Funding a brighter future through micro-grants

Micro-grant programs are helping schools and businesses get back on their feet Iraq. "Because of the micro-grant program, this school, along with local businesses, now has proper facilities to help improve...

Martian soil 'good enough for asparagus'

It's a long way to walk to Mars for a bunch of asparagus tips especially when with better land management we could grow all our food needs here on Earth probably forever." Bad for strawberries, great for asparagus...

There goes the neighbourhood: mosquitoes thrive on US credit slump

This is one of those stories that no one thinks about until it may be too late. It's no secret that thousands of homes are being abandoned in the US due to the property crash, but I never thought that people not...

AUSTRALIA: Abolish selected taxes and watch the territory thrive

This letter to the Canberra Times is from Dr. Terence Dwyer, visiting fellow, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University. Dr Dwyer is one of the people who 'did the math' to show that un-collected Resource Rent is nearly double the current...

Marigolds on the moon a possibility, scientists say

One small step for shrubkind..."Scientists with the European Space Agency (Esa) say the day when flowers bloom on the Moon has come closer.An Esa-linked team has shown that marigolds can grow in crushed rock very...

Extremophilia: Antarctic Hunt for Strange Life

"A team of scientists has just left the country to explore a very strange lake in Antarctica; it is filled with, essentially, extra-strength laundry detergent. ...

EA Announces The Sims Castaway Stories In Stores Now

"Help Your Sim Survive and Thrive on a Tropical Island in this Casual Laptop Game Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that The Sims™ Castaway Stories for the PC is on store shelves across Europe. Featuring engaging characters and accessible storylines, The...

Where content is going on the web if you are interested in monetizing

I remember hearing Tom Curley of Associated Press at the Online News Association meeting in 2004 tell the audience that each story and photo, each bit of AP content would be treated as representative of AP because any of it might come up in a search. He said that people...

It's Superbaby! Infant with Super Strength Alive and Flexing!

You wouldn't want to mess with this kid. This 19 month old could show you a thing or two in the gymnastics ring, or on the football field. His massive strength is technically an abnormality, but what an ailment...

Poisonous Spiders Attack Britain

They're not giant spiders, though, so that's some silver lining. "A Natural History Museum expert has warned that global warming is giving invasive poisonous spiders the chance to thrive in Britain. The false widow spider, Steatoda nobilis, was first recorded in the UK in...

Commercial Real Estate Market Continues to Thrive - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"The outlook for the commercial real estate market continues to look good for 2007, according to several different organizations, which have looked at the data and surveyed developers and brokers.  A forward looking index for the commercial real estate market, the...

If you support keeping drugs illegal...

"You support robberies and assaults on innocent people. The high prices of drugs caused by prohibition force many drug addicts to turn to robbery in order to pay for their drugs. Legalization would drop drug...

Holiday Office Party Do's and Don'ts

"Going to the company office holiday party this year? You can take advantage of the office party to have some fun and advance your career or misbehave and cripple your career. Here are some basic rules to survive and thrive at any company-sponsored party. * Do remember...

How to... avoid the traps women set

"Women aren't content just to be happy. Their brains are wired differently than ours - they crave conflict, drama and instability. They like to start fights over nothing. Because they need and want to be constantly reassured, they thrive on insecurity. They are illogical and...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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