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4 February, 2012 - 19:34

Nibbles: Ancient animal DNA, Augustine Henry

Big grant for TC Dublin to create DNA matrix of ancient livestock, will identify parchments too. Kew unites Augustine Henry's letters with the objects and specimens he collected; ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:51

Tanzania Water Project – MSABI – Safe Water for Better Health Ifakara 2012-02-04 18:42:00

My name is Bruno Sanga I am working to one 0f MSABI projectknown as pottery. I m a core subproject manager, the project is going on well.We are producing the filter pots with the mixture of clay ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:41

Why does Arnold Bread have forty different kinds of bread?

100% whole wheat, 12 Grain, 7 Grain, German Dark Wheat, Health Nut, Healthy Multi-grain, Honey Whole Wheat, Oatnut, Country Oat Bran, Country Wheat, Country White, Country Whole Grain White, ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:32

shameless self-promotion

I've got a couple of public speaking events coming up: New York City - Thursday, February 23 at 6:15pm at Bard College's Globalization and International Affairs Center in Midtown. The topic is ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:32

Rescuing the Economy: Austerity vs Stimulus vs Plan C

Last evening I went to see Nicole Foss (Stoneleigh at The Automatic Earth) talk about preparing for economic collapse (which she believes, as I do, will precede and help precipitate energy and ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:21

Another bush hunting orphan arrives at Tacugama

We received an urgent call last week from Addax Bioenergy to say that a young, injured chimpanzee had been seen at a village close to their operations and that they were enlisting the help of the ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:21

Bear Necessity - A Walk on the Wild Side with Wong Siew Te

Original posted at http://www.ecoknights.org.my/component/content/article/28/1317-bear-necessity-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-with-dr-wong-siew-te.html Wong’s notes: Thank you Ecoknights’ founder ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 18:10

Border Security: Congressman Cuellar of Texas to host meeting between Defense Department and local politicians and law enforcement

MexicoBlog is on Congressman Cuellar's email list. We received this announcement of his setting up a meeting between the Deparment of Defense and local political leaders and police forces as part ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 17:42

State of the X: Stats on TEDx and TEDxTalks in January

The new feature "State of the X," on the TEDx Tumblr, runs the numbers on TEDx and the great video coming from these worldwide independently produced events. To start — how many TEDx events ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 17:33

Kidnap and Theft Charges

Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) Leaders Williams and Mahlangu appeared before Magistrate Sengweni on 3rd February 2012 for continueation of Trial. The Defense team now including Advocate Perpetua ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 17:31

Is microcredit insane?

First off, a lot of microcredit programs operate under the assumption that there are large populations of entrepreneurs in countries with long histories of poverty who just need a tiny push in ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 17:22

India police arrest dozens of villagers for protesting against new toxic dump

A total of 47 indigenous people were arrested and another 5 needed hospital treatment after hundreds of Indian police and Vedanta security guards confronted a peaceful demonstration two weeks ago ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 17:13

Operation Broken Silence Benefit Show

Hosted by Fat Sandwich Records Event Details: Date: February 10th, 2012 Time: 8:00PM Location: Hi-tone Cafe, 1913 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 Featuring: Royal T, Preauxx, Cove, Adaje, Deal ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:52

Ugandan billboard of the day

The UN has declared that internet access is a human right. So we're [MTN] giving you that access for free. via Brian Swartz (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:41

Immigration Crackdown: Arizona Immigration Law's Supreme Court Oral Argument Set For April

Huffington Post: 'The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments over Arizona's controversial immigration law on April 25, the Court's final day of hearings for the term.' ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:32

Sex And The Super Bowl: Indianapolis Puts Spotlight On Teen Sex Trafficking

From Forbes: "...Super Bowl weekend is considered to be the largest sex trafficking event in the United States each year, a number estimated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:30

Uzbek Editor’s Prison Sentence Extended in Continuing Pattern of Repression

Muhammad Bekjanov in prison hospital in Tashkent, 2003. Photo: Galima Bukharbaeva, IWPR On January 24, just days before the scheduled release of Uzbek editor Muhammad Bekjanov, a district court ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:24

Iran: Leader's website blocked in Saudi Arabia

Iranian sources say [fa] that Saudi Arabia has blocked Iran Leader's site Khamenei.ir. This sources says this website is blocked because of Ayatollah Khamanei's remarks on "Islamic Arab Spring". ... (More)

4 February, 2012 - 16:22

Immigration Politics: Arizona candidate says English challenge an abuse of power

Reuters: 'An Arizona city council candidate struck from the ballot over her limited English skills concedes she isn't fluent in the language but called the legal challenge an abuse of power that ... (More)