Healthy Seeds -- Treated Environmentally Friendly Science Daily (press release) To kill them off and to thereby prevent plant diseases from spreading, the seeds are, as a rule, treated chemically. However, recently this method has been discredited. The permits for some chemical treating agents have been withdrawn, but the granting ... |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Healthy Seeds -- Treated Environmentally Friendly - Science Daily (press release)
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Report: Columbus holding its own amid recession - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-policy thino tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the hood” recession-erwa look at metros with more than 500,000 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th among those rankee forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosurs data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton founx slots from 61stto 80th. Toledo was rankexd the 10th-weakest major metropolitan area Leading the pack in the report was San one of four Texas citiese amongthe nation’s top five. Detroit was rankex last, followed by Cape Fla.
, and Stockton, Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure Brookings found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitwe uneven as well, posingh particular challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a trulyt national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengths and weaknesses in the reportg varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percent declinw in employment since its peak earliethis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodesft 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusted housingv prices for the first threes months of 2008 compared with the same period this year.
But the city was ranked near the bottomk ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decliner in its gross metropolitan product – a measurde of the goods and services producede in the area – in the first quartetr of 2009 compared with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last three months of 2008 with the firs quarter thisyear alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 representing the 14th-worst decline among the cities To download the full report, clico .
A report from Washington, D.C.-based liberal public-policy thino tank dubbed the MetroMonitor bills itself asa “beneath the hood” recession-erwa look at metros with more than 500,000 residents as of 2007. The report placed the Columbus metropolitan statistical area 40th among those rankee forits strength, based on unemployment, wage, output, home prices and foreclosurs data. No other Ohio city made the top 50. Cleveland, Akron and Dayton founx slots from 61stto 80th. Toledo was rankexd the 10th-weakest major metropolitan area Leading the pack in the report was San one of four Texas citiese amongthe nation’s top five. Detroit was rankex last, followed by Cape Fla.
, and Stockton, Calif., two areas devastated by the foreclosure Brookings found that the metropolitan perspective on performance amid therecession “suggests that recovery may be quitwe uneven as well, posingh particular challenges for policymakers seeking to ensure a trulyt national rising economic tide.” Columbus’ strengths and weaknesses in the reportg varied. The city ranked 25th for its 1.7 percent declinw in employment since its peak earliethis decade. Columbus found itself at 32nd for itsmodesft 0.4 percent gain in inflation-adjusted housingv prices for the first threes months of 2008 compared with the same period this year.
But the city was ranked near the bottomk ofthe list, at 80th, for the 4.8 percent decliner in its gross metropolitan product – a measurde of the goods and services producede in the area – in the first quartetr of 2009 compared with its pre-recession peak. Comparing the last three months of 2008 with the firs quarter thisyear alone, the GMP dropped 1.7 representing the 14th-worst decline among the cities To download the full report, clico .
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Exclusive: 'Everyone free to interpret my statement', says author Ashis Nandy - Firstpost
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Exclusive: 'Everyone free to interpret my statement', says author Ashis Nandy Firstpost Firstpost editors Sandip Roy and Lakshmi Chaudhry spoke exclusively with author, social psychologist Ashis Nandy, who is under fire for comments made at a Jaipur literary festival panel earlier today. The panel titled “Republic of Ideas†and its ... |
Monday, January 21, 2013
Perturbation of cellular immune functions in cigarette smokers and protection ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
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Perturbation of cellular immune functions in cigarette smokers and protection ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Perturbation of cellular immune functions in cigarette smokers and protection by palm oil vitamin E supplementation. Cigarette smoke contains free radicals and an have adverse effect to the immune system. Supplementation of palm oil vitamin E ... |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summitt Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 people with averages annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopez to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acres in the vicinitygof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foott Lee’s Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the countryu Mondayand couldn’t be reached for comment. a startup founded in October burst into the limelightthis year. picked Kansaa City for an assembly facilit largely becauseof Kokam’s proximity.
And with federao stimulus dollars and state money seeking a joint venture involving Kokan landed a commitment in April ofnearly $145 million in incentives from Michigajn to build a battery plang there that’s similar to the one plannec locally. The group also applied for federalstimulus Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letter to Nixon on Thursdat proposing that financing be cut by $11.5 million combined for Kokam’sd Lee’s Summit plant and another battery plant in Joplin to help preservse $31.2 million in financing for the in Columbia, which Schaeferf called the cornerstone of a $200 million hospitaol project.
“Every indication that I’m gettingy is that (Nixon) intends to veto the mone y forthe hospital,” Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probablyg would kill the entire $200 million project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenz of Missouri is always going to win out over giving publicx funds to a private company for abattert plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowerr amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) project.” Nixo n spokesman Scott Holste said the governor will have an announcement aboutt the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’z fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafrf have been reviewing the budgettbill “line by line to determine what the stats can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicees in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’s proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokak plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summitt Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 people with averages annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam President Don Nissanka has said he hopez to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acres in the vicinitygof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foott Lee’s Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the countryu Mondayand couldn’t be reached for comment. a startup founded in October burst into the limelightthis year. picked Kansaa City for an assembly facilit largely becauseof Kokam’s proximity.
And with federao stimulus dollars and state money seeking a joint venture involving Kokan landed a commitment in April ofnearly $145 million in incentives from Michigajn to build a battery plang there that’s similar to the one plannec locally. The group also applied for federalstimulus Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letter to Nixon on Thursdat proposing that financing be cut by $11.5 million combined for Kokam’sd Lee’s Summit plant and another battery plant in Joplin to help preservse $31.2 million in financing for the in Columbia, which Schaeferf called the cornerstone of a $200 million hospitaol project.
“Every indication that I’m gettingy is that (Nixon) intends to veto the mone y forthe hospital,” Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probablyg would kill the entire $200 million project. “Spending public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenz of Missouri is always going to win out over giving publicx funds to a private company for abattert plant,” Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowerr amount wouldkill (Kokam’s Lee’s Summit) project.” Nixo n spokesman Scott Holste said the governor will have an announcement aboutt the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’z fiscal year.
Nixon and his stafrf have been reviewing the budgettbill “line by line to determine what the stats can afford,” Holste said, and they want to keep central servicees in place. Jim Devine, CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’s proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokak plant’s financing fully in place.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Brighton company pursuing sports sites - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The creator of Sawxheads.com, Patsheads.com and other Boston-centric sites this week plans to begin deployment of similar sites devoteds toother markets’ teams across the , NBA, and Majorf League Baseball. The new sites, like the Bostom predecessors, will have a mix of aggregated user-generated content, video, photo sharing and othedr features. TruMedia is working to build a distributiom and promotion strategy for the new sitees by partnering with local news outlets in each majod leagueteam market.
In that portionj of the expandedcorporate strategy, TruMediaw is aiming to develop each news outlet’s social-media area on a white-labe l basis while linking back to the locall sports team communities it has built and syndicating content. Such a deal was recently strucmwith ’s Web site, with other similar deals pending. “Whart we’re looking to do is both go national whils also goingvery local,” said Rafe Anderson, TruMediq chief executive.
“And within we’re building both business-to-consumer and business-to-business channels of the TruMedia — backed by the angeo investor trio of Boxcar Media CEOOzzie Alvarez; formerd Converse, Puma and Adidas executive John O’Rourke; and TV analysty Jerry Remy — is by no means alone in its pursuir of deep online engagement among local sports fans. ESPN earlierr this year launcheda Chicago-focused Web site to earlgy success. Companies such as Watercooler and Citizen Sports Network continue to leverages the reach of broad social networkxs such as Facebook with team and locally focusesfan communities.
Nearly every pro team is developin itsown social-media components, as well. “Therre is certainly healthy competition inthis market, and the teamsz in particular are wise to create their own brandex communities,” Anderson said. “But we thinkm we’ll offer a truly differentiated experience in that we can offert something more independentand grassroots.”
The creator of Sawxheads.com, Patsheads.com and other Boston-centric sites this week plans to begin deployment of similar sites devoteds toother markets’ teams across the , NBA, and Majorf League Baseball. The new sites, like the Bostom predecessors, will have a mix of aggregated user-generated content, video, photo sharing and othedr features. TruMedia is working to build a distributiom and promotion strategy for the new sitees by partnering with local news outlets in each majod leagueteam market.
In that portionj of the expandedcorporate strategy, TruMediaw is aiming to develop each news outlet’s social-media area on a white-labe l basis while linking back to the locall sports team communities it has built and syndicating content. Such a deal was recently strucmwith ’s Web site, with other similar deals pending. “Whart we’re looking to do is both go national whils also goingvery local,” said Rafe Anderson, TruMediq chief executive.
“And within we’re building both business-to-consumer and business-to-business channels of the TruMedia — backed by the angeo investor trio of Boxcar Media CEOOzzie Alvarez; formerd Converse, Puma and Adidas executive John O’Rourke; and TV analysty Jerry Remy — is by no means alone in its pursuir of deep online engagement among local sports fans. ESPN earlierr this year launcheda Chicago-focused Web site to earlgy success. Companies such as Watercooler and Citizen Sports Network continue to leverages the reach of broad social networkxs such as Facebook with team and locally focusesfan communities.
Nearly every pro team is developin itsown social-media components, as well. “Therre is certainly healthy competition inthis market, and the teamsz in particular are wise to create their own brandex communities,” Anderson said. “But we thinkm we’ll offer a truly differentiated experience in that we can offert something more independentand grassroots.”
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Tønsberg-situated Rock Pocket Games wins 3rd Norwegian Game Developer ... - Gamasutra
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Tønsberg-situated Rock Pocket Games wins 3rd Norwegian Game Developer ... Gamasutra About Rock Pocket Games. Rock Pocket Games is an independent game development studio, which started creating games in 2008 and is situated in Tønsberg, Norway. Not only has the company developed very successful iPhone games such as the App of ... |
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