" Emerging in late afternoon from the darkness of a movie theater is just as bad: "Local sunlight after rain had, quite unaided, the power not just to make my spirits drop--many things did that--but to convince me, beyond anything that could counter, that life would never again have anything to offer me.
Yes, we did endure a couple of bouts of rain, causing our local fixer to eat her shoe after promising that rain never falls in Istanbul in July.
Two local players are hoping the rain keeps away to allow the match to take place at the MCG.
Much is washed off by rain, ending up in local watercourses where dissolved nutrients can cause algal blooms and kill fish.
These "environmental sensor stations" would use the phone network to offer real-time and hyper-local records of the city's rain levels, pollution and other environmental conditions.
Specifically, we are working on solutions to reuse water in our operations that would otherwise be wasted and we are constructing rain water harvesting ponds by collaborating with the local authorities.
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Local councillor Wyn Evans told the BBC melting snow and torrential rain had caused "severe flooding and destruction" in the area.
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The Army had been coordinating efforts to build up the vulnerable and narrow path from Naray to Kamdesh, but rain, steep cliffs, insurgent threats, and high turnover rates among local construction workers had led to frequent delays.
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After rain curtailed Friday's play, Saturday's will start at 0930 local time (2330 GMT), and England will be able to take the new ball immediately.
Shortly after the scheduled close of play (1630 local time) was reached, with just under 10 overs still to be bowled, a very sudden rain shower curtailed play with India 68 without loss.
The report of Rain's apparent romance with popular South Korean actress Kim Tae-hee, 32, broke in local media on Tuesday.
Local governments in dry areas across China -- as in other countries -- have long sought to wring more rain from the sky for crops and reservoirs.
With the Grand Prix starting at 2000 local time, drivers have had to try to keep their body clocks on European time and the high possibility of rain has only added to the uncertainty surrounding the race.
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