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Business as Usual In a time of fiscal crisis, the earmark-friendly Congress maintains its spendthr - (USA)
Business as Usual By: Tait Trussell Monday, August 10, 2009 In a time of fiscal crisis, the earmark-friendly Congress maintains its spendthrift ways. Even before Congress departed for its August vacation, legislators were giving themselves the royal treatment. According to Roll Call , the House Appropriations Committee recently tagged $132 million for two elite Gulfstream jets on to the 2010 defense appropriations bill. The jets are specifically meant ferry a
http://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/business-as-usual-in-a-time-of-fiscal-crisis-the-earmark-friendly-congress-maintains-its-spendthrift-ways/
Arthur Galston | Economist.com - (USA)
Arthur Galston, botanist, died on June 15th, aged 88
http://www.economist.com/obituary/displayStory.cfm?STORY_ID=11613789
The World According to Monsanto | WIDE EYE CINEMA - Free Truth Videos - (USA)
Documenting the Truth Since 1984.
http://wideeyecinema.com/?p=105
What’s In Your Turkey? - (USA)
I was reading an article on how obesity is an epidemic amongst children and teens worldwide because they are unaware of the effects of poor diet. Whether it’s in North America or in Europe, most experts believe that the misconception of what we eat will not affect our future health is the reason why our children “can’t see beyond the burger box”. The Herald has recently reported that “most children in Scotland appear oblivious to the impact obesity could have on their lives, with 57% predict
http://www.thedivanetwork.com/2008/11/whats-in-your-turkey.html
Welcome to FIELDSTAR - (USA)
http://www.fieldstar.com/Agco/FieldStar/FieldStarUK/
Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology - (USA)
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
DrumBeat: November 28, 2008 - (USA)
David Strahan: Whatever happened to the hydrogen economy? WHATEVER happened to the hydrogen economy? At the turn of the century it was the next big thing, promising a future of infinite clean energy and deliverance from climate change. Generate enough hydrogen, so the claim went, and we could use it to transform the entire energy infrastructure - it could supply power for cars, planes and boats, buildings and even portable gadgets, all without the need for dirty fossil fuels. Enthusiasts confi
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4813
Floatin' Powa News Service: Brave Gnu, Whirled. - (USA)
CLICK ME ~ WHILE YOU STILL CAN Lebanese army on alert after reported IDF build-up along border Tension mounted Monday in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces reportedly advanced to the area of the Shaba farms, forcing the Lebanese army on alert, a Lebanese army source said. The source said three armored Israeli vehicles, accompanied by a civilian car, advanced towards Shaba Farms, located at the junction of south-east Lebanon, south-west Syria and northern Israel. Jumblat: I Alone A
http://babbazeesbrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/floatin-powa-news-service-brave-gnu.html
Skyfarming - Turning Skyscrapers Into Crop Farms -- New York Magazine - (USA)
A Columbia professor believes that converting skyscrapers into crop farms could help reduce global warming and make New York cleaner. It?s a vision straight out of Futurama?but here?s how it might work.
http://nymag.com/news/features/30020/
Intel Education: Designing Effective Projects: Composting: Why Bother? - (USA)
http://educate.intel.com/en/ProjectDesign/UnitPlanIndex/CompostingWhyBother/
Urban growers go high-tech to feed city dwellers - (USA)
Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse. The program run by the California State Polytechnic University agriculture professor is part of a growing effort to use hydroponics — a method of cultivating plants in water instead of soil — to bring farming into cities, where consumers are concentrated. Because hydroponic farming requires less water and less land than traditional
http://hydroponicsdictionary.com/urban-growers-go-high-tech-to-feed-city-dwellers/
Template:Science in India - (USA)
Part of a series on Science and technology in India Agriculture | Antarctic Program | Architecture | Astronomy | Automobile industry | Cartography | Coinage | Communications | Education | History of measurement systems | History of metallurgy | History of science and technology | Information Technology | Inventions | ISRO | Logic | Maritime history | Mathematics | Media | Military history | Mining | National calendar | Nuclear power | Railways | Space program Retrieved from “http://en.wikipe
http://www.racindia.com/2237
15 companies hiring in August - (USA)
Despite promising indicators that the economy is improving — economists predicting the recession will end in the third quarter of this year and fewer jobs lost in July — there are still about six job seekers for every available job . (That’s job seekers, not applicants. Please click the link for clarification. If you want to learn even more about today’s employment outlook, scroll to the bottom of the list for video of CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson on CNBC . Back by popular demand is
http://www.theworkbuzz.com/jobs/15-companies-hiring-in-august/
Temporary Recession or the End of Growth? - (USA)
This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg. Richard is a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and author of five books on resource depletion and societal responses to the energy problem. He can be found on the web at www.richardheinberg.com and www.postcarbon.org. Everyone agrees: our economy is sick. The inescapable symptoms include declines in consumer spending and consumer confidence, together with a contraction of international trade and available credit. Add a collapse in real est
http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/temporary-recession-or-the-end-of-growth
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 27, 2008 - (USA)
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Seventy members of the Hillsdale FFA received their Greenhand and Chapter degrees Nov. 5. The guest speaker was Krystin Bachman, Ohio’s State FFA vice president. The ceremony consisted of the recognition of all members who attained the requirements necessary to receive the Greenhand and Chapter degrees. During the ceremony, the members received pins and a certificate stating they had met all the requirements needed to acquire their degree. The Chapter Degree is earned
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/ffa-and-4h-news/a-roundup-of-ffa-news-for-the-week-of-nov-27-2008/
CHEMICAL & LABORATORY INSTRUMENT: We are an agent & distributor Labomed, JEOL, TELEDYNE, CEM, YS - (USA)
CHEMICAL & LABORATORY INSTRUMENT: Kami adalah agent dan distributor untuk Labomed, JEOL, TELEDYNE, CEM, YSI, OXFORD, Struers Taylor Hobson, SHIMADZU, Jenco, WILSON WOLPERT, MICROTECNIKA, HUNGTA, METKON, LLOYD, Difco, VWR Scientific, HACH, TRANS, GAST, TPS, Techno Coat, OXFORD, MEIJI TECHNO, JENCONS,TAIWAN NAKAZAWA,TESCAN, FUTURE TECH, Testometric, CST / Berger, M Braun, LECO, De Felsco, WHATMAN, APPLIED BIOSISTEMS, GENSET OLIGOS, OWL, AMRESCO, VILBER LOURMAT, DELTA INSTRUMENT, CYBELES,
http://www.iklanmax.com/2008/elektronik/chemical-laboratory-instrument-we-are-an-agent-distributor-labomed-jeol-teledyne-cem-ysi-oxford-struers-taylor-hobson-shimadzu-jenco-wilson-wolpert-microtecnika-hun.html
Chinese Statistical Reporting. Form Letters Run Amok - (USA)
For anyone looking for statistics in China, a trip to the local library can be a fruitful adventure where volumes of the National Bureau of Statistics guides sit. I myself was introduced to these guides 5 years ago when researching 20 2nd tier cities. Day after day I was pouring through the tomes (some in English, others in Chinese) and extracted data points that would go into the model. It was an eye numbing experience to say the least, but an eye opener in the sense of I began to see just h
http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/11/29/chinese-statistical-reporting-form-letters-run-amok/
Can This Fruit Be Saved? | Popular Science - (USA)
The banana as we know it is on a crash course toward extinction. For scientists, the battle to resuscitate the world’s favorite fruit has begun—a race against time that just may be too late to win Credit: Dan KoeppelPosted
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-06/can-fruit-be-saved
Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! - (USA)
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1048
Digest - Blogs & Opinion: Turkeys past & harvests, farm fire, the economy vs. ag - (USA)
Super-sighs, me: A fascinating look at how our Thanksgiving meal has been amped up by science in a number of ways over the centuries, from Tom the turkey to the sweetness of the corn. (Wired blog, thanks Naomi!) Show it like it is: Blogger Bunrab provides a step-by-step photo montage of what goes into processing heritage turkeys (Daily Feed), while over on Chews Wise, guest poster Lisa Hamilton elevates turkeys to the level of fine art with her beautiful photos of a Petaluma, CA group of Slow
http://www.ethicurean.com/2008/11/27/digest-blogs-21/
SILK Route to Success - (USA)
Guwahati, Nov 29 : The North Eastern Space Application Centre (NE-SAC) is embarking on a programme named Sericulture, Information, Linkage and Knowledge (SILK) for a multi-faceted lift to the sericulture sector in the region. The director of the North Eastern Space Application Centre, P.P. Nageshwara Rao, said SILK was an information system, aided by satellite imagery, and to help determine the areas in the region, which are more conducive to silk cultivation. “Different space technologie
http://www.sinlung.com/?p=7142
Nowtopia: A new politics of work - (USA)
Nowtopia is a book about a new politics of work. It profiles tinkerers, inventors, and improvisational spirits who bring an artistic approach to important tasks that are ignored or undervalued by market society. Rooted in practices that have been emerging over the past few decades, Nowtopia’s exploration of work locates an important thread of self-emancipatory class politics beyond the traditional arena of wage-labor.
http://www.processedworld.com/carlsson/nowtopia_web/
Career Prospects for the Realistic Personality Type - (USA)
If one of your top 2 or 3 Holland personality types is Realistic, then you might be a little depressed by some of the job growth trends over the last 20 years. Many typically “Realistic” industries and occupations have suffered big losses: manufacturing and production of all kinds, farming and fishing, and even construction in the recent recession. The automotive industries and their suppliers have particularly been hard hit. But there are many other Realistic careers with positive job outlo
http://bizzywomen.com/2009/career-prospects-for-the-realistic-personality-type/
Why does Impact Factor persist most strongly in smaller countries - (USA)
The other night, at the meeting of the Science Communicators of North Carolina, the highlight of the event was a Skype conversation with Chris Brodie who is currently in Norway on a Fulbright, trying to help the scientists and science journalists there become more effective in communicating Norwegian science to their constituents and internationally. Some of the things Chris said were surprising, others not as much. In my mind, I was comparing what he said to what I learned back in April when
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2008/11/why_does_impact_factor_persist.php
Death of mycology - a career opportunity? - (USA)
Posted by ajcann on November 29, 2008 BBC News reports that Britain is running out of mycologists. There were 32 in the 1990s, but just eight now. Scientists say we should be worried as, without a British research base, other countries could stand to make lucrative fungi-based discoveries in everything from medicine to engineering. 10 things fungi have done for us Related: Ancient fungus farmers Drug-resistant fungi Metal-fungus hybrids make powerful catalysts MicrobiologyBytes: Mycology Possi
http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/death-of-mycology-a-career-opportunity/
Who killed the honeybees? | Salon News - (USA)
A round table of experts answer all our pressing questions about the sudden death of the nation's bees. What they have to say has a bigger sting than we ever expected.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/29/missing_bees/
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