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The carbon storage capacity of protected forests in West Africa has increased despite the region suffering a 40-year drought, a study suggests. A team of UK and Ghanaian researchers found that the tree composition in these areas favoured species that were able to cope with drier conditions. Previous studies suggested that drought conditions resulted in less carbon being stored as vegetation died. The findings have been published in the journal Ecology Letters. "Despite the long-term drought, there was no...

Katie SandersTampa Bay Times In Print: Sunday, August 26, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story Tools Print this story Purchase reprints Contact the editor Email Newsletters TAMPA â€" Ron Paul may have snubbed their party, but in the eyes of his fanatics he can do no wrong....

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) Nebraska U.S. Senate hopefuls Bob Kerrey and Deb Fischer tangled over immigration and the Keystone XL pipeline Saturday in their first campaign debate, and both pitched themselves as the candidate most likely to break Washington gridlock. The showdown at the Nebraska State Fair offered voters a look at key differences between the candidates, who are locked in a high-stakes race that has drawn national attention. Fischer, a Republican state lawmaker, and Kerrey, a former Democratic governor and U.S....

Sunday, 26 August 2012, 2:12 pm Press Release: TVNZ Sunday 26 August, 2012   Q+A: Brodie Kane interviews Dr Najibullah Lafraie   Former Afghan minister warns of increased risk for New Zealand soldiers in Bamiyan.   “It seems the Taliban have found a way to penetrate into Bamiyan, so that there’s more danger and more risk to the lives of Kiwi soldiers.”   New Zealand’s PRT has helped local infrastructure, but “because Bamiyan, being an isolated place and the level of activity going on there, the impact on the overall situation is almost negligible.”   Even before today’s reported threats by Taliban leaders, Lafraie...

Ted Cruz was 10 years old when his hero, Ronald Reagan, became president in 1981. By his teen years, the son of a Cuban political refugee had memorized the U.S. Constitution and devoured economics classes at the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston. His college adviser at Princeton University, jurisprudence professor Robert P. George, described him as "exceptionally bright, exceptionally poised and exceptionally articulate." "What's not to like?" George said last week. "He has all the ingredients." As Republicans prepare to gather this week for their national convention in Tampa, party leaders are betting that Cruz, now 41, has the ingredients to become one of the stars of a new generation...

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced that the...

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan warns New Hampshire supporters of a looming social welfare state if they...

LANDOVER, Md. -- In our more sober-minded moments, we know that Andrew Luck versus Robert Griffin III in the preseason means absolutely nothing. Here, for an example, was an article written in August 1998: Round 1 went to Ryan Leaf and the San Diego Chargers The meeting last night between Leaf, the second pick in the NFL draft, and Peyton Manning, the No. 1 pick, was only the second time in NFL history quarterbacks picked 1-2 in the draft had faced each other as rookies. Leaf was 15-of-24 for 172 yards, set up one touchdown and ran for a score as the Chargers broke a 3-3 tie at half and beat the Colts 33-3. It was only an exhibition game, but after a shaky half, Leaf looked sharp in leading...

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The left arm of San Diego native James Needy prominently sports a tattoo of the downtown skyline of his hometown. All that's missing is Petco Park. Perhaps that would be too presumptuous for Needy, who after missing most of his first two professional seasons seems to have his career back on track. The Padres sixth-round pick in the 2009 draft, Needy, a graduate of Santana High, is 6-2 this season with a 1.95 earned run average for low Single-A Fort Wayne. He has pitched in 31 games with the last three coming as a starter. In those three starts, he...

Related topics Papa RoachJacoby ShaddixShinedownstaindgodsmack Advertisement Papa Roach has pulled out of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Singer Jacoby Shaddix has been diagnosed with a nodule on his vocal cord. He will undergo corrective surgery to remove the nodule and prevent further damage to his voice. "It's no secret that I've been having issues with my voice lately. I was hoping to be able to go out there and kill it on this tour by resting and doing vocal exercises, but my voice has just gone out on me. I hate to let our fans down, but unfortunately surgery is the only way to fix it," Shaddix said. "The last thing we want to do is give our fans less than 100% every night....

POWELL, OHIO â€" Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan – appearing for the first time together in Ohio – promised Saturday to bring America back to greatness. The focus before a crowd of 5,000 in this small bedroom community just north of Columbus: President Barack Obama is all talk, no action. Romney and Ryan vowed to bring the economy Â"roaring back.Â" There was no doubt the candidates were at a campaign stop in Ohio, a swing state in this yearÂ's election and one which no Republican has won the presidency without. On...

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Some kids grow up with a strip mall across the street from the house. Others are lucky enough to have a park close by. In San Diego State long snapper Jeff Overbaugh's neighborhood in the suburbs of Anchorage, Alaska, you only need to walk about one block to find wilderness – 2.5 million rugged, uninterrupted acres of it. Grizzly and black bears frequent the area near the homes, but it's the moose that are much more bold and dangerous. They'll lope down the middle of the street and stomp you to death for looking at them sideways. "We have a saying up...

Kasabian played a hit-laden set to close Saturday at the Reading Festival. They performed for more than an hour-and-a-half including tracks from all four of their albums including singles Days Are Forgotten, Shoot The Runner and Club Foot. At one point, guitarist Serge Pizzorno took on vocal duties to perform a cover of Praise You by Fatboy Slim and Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime. Lead singer Tom Meighan described headling the show as an "honour". "It's the history of it. All the bands here are amazing bands. "For a rock concert this is probably the best you can get in the UK. " He also dedicated a track to his three-month-old daughter Mimi. Cure and...

HAMILTON â€" A crew of five workers gets paid to clean up the grounds at the 265-acre Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, but volunteer Bill Stevens, 65, is in charge of a bigger job. The retired machinist climbs the 60-plus sculptures, some of them massive. Stevens washes and waxes them, refreshes their paint and welds the sculptures back together. HeÂ's been at it since March, documenting the fix-ups for probably the first time since the park opened 15 years ago. HeÂ's sometimes called upon to do other dirty work, too. Like the time a couple of park...

Twentysomethings will get a kick out of Fort Worth musician Tim Halperin's just released song, "I Don't Wanna Grow Up." The former American Idol contestant has quickly churned out music since his...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of the hit reality television show "Jersey Shore" is in...

Related topics Duran Durannick rhodes Advertisement Duran Duran canceled its Saturday night show in Atlantic City, N.J., at the last minute because keyboardist Nick Rhodes is ill. According to a news release from Duran Duran, Rhodes has been unwell for the past few days and was told by doctors that he should not perform. Rhodes has been suffering symptoms that doctors believe could be the result of exhaustion, the release said. "I have struggled through the last few nights, hoping that I could simply work through this, but today I felt so unwell I had to see a doctor," Rhodes said Saturday. "We absolutely hate to disappoint our incredibly loyal fans and cancel a show at the last minute, but...

Who needs Nathan Lane when you've got B.J. Cleveland? After the huge splash the bawdy Broadway musical version of Mel Brooks' The Producers made in 2001, it soon became apparent that much of the show's popularity relied on the two original stars, Lane and Matthew Broderick. The show didn't run in New York nearly as long as might have been expected, and the national tour fizzled. Uptown Players opened the first locally produced professional version on Friday. Almost everything about the show is terrific (except for a frequently out-of-tune...

The department store chain will open a 35,000sq ft shop – about half a football pitch – in Moscow's Mega Belaya Dacha mall via its franchise partner, Debruss. The store will showcase beauty and cosmetics ranges, homewares and all its exclusive Designers at Debenhams...

G4S, which could not provide the 10,400 security staff it was contracted to supply for the Games, will count the cost in Tuesday's first-half figures. This is expected to drag...

Australia is not even halfway through its mining investment pipeline, Trade Minister Craig Emerson says. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said earlier this week the mining boom was ‘‘over’’ in reference to commodity prices after BHP Billiton announced it would shelve its Olympic Dam expansion in South Australia. Dr Emerson said investment in Australia’s mining industry had been at 40-year highs and had grown at 20 per cent for the last 12 months....

Since then, the Wigan-based chain has lurched from one crisis to another, despite investors and suppliers pumping more than £225m into the group and two insolvency procedures to ditch stores and reduce its rent bill. Today, JJB is again battling to safeguard its future ahead of 29 September, when it will have to stump up millions of pounds in rent. The chain's management must submit a restructuing plan by 5 September to hopefully, finally, save JJB. The options, though, seem fairly gloomy. Neil Saunders, the managing director at Conlumino, the research firm, adds: "I think it is in a pretty bleak position. An administration seems increasingly the only way out of the situation." JJB...

GFK/NOP's closely watched index has been stuck deep in recession territory for more than a year, remaining at minus-29 for the...

San Francisco: Facebook Inc on Friday unveiled plans for a massive new campus annex in Menlo Park to be designed by Frank Gehry, the renowned architect who has won plaudits for metal-sheathed works like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Plans for the site, which Facebook will submit to local city officials for approval on Monday, depict Gehry's vision of a single-story, hangar-like building covering 420,000 square feet, or roughly...

PRWeb Published 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25, 2012 Larger | Smaller Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial Font Printable Version Email This Photo: PRWeb / HC View Larger Image The Niche Selection review released by eCashUniversity reveals an in-depth look at Mark Acutts' new program on how to find a niche market and why it's critical in making money online. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) August 25, 2012...

Mike Wall got the idea to name his business Streets of Gold Hearse Co. after his mother died in 2008. During her battle with cancer, his mother always had spoken about walking the “streets of gold” in the afterlife, he said. Wall’s business offers a last ride in a custom hearse that is drawn by a motorcycle. It’s a dignified way for motorcycle lovers to experience their last ride on their way to the streets of gold, he said. Wall and his wife, Tammy, have lived in the Rocky Mount area for 18 years. He was a sales manager for Merita Breads until 2010. Shortly after leaving the job, he started building the hearse. “Both of us...

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Sivaganga: Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said more branches of nationalised banks would be opened this year in areas where the minority population is significant so that they have access to banking service and various facilities under government schemes. Declaring open the Bank...

Mining boom not even half over, Trade Minister Emerson says BHP Billiton chief Marius Kloppers expects ‘‘long-term’’ price declines for the miner's...