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Blessed Rains Become a Curse in Antigua
2014-02-17 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Antigua is one of the most drought-prone countries in the Caribbean. So whenever it rains, the inhabitants generally regard the weather as "showers of blessing". But that is starting to change. Many farmers now see the rains as a curse and are now fighting an uphill battle to save their crops, vital for both the local and foreign markets."The yield and lifespan [of crops in a greenhouse] basically are three times as much as open-field production." -- Delrie Cole "We are a drought-prone country,"...
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Stock Downgrades: Polar Vortex? Las Vegas Sands Visited by the Curse of 'The Cooler'
2014-01-11 10:15:53| Jewelry - Topix.net
The Miracle on 34th Street turned out to be but a mirage on Wall Street. Macy's , riding a broker boost , surged some 7.64% to top the S&P 500 Index , yet most stocks still ended lower.
Ugandans fear curse of oil wealth as it threatens to blight 'pearl of Africa'
2013-12-29 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Most of Uganda's oil is in the Albertine Graben region in the west of the country, an expanse of lush green vegetation that is home to about half of Africa's bird species. There are also baboons, antelopes and elephants. A visit to Murchison Falls, one of five national parks in the region and the biggest game reserve in Uganda, reminds one why Winston Churchill thought the nation was the pearl of Africa. But tucked away behind all this startling beauty are 13 oil wells, right inside the national...
R&M Plastic Products beats the third-generation curse
2013-12-10 18:20:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Some family businesses just dont work. Fans of The Godfather trilogy, for example, may recall the brothers in the Corleone mob clan winding up as how-to guides for dysfunction. And its not like you couldnt find a gazillion...
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My Wish Is Your Command: Scientists Make Imperius Curse Real
2013-08-29 02:18:32| TechNewsWorld
It sounds like something out of science fiction: One person thinks about pressing the spacebar on a keyboard to fire a cannon in a video game, and another person across campus is compelled to press the spacebar for real, even though he doesn't see the game on-screen. It's essentially that very scenario, however, that scientists at the University of Washington recently achieved.
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