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Let’s get a horsemeat burger

The British fast-food chain hid up to 30%  horse meat in its juicy burgers, then denied it. The British, most of whom regard eating horse...

Egypt’s Frightening Food Poverty On The Rise

According to a recent report, 81% of Egyptians don't have enough to cover their monthly food bill A recent government survey has revealed an increasing...

Grow 7 Healing Herbs At Home

You can grow a living medicine chest in your garden with little effort. The old song says, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Let's add echinacea,...

Portable LifeStraws Could Make Water Potable in Syria Refugee Camp

A small piece of plastic can save lives, preserve local eco-systems, and cut greenhouse gas emissions: finally, positive press for plastics. A Swiss-based company has...

Hard To Breathe In the Middle East – Latest NASA Images

Cold weather and a booming industrial economy is making it hard to breath in the Middle East says NASA Air pollution is a big problem...

Download Moroccan Recipes Based on Argan Oil

33 exotic Moroccan recipes from the women who make and cook with argan oil. The argan tree is a Berber identity icon, and production of...

Skin Cancer Risk Goes Up In the Afternoon Sun

A new study has found that afternoon sun is five times riskier than than sun caught in the morning hours. Are you one of those...

New Israeli Strains of Chickpeas Promise Higher Yields And Even Better Nutrition

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem improves one of the world's most important food staples. In a world where rainfall is no longer predictable and droughts...

Swine Flu Death Toll in Middle East Region

Are you at risk? Get swine flu updates for the PA, Israel, Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia and Jordan. Health officials in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)...

Eat Like A Sustainable Moroccan – Chickpea and Spinach Soup RECIPE

Moroccan flavors blend deliciously in a hearty chickpea soup. Our previous posts on sustainable eating in the Middle East/North Africa region featured rice and chicken...

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Might Destroy Us Before Global Warming

If giant plumes of gurgling methane don't keep you up at night, then try this: England's chief medical officer recently warned government officials that...

This Green Prophet Hospitalized from Cairo’s Air Pollution

Joseph's lungs didn't like the return to polluted Cairo. It caused a dangerous bout of asthma. Returning to the city I have lived for more...

10 Weird and Wonderful Uses for Olive Oil

Humans have been plucking the fruit off olive trees for over 10,000 years, so it's no surprise we've found creative ways to use olives...

Dubai’s Bikram Yoga Turns Up the Heat, One Posture at a Time

A 90-minute yoga class in the great outdoors?  Piece of cake, some yogis will say.  But with Bikram yoga, a form created by Calcutta-born...

Intermittent Fasting for Fat Loss and Optimal Health an Old Prophecy?

Eat like a Paleo man? A pair of new medical books claim that a continual routine of restricted eating results in fat loss, increased...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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