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All cooped up: a guest cottage for chickens
Like underfunded pensions and red-light cameras, the chicken coop is a growing trend in urban America. Chickens are a great source for fresh eggs and garden fertilizer (their nitrogen-rich waste matter is perfect for a compost heap). An urban farmer...
Tags: Fertilizer
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High court to consider Jeffrey Cookson's request for DNA testing a second time
Bangor Daily News, MaineThe Maine Supreme Judicial Court this week will consider the appeals of three convicted murderers, including the man serving two consecutive life sentences for killing his former girlfriend and the toddler she was babysitting more than a decade ago in...Tags: Trials, Biotechnology Industry, Punishment, Prisons, Murder
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A taste for defensives sours prospects for European stocks
Reuters* Defensive stocks unusually leading Europe stock rally * Healthcare price/earnings ratios at five-year highs * Fund managers still favour defensives -BofA ML survey By Tricia Wright LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Defensive stocks such as healthcare...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings
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Fertilizer plan 'a monstrous challenge'
Grand Forks HeraldThe CEO of a group planning to build a $1.5 billion fertilizer manufacturing plant near Grand Forks said the venture is focusing on investment, engineering and its workforce in the early phases of the four-year project. "It's a monstrous challenge,"...Tags: Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Fertilizer, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Technology
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Soil sample expert testifies that soil found in area where Shaniya Davis was found matches soil found in Mario McNeill's car
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.An expert in forensic geology and forensic geochemistry analysis testified Monday that soil found in the area of Lee County, where the raped and murdered body of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis was found, matched soil embedded in the gas pedal of Mario McNeill's...Tags: Lawyers, FBI, Biotechnology Industry, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. tax dollars promote Monsanto's GMO crops overseas -report
Reuters* Report critical of State Dept for promoting biotech crops * Monsanto interests mentioned in cables By Carey Gillam May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for overseas lobbying that promotes controversial biotech crops developed by U....Tags: Consumers, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology
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Missouri lawmakers approve tougher abortion drug rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would require doctors to be present for the initial dose of an abortion-inducing drug. The House sent the bill to Gov. Jay Nixon on a vote of 115-39 Monday. It...Tags: Abortion, Jay Nixon, Social Issues, Pharmaceuticals
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DNA project surprises, enlightens West Chester students
The Philadelphia InquirerBefore he walked into an honors communications course at West Chester University, Grant Hubbard's ethnic identity was the stuff of skin color and oral history. He was the white guy with European roots whose family came to the United States shortly after...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Students, Teaching and Learning, Italy, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...
Tags: Medicaid, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Health Insurance, Yale University
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Light shed on shooting incident
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Details emerged Sunday about an incident in which a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted firstdegree murder with extreme indifference. Andrew Garcia, 30, was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly firing a handgun at a party in the 1400 block...Tags: Shootings, Police Arrests, Prosecution, Crimes, Firearms
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Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'
My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...
Tags: Epilepsy, Illinois General Assembly, Seizures, Insomnia, Politics
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Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: Family, American Academy of Pediatrics, Drugs and Medicines, Acetaminophen (drug), Diseases and Illnesses
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