Posts by Rick Taylor
Potato growers around the country are fighting ban or limit of potatoes in federal child nutrition programs
Potato growers around the country are fighting back, against the ban or limit of potatoes in federal child nutrition programs, arguing the potatoe is loaded with potassium and vitamin C and shouldn’t be considered junk food. Healthy food advocates said they’re not anti-potato, but they think children need a greater variety of fruits, vegetables and…
Read MoreExpedia and friends team up to stop Google
A group of travel sites are teaming up to fight Google’s proposed takeover of ITA Software. The group calls itself Fairsearch.org and includes Expedia, Kayak, tripadvisor, travelocity and Sabre Holdings. Google’s $700m bid for the firm has already attracted interest from the Department of Justice. Google said in August it had received a second request…
Read MoreBody scans to begin at New Orleans Armstrong airport
A trip through airport security in New Orleans will subject you to a new piece of technology for national security “a complete body scan”. The next time you pass thru a security check point at Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, you may be randomly selected for a full body scan. This raises a number…
Read MoreMortgage-Finance Quick Fix Unlikely
Weakness in the U.S. housing market will make it impossible for the federal government to withdraw its support for the mortgage-finance system in the coming year, Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Haldeman said. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored firms that own or control half of the U.S. mortgage market, have been…
Read MoreSecretary of State Clinton to term Southern Sudan a ‘ticking time bomb
Sudan Defence & Security Report Q4 2010: New research report available at Fast Market Research – The looming referendum date has led Secretary of State Clinton to term Southern Sudan a ‘ticking time bomb’, in reference to the threat of renewed conflict. She has urged Southern Sudan to make concessions over oil income to the…
Read MoreNew 2010 Geology Degree Programs in Ohio
– Students who are aiming for such specialized positions as consulting for companies in the oil industry, or professorships in the geosciences, will be required to have Master’s Degree and PHD programs. These degrees will require significant field work and data collection, plus a dissertation or thesis paper. If you are interested in the industrial…
Read More