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Banana Killer on the March Fuels Risk of Fruit's Next Calamity
2015-06-04 05:41:09| Agriculture - Topix.net
A type of Fusarium wilt appeared this year in Australia's main banana-growing state after spreading to Asia and Africa. While the fungus has been around since the 1990s and has yet to affect top exporter Ecuador, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. called it a potential "big nightmare."
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Vanuatu appeals for aid after cyclone 'calamity'
2015-03-14 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Vanuatu's president made an emotional appeal for international assistance on Saturday after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone, wreaking devastation in what is feared to be one of the region's worst weather disasters. Though the full extent of the damage is unknown, the UN had unconfirmed reports of 44 people killed in just one province while aid agencies described scenes of destroyed homes, uprooted trees and blocked roads as a result of Super Cyclone Pam, a maximum category...
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10.27: The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane
2014-09-16 00:39:20| Powells Books Events Calendar
Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane. Richard W. Etulain's The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane (University of Oklahoma) is a lively biography which traces the real person from the Missouri farm where she was born through the development of her notorious persona as a Wild West heroine.
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Insight: GM recalls far from calamity for some dealers who find new customers, business
2014-07-25 15:43:21| Toys - Topix.net
The latest recalls cover nearly 823,000 cars, trucks and SUVs, including almost 50,000 in Canada.
Insight: GM recalls far from calamity for some dealers who find new customers, business
2014-07-25 11:24:18| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The news about deadly crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch, followed by wave upon wave of recalls, did not bode well for General Motors dealers earlier this year.