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...poor Malaysian mining town where an exodus of jobs had left most residents with no income. After Grandma sold her house to pay some gambling debts, Lum was brought up in a wooden shack without running water--unless you counted the rainwater that would regularly seep in and flood the floors. To keep Grandma's spirits up, Lum used to say that when she made it big, she would buy her a new house. "Of course it never happened," Lum says. "She died before I became successful...
...humans aren't aquatic. Most of us, in fact, wish the world were dryer, not wetter, and flooding tops the list of human grievances against the beaver. By raising water levels, its unkempt but admirably watertight dams can flood basements, swamp sewer systems, spoil trout streams and even derail trains...
...result was a flood of shots in the last few minutes of the period, with co-captain Angela Ruggiero and sophomore Julie Chu throwing a couple of shots on net from point blank range...
...them a hugely valuable edge over latecomers. Despite anti-U.S. sentiments among some Iraqis, most are hungry for things American after years of living under the embargo and being barred from traveling to the West. U.S. officials still expect big American companies with the new construction contracts to flood the country with subcontracting deals and other spending. Westmacott and Mulhern will be here, waiting. They are guessing that the latecomers will need everything from high-speed Internet service to luxury housing and security. All of which proves their point: for the stouthearted, this is a great place to make...
...result, calls, requests and e-mails from students who mistakenly downloaded the virus continue to flood Computer Services and keep UAs busy...