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Microfinance's sober reckoning

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Madeleine Bunting
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It's like a hangover after a big party. For over a decade microfinance has boomed as donors' have poured millions into the sector – now there is a sober reckoning.

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Water systems at risk from growing demand for food - expert

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alertnet // Laurie Goering
Water systems at risk from growing demand for food - expert
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LONDON (AlertNet) – Efforts to feed an extra 2 billion people by mid-century could lead to widespread destruction of forests, wetlands and other natural systems that protect and regulate the world’s water, researchers warn.

But finding ways to boost agricultural production while protecting nature could produce big benefits, including reduced poverty and hunger in some of the world’s most fragile countries and hikes in food production that are sustainable beyond 2050.

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Map tracks Antarctica on the move

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Jonathan Amos
Map tracks Antarctica on the move
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Scientists have produced what they say is the first complete map of how the ice moves across Antarctica.

Built from images acquired by radar satellites, the visualisation details all the great glaciers and the smaller ice streams that feed them.

The map has been published online by Science magazine.

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Fukushima radiation alarms doctors

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Scientists and doctors are calling for a new national policy in Japan that mandates the testing of food, soil, water, and the air for radioactivity still being emitted from Fukushima's heavily damaged Daiichi nuclear power plant.

 

"How much radioactive materials have been released from the plant?" asked Dr Tatsuhiko Kodama, a professor at the Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology and Director of the University of Tokyo's Radioisotope Centre, in a July 27 speech to the Committee of Health, Labour and Welfare at Japan's House of Representatives.

 

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Parking & Directions

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At Horton Plaza, three hours of free parking is available with validation, inside the mall Mondays through Saturdays from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm, and Sundays, from 11.00 am to 6:00 pm. Validation kiosks are located outside of Macy's and Victoria's Secret.

Metered street parking is available and is free after 6:00 p.m.

Average GDP Growth Rate in China

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http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_416ba4c90100t2sb.html

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Average GDP Growth Rate in China

The unit is clearly shown by the legend bar at the very bottom. Teh gray bar to the very right means unknown

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rainfall levels in china

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http://www1.cnr.cn/dlfw/rdzz/201106/t20110603_508061710.shtml

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rainfall levels in china

the maroon line is the breaking point between rain and snow

the color code is the measure of rain in millimeters

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In Nigeria, a Big Oil Toll

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ALEXIS FLYNN, WILL CONNORS
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A landmark United Nations study into the long-term environmental impact of oil production in Nigeria says that oil spills have led to acute health risks for area residents and widespread environmental damage that may take as many as 30 years and $1 billion to clean up.

The report released Thursday also shines a spotlight on the activities of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, which for years drilled in the area and which funded the report.

"The oil industry has been a key sector of the Nigerian economy for over 50 years, but many Nigerians have paid a high price, as this ...

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