Miller is worried the whole crop will dry up before the tiny transplants have a chance to grow. The rain in the forecast may be enough to help keep recently planted crops growing, but for some farmers the damage has already been done. If it doesn t rain soon, he says, the drought could spell disaster for him and other area farmers. While the records don t include the stream level during the severe droughts of the early 1930s, they do include 50 years of data. Miller isn t the only one who...

The battery-powered device looks and feels like a real cigaretteIt emits light and vapor like a real cigarette, but the device allows smokers to slowing reduce the level of nicotine and eventually quit the habit. An electronic cigarette invented in Hong Kong is a new high-tech way to quit smoking. The company said the e-cigarette works better than the patch or nicotine gum because the device still allows the smoking experience. The "e-cigarette device delivers nicotine during inhales to...

Kitts and Nevis rose slightly in 2006 to 4.4 percent from 4.1 percent in 2005, driven mainly by a surge in construction, strong gains in agricultural and manufacturing output, and continued growth in tourism and related services. According to the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank in its 2006 Report released at the Bank s Board of Governors Meeting in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, value-added in the tourism and manufacturing sectors increased by over 10 percent and by over 21...

I found out how smart I was when I had to serve as master of ceremonies for Are You Smarter than a Third Grader? This, of course, was a take off on Jeff Foxworthy s new game show, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? All I can say is, I m glad I was the host asking the questions, instead of answering them. As we grow older, we like to think we know a little more than our children do, even though they are more educated than many of us. I found out how smart I was when I had to serve as...

Producers also reported significant losses to the states winter wheat crop and the first alfalfa cutting of the season in addition to apples, peaches and other fruits. Losses of this size could be devastating to the livelihood of many growers and the jobs their farms support, Commissioner Farmer wrote to the Governor. After growing tobacco for a quarter-century, Edwards replaced the crop with a vineyard. Land said hes always been really lucky since his eight-acre vineyard is on a hill,...