The Worst Inventions of All TIME
The Worst Inventions of All TIME
From the zany to the dangerous to the just plain dumb, here is TIME’s list (in no particular order) of some of the world’s bright ideas that just didn’t work out
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The white money. Coca a bit more than just a drug
Inside of the Colombian jungle, the country people develop their life around to the coca. They cultivate it, they prepare the cocaine base and they use it as money on trade. The shopkeeper receives grams for corn grains or beer; the priest accepts alms in grams and the prostitutes change sex for drug. The anti-narcotics police fumigate over the region tons of herbicide but the surface sown with cocaine grows up while the legal farming dies burnt. The fumigations let, as well, thousands of country people displaced in all directions and new surfaces of coca into the jungle. This is the story about an economic system based in the gram of cocaine, tell it and sing it by its own main characters.
South American insects fight U.S. weeds
South American insects fight U.S. weeds
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they’re using a South American insect in an effort to control an invasive weed, water hyacinth, that’s common across the United States.
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Seeds: Despite soggy spring, there’s still plenty of interest in conserving water
Seeds: Despite soggy spring, there’s still plenty of interest in conserving water
All the late spring rain has prompted a common refrain: Enough about drought already. How can you think about saving water when your garden looks like a swamp? What happened to our dry heat?
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Gardener’s Almanac
Gardener’s Almanac
Mulch tomatoes — Some people may consider Memorial Day the kick-off to summer, but here’s a sign for gardeners: K-State has declared it warm enough to mulch tomatoes.
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$62.5 Million Available For Farmers Who Purchased POAST®
BASF Corporation Fraudulently Marked Same Herbicide as Two Different Products at Different Prices Farmers who purchased the BASF herbicide POAST® may now be eligible for cash benefits from a $62.5 million fund established from the judgment of a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that BASF Corporation fraudulently marketed the same herbicide as different products — POAST® and POAST Plus® — at different prices in order to obtain inflated prices from “minor crop” farmers. Minor crop farmers are growers of sugarbeets, sunflowers, potatoes, field beans, fruits and vegetables, and flowers. If the distribution plan is approved by the Court, it will provide for a fund to be distributed to those who submitted valid claims. How much they receive will depend on the number of gallons purchased and the total number of valid claims filed. More details about the $62.5 million fund and how to file a claim are available at www.POASTclassaction.com or by calling 1-800-678-9587. To obtain a payment, you must have purchased POAST® between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1996 and must file a valid claim form by May 16, 2007. Proof of purchase is required to file a claim. The final approval hearing will be held on June 5, 2007. Because of another lawsuit, this class action excludes North Dakota residents who purchased POAST® in North Dakota. Comments from Douglas J. Nill, Class Counsel for Farmers Produced for Farmers’ Common Fund
Largo Agrees to Spend $650,000 for Playground
Largo Agrees to Spend $650,000 for Playground
LARGO – Commissioner Curtis Holmes learned at the City Commission meeting Tuesday night that in the fight to save taxpayer money with an almost certain tax increase looming, you don’t always win the issue at hand.
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Vietnam Memorial Wall on display in Northbrook
Vietnam Memorial Wall on display in Northbrook
At dusk Thursday, bugle taps and three chest-thudding canon blasts echoed through tall oaks trees and sports fields at Northbrook’s Village Green park, beginning several Memorial Day events.
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Axial – Nail Gun.mov
Funny TV spot from Syngenta Crop Protection Canada, Inc. showing what happens if you choose to compromise when doing a job. This was aired to promote “Axial”, their new post-emergent herbicide for spring wheat and barley in Western Canada. Axial is a herbicide for growers who refuse to “compromise” when it comes to protecting their fields from grass weeds that could negatively affect crop growth. Funny way of making the point I think 
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Lawn Care Tips : How to Get Rid of Poison Oak & Poison Ivy
Get rid of poison oak and poison ivy by spraying the plants with Finale herbicide, allowing the spray to work for several days and then digging up the roots of the plants. Because it is a non-selective herbicide, be very careful when spraying Finale by considering advice from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawn care.
