Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide

Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths  that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are...

SpeedDate Hijacks Facebook Users With A Bait And Switch

"SpeedDate, the online dating site that throws singles in a series of rapid dating sessions, has hijacked over 500,000 users from at least three Facebook applications. Users are logging on to Facebook to find that the applications they’ve had installed for months have been...

Locked & Loaded - PCM Rejoins The Fray At Watkins Glen :: The EDJE

"Pacific Coast Motorsports' primary transporter parked alongside the Ventura County headquarters location getting filled with the tools for the rest of the 2008 ICS season. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE) 2008...

Monsanto Plans to Boost Food Supply

Is your nation facing skyrocketing food prices, widespread hunger, and an impending state of total chaos and panic? Fear not, citizens! Monsanto is here to alleviate your fears, by doubling your yield of proprietary...

Monsanto's Harvest of Fear

"Gary Rinehart clearly remembers the summer day in 2002 when the stranger walked in and issued his threat. Rinehart was behind the counter of the Square Deal, his “old-time country store,” as he calls it, on the...

Blue roses to be sold in Japan

Not sure when I'd be inclined to give a blue rose.  An amicable breakup, maybe?"TOKYO (AFP) - Think that red roses are predictable? In Japan, gift-givers soon will also have the option of blue roses. The...

At Least 25 Per Cent of iPhones are Unlocked

Although the iPhone isn't set up with a carrier in Canada yet, I've seen a couple unlocked iPhones around.Of course, that's nothing compared to the 1 million or so iphones that are operating on unauthorized...

Polish Teen Derails Tram After Hacking Train Network

I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, but hacking into the tram system and derailing the trains is probably not the smartest move."A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz...

Glow In Dark Pig genes passed on to piglets

"A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese...

The mouse that shook the world

"It can run for hours at 20 metres per minute without getting tired.It lives longer, has more sex, and eats more without gaining weight. Could the science that created this supermouse be applied to humans?Scientists...

Lab creates 'long-distance mouse'

"A genetically modified "supermouse" which can run twice as far as a normal rodent has been created by scientists working in the US. It also lives longer, and breeds later in life compared with its standard laboratory cousin. The research has been conducted at Case Western...

Is GM maize the answer to Mexico's tortilla shortages?

"In Mexico maize is becoming scarce and the price of tortillas, the staple food in Mexico, has risen dramatically. While the population is demonstrating on the streets, the national farmers’ association sees the cultivation of genetically modified maize as the ultimate...

Britney Spears Granted One-Night-A-Week Custody Of Her Sons

"Britney Spears, fighting to win back custody of her young children, has been granted one-night-a-week custody of her two children by Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon today. Britney made a suprise appearance in court for a 45 minute hearing after the judge declined...

Asylum 4 hide in Blair motor

"FOUR asylum seekers sneaked into Britain yesterday — on the back of a lorry carrying Tony Blair’s new official car. Police found the men hiding in the vehicle’s container after it was delivered to a cop garage in South London. When the sealed doors were opened, the...

Apple warning on unlocked iPhones

"Apple has warned that anyone attempting to unlock their iPhone to use with an unauthorised mobile network could find their phones irreparably damaged. The company said that modified mobiles would become "permanently...

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