Did Hospital Kill Teen For His Organs?

" An Ohio couple whose teenage son was injured in a snowboarding accident has filed a lawsuit, claiming his doctors harvested his organs before he was declared dead. Eighteen-year-old Gregory Jacobs, of...

Easy Armchair Gardening, Dreaming of Summer

With snow covering most of Canada and the land sleeping beneath a white coat, you might think that no gardening can be done.  Not so.  Now is the time to plan what wonderful crops you'll plant and...

Is India reaping a harvest of hatred sown by Indians? We have seen it all bef...

"India is the largest democracy in the world. They’ve got several hundred languages, they’ve got every major world religion in residence and originated four of them; they are multi-cultural and multi-ethnic, with a male Prime Minister of the minority Sikh religion and a...

Pick of the Crop

A Platteville, Colorado farm couple say they got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick free vegetables left over after the harvest."Forty thousand people showed up. Joe and...

Artificial Trees Capture Solar and Wind Energy

"A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun and the wind. The key to the company’s claim is its...

Artificial trees capture solar and wind energy

" "A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun, wind and rain. The key to the company’s claim is its Nanoleaf— a supposed energy-capturing powerhouse....

Wet British summer causes shortage in sloe berries

Looking to make some sloe gin this year? Well you may be out of luck as sloe berries are getting really hard to find.The wet British summer has damaged the crop extensively, so making the popular alcoholic drink...

UN agency appeals for $140 million to feed Zimbabweans in crisis

" 9 October 2008 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for $140 million to feed some 4 million Zimbabweans over the next six months, warning that without more funds, the agency will...

New pest control: mites sniff “death,” go into debilitating hibernation

Spider mites have been found to go into hibernating sleep upon sniffing a predator attack on another mite nearby. "Martijn Egas and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands noticed that when...

Idaho Harvest 2008

Wilder, Idaho--Idaho farmers in the Pacific Northwest are in the thick of the 2008 Harvest. Yields across the board in Southern Idaho are expected to be as good if not better than last year thanks to plentiful...

India to apply solar space power 2020-30 for rural lighting

" Yet Mehta has another solution for India's chronic electricity shortage -- one that does not involve power plants on the ground but instead massive sun-gathering satellites in geosynchronous orbits 22,000...

Small, rural farms given boost as EU cuts subsidies for large landowners

Rising food prices and shortages of dairy produce and cereals are causing the EU to adjust its farming policies in favor of more food production and more subsidies for smaller greener farmers..."Brussels took...

Kitsilano BC: Coffee Beans Picked By Monkeys On Sale

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know there is a reason why I have a penchant for Columbian Coffee, perhaps it's taste, perhaps that Juan Valdez and his Loyal donkey lovingly hand pick the South...

Gourmet coffee, straight from the monkey's mouth

You may have heard of gourmet cat poo coffee, but now monkeys are making waves in the java world by spitting out coffee beans for all to enjoy."VANCOUVER — When it comes to coffee, monkeys know best. Unlike...

Mugabe Fails in Recount in Zimbabwe

Mugabe, certainly is not in his Happy Place, now that a recount has confirmed he clearly does not have a majority. Whether Mugabe will abide by this recount is anyones guess."No majority for Mugabe party in...

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