Home-grown ladybirds put to flight by alien invasion
The News Review:
- Home-grown ladybirds put to flight by alien invasion
- The BBC and Home-Grown Terrorists
- HOMEGROWN CELLS: New twist in worldwide terrorist strategy is more…
- Directly or indirectly, the hand of Al Qaeda is seen in terror plot
- Processors pushed to reduce pesticide residues in foods
Home-grown ladybirds put to flight by alien invasion
Telegraph.co.uk – Aug 11, 2006
Numbers of the voracious harlequin, which was originally introduced as an agent of pest control in France, Belgium and Holland, have grown out of control. They now threaten to “out compete” other types of ladybirds for their principal food source, aphids, also known as greenflies. Article continues advertisement.
The BBC and Home-Grown Terrorists
American Thinker – Aug 11, 2006
There are some excellent blogs, but not enough. One major difference is that the average British taxpayer has been bought off: the welfare state is perceived as a generous parent rather than a parasite. So there will be more home—grown terrorism, and down the road, perhaps defeatism and appeasement. If Gordon Brown becomes the next Prime Minister he might try the appeasement road. The United States can no longer be sure that Britain will stand for civilized values in the world; we have to find new allies in India, Japan, Eastern Europe, and Middle Eastern countries that are in the path of jihadi imperialism. *not a dozen, as erroneously first postedJames Lewis is a frequent contributor.
HOMEGROWN CELLS: New twist in worldwide terrorist strategy is more…
San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 11, 2006
All of those predictions appeared to have been borne out by Thursday’s events, with one significant exception: The fact that such an extensive, seemingly sophisticated terrorist scheme was apparently laid out by a homegrown group of British citizens traveling on legal passports rather than by hard-core foreign jihadists infiltrating Western countries. “Typically the homegrowns just haven’t moved at that level,” said David Brannan, a lecturer at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. Home-grown cells have been implicated in terrorist actions before. They were at the heart of the investigation of an alleged terrorist scheme in Toronto that has led to 18 arrests since June as well as the successful attacks in Madrid in 2004 and in London in 2005. The difference now is one of scale, Brannan said: The Madrid and London attacks took hundreds of lives between them, but they pale in comparison to what the British police officials described as “an attempt to commit mass murder on an unimaginable scale. ” It is also a possibility, as U.
Directly or indirectly, the hand of Al Qaeda is seen in terror plot
International Herald Tribune – Aug 11, 2006
"This is almost an identical plot. The only difference is the Atlantic Ocean, not the Pacific. "Sheehan said the hands-on training in explosives and trade craft that Al Qaeda or another organized group can provide are what can "graduate a home- grown cell of people that are in the minor leagues to the major leagues of terrorism, as well as providing some strategic direction. "Those arrested in Britain are all British citizens, primarily of Pakistani descent, and with possible ties back to Pakistan, according to British officials. Bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al- Zawahiri, are believed to be in hiding in Pakistan, which counterterrorism officials fear has become a center of terrorist plotting. John Brennan, former director of the U.
Processors pushed to reduce pesticide residues in foods
NutraIngredients.com – Aug 11, 2006
Cereal producers have also applied the principles of ‘due diligence’ to ensure the application of pesticides only where
potential crop losses make it cost effective. As a result, current pesticide application rates tend to be lower than the recommended amount, with growers aiming to use the
minimum that is appropriate for cost-effective use, ADAS stated. In addition all home grown wheat used for human consumption, and all malting barley, is grown by
producers who belong to assurance schemes registered with Assured Food Standards (AFS). About 2,000 growers and more than
two million ha of cereal production across England and Wales are registered under the scheme.
About 80 per cent of the UK crop of cereals, oilseeds and pulses are grown under this scheme. The
scheme requires members to employ a crop protection programme strategy to avoid unnecessary chemical
use. The standards relating to crop storage require producers to employ a specific storage strategy,
involving measuring moisture and temperature regularly, which then reduces the need to use post harvest chemicals… The
scheme requires members to employ a crop protection programme strategy to avoid unnecessary chemical
use. The standards relating to crop storage require producers to employ a specific storage strategy,
involving measuring moisture and temperature regularly, which then reduces the need to use post harvest chemicals. In addition, the UK’s Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) has direct contact with cereal growers, processors and manufacturers, has
also funded research and technology transfer activities to directly minimise residues of chlormequat and monitors residue
levels of chlormequat and other pesticides.
“Whilst not directly aimed at reducing pesticide residues, these initiatives are expected to reduce
residues,” ADAS stated. The National Association of British and Irish Millers (NABIM) are also working to reduce residues
through the purchase of cereal grain only from farmers who have adopted best practice in growing their wheat,
and whose practices are independently audited by a third party. NABIM members also check every delivery of wheat for any food safety hazards and reject any that is not fit. They also apply HACCP (hazard analysis, critical control points) systems through the milling process
including monitoring residues of pesticides and other possible agricultural contaminants.