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So-called ‘second generation’ biofuels – made from lignocellulosic feedstocks like straw, grasses and wood – have long been touted as the successor to today’s grain ethanol, but until now the technology has been considered too expensive to compete. However, recent increases in grain prices mean that production costs are now similar for grain ethanol and … Read more

The typical Western diet may be more than just hazardous to the health of patients treated for colon cancer. New research suggests it may be deadly. Former patients in the study who ate the most red and processed meats, refined grains, fats, and sugars were about three times as likely to die or have their … Read more

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” — Matthew 4:19 & Mark 1:17 The Washington Career Fellowship is being organized to serve as a comprehensive net. Ours is a program of attraction; conducted as an objective lure for the broadest possible yield. Accordingly, and for purposes of Spiritual instruction, … Read more

??? . . . .What is a Gambit? Calculated Move: A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. Any scheme by which one seeks to gain an advantage. Gambit is well established in the general sense of “maneuver” and in the related sense of “a remark intended to open a conversation,” … Read more

First the lions attack the little buffalo. Then the crocodile tries to take the buffalo away from the lions. Then all the big buffalo come back to rescue their little buffalo buddy. It’s good to know there’s strength in numbers and that family comes through, eventually. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM] AEVIA Reveals the Source

The University of Delaware has inched up the record for solar cell efficiency with a new device that can convert 42.8 percent of the light that strikes it into electricity. That beats the old record of 40.7 percent hit in December. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has been funding research to get … Read more

Technologies collectively known as concentrating photovoltaics are starting to enjoy their day in the sun, thanks to advances in solar cells, which absorb light and convert it into electricity, and the mirror- or lens-based concentrator systems that focus light on them. The technology could soon make solar power as cheap as electricity from the grid. … Read more

n Europe, the electric bike is now the fastest-growing category of bikes in terms of sales. You can buy the less expensive electric bikes at certain Wal-Marts and Target stores. You can also order them on-line or through a bike shop. Electric bicycles are gaining in popularity around the world, not only as a way … Read more