25. Event: Great American turkeys
Department of Agriculture warning about fatal food-dwelling bacteria. And before you eat, don't forget to bow your head for the traditional prayer of thanks (''We thank Thee for this bountiful meal and ask Thine forgiveness for the fact that we hath ordered pizza'') I am frankly wondering if stuffing should be regulated, like assault rifles, to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. SQUANTO: I'm going to show you how to plant maize and beans using alewives, shad or menhaden as...
Source • 11/18/2007 •
26. Event: Agrium Reports Solid Third Quarter, Expects Record Year
Chemical margins improved from 23 percent in the third quarter of 2006 to 31 percent this quarter primarily due to the realization of Royster-Clark chemical rebate synergies. The significant increase was largely a result of improved fertilizer margins, synergies achieved through the integration of the former Royster-Clark operations, and growth in our South American retail operations. Our chemical business was aided by the stronger application of preventative fungicide treatments and...
Source • 11/1/2007 •
27. Event: 2ND UPDATE: Costly Crude Fuels Price Hikes On Goods You Use Every Day
Converted into chemicals, the oil and gas become petrochemicals that are used to develop plastic, polyester, rubbers, detergent, and chemical fertilizers and other pesticides. The rocketing price of crude oil is not only sharply hiking the costs of fueling the car and heating the home, but is bidding up prices on the raw materials that go into goods from produce to perfume. At the same time, the push to develop ethanol as an alternative fuel through corn and similar products is inflating...
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28. Event: Hyperion Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Phase 1 ...
It is a prodrug of BUPHENYL(R) (a currently FDA-approved adjunctive therapy in the chronic management of patients with urea cycle disorders involving deficiencies of carbamylphosphate synthetase (CPS), ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC), or argininosuccinic acid synthetase (AS)), and a pre-prodrug of phenylacetate (PAA) It is a prodrug of BUPHENYL(R) (a currently FDA-approved adjunctive therapy in the chronic management of patients with urea cycle disorders involving deficiencies of...
Source • 11/2/2007 •
29. Event: Costly crude fuels price hikes on goods you use every day
Converted into chemicals, the oil and gas become petrochemicals that are used to develop plastic, polyester, rubbers, detergent, and chemical fertilizers and other pesticides. The rocketing price of crude oil is not only sharply hiking the costs of fueling the car and heating the home, but is bidding up prices on the raw materials that go into goods from produce to perfume. At the same time, the push to develop ethanol as an alternative fuel through corn and similar products is inflating...
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30. Event: Tiny treasures: Bonsai enthusiasts view small trees as art form
Bonsai most likely first evolved in China about 2,200 years ago, then was adopted about 1,000 years later by the Japanese, who added structure and rules to the art. Heinen shapes his trees to resemble memories of favorite trees or even interesting trees he spots around town. The museum is dedicated to the education, study, and of course display of bonsai and related art forms. He often departs from the traditional to create bonsai that denote the American landscape. Tiny treasures: Bonsai...
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