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In homelessness crisis, Hawaii eyes thatched 'hale' homes
2016-04-13 10:01:27| Airlines - Topix.net
When Daniel Anthony spent the night sleeping in a traditional Hawaiian structure known as a "hale," the sound of rain falling on the thatched roof made him feel like he was sleeping in the forest. "This is the sound of aloha," he said, recalling the experience.
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In homelessness crisis, Hawaii eyes thatched 'hale' homes
2016-04-13 10:01:26| Airlines - Topix.net
In this March 20, 2016 photo, a restored hale that was originally on Kauai and used for sleeping, stands in the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. In the midst of Hawaii's homelessness crisis, lawmakers and community members want to revive a Hawaiian tradition of living in thatched homes known as hale.
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There's big money in the recall crisis
2016-04-11 21:18:40| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
If this year is anything like last year, U.S. automakers will be mailing millions of official invitations to consumers to visit their local dealerships. The volcanic eruption in the number of safety recalls is a golden opportunity for car dealers to make money, retailers and vendors say.
Digitel suspends int'l services due to currency crisis
2016-04-11 09:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Venezuelan operator Digitel has indefinitely suspended its international long distance and roaming services for fixed and mobile telephony due to the impossibility of canceling the contracts signed with partners abroad, reports El Impulso. The decision taken by the operator is due to the increased costs as a result of the entry into force of floating currency rates applied to the telecommunications sector, which requires the updating of prices of international services.
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World faces soil crisis due to global warming
2016-04-10 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IOL: The world is facing a soil crisis that could badly hit food production, according to alarming new research, which warns that climate change is likely to damage soil fertility much more than expected. A 17-year study, published in the journal PLoS One, into the effect of global warming on microbes -the tiny bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that determine soil health - reveals them to be far less adaptable to changing conditions than scientists had thought. This raises concerns that...
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