JapanToday Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ日本のニュースを英語で読む [ Japan Today ] Nov 11, 2008  Opposition broke out among farmers about six years ago when Hirokazu Kiuchi, a representative of Wagoen, a farmers' marketing cooperative in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, proposed local production of frozen spinach. Read More ...

Austin area historian recalls the 'Pearl City' [ Austin Daily Herald ] Nov 13, 2008  Richard E. Hall could have been Austin's town crier of history. In medieval times, town criers were persons who were employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets. Read More ...

Co-op innovates to crack frozen-food mart [ The Japan Times ] Nov 13, 2008  When Hirokazu Kiuchi proposed six years ago that a farmers' marketing cooperative in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, start processing frozen spinach, he knew he was in for a fight. 'We'll just lose money,' one farmer groused. Read the full story Read More ...

Delano Roger 'Del' Anderson [ Portage Daily Register ] Nov 16, 2008  WISCONSIN DELLS - Delano Roger 'Del' Anderson, 75, of Wisconsin Dells, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 at his home in Anchorage, Alaska, after a four-month battle with cancer. Read More ...

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Ramps Up Cancer Research by Expanding Its Fleet of SOLiD Systems From Applied ... [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 17, 2008  FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a leading genome research institute, will use ultra-high throughput genomic analysis systems from Applied Biosystems Inc. to further conduct comprehensive analyses of the genetic changes that characterize cancer in humans. Read More ...

ZyGEM Corp. and VWR International, LLC Sign Agreement to Distribute Breakthrough DNA Extraction Technology [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 17, 2008  Exclusive Agreement for the Americas Will Ensure Scientists Can Easily Access ZyGEM's Growing Line of DNA Extraction Kits-- Read More ...

2008 China Comes to Vegas Conference Presenter Profiles [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 18, 2008  LAS VEGAS----The 2008 China Comes to Vegas Conference takes place November 19, 2008 - November 21, 2008 at the Wynn Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Listed below are the 2008 China Comes to Vegas Conference presenter profiles. Read More ...

Eduard Rhein Foundation Technology Award 2008 Bosch Engineers Honored For Invention And Promotion Of The CAN Data Bus [ The Auto Channel ] Nov 18, 2008  MUNICH/STUTTGART, GERMANY - November 18, 2008: The two former Bosch engineers, Dr. Siegfried Dais and Prof. Dr. Uwe Kiencke, have been presented the Eduard Rhein Foundation's Technology Award 2008. With this award, the panel of eminent judges paid tribute to the invention, international standardization and the widespread distribution of the controller area network in the automotive, ... Read More ...

High Growth Reported for the World Textiles Market Brief [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 18, 2008  NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Clothing and Textile industry is available in its catalogue. Read More ...

Call Here In a Pinch [ The Lakeland Ledger ] Nov 19, 2008  Toll-free hot lines and Web sites offer answers to cooking and food-safety questions for the holidays.FOR POULTRY AND MEAT PREP AND FOOD SAFETY: Read More ...

Let's give thanks ... for holiday cooking hotlines [ Orlando Sentinel ] Nov 19, 2008  Toll-free hot lines and Web sites offer answers to cooking and food-safety questions for the holidays. Read More ...

Culinary Students Visit Arden Farm [ East Aurora Advertiser ] Nov 20, 2008  With autumn leaves underfoot and apples ripe for the picking from nearby trees, culinary students from the Erie Community College City Campus toured Arden Farm. The farm, located on Billington Road in Elma, was given by Roycroft founder Elbert Hubbard to his wife Alice, and its crop harvested by Roycrofters during early years of the 20th century. Read More ...

FSSA changes planned [ Marion Chronicle-Tribune ] Nov 20, 2008  Changes in the way the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration administers benefits could greatly reduce workload at the Marion call center, state officials say, and could also simplify the application process for people seeking benefits. Read More ...

NISS-USDA Cross-Sector Initiative creates Research in Residence Program [ EurekAlert! ] Nov 20, 2008  < National Institute of Statistical Sciences > The National Institute of Statistical Sciences, a private, nonprofit organization focusing on statistical research, has established a Cross-Sector Research in Residence Program in partnership with the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the survey and estimation arm of the US Department of Agriculture. This new collaborative venture by NISS, ... Read More ...

STATES [ The Hindu ] Nov 20, 2008  TAMIL NADU: 250 MW surplus captive power may be available for third party sales Supply through TNEB's transmission infrastructure. Read More ...