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1. A break from the daily grind.Dr. Elizabeth Humphreys, IRRIswater management specialist, makes the most of her downtime by reading Rice Today asfarmers in a village in Bangladesh look on with keen interest. 2. Cooking up a storm.Chef Yogesh Agora, a highly regarded chef on the Asian gourmet scene famous for his tasty dishes and holistic cuisines, and Flaminia Lilli, the partnership development manager at IRRI Fund Singapore, spice up the Master Chef workshops with a double serving of Rice Today magazines. 3. Rice in the Windy City. Bill Hardy, IRRIs venerable copy editor who retires in June after more than 15 years at the Institute, shows off Rice Today magazine in Chicago, one of his favorite cities in the world. 4. Of friends, old and new. Progressive Indian farmer Sardar Jagjit Singh Hara (center in redturban) from Ludhiana and a party of fellow farmers from the Punjab made a surprise visit to IRRI on 23 January 2013. The visit reunited Mr. Hara with CPS Head Gene Hettel (to his right), who interviewed him on his farm in November 2008 (see In thePunjaban outstanding farmer revisited,Vol. 8, No. 2, pages 34-35 ofRice Today). Mr. Hara and his party were particularly interested in IRRIs latest high-yielding varieties, especially those with flood and drought tolerance. 4

Rice Today April-June 2013