New Zealand is waiting for rain. The entire North Island has been declared a drought zone this morning, reason enough to compile the 10 best rain songs.
Ten songs to end the drought
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The Press: Classified Classic
Craggy, weather-beaten Claude L. Fallwell had lived a full life, and he wanted a full epitaph
China’s Tainted-Milk Scandal Spreads
Before China’s dairy industry imploded in a swirl of tainted products, milk was a cash cow.
Lech Walesa
Lech Walesa, the fly, feisty, mustachioed electrician from Gdansk, shaped the 20th century as the leader of the Solidarity movement that led the Poles out of communism. It is one of history’s great ironies that the nearest thing we have ever seen to a genuine workers’ revolution was directed against a so-called workers’ state.
Why Brazil’s Cotton Farmers Get Subsidies from the U.S.
What could be more outrageous than the hefty subsidies the U.S. government lavishes on rich American cotton farmers?
The New American Farmer
For tall, burly Pat Benedict, 44, the day begins as early as it did for farmers in Mesopotamia in 8000 B.C. He rises before dawn to pull on boots, blue jeans and work shirt.
How Eating Grass-Fed Beef Could Help Fight Climate Change
On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it’s little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it’s finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows and a few head of sheep
UN: Afghan opium production down
UN: Afghan opium production down Opium production has dropped significantly in Afghanistan, in large part because of a plant infection in the country’s war-torn south, a U.N. report said on Thursday. “This is good news but there is no room for false optimism; the market may again become lucrative for poppy-crop growers so we have […]
China cracks down on Chongqing’s gangsters
China’s long simmering battle against corruption has come to a boil, this time in Chongqing, the largest megalopolis in the world. A massive crackdown has implicated millionaires, gangsters, and even police officers
China’s GDP grows nearly 9 percent last quarter
China’s GDP increased 8.9 percent for the third quarter, moving closer toward the goal of 8 percent growth for the year. Criminal trials are underway following months of police investigation.