Word: raining
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...Labor wants to introduce an income test, denying such families the handout that has proven so versatile and so costly to the Budget's bottom line. Howard sees family payments as an important symbol (and a terrific way to rain money on key groups of voters). The Prime Minister describes Labor's proposal as "the thin edge of the wedge." Future Labor Treasurers, he warns, would define down definitions of "rich" and "wealthy." On the government's own figuring, lowering the eligibility limit to annual incomes under $A125,000 would save "less than $100 million." Each year the FTB system...
...SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA: The view of the Pacific Ocean from the 1,500-m Point Lookout platform is just one of the joys awaiting hikers in New England National Park (nationalparks.nsw.gov.au)?an ecological wonderland of soaring cliffs and World Heritage rain forest. If time is limited, the 2.5-km Eagle's Nest circuit, along the edge of a sheer drop, offers adrenaline in a jiffy...
...comeback with five runs in the ninth inning to topple host Northeastern (21-17), 7-5, in a wet non-conference affair. With two outs and runners on the corners, sophomore third baseman Steffan Wilson crushed a 1-0 fastball from Huskies closer Matt Morizio through the now-driving rain into deep centerfield. The ball bounced up against the 435-foot mark on the wall as the centerfielder slipped in pursuit, and Northeastern bungled the relay throw, allowing Wilson to chug all the way around for an inside-the-park, go-ahead three-run homer. “It?...
...fans came back in record numbers this year. Festival passes - which are limited to 1,000 - sold out more than three months before opening night, and long lines of fans waited through winds, rain and cold in hopes of grabbing one of the few remaining seats...
...said, ‘The final isn’t for months, but it could rain tomorrow,’” Long recalled...