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One more reason wheat acreage is slipping... The crop circle twerps in Britain are at least improving their artistic skills. [More here - re...

This is where we are headed... Genetic modification has developed enough lab tools to blow open the field of experimentation. At the same ...

What do we know and when did we know it?... I have often used Wikipedia as an explanatory link for words or information that readers may w...

Words from a leader... This speech by Prime Minister Tony Blair is the most cogent and concise appraisal of current foreign policy strategi...

Fermenting rebellion... Now that America is slowly waking up to fact that light beer is neither one , all kinds of weirdness is breaking out...

I guess this is what they mean by "inner beauty"... If you have ever watched the medical "dramedy" House , you will rec...

County fairs and healthy eating... Note the " chicken sandwich on a Krispy Kreme donut " (Viewing this photo can raise your choles...

OK - I asked for this... More photos of big equipment, men and bad judgment (Thanks, Travis)

I t looks like our most important crop has a problem... We are raising a nation of wimps , according to researchers. I have to be careful he...

Round-up Ready and it doesn't melt in your hands. .. The world's supply of chocolate is threatened. With demand fueled by a large...

Icon not take anymore... More great signage from around the world . Some of my favorites: Kidnap Victim Release Handle Perhaps a small elev...

Battling terror in Indiana is not easy... Lucky for us our Department of Homeland Security is there to help by ensuring emergency warning si...

All Doha, All the time.. To full appreciate the impact of the Doha failure and the perspective of the rest of the world, consider these repo...

Exactly the answer foodies don't want... Part of the thrill of being a foodie today is the chance to disdain technology (while blogging...

I can't wait for the home version... I know it looks useless now, but scientists have finally cracked the age-old problem of writing o...

Doing the math - Chapter 23... As corn farmers drool expectantly over the any-minute-now windfalls from the huge new biofuels market, we may...

Who's on first?... Have trouble telling Hamas from Hezbollah ? For that matter do you really know what the West Bank is banking on? The...

Anybody seen the bulldozer?... For larger picture (really need to do this) click here . More astonishing safety stupidity here . [via Metaf...

It's not just the Doha Round that failed... I think the WTO itself is in serious trouble . The ability of farm interests in the EU and ...

Time to go long on leather... The introduction of Bt cotton negated the need for an ocean of pesticides - for a while it seems. Chinese far...