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...volatile weather patterns predicted by the IPCC are already beginning to show in India. The Doni river, a 93-mile stretch of water in north Karnataka has come to be known as "the Yellow River of Bijapur," after China's Hwang Ho. While the Chinese river is infamous for its sudden changes in course, the Indian version, whose water many consider no longer fit for human consumption, is gaining notoriety for its unpredictable nature - flash floods one day, barely a trickle the next. "We need to find a way of storing the excess water and using it through the rest...
...from 48th to 66th. Its sister name, Juanita, fell through the floor, plummeting from 792nd place to 1,002nd in the same period. Guillermo lost more than 100 spots between 1998 and 2008, sliding from No. 369 to 470. Angelica crashed from 109th place to 257th in the same stretch; Manuel has gone from 147th to 186th...
...racket in hand. He didn't win a single match that year. And Jordan was hardly magic during his brief stint with the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003, as injuries limited his playing time. Indeed, Favre's first comeback, with the New York Jets, fell apart down the stretch - the Jets failed to make the playoffs, and Favre tore his biceps tendon. The Vikings took a bit of a flyer on Favre, who turns 40 on Oct. 10, but their trust has paid off with an undefeated start to the season and Favre's best performance of the year...
Harvard’s Ivy League record is now 0-2, and the team has a long stretch of conference games ahead. Ono Horn echoed Ingersoll’s sentiments, saying that the team will continue to improve as it tries to rack up some wins in the upcoming weeks...
...survey, investors were split on how much longer they think the recession will last, with about half saying they think it will end in the next year, 22% saying it will last another two years and 25% feeling it will stretch out beyond two years...