Earlier that afternoon I had driven into Savannah along U.S. 80, blasting "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," a Mercer signature hit, written with Hoagy Carmichael.
His list of pop standards is a musical road map of pre-rock America: "Skylark," "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "Blues in the Night," "One for My Baby," "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive," "Come Rain or Come Shine".
In contrast, studies [ 13, 16, 18, 21] and simulations [ 15] related to arid environments show that longer intervals between water pulses can have positive effects when rain pattern and the water holding capacity of the soil interact to produce a longer-lasting soil water reservoir [ 11, 18, 22].
Nevertheless, locals considered the storm's impact to be generally positive, as its rains aided in alleviating mild drought conditions across the nation.
Somehow, despite what happened to her brother, Rain remains positive.
He also said the complaints could ultimately prove positive — change sparked by rain, or something like that.
There has been positive action against acid rain, as well as improvements in air and water quality in the northern hemisphere.
Positive effect of additional rains on yields of cassava and maize confirms the fact that cassava and maize are rain-loving crops which benefit from reasonably wet climatic conditions.
Even positive news, like good rains in Argentina and a strong harvest in Africa, has failed to keep prices from rising.
Fortunately, more recent risk assessment instruments move beyond a Trauma Orientation to include positive or protective factors (Rains and McLinn 2013).
