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...Once packed with pale Australians on winter holidays and German package tour groups, the sands of Kuta Beach are deserted. The hawkers offering massages, manicures and marijuana outnumber visitors five to one. Even the Kuta cowboys, the infamous Javanese gigolos who prowled the beach for lonely hearts and fat purses, seem to have disappeared. As one vendor puts it, "There is no one for them to gigolo with." Pitana grimaces at the mention of the cowboys. "We don't need that kind of business anyway," he says, referring to both the gigolos and some of the seedier bars. "Because...
...world's most effective marketing tool: starvation," says Ben Stewart, a London-based spokesman for Greenpeace, which accuses the Bush Administration of sending GM grain to Africa to increase acceptance of GMOS and U.S. exports. U.S. officials reject the accusation. "We clearly have a major humanitarian problem," says Roger Winter, assistant administrator at USAid, which distributes U.S. food aid. "We were not aware that this suddenly was going to emerge as such a heavy impediment to a timely response in the region." The publicity surrounding the Zambian decision may actually hurt the anti-GM cause. To avoid an American challenge...
Indeed, Harvard’s offense will not revolve entirely around its guards. Senior big men Sam Winter (8.9 ppg last year) and Brian Sigafoos will also be called upon to find the basket...
...week, through rain, snow, sleet or injury. “We push through because we’re not average” says Black. “This is Harvard. Go hard or go home.” The Society plans to continue to play regularly throughout the winter. It should be noted, however, that both founders of the club are from Texas and may not really understand how cold and nasty New England can be. Aside from planned weekend gatherings, the croquet society also has spontaneous night-time events, most of which occur around...
...staked his claim to his team’s top spot, with El Halaby vaulting Yik and last year’s intercollegiate No. 2, Will Evans, narrowly beating Bullock last weekend at the Ivy scrimmage. Illingworth, who defeated Broadbent in the USSRA 19-and-under National finals last winter, also beat Samper at the Price-Bullington Invitational earlier this month. Still, Bajwa believes he got the better freshman...