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...covered about half the garden," recalls S.K. MATHUR, the chief horticulturalist, "she suddenly asked me, 'Do you talk to the plants?' I said, 'Of course.' She started laughing, and then she asked, 'Do they respond?' I told her that it had been scientifically proven that plants respond to tender human attention. I think she was glad to hear that. She was asking quite seriously because her husband had said on TV that he talked to his plants. She wanted to check...
...other side of the pool has also been a source of strength in recent seasons with Chen presenting a strong, solid figure in net. But both Chen and backup goal-tender Joe Villa spent last spring abroad, raising questions as to their level of preparedness...
...Because persistence is the better part of diplomacy, American envoy Robert Gelbard will return to the Balkans Wednesday. On the agenda: a meeting with President Slobodan Milosevic, as the U.S. continues its quixotic quest to persuade suspected Serb war criminals to turn themselves over to the tender mercies of the U.N. tribunal...
There is another theory to explain the sweet birdies of youth. As with most sports, the athletes are simply better than they once were, and that has enabled them to make a quicker impact. Woods is, of course, Exhibit A, the longest hitter on the tour despite his tender age and slender build. But Els is also a prime example of the new athleticism. When President Clinton saw the 6-ft. 3-in. Els at Congressional, he commented, "Big, strong kid, isn't he? Looks like a linebacker...
...self-obsessed, in a rundown flat above a Chinese takeout restaurant--are finally any more conclusive. Or that the girls' chance encounters with figures out of that past--a slick, careless lover they once shared; a weird, enormous former roommate now lost to schizophrenia (and played with great and tender ferocity by Mark Benton)--are particularly illuminating...