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Dry tears of the Aral.(includes related articles)(deterioration of the Aral Sea)
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March 22, 1999|
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Environmental experts have rung the death knell for the Aral Sea in Central Asia.
The world's fourth largest lake in 1960, the Aral Sea has already shrunk to half its former size-a result of unsustainable cotton cultivation that began less than 40 years ago. But though the sea itself can no longer be saved, its toxic salt plains have paradoxically given rise to a new spirit in the region.
The Aral Sea is only the epicentre of the "tragedy", as Central Asians commonly refer to this legacy of environmental misuse; the damage has also consumed thousands of ...
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Poi Perfection
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...peered into each three-ounce plastic cup of poi. He assessed the content's color and...tasting deliberately, then scraping out the poi to the bottom. "I ate it all," he would...of five judges in the Star-Bulletin's poi-tasting contest last week. Each of the...
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POI STORY.(Hanalei Poi Co)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Hawaii Business
; ...the same place, Hanalei Poi is a f resher product...over one week for other pois. "One of the first things...that the average age of poi eaters was somewhere near...the success of Hanalei Poi on the Waianae Coast...expensive than the other pois he carries. "Things...
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Poi Dog and Splinter Groups Ponder New Directions
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Aimee Mann, Lemonheads, Squeeze and Poi Dog Pondering: WXRT's Fourth of July...Jackson and Columbus in Grant Park Free Poi Dog Pondering's Frank Orrall is involved...brain as I can and incorporate it into what Poi Dog is doing. But sometimes it doesn...
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Isle poi industry pounds Harris plan
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; A plan by Mayor Jeremy Harris to import poi from China to alleviate Hawaii's poi shortage has soured some people in the local taro...treasurer of HPC Foods Inc., the state's largest poi manufacturer, said yesterday he's unsure how...
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Taro is not just for poi anymore -- it's for pancakes and cheesecakes, dinner rolls and dog biscuits; Pasta dish flavored with taro
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...taro on the table. It's not just that poi is easier to get, now you can have taro...s company put out one of the first non-poi taro byproducts, a pancake mix, more than...when taro was in such short supply that poi became a precious commodity every June graduation...
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Poi people embark on new adventures
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; Betty Shimabukuro Star-Bulletin The people who brought us poi in bags marked simply "POI" are serving up poi for breakfast, dessert and at coffee-break-time. New in stores is a line of baked goods made...
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MUSICAL MONGREL // Poi Dog Pondering embraces a world of music and makes that world its own
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Texas When the band that would evolve into Poi Dog Pondering was still known as the Vision...put much faith in the best-laid plans, Poi's lead Dog has learned to trust the impulse...it made dollars as well as sense. As Poi Dog solidified into a working band and started...
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Musical mutt Poi Dog Pondering wags tail of success
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Mellancamp's band. Sorry, she told the American Bryan Adams, but Poi Dog Pondering comes first. What the heck's a Poi Dog Pondering, you ask? Hey, so did Mellancamp. "Poi Dog" is Hawaiian slang for a multi-breed or Heinz 57 dog. True...
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Discover poi's deep cultural roots
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...they get to see someone actually pounding poi?" Keiki and adult alike will get the opportunity...University of Hawaii at Manoa. Along with the poi-pounding demonstration, there will be...enjoy and learn. The process that puts poi in the bowl -- from the planting of kalo...
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Rain damage to Kauai taro could cut poi supply
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...taro crops on Kauai's North Shore, a source of a third to a half of the state's poi. Bino Fitzgerald, head of Hanalei Poi Co., predicts a shortage of poi throughout the state. But Eric Enomoto, treasurer for poi distributor HPC Foods Ltd...
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