres of cacti nurseries in the Netherlands, avid collectors travel to Mexico instead, according to Dr. Martin Terry, a biologist at Sul Ross University in West Texas and co-founder of the Cactus Conservation Institute (CCI), where they "roam the boondocks, see a rare species, dig it up and FedEx it home, avoiding all the inspections along the way." For the travel-averse, there's no shortage of cactus dealers online: a 2005 Mexican...
...spreading far beyond Britain's borders. While Italy has not been renowned for those gentlemanly qualities, our upper classes have somewhat absorbed them during the past three centuries, and the structure of our society has been positively influenced. Now what will happen if that culture disappears? Frely Sacchi, Trezzano Sul Naviglio, Italy
...says. “I thought it would be amusing and who doesn’t want a shopping spree in NYC and a chance at a modeling contract?” Unfortunately, Shoemaker did not emerge victorious from a tough first round match-up with Becky K, a sul- try brunette from Walden University in Colorado. Jay J. Ku ’05, her boyfriend, takes the loss well. “I like steak,” he says, “but I know a lot of guys prefer greasy cheeseburgers, and I guess in this case...
...October ? A Roh aide, Choi Do Sul, is arrested on charges of accepting $956,000 in bribes from SK Group, one of South Korea's biggest corporations, during last year's presidential election. Two other aides come under investigation for allegedly taking illegal campaign contributions. Roh's popularity rating drops below...
...prosecutors allege. In return, Lee Young Roh promised, SK would get help from the new administration if the company "faced any problems," according to the indictment. During a follow-up meeting in the luxurious Plaza Hotel in downtown Seoul less than a week later, Sohn met with Choi Do Sul?a Roh confidant who is so close to the President he is known as "the eternal butler"?and handed over $915,000 worth of certificates of deposit, prosecutors allege in the indictment, which was lodged against Choi...