Word: drought
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...right about the nation. Like its neighbor Bangalore, this ancient Muslim fort town is a hub for science and technology. But Hyderabad is also an example of what's still wrong with India. In the last few years, thousands of impoverished farmers have committed suicide in the barren, drought-stricken land outside the metropolis. For some, despair has turned to anger at the shiny city on the horizon, and their forsaken fields are now a front line in a little-noticed war between security forces and an estimated 10,000 Marxist guerrillas. In a land-mine attack a few hours...
...loss to second-place Princeton was but the continuation of a disturbing year-long trend: the Crimson stumbles out of the gate more often than not, burying itself in a first-half hole that even sustained second-half runs cannot fill. That frustrating inconsistency—untimely droughts followed by offensive outbursts and stalwart defense—is a mark of the youth that has kept Harvard out of the Ivy title hunt since the fourth weekend of the season.“We’ve tried to iron [the slow starts] out,” said Harvard head...
...three-week drought, Harvard will have to find a way to come out stronger at the start. In the past two weeks, the Crimson has fallen behind in the opening minutes by scores of 10-2 to Princeton, 11-0 to Penn, 10-3 to Brown and 18-9 to Yale. Harvard has generally recovered to play better in the second half, notably outscoring Penn by four after halftime in the 81-68 defeat, but in each game was unable to fully extricate itself from the early hole...
...Crimson went without a point for a crucial five-minute span in the game’s final stretch. Over those five minutes, Harvard turned the ball over three times and botched two crucial layups. When Rollins’ free throw trickled in at 3:21 to end the drought, the Crimson was staring at a 55-44 deficit. A steal-foul attempt by Harvard put the Tigers on the line 13 times in the final two minutes, but Princeton went a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe to bury any Crimson hope of a last-second comeback...
None of sugar's major producers have gone unscathed. Brazil, the world's largest exporter, is diverting more of its drought-shortened crop to the production of ethanol, a cheaper alternative to imported oil. In Thailand, the world's No. 2 exporter, supermarkets have begun rationing supplies. Drought in 2004, the worst in 40 years, reduced output by more than 2 million tons...