Word: summers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Alice Waters, one of the country's most influential chefs, puts the organization's ideals into practice at her acclaimed Berkeley, Calif., restaurant Chez Panisse. "Our menu changes seasonally," says Waters. "We use tomatoes only in summer and buy only from local producers committed to protecting natural resources...
...friends would say the prayers were answered. Converted at a Christian summer camp, Cassie was soon working with inner-city gang members, attending Bible study and wearing a WHAT WOULD JESUS DO bracelet; she thought about cutting off her long blond hair, so she could give it to a charity that makes wigs for kids undergoing cancer treatment. The day after she died, her brother found a poem that suggested she was already on her journey "to find out what it really means to suffer and to die with Him." Her mother was in the shower a few days later...
...surgical resident at a hospital there. "It's been a huge sacrifice to be apart," she says of her own case, "but I do believe it'll pay off." It already has--Martin will start work at A.G. Edwards, which has its headquarters in St. Louis, in the summer...
...Estes, 36, worked in the booming telecommunications industry before heading for her M.B.A. Upon graduation from Fuqua, she interviewed with MCI and SkyTel. "But I wanted something that reflected my priorities, and I didn't see that in the corporate world," Estes says. She eventually became coordinator of a summer camp devoted to teaching girls about economic independence, putting some of her organizational know-how to work for nonprofits. "I love what I do," Estes says. "It's flexible, and I can see that I'm doing good...
...hurricane-prone area, you can't rely on that kind of relief in the event of a natural disaster. Standard policies, you see, don't typically cover flood damage. Indeed, less than a quarter of the 10 million households near the coasts that are most at risk this summer have additional, government-backed flood insurance, which costs about $300 a year (for information, call 800-427-4661). Don't expect the government to come to the rescue, either. Only some 10% of all natural disasters actually qualify for federal assistance. And even in those dire cases, you can usually...