Word: flooded
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...soggy aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, during a year where there were more storms than official names, one might expect that coastal residents in the U.S. have fortified their homes; renegotiated their flood, wind and storm insurance; and squirreled away supplies for the six-month 2007 Atlanta hurricane season, which begins June...
...public outrage at home. Right now, life has never looked better for most Vietnamese: the economy has grown by more than 7% a year over the past decade, second in Asia only to China's, and this year's entry into the World Trade Organization has touched off a flood of foreign investment. A 2006 Gallup International survey called Vietnam the world's most optimistic country for the fourth year in a row, with 94% of urban residents predicting life would improve in 2007. As long as the government keeps delivering healthy economic growth, says Carl Thayer, a political scientist...
...part by the fact that the main area of expansion in the proposed bill would be for guest workers outside agriculture--in the service sector, in construction, in factories. By law, any guest-worker position has to be offered to Americans first, but the fear is that a flood of guest workers would drive down salaries in those industries, as they already have in farming...
...lacrosse season is not quite over for seniors Greg Cohen and John Henry Flood, who were each selected as part of the 26-man roster for the North squad in Friday’s United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association North-South Classic. The event is part of the NCAA’s national championship weekend for lacrosse, and features the best players not still particpating in the tournament. Flood was the only faceoff midfielder selected for the roster after a season where he was named Honorable Mention All-Ivy. His 67.1 winning percentage on faceoffs was second in the NCAA...
...rising over Moore's Manhattan home. What if he were to blend the two issues? He could take as his text this quote from God, straight from the Bible: "I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth...