Move over Honeycrisp, there's a new apple in the basket.
Cornell University has licensed a new industry group, New York State Apple Growers, to grow and market two new, patented apple varieties developed by Susan Brown at Cornell's Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva.
The varieties, under development for 14 years, are Cornell's 65th and 66th apple releases. One …
It is only by coincidence that when Lee Elia comes to Chicago thisweekend, it will be not only a homecoming for him, but also ananniversary. Elia, a former Cubs manager, now is a coach with theSeattle Mariners. And the Mariners will be playing the White Sox atComiskey Park.
At about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, probably just after the game, someoneshould bring out a cake with 18 candles on it. It will be 18 years tothe minute since the birth of Elia's legend. And when he sees thecake to honor his big moment, this is what he'll say:
"If they're the real Chicago (bleeping) fans, they can kiss my(bleeping bleep) right downtown. And print it. Print it!"
OK, that might have …
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government says Prime Minister George Papandreou is to meet the ruler of Qatar to sign an investment agreement.
A government statement says the meeting between the premier and Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani is expected to start early Saturday evening. Other Qatari officials also will be present.
The statement does not specify the nature of the agreement, but state TV NET said …
LONDON (AP) — Stock markets in Europe and the U.S. were helped Monday by a drop in oil prices as Libyan rebel forces made gains against the regime of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.
The rebels have taken control of two key port towns and indicated they would restart crude exports within weeks. That affects markets because Libya accounts for a little under 2 percent of the world's daily production.
The rebels' advance in recent days has come in the wake of international airstrikes against Gadhafi's military forces and has encouraged investor hopes that the regime may soon fall.
That prospect was reflected in the oil markets. A barrel of crude as traded in New York was …
A leading manufacturer of carpet and textile examines in-vessel composting of PLA feedstocks.
THERE has been a recent surge in development of commercial biobased plastics including PLA (polylactic acid), PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate), PHV (polyhydroxyvalerate), starch-based polymers, and soy based polymers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's establishment of the Federal Biobased Products Purchasing Program in January 2005 certainly added extra incentives to this new direction. The goal is to stop using petroleum and to start using agricultural products as raw materials for plastics manufacturing and the industry is responding positively.
One of the added values of these …
WASHINGTON - Spoiling for a veto fight, Congress cleared legislation Thursday easing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
The House vote to send the measure to President Bush was 247-176, 35 short of the level needed to override a second veto in as many years on the issue.
"For many, embryonic stem cell research is the most promising source of potential treatments and cures" for debilitating disease, said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., the bill's leading advocate.
"Unfortunately, because of the stubbornness of one man - President Bush - these people continue to suffer as they wait," she added.
The president was unpersuaded. …
As of Monday, May 18, 2009, at least 4,297 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,442 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, …
