Sabinsa commits to cosmeceuticals & beauty foods.
Having recently obtained GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for its hydrating Cococin coconut water ingredient, Sabinsa Corporation, Piscataway, NJ, is firming up its commitment to cosmeceuticals and beauty foods. Some of the products in which Cococin can be used include foods and beverages such as non-alcoholic and alcoholic...

BOUND TO TRANSFORM.
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Thanks to Eugene's NextStep electronics recycling program, nearly 3,500 poor Guatemalan children have gained computer access in the past six years. That's the firsthand report from Maria Antonieta Ixcoteyac Vel[sz]squez, who directs a NextStep partner organization in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Vel[sz]squez...

Nicola Short: The International Politics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Guatemala.
Nicola Short The International Politics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Guatemala. Palgrave, 2007, 187pp. ISBN: 0-230-60051-4 (hbk) 42.50 [pounds sterling] There has been widespread celebration--as well as consternation in some quarters (most notably inside the Bush administration)--about the rise of the so-called...

Global perspectives on medical practice; In for the long haul: primary care in Honduras.
Feeling frustrated with the limits of some charitable care medical organizations, Dr. Jay Martin decided to start his own--a U.S.-based organization called Total Health. "I started the charity with the belief that primary care was a better way of helping the poor and that it could be...

France and the American tropics to 1700; tropics of discontent?.
9780801887260 France and the American tropics to 1700; tropics of discontent?. Boucher, Philip P. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2008 372 pages $24.95 Paperback F2161 It was a monarchy, and most monarchies...

Marriott Reports 3Q Results.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-6 October 2008-Marriott Reports 3Q Results(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Marriott International reported third quarter 2008 results. In a release, the company stated: -- Worldwide comparable company-operated revenue per available room (REVPAR) rose 3.4 percent (1.1 percent using constant dollars)...

Hilton Hotels Makes $3 Million Commitment to Scholarship Fund.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-3 September 2008-Hilton Hotels Makes $3 Million Commitment to Scholarship Fund(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hilton Hotels presented to CollegeBound Foundation the first installment of a $3 million, 15 year commitment toward the Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel Scholarship Fund at the Hilton Baltimore's...

INTEGRATED BIODIESEL AQUIRES STAKE IN JATROPHA PRODUCER.
Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI) has announced a 10% acquisition of Irish jatropha developer South Cone Agriculture, Ltd (SCA) for an undisclosed amount. The agreement with SCA includes preference in its supply of jatropha oil at prices below soybean oil, giving IBI a competitive advantage in its biodiesel production...

Vanilla's genetic flavor is bland: low diversity suggests difficulty in fighting off pests.
Scientists have now tasted the genetic makeup of Vanilla, the orchid whose pods bestow flavor on ice cream, perfume and rum. And they found it's pretty plain. Genetic diversity in Vanilla planifolia is "very, very, verylow," says Pascale Besse, a plant geneticist at the joint research center...

First observed instance of polygyny in Flammulated Owls.
Facultative polygyny has been reported in nine species of strigiforms (Korpimaki 1983; Solheim 1983; Marti 1990; Marks et al. 1989, 1999, 2002), most of which feed primarily on small mammals. We document the first observed instance of polygyny in Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus), insectivores that feed primarily on moths...