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...drought that has spawned starvation and suicide by thousands of desperate farmers, and even threatens to stunt India's surging economy. At this moment last Wednesday, Singh has orders to fly to the floods where, skirting the wrecks of two other crashed relief choppers, he drops packets of rice, sugar cane, matches and candles to marooned villagers who are crowding onto treetops and roofs. But Singh knows the mission could switch to the dry side at anytime. "Hundreds of thousands of people are starving," sighs the 35-year-old pilot. "Whatever we do, it's chicken feed...
...obey the rules of the road or to take even the most obviously beneficial safety precautions. In Vietnam, where 95% of the vehicles on the road are motorcycles, helmets are mandatory. Yet only 3% of riders wear them, according to the WHO. Riders contemptuously refer to helmets as "rice cookers," too uncomfortable to wear in the country's steamy weather...
...martinis made with a mix of Beefeater's Wet gin and Glaceau Power-C Vitaminwater, while Sumile features the Eric Mason 50/50, which combines vodka, yuzu lemonade and oolong tea. Atlanta's Inman Park Patio has an herbal-green-tea martini. Koi in Los Angeles offers a cocktail with rice liquor, green tea (again) and Midori. And for the soy conscious, Fly Bar in San Francisco serves the 5-0--a mix of sake, soy milk and pineapple juice. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...BADMINTON Mike Beres, Mt. Pleasant, Ont. Philippe Bourret, Montreal Denyse Julien, Calgary, Alta. Helen Nichol, Burlington, Ont. Jody Patrick, Calgary, Alta. Charmaine Reid, Calgary, Alta. Anna Rice, Vancouver...
...comfortable seats). While the small, unstable vessel pitches and rolls, the officers search for further evidence in the bilge water and interview the fishermen about their voyage. They also try to explain to the detainees - skinny boys and craggy grandfathers who live on fish and a cup of rice a day - what will happen to them. Cummins wants to hook up with Quarantine officials on Thursday Island before they call it a day. Otherwise, the ACV crew will be babysitting the detainees in the harbor until the morning - a hassle, and also a bureaucratic drag on a $A5 million asset...