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3,500 marijuana plants found in Santa Monica Mountains Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:07PMWorkers are cleaning up nearly 10 acres of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area after 3,500 marijuana plants were found last month, according to park officals. The pot patch, the 14th discovered on National Park Service land in the...
Gates Foundation turns attention to ‘reinventing the toilet’ Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:02PMBill Gates is turning his penchant for cutting-edge invention on the most unglamorous of devices: the toilet.
Isabela City farmers, fisher folks hold forum to improve production Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:57PMISABELA CITY, Basilan — Farmers and fisher folks of Isabela City gathered at the White Beach Resort in Malamawi Island recently for the annual forum to discuss and address issues and concerns that would help improve productivity.
Bill Gates sets out to reinvent toilets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:55PMKIGALI, Rwamda (AFP) — The man who reinvented computers and made PCs a household item in most wealthy nations, Microsoft tycoon turned philanthropist Bill Gates, is now focusing his attention on recasting the WC. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is pledging millions of dollars in grants to reinvent the toilet, its director of water, sanitation and hygiene programs, Frank Rijsberman, told ...
Gates pledges millions for sanitation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:33PMKIGALI, Rwanda, July 19 (UPI) -- The Gates Foundation has launched efforts to promote safe, affordable sanitation in the developing world by "reinventing the toilet," foundation officials say.
Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:54PMPelham resident Roy Lambert displays a nearly 2-pound tomato he recently picked from his garden off King Valley Circle. (Reporter Photo/Neal Wagner)
July – time stops in the garden Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:49PMGOTTI KELLEY “Be a fountain, not a drain.” – Rex Hudler I f you are an uber-organized laptop jockey with overstuffed schedules, do I have a solution for you! Garden for the challenge of it and make your mark. And while you are at it, dream. It’s one of gardening’s big payoffs. read more
Bill & Melinda Gates launch strategy for safe toilets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45PMAccra, July 19, GNA - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced the launch of a strategy to help bring safe and clean sanitation services to millions of poor people in the developing world, according to a statement from the Foundation received in Accra.
When food shortages mean war Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:19PMAs droughts and floods destroy crops, grain prices soar -- and give rise to conflicts across the globe
US stocks rise as Obama endorses debt plan Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:27PMU.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its biggest rally since March, as President Barack Obama endorsed a bipartisan deficit-reduction plan and International Business Machines Corp. spurred the largest technology advance in a year.
Carteret commission votes to oppose sulfur plant Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:25PMCarteret commission votes to oppose sulfur plant
Texas crop, weather: Heat, limited feed sources lead to thinning cattle herds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:05PMCOLLEGE STATION — Faced with lack of grazing, dwindling hay supplies and shrinking surface water sources, livestock producers continue to cull deeper into herds, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.
Intrepid Potash, Inc. Announces Preliminary Second Quarter 2011 Sales and Production Results and a Capital Projects ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:41PMIntrepid Potash, Inc. ("Intrepid) (NYSE:IPI) announced today preliminary sales and production results for the second quarter 2011 and provided an ...
Rangers Seize Over 3,500 Marijuana Plants In Santa Monica Mountains Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:30PMAuthorities have completed the removal of over 3,500 marijuana plants growing on National Park lands in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Farmers struggle to make yield Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:17PMAgriculture, as an occupation, has experienced many changes over the years. However, one thing remains the same – it is a way of life for many in Henry County.
Russia Arctic Route to Rival Suez May Aid Sovcomflot IPO: Freight Markets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:12PMRussia plans to revive a Soviet-era Arctic sea passage to service energy projects and provide a shorter supply route to Asia for carriers such as OAO Sovcomflot as the shipping line plans an initial share sale this year.
P.E.I. farmers help drought-hit Kenya Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:05PMA group of P.E.I. farmers is helping their counterparts survive a devastating drought in Africa.
Arkansas Rice EXPO to feature N-ST*R rollout Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:59PMSTUTTGART, Ark. -- Visitors to the Arkansas Rice EXPO Aug. 4 at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's Rice Research and Extension Center will learn how they can take advantage of a ground-breaking nitrogen soil test with the potential to increase the profitability and sustainability of rice production.
Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:50PM- Bill Gates may have given up running Microsoft, but he isn't taking his retirement sitting down. The software-entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist's charitable foundation has launched a new initiative aimed at improving the health of the billions of people who have no safe, sanitary way to get rid of their waste. That's right, Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet. "No innovation in the past ...
Gates money, best minds put to work 'reinventing' toilet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:55AMBill Gates is turning his penchant for cutting-edge invention on the most unglamorous of devices: the toilet.
Plan for pricey fertilizer again next year Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:50AMIf you thought inputs for this year’s crop were expensive, you’re not going to like what experts predict it will cost to buy fertilizer next spring. In fact, they say, brace yourself for fertilizer prices like those experienced in 2009.
Passport Potash Inc. Announces New Board Appointments Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 19, 2011) - Passport Potash Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PPI)(OTCQX:PPRTF) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Eckersley to the Board of Directors of Passport Potash Inc. (the "Board"). Mr. Eckersley has practiced law as a solo practitioner since 1999. His practice focuses on securities compliance, corporate governance and estate planning. He is ...
Gates Foundation Launches Effort to Reinvent the Toilet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:38AMKIGALI, Rwanda, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ New Strategy Promotes Adoption of Safe, Affordable Sanitation in the Developing World The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the launch of a strategy to help bring safe, clean, …
Yara Chief Says Submitted Bid for BASF Assets, Sees ‘Good Fit’ Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28AMYara International ASA (YAR) , the world’s largest publicly traded nitrogen-fertilizer maker, said it handed in a second-round bid for BASF SE’s fertilizer operations as it seeks to add to its European nitrate output.
Sulfur plant plan under scrutiny in Morehead City Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28AMMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — Plans for a $95 million sulfur processing plant at the port in Morehead City is drawing fire from some coastal-area residents who have scheduled a meeting to discuss details of the project.
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:44AMGood morning. Here's what you need to know. Asian indices were mixed in overnight trading with the Nikkei down 0.85% . Major European indices are up and U.S. futures indicate a positive open.
THE NEWSLEADER OF NEGROS ORIENTAL Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33AMChairman of LWUA (Local Waterworks Utility Administration) Prospero “Butch” Pichay and two underlings were sacked last week and forbidden to hold public office by the Office of the Ombudsman.
Five ETFs To Look Forward To Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:14AMSo far in 2011 more than 200 new exchange-traded products have debuted, taking the ETF lineup close to the 1,300 mark.
Record marijuana plant seizure reported by authorities Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:33AMVentura County Sheriff's officials announced Monday they had found the largest single seizure of marijuana plants in their jurisdiction from an outdoor grow operation in the Pine Mountain area of Los Padres National Forest. Nearly 68,500 pot plants valued at...
65 diamonds found in rubble from Mumbai blasts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:19AMMUMBAI, India - Rescue workers and police have plucked 65 diamonds from the debris-strewn streets of Mumbai's precious stone hub that was targeted last week in deadly bomb blasts, an industry group said Monday.
Could robots be the farmers of the future? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:19AMA student has designed a new way to tend to farm land - one that doesn't involve cheap, immigrant labor. read more
China's pollution-fighting farm Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:01AMAn innovative project uses a hydroponic vegetable farm to clean up China's Dianchi Lake.
Deliver us from the ‘free lunch’ mindset Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:00AMTHIS week I am in Botswana, a country which Jonathan Moyo once dismissively said had more goats that people. It has been a while since I last visited Gaborone and there were a number of visible construction activities which has gone on and a number of projects are still on-going.
Shares of Potash Corp, rivals slide as grain prices wilt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:49AMTORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Potash Corp and other fertilizer producers ebbed on Monday despite bullish industry data as a decline in U.S. corn and wheat prices signaled weaker demand for crop nutrients.
FSU faculty approves Koch deal, with caveats Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:48AMFlorida State University did nothing wrong when it allowed the input of the right-leaning Koch Foundation in the hiring of two professors, said a faculty report released Friday.
50 years ago this week Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:48AMHave you ever wondered what life was like in Jacksonville half a century ago? It was a different era of history, culture and politics but there are often parallels between the kind of stories that made headlines then and today. As interesting as the differences may be, so are the similarities. These are some of the top stories from this week in 1961. The items were compiled from the Jacksonville ...
GLOBAL CRISIS: Phosphate rock production, fertilizer use and food prices Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:14AMIn the equation on food security, the focus of the debate has been mainly on the effects of global warming, climate change, severe droughts, flash floods, accelerated urbanisation, marginalisation of farmers, phyto-sanitary challenges, inequity in technology diffusion, expensive bank collaterals, soaring oil prices and shift to biofuels.
The Coming Global Phosphate Crisis Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:55AMPhosphate is a mineral that is used in fertilizer to boost agricultural productivity. It is greatly responsible for the "green" revolution and the increased output of farms around the world. Unfortunately, the world will be coming to a point, if certain trends hold, where we will run out of phosphate. The mineral is widely used, but utterly unrecycled. Like fossil fuels, phosphate may come to a ...
Heavy rain feared to deepen N. Korea food shortages Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:29AMNorth Korea reported deaths and damage to farmland and homes from heavy rain, sparking concerns as the communist state is already struggling to overcome chronic food shortages that were deepened by floods last year.
Letter: Junk science Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:08AMOne reader recently reproached the Gazette for not reporting on “the poisonous results of fluoride being put in drinking water.” The only scientific or statistical evidence given is the “Fluoride Action Network.” That website is typical of the one-cause paranoia that prints all information that supports its cause. Others of that ilk were against smallpox vaccination and polio inoculation in the ...
Scientists track penguins in wild Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:55AMJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African scientists are fitting young penguins raised by humans with satellite transmitters so they can track them once released into the wild, hoping to gather information that might one day lead to new breeding colonies of the endangered birds.
Sasol Sells Two of Five Fertilizer Plants Under Deal, Business Day Reports Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:14AMSasol Ltd. (SOL) has sold two of the five fertilizer plants it agreed to dispose of as part of an antitrust settlement agreement, Business Day reported, citing Cobus Jansen, a brand manager at Sasol Infrachem.
Indonesian president urges for food stability and availability Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:13AMIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday urged for food stability and availability to anticipate impacts of extreme climate, the country' s largest news portal detikcom quoted an official as saying on Monday.
Mysore zoo on eco-friendly project Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:56AMMysore, Jul 16: The famous Mysore Zoo is to get an eco-friendly project, with plans on the anvil for setting up a Bio Gas Unit in association with Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission( JNNURM') Community Participation Programme.
Test your Harry Potter skills with an exhaustive wizarding trivia exam Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:47AMSo, you think you know Harry Potter, do you? You say you've seen all seven movies a dozen times each and were on the front lines to see the final movie installment? Well, if you haven't read — devoured, actually — the Harry Potter books, then you've got as much chance of passing our Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Trivia exam as Neville has of getting a passing grade in Potions.
Elections to Boost Taiwan's Stock Market: Analyst Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:45AMThere are six months to go before Taiwan heads to the polls for presidential and legislative elections, but one analyst says investors should already position themselves to benefit from the pre-election equity rally expected to take place during the second-half of 2011.
Meat Eater's Guide ranks foods by environmental, health effects Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:07PMLamb, beef and cheese generate the most greenhouse gases of 20 popular meat, fish, dairy and vegetable proteins, according to a new study from the Environmental Working Group. The Meat Eater's Guide, released by the Washington-based environmental research firm, used...
Plant professionals get to the root of saving gardens, landscaping from the heat Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:21PMWater needs to go to roots, experts say
Eastday-Use of chemicals 'threatens grain output' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:11PMBEIJING - The heavy use of agrochemicals has led to a severe deterioration of arable soil and poses a serious threat to domestic grain output. The situation has led to some leading ecologists calling on authorities to reduce the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
As ethanol's ravages grow, phony 'reform' emerges Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:11PMTimothy P. Carney Senior Political Columnist Follow Him @TPCarney Amid all the talk of budgets, tax laws, and debt last week, one telling nugget of government data went unnoticed: The Agriculture Department last week estimated that this year, for the first time ever, America will use more corn for ethanol than for any other purpose. Congressmen of both parties are putting on a show ...