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...here for fun," she said. "We'regetting up at six o' clock in the morning, so itbetter...
While crossing John F. Kennedy Street, I get my first whistle, from a guy driving by in a truck. When I enter a store, a salesman automatically jumps up and asks me if I need help. He then helps me pick out a clock for my roommate, and when the computer jams, he gets flustered and jokes, "The computer's jealous." I'm impressed with the service, until I realize that no one is helping the other 10 customers in the tiny one-room store...
They're painting the Yard. You're gazing out of your 11 o'clock class, it's sunny, and you notice that the Yard has been transformed from its hopeful-looking greenishness into turquoise. Turquoise. Azure. Teal. One might expect--and even accept--a nice hunter green, even kelly green, but the color of the Yard is now currently bordering on blue. The administration has not gone crazy, of course. Commencement is coming up in June, and the Yard would be even uglier than it is now if thousands of students, alumni and parents trampled the Yard into a muddy...
...Back at Kirkland, I skip the General Wong's chicken, the Indian-style potatoes and the tofu Thai noodles, and go straight for cereal.) When I return to Rialto at seven o'clock, the Pearl Jam that was playing earlier has given way to the sounds of a big band. And, in a way that reminds me of that scene in "The Shining," the place has been completely transformed. The bar is packed and the lively dining room gives off a warm glow. Meanwhile, back in the kitchen everyone's still busy at work, including Ms. Adams. Her hair...
...pendant shaped like an endangered sea turtle dangling from her neck, Mitraud converts farmers, miners and housewives to viable but more ecologically sustainable livelihoods, such as ecotourism. She has the abrupt professionalism of a Harvard M.B.A. and the urgency of a woman who is sprinting madly against a clock. It is an often joyless existence, as she fights for the hearts and minds of Brazilians who are more interested in earning reals than saving trees. But the wins, when they come, are huge. "There is nothing more rewarding," she says with one of her broad smiles, "than watching someone change...