Word: farming
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...deliberations as to whether to buy British company Cadbury, one thing is certain: their thoughts will be guided not so much by the financial interests of billionaire investors, hedge funds or even individual shareholders as they will by the fate of 1,800 poor children living on a former farm in rural Pennsylvania...
...inside Ecuador provide evidence that the FARC, having been seriously weakened by Uribe's military drive against them, have increasingly begun to refine cocaine in Ecuador rather than just smuggling it. Ecuadorian police have discovered numerous drug labs near the borders with Colombia and Peru as well as on farms deep inside the South American country, including one just west of the capital, Quito. René Vargas Pazzos, a retired general and former ambassador to Venezuela, rented a farm to a FARC commander, the report says. As a result, Huerta warned that Ecuador faces the same corrosive influence from...
...Vargas has been silent about the rental of the farm. He was replaced as ambassador on Sept. 30. His daughter Alexandra Vargas acknowledged renting the farm but said the alleged FARC commander showed her an Ecuadorian ID card...
...Kazakhstan, the organization Kiva.org allows you to play banker by investing small amounts of money in someone’s start-up business on the other side of the globe. Alternatively, you can support the economy and help a family in a developing country by buying them a farm animal through Heifer International. The animal you donate will help provide food and income for the family, which is a great way to spread and recycle the wealth...
...summers ago, Windsor G. Hanger ’10 flew home to the city of Asheville, North Carolina and helped her sister, mother, and stepfather build a barn on their farm. When reminded of this story, Kelsey G. Hanger, Windsor’s little sister, laughed. The experience was enjoyable, Kelsey and Windsor both agreed, but Kelsey expressed doubt as to how much she and Windsor actually contributed to the construction...