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...three-week drought, Harvard will have to find a way to come out stronger at the start. In the past two weeks, the Crimson has fallen behind in the opening minutes by scores of 10-2 to Princeton, 11-0 to Penn, 10-3 to Brown and 18-9 to Yale. Harvard has generally recovered to play better in the second half, notably outscoring Penn by four after halftime in the 81-68 defeat, but in each game was unable to fully extricate itself from the early hole...
...Crimson went without a point for a crucial five-minute span in the game’s final stretch. Over those five minutes, Harvard turned the ball over three times and botched two crucial layups. When Rollins’ free throw trickled in at 3:21 to end the drought, the Crimson was staring at a 55-44 deficit. A steal-foul attempt by Harvard put the Tigers on the line 13 times in the final two minutes, but Princeton went a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe to bury any Crimson hope of a last-second comeback...
None of sugar's major producers have gone unscathed. Brazil, the world's largest exporter, is diverting more of its drought-shortened crop to the production of ethanol, a cheaper alternative to imported oil. In Thailand, the world's No. 2 exporter, supermarkets have begun rationing supplies. Drought in 2004, the worst in 40 years, reduced output by more than 2 million tons...
...Colombian labor union SINALTRAINAL, among other trade unions, Coca-Cola’s bottlers in Colombia have used paramilitary groups in the country to kill at least eight union leaders since 1989. In India, different groups of activists in rural communities have accused Coke of depleting groundwater in drought regions and polluting soil and groundwater in these areas, as well as distributing heavy-metal laced bio-solids to farmers in the area. Also, they claimed that Coke did not install adequate systems to filter pesticides out of the groundwater used to manufacture Coca-Cola products.In response to these allegations...
...field in the first half. Although it started the game strong, Binghamton missed its last 10 shots of the half— its final field goal was a three from guard Shea Kenny with 11 minutes left. Harvard head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith attributed the Bearcat’s drought to improved defensive pressure by the Crimson...