Home-grown meth labs dry up in Oregon
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- Home-grown meth labs dry up in Oregon
- Longing for banned haggis more than just tripe
- ET Invest - Market Statistics
- Golding among throng at jazz festival opening night
- Visitors no pushover for Australia
- Give us less spin, more beds
Home-grown meth labs dry up in Oregon
Katu.com - Jan 27, 2008
(AP) - Local drug squads say Oregon’s efforts to suppress home-grown methamphetamine labs is paying off, although outside suppliers have stepped in to fill the demand. In Yamhill County, for instance, the county Interagency Narcotics Team took apart a lab earlier this month about 10 miles northwest of Willamina. Toxic liquids, chemicals and cooking hardware were recovered from what the team called a mountainous West Valley dump site that was spotted by a hunter who notified the sheriffs office. Agents noted that it was the first time in more than a year they had been called on to secure a lab site. Statewide, the number of labs investigated was down to 21 in 2007.
Longing for banned haggis more than just tripe
USA Today - Jan 27, 2008
Thousands of “Burns Night” dinners are held wherever people of Scottish ancestry have landed. These evenings of food, whiskey and song traditionally reach their high point with the ceremonial carrying in of the haggis — preceded by a recitation of Burns’ Ode to a Haggis and a bagpiper, if at all possible. But American lovers of Burns and all things Scottish have had to make do with home-grown approximations for more than 30 years. True Scottish haggis, sheep lungs and all, hasn’t been legal to import since 1971, when the U. Department of Agriculture banned the use of lungs in food. Researchers found “stomach contents, lesions and bacteria” in lungs, says Amanda Eamich of the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service.
ET Invest - Market Statistics
Economic Times - Jan 27, 2008
If you`re talking about guts, make them equals. Marico Industries (Marico) is trying to prove that size isn`t everything; it`s strategy that matters. Last month, the home-grown Mumbai-based Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company swiftly acquired transnational Procter & Gamble`s (P&G`s) anti-lice shampoo brand, Mediker, paying the latter Rs 10 crore for the languishing brand. Marico`s motive: to fit Mediker into its haircare portfolio, where it will complement its umbrella brand, Parachute. For P&G, which is in the throes of a portfolio restructuring, Mediker was an irritant. For Marico, it was an opportunity. Its flagship brand, Parachute coconut hair-oil–along with a clutch of brand extensions–makes it a big player in the Rs 821-crore haircare market.
Golding among throng at jazz festival opening night
Jamaica Gleaner - Jan 27, 2008
There were also stellar performances from the jazz band Spyro Gyra, while Latin group Yerba Buena rocked the venue with the sounds of salsa and samba. In a message released by the organisers of the festival, Turnkey Productions, the prime minister said that the annual festival adds its own value to the tourism product, as it has been able to attract thousands of visitors from as far as Europe, as well as the United States and the Caribbean. Highly anticipated social event The show, PM Golding said, has become a highly anticipated social event, which brings families and friends together in a spirit of camaraderie. It also offers an opportunity for new and rising stars to showcase their talent to a wide cross section of patrons. He commend the organisers, who, over the last 11 years, have been able to bring to Jamaicans and visitors, a package of world-class topnotch international and local entertainers… He also lauded the many sponsors who have remained committed to the festival over the years and welcomed the new ones who have come on board. Leader of the Opposition Portia Simpson Miller, in her message, pointed out that the festival is one of the exciting and greatly anticipated events on the entertainment calendar, which attracts many visitors from overseas as well as enthusiastic local patrons. “This unique event offers a rich feast of musical sounds from many other countries, while highlighting our own home-grown reggae music. A platform for excellence, it features international stars from home and abroad as well as new talents bursting on the scene,” she stated. html” >More
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Visitors no pushover for Australia
The Age - Jan 27, 2008
They join another South American on the Qatar playing roster,Fossati’s Uruguayan countryman Sebastian Soria Quintana, who wasnaturalised in 2006. Quintana was Qatar’s leading goal-scorer inthe 2007 Asian Cup finals. Qatar also has home-grown players likely to cause Australiaproblems, including standout midfielder Khalfan Ibrahim. There are plenty of emerging talents in the Qatar line-up,including midfield pair Naser and Mesaad Al Hamad, both still only21, and Al Rayyan’s 20-year-old midfielder Waleed Jassim. Fossatican also look for goals from Hussain Yasser, who has had spellswith Antwerp, Manchester City and AEL Limassol. Verbeek knows that 11 or 12 points almost certainly will ensurethe Socceroos take one of the two qualifying berths available inAsia’s World Cup qualifying “group of death”. Qatar is rated at 88 in the world (between Iceland and theCongo) and nine in Asia.
Give us less spin, more beds
NEWS.com.au - Jan 27, 2008
Big hospitals are operating with hundreds of vacancies, and the health system is relying heavily on overseas-trained staff to prop it up. The Government claims to be addressing this. There will be more home-grown doctors as new groups of medical students graduate over next few years, but they will then require postgraduate training in public hospitals. It’s vital that there are enough doctors to teach the interns. The same situation exists with nurses. But the very first thing Mr Iemma’s inquiry should investigate is his Government’s abiding obsession with cutting hospital beds. Despite all the spin, the number of beds available in NSW hospitals has steadily declined over the years.