Altering sealer mix design.
Altering sealer mix design By Girish Dubey Conditions sometimes demand it; here's what you need to know Sealcoating professionals often ask how to adjust mix design for weather-related conditions, for sand/aggregate loadings, or simply for the amount of water in the mix. ...

The Third Domain: Untold Story of Archaea and the Future of Biotechnology.
The Third Domain: Untold Story of Archaea and the Future of Biotechnology By Tim Friend (Joseph Henry Press, 2007) 296 pp.; $27.95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A TERMITE'S HINDGUT is home to between 100 and 250 distinct microbial species. Cooperative communities...

A novel technology to improve drinking water quality using natural treatment methods in rural Tanzania.
Introduction Provision of clean and safe water in rural areas is a great challenge for the developing countries of the world since most communities rely on poor traditional sources that often provide unsafe domestic water. It is estimated that world over, about three million people die annually...

Learning to observe: the practice of natural agriculture.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Yasuo Tarumi will kneel by the computer when required, will sit at the dining table when politeness demands. But the truth is, he would rather be on his couch. As soon as allowed, he'll return to the indentation he has made in the flower-patterned cushion...

Bad beef? Undercover investigation spurs largest beef recall in U.S. history.
The video, secretly shot at a California slaughterhouse, is enough to make anyone's stomach turn. In it, a man driving a forklift tries to scoop up a sick cow and force it to stand. The cow falls, but the forklift keeps going, rolling the cow over and over. One...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE Anthony Rakic of Worcester has been named a vice president in commercial lending at TD Banknorth in Worcester. Mr. Rakic, who joined the bank in 2000, previously served as an assistant vice president in commercial lending and small business lending. Prior to that, he...

Sprinkler systems can be damaged by cold snap.
Byline: Meredith Clark For The Register-Guard If there's one good thing about the cold and rain of a Willamette Valley winter, it's the break most of us get from constant lawn and garden care. But if your home has an automatic sprinkler or drip irrigation...

Iloilo aims to be top rice producer this year.
Byline: DANNY FAJARDO ILOILO CITY -- The province of Iloilo aims to become the country's top rice producer this year. Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office (IPAO) head Ildefonso Toledo said that Nueva Ecija is presently the number one rice producer in the country. Iloilo is the...

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory related activities of certain botanicals frequently used in Ayurveda and other indigenous systems of medication.
Abstract: Crude extracts (in 50% v/v, ethanol) of Wax negundo L. (Verbenaceae), Argemone maxicana L. (Papaveraceae), Cuminum cyminum L. (Apiaceae), Moringa oleifera Lamk (Moringaceae), Solanum virginianum L. (Solanaceae), Datura metal L. (Solanaceae) and Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Zingiberaceae) were screened for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory related activities. The antioxidant potentials were...

Lawn care 101; Proper mowing is crucial step.
Byline: Paul Rogers COLUMN: ROOTS OF WISDOM Your lawn is supporting a cast of thousands of creepy crawlers. If we include the microorganisms, the numbers climb into the billions. However, without the presence and activities of most of the microscopic organisms, the lawn would be...