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...reinforcements and fight their way near the station to engage the main body of the attackers. Faced with overwhelming force, the insurgents melted away into the neighborhood, ready to fight another day. One American was killed, and several others were injured. Perhaps 30 of the insurgents were killed; the exact number can't be determined because they carried off many of their dead...
With GPS guidance, Mitchell can dig a small furrow in the land and then pinpoint to within an inch where each seed is placed. With such precision farming, he injects fertilizer right on top of the seeds without ever touching the wheel. The heavy machinery takes the exact path every time it passes through the rows, also allowing him to minimize the amount of land that is compacted--a serious cropping problem. Since installing a GPS three years ago, the Mitchell Farm has seen a 30% to 40% drop in fertilizer costs and an 8% annual increase in yield over...
...been a study in contradictions. On one hand, he is the son of Chinese immigrants and a self-described “nerd.” On the other hand, Xuan grew up in that bastion of multiculturalism, the American South (Durham, North Carolina to be exact...
...same night, the Arabs returned to exact revenge. Cattle and livestock were taken; shops were plundered. An elderly woman and a young boy were shot...
...Rich Girl,” an excruciating cover of “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof. In case you don’t remember, there was a techno song a few years back that was more or less the same exact thing. Stefani’s version is just as annoying as that one was, and is far less original to boot...