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Blunt label: ‘Monsanto’s Man in Washington’
Sen. Roy Blunt reportedly shoved forward a provision, which was added to an unrelated bill, that compels the USDA to overlook federal court decisions blocking its approvals of fresh genetically modified crops.
Blunt said he worked with Monsanto to craft the provision, reports Mother Jones, which labels the Missouri senator as “Monsanto’s Man in Washington.”
Monsanto contributed $64,250 to Blunt’s campaign in two thousand twelve and $44,250 to his two thousand ten campaign.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Algeria president in France for tests after minor stroke
By Lamine Chikhi
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was transferred to France for medical tests on Saturday night after suffering a minor stroke , Algeria ‘s official news agency said.
Bouteflika , who has ruled over the North African oil and gas producer for more than a decade, had an “transient ischemic attack” or mini-stroke on Saturday but his condition was not serious, the APS agency said, quoting the prime minister.
The 76-year-old is part of an older generation of leaders who have predominated politics in a country that supplies a fifth of Europe’s gas imports and cooperates with the West in combating Islamist militancy.
He has uncommonly appeared in public in latest months, prompting speculation about his health.
“The president felt unwell and he has been hospitalised but his condition is not serious at all,” Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal was quoted as telling by APS.
The president was then moved to France, on the recommendation of his doctors.
Bouteflika and other members of Algeria’s elite have managed Algeria since it won independence from France in a 1954-62 war.
In the early 1990s, the military-backed politicians overturned an election which Islamists were poised to win and then fought a conflict with them in which about 200,000 people were killed.
They also witnessed off the challenge of Arab Spring protests two years ago, with Bouteflika’s government defusing unrest through pay rises and free loans for youthful people.
Bouteflika has served three terms as president of the OPEC member and is thought unlikely to seek a fourth at an election due in 2014.
U.S. diplomatic cables leaked in two thousand eleven said Bouteflika had been suffering from cancer but it was in remission.
More than seventy percent of Algerians are under 30. About twenty one percent of youthful people are unemployed, the International Monetary Fund says, and many are impatient with the gerontocracy ruling a country where jobs, wages and housing are urgent concerns.
A transient ischemic attack is a improvised blockage in a blood vessel to the brain. it typically lasts for less than five minutes and “usually causes no permanent injury to the brain”, the American Stroke Association said on its website.
The attacks should be seen as a warning as a third of people who practice them go on to have a total stroke within a year, the organisation added. (Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
three Effortless, Puny Herb Garden Ideas | Care2 Healthy Living
Building a puny herb garden is a good way to get embarked with gardening. Vertical herb gardens don?t take up much space, and they are fairly low-maintenance. If you embark early enough, you can embark your herb garden from seeds. Don?t worry if you get a later begin on your vertical herb garden. You can still transplant starter plants, which you can buy at a nursery. I recently spotted herb starter plants at my local farmer?s market for about $Trio/plant. That?s more than the cost of seeds, but reasonable for a few plants. Recall that petite containers need to be watered often. Since there is so little soil and water inwards the containers, the sun can quickly dry out the plants. Be sure to water your petite vertical herb garden daily. Ready to get began? Here are three ideas for vertical herb gardens that DIY-ers of any level can make.
Photo and project by Home Repair Tutor via Hometalk.com.
Mason jar vertical herb garden: Stain and finish a board. Climb on mason jars on the board vertically with hose pipe clips and wood screws. Pack jars with a layer of activated charcoal, then potting soil. Plant petite herb plants in the soil. With containers that do not drain, like Mason jars, you need the layer of activated charcoal to prevent the roots from rotting. Be careful not to overwater. If possible, drill slots in the bottoms of the jars. The author of the post that I link to here doesn?t mention the activated charcoal, but my practice with planting terrariums tells me that it is significant to water moderately and to put a layer of false drainage, like activated charcoal, underneath the soil. Photo by Home Repair Tutor, a Pittsburgh handyman.
Creative Cain Cabin via Hometalk.com.
Mini kitchen herb garden with bunting: The lovely Dawn from Creative Cain Cabin posted this project, which is an attractive kitchen herb garden in an enameled metal bath. To make an herb garden like hers, thickly plant herbs in a rectangular trough, place the trough on a petite plastic container in a large metal bathtub. That?s it! Make sure that your garden gets slew of sun. Rotate to expose all sides of the plants to equal amounts of sun.
Crafts a la Mode via Hometalk.com
Shoe bag vertical garden: An over-door shoe rack or magazine holder makes a flawless ?framework? for a vertical garden. Pack the pockets with potting soil, and tuck plants into the soil. This is a very space-efficient way to grow a garden, and the idea for using an over-door magazine holder comes from Two Succulent Sisters via Crafts a la Mode.
Whether you are remodeling your deck and want to create an herb garden on it, or if you are beginning a garden on your kitchen windowsill, you can use these three ideas for petite herb gardens to maximize your space while growing delicious herbs.
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