China Races to Reverse Falling Grain Production

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China probes bizarre death of falling
birds (Reuters)

China probes bizarre death of falling
birds (Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Chinese authorities have been quietly investigating the mysterious deaths of thousands of tiny birds said to have fallen from the sky over Communist Party chief Hu Jintao's birthplace, sources say.

GM to boost China car production

GM to boost China car production 06/07/2004 04:04 AM
Auto giant General Motors is to pour over $3bn and double its capacity in China over three years.

Sony shifts PS2 production to China

Sony shifts PS2 production to China 03/14/2003 01:09 PM
Cheap as chips

Mass Production of High-tech Fighter
Jian-10 by China

Mass Production of High-tech Fighter
Jian-10 by China 12/23/2003 12:54 PM
Donga.com Dec 23 2003 11:28AM ET

China to intensify crackdown on fake
goods production, intellectual property
rights infringement

China to intensify crackdown on fake
goods production, intellectual property
rights infringement 04/30/2004 01:53 AM
Peoples Daily Online Apr 30 2004 6:27AM GMT

Against the Grain

Against the Grain 04/02/2005 09:19 AM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 2 2005 1:01PM GMT

Grain Power!

Grain Power! 04/14/2005 01:59 PM
Why should the UN spend money to feed the hungry when they can simply pay a software company to create a video game about feeding the hungry? "In an exciting and dynamic form, Food Force will generate kids' interest and understanding about hunger, which kills more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined,” says Neil Gallagher, the World Food Programme’s Director of Communications.

Mali gets nothing for its grain

Mali gets nothing for its grain 06/06/2004 08:30 PM
The failure of biotech. "In June 1996, the University of California, Davis, began an unprecedented effort to help the West African nation of Mali, using the promising and controversial new tool of agricultural biotechnology... Eight years later, no help whatsoever has arrived... In the hopes that inspired the effort - and the missteps that stifled it - lies a drama larger than the sum of its parts, one that shows both the promise and pitfalls of the largest technological leap in American agriculture since the tractor: biotechnology." The start of a five-part series in the Sacramento Bee: long, but well worth it. (Via MonkeyFilter.)

Nutri-Grain

Nutri-Grain 02/16/2004 11:59 PM

This spot for Nutri-Grain is great. It's the little things that put a smile on your face at the end of a long day... [via This is not your practice blog]

ps. check out the other spots they've got on that site by clicking previous and next.

Take Positions With a Grain of Salt

Take Positions With a Grain of Salt 02/10/2004 09:02 AM
TheStreet.com Feb 10 2004 1:43PM GMT

A grain of salt with your Apple

A grain of salt with your Apple 01/08/2004 07:12 PM

see the world in just one grain of sand

see the world in just one grain of sand 01/16/2004 11:31 AM
Back in November, Nolan and I tried to go to the Los Angeles Auto Show. Of course, when we got to the Convention Center, we found out that the Los Angeles Auto show was, in fact, in Orange County that weekend. All was not lost, however, because we went on to have an incredibly wonderful day together anyway.

Anti-Grain Geometry

Anti-Grain Geometry 04/17/2004 03:21 PM
Anti-Grain Geometry Version 2.1 released

A Grain Of Salt With Your Apple

A Grain Of Salt With Your Apple 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
Apple Computer once again is bragging about its role in creating supercomputing technology with the biggest bang for the buck. But don't let the marketing message carry you away. (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu)

MEDICINAL HERBS: TAKE WITH GRAIN OF SALT

MEDICINAL HERBS: TAKE WITH GRAIN OF SALT 02/10/2004 02:36 AM
In fact, "there are more than 8,000 books on herbal medicines," she said, and a recent Google search found more than 82,000 Web sites on some type of herbal ...

A Grain Of Salt WIth Your C|Net, Apple
Still Shines

A Grain Of Salt WIth Your C|Net, Apple
Still Shines 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
The c|net piece was nothing but spurious speculation and Mac bashing from a publisher who has a history of negative press about Apple platform. By Alan Graham (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu)

The Data Storage Universe in a Grain of
Sand

The Data Storage Universe in a Grain of
Sand 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
The future of storage technology represents a confluence of conflicting adjectives: larger, smaller; expanding, contracting. "Larger" typically describes capacity; "smaller" refers to physical space used. In an unending quest to fit more data into less space, the industry is changing its focus from stand-alone products to networked solutions.

S.Korea ranks 38th in grain output

S.Korea ranks 38th in grain output 04/14/2004 07:56 AM
Maekyung Internet Apr 14 2004 12:23PM GMT

Grain farming pushed back 10000 years

Grain farming pushed back 10000 years 06/27/2004 05:45 PM
Farming origins gain 10,000 years. Humans made their first tentative steps towards farming 23,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. Stone Age people in Israel collected the seeds of wild grasses some 10,000 years earlier than previously recognised, say experts.

Grain of Salt Needed with SAP's Oracle
Antitrust Views

Grain of Salt Needed with SAP's Oracle
Antitrust Views 06/24/2004 04:28 PM

SAP testified (AP) in the Oracle antitrust trial that the enterprise software market will be even more competitive if Oracle is permitted to buy PeopleSoft. Uh, doubtful. Prices tend to rise in duopolies. Three dominant players are a lot more competitive than two. No wonder SAP might not disapprove of this deal.

Off to the $pace races

Off to the $pace races 06/20/2004 04:56 AM
Boston Globe Jun 20 2004 9:15AM GMT

Scalextric races on to the Net

Scalextric races on to the Net 01/08/2004 08:24 PM
Virtual makeover

Carnegie is at the races

Carnegie is at the races 12/11/2003 09:37 AM
Scotsman Online Dec 11 2003 9:35AM ET

Nextel races into the pit

Nextel races into the pit 06/24/2004 12:53 PM
ZDNet Jun 24 2004 5:13PM GMT

Toshiba races to release

Toshiba races to release 07/22/2004 10:02 PM
Techzonez Jul 23 2004 2:14AM GMT

Mom Races to Get Son to School, Arrested
(AP)

Mom Races to Get Son to School, Arrested
(AP) 01/17/2004 10:48 PM
AP - A mother rushing to get her son to school in San Diego County was arrested and jailed after a chase by the California Highway Patrol.

Briefly: Nextel races into the pit

Briefly: Nextel races into the pit 06/24/2004 12:54 PM
roundup Plus: Intel debuts Celeron for low-cost desktops...AMD offers fix for chip glitch...eEye sees defense contract win.

New worm attack races across the net

New worm attack races across the net 02/10/2004 02:47 AM

A new worm is racing across the internet and the world. MyDoom downloads from an email attachment, opens a NotePad file, creates a backdoor for hacking, and copies email addresses, to whom it then sends copies of itself. It also spreads by the KaZaA peer-to-peer application. A somewhat less virulent variant, called MyDoom.B, weakens each infected computer's antivirus updating, and purportedly targets Microsoft's home page. Warding off these attacks and cleaning up afterwards should be costly .

One difference between this worm and previous ones is that it has a named, political target: the SCO group, recently pursuing Linux users as massive as IBM in a large licensing campaign. The virus payload is programmed to ping SCO's website during the first twelve days of February, which could, in large and distributed enough numbers, form a denial of service (DOS) attack. SCO is offering a substantial reward for information on the designers of the attack. Restrictions on target emails complement this approach, preventing spread to addresses from IBM, Microsoft, Linux, or helpdesks.

The Department of Homeland Security launched an email alert system shortly after the worm apepared. McAffee also has information and removal instructions .

Virus races around Internet

Virus races around Internet 05/03/2004 07:41 PM
Sympatico May 3 2004 11:13PM GMT

Response Biomedical Begins Phase II
Development of a Biotech Trait Detection
Test for Grain

Response Biomedical Begins Phase II
Development of a Biotech Trait Detection
Test for Grain 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
BC Technology Jun 24 2004 6:45PM GMT

Microsoft races to plug IE hole

Microsoft races to plug IE hole 06/14/2004 03:38 AM
BBC Jun 14 2004 8:15AM GMT

Beyond Horse Races and Boxing Matches

Beyond Horse Races and Boxing Matches 05/06/2004 05:47 AM
How hackers are making democracy work.

First Night Races Kick Off New Year (AP)

First Night Races Kick Off New Year (AP) 12/29/2004 01:50 PM
AP - On the last night of the year, 2,000 sneakered feet will stamp anxiously, and gloved hands will vigorously try to rub the warmth back into freezing arms. Conversations will be illustrated by white clouds of breath.

Asks supporters to help influence other
key races

Asks supporters to help influence other
key races 12/04/2003 01:24 AM
Dean pushing Democratic Congress

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Power Tool Drag Races

Power Tool Drag Races 04/20/2004 07:24 PM

 Power Tool Drag Races
Ace Auto International Speedway, San Francisco
5/11/2003

 

THE POWER TOOL DRAG RACES-- SATURDAY and SUNDAY, JUNE 12th and 13^th

Blown Big-Block Belt Sanders . . . Nitro Burning Funny-Saws . . .  Wheel Standin' Weed Wackers. . . it's

Racing . . . Racing . . . Racing . . . Saturday. . .(AND). . .Sunday . . . Sunday . . . Sunday. . .

at the . . . Junkyard . . . Junkyard . . . Junkyard . . . 

Saturday and Sunday, June 12th and 13th, Chopped Chainsaws and Non-Normally Aspirated Angle Grinders will go head-to-head down 75 feet of two-lane blacktop at The Shipyard International Speedway (aka Ace Junkyard).  From Super Stock off-the-shelf machines, to full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel moooooonnnstrosities, it will be capacitor blowing, carbide tooth shrapnel mayhem brought to you by, well, *you*- the finest redneck fabricators (a.k.a. machine "artists") in the Bay Area.  Participants and spectators alike will thrill to the speed and smells as Black and Decker, Porter Cable, DeWALT and Milwaukee battle it out for supremacy, dubious claims to glory, lots of cold hard cash, and yet another turn-the-key-and-drive-it-away EDSEL for the fastest run of the day (also known heretofore as "The Edsel Cup").

So join Dr. Hal Robbins, Chicken John and John Hell as they engage us for an afternoon of semi-benign alcohol fueled abuse with all the local aristocracy including: Flash-O-Matic on the V-8 Blender, the triumphant return of the Sean Kelly's Trashy Trailer Massage and Wellness Center, Justin Incredible's Miracle Wax(ing) Booth, and a special Synchronized Welding and Pole Dance Intermission Extravaganza by the Happyland Drill Team Cheerleaders! Music, hot dogs, cotton candy, posters, T-shirts, promo booths, special games for the kids, Seth Maxwell Malice, and much much more yet to be figured out will make it a day of family fun not to be missed . . .

If confused, see what happened last year at: htt p://laughingsquid.org/pix/2003_05/power_tool_drag_races/

 WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR:

This year we have TWO new racing classes and ONE fabulous TV contract with the Discovery Channel and Natural History New Zealand so come out for a day (actually two days) at the races and be the media WHORE that Deep Down you KNOW you are! 

All fun aside, kids, this year we've hit the Big Time (or something appearing to approximate it).  The above will be filming the event this year to create 4 one-hour pilot programs to be aired on the Discovery Channel next fall/winter as part of Discovery's ever expanding offerings in the "idiot American fabricators build stupid things" subgenre of the reality TV genre.  The production company behind this is a nice group of folk from New Zealand and not a sleezy LA porn outfit, as one would likely expect for the event in question.  We appear to have a reasonable contract and nice collaborative relationship with them that will retain our full control of the event (so all of us do not end up embarrassed for the rest of our lives) and allow us to continue doing whatever we want at the event (but with no guarantees about what will have to get edited out for family TV).  For more details on how all this will work, we think, see www.qbox.org.

The Production Company is already here in the Bay Area and about to start shooting all of you that are interested while you build your crazed engineering monstrosities and tell lies about your lives. They want about 10 people/teams to follow in great detail as they build their machines over the next two months.  Those interested in being on the list of potential featured contestants should tell Charlie and Jim, or better yet, Simone (simone@qbox.org) very very soon.

 RACING CLASSES: (for full rules, see: http://www.qbox.org/ptrules.s html)

As usual, there will be classes for both machines that run "riderless" in wood tracks, and customs which their maker(s) "ride" down open asphalt lanes.  This year we have added two new classes ("Unusual Designs" and "Sex Toys") and consolidated the Ridden Classes into a single class as no one seems to want to build double person ridden machines.  This year we promise to have not one, but two "designated organizers" who stay cognizant enough to keep track of all this (Smone and Lera) and hold chaos at bay until all races are fairly and squarely run.  And we have expanded the event to two days so we are sure to actually finally really make it through the double elimination rounds (for the first time) as well as give the film crew one day where they can be more invasive to get the shots they need (Saturday), whereas Sunday will be the regular plate of mayhem and the film crew will have to fend for themselves.

THE PURSE(S)

Each class will pay back 100% of entry fees for that class, plus some extra money we'll throw in, so we can pay down to third place in each class this year.  It will take around 15 entries per class on average to create a $500 purse for 1st place.

Special Mystery Prizes, awarded by special mystery judges for:

Most impressive engineering

Most pathetic engineering

Most dangerous machine

Most spectacular crash

Machine most likely to get its maker laid And . . .

Machine most likely to get the most air time on TV

And of course, the rotating "Edsel Cup" for the fastest top speed run of the day.  Current track record is held by none other than Jim Mason, artist, with his CO2 fire extinguisher rocket car, which last year crossed the finish line at 64MPH, covering the 75 foot track in 1.7 seconds.  Go faster and drive the Edsel home yourself.

 ENTRY FEE(S):

The entry fees are as follows until May 15th.  After May 15th, the entry fees will go up, just like Burning Man.  To reduce chaos, and embarrassing disorganization, we will NOT be accepting entries the day of the races.  Entry fee for racing is paid via Paypal only at www.paypal.com to account simone@qbox.org

Super Stock: $30

Sex Toys: $30

Modified: $35

Funny Car: $40

Unusual Designs / Top Fuel: $45

We have set the entry fee above $0 so we can have real purses for the winners.  What is a drag race without a good purse anyway?

Each racing team will get 2 free entries to the event for both days.  Additional tickets will be available at the regular door price of $10 for Saturday, $15 for Sunday.  Regular gate entries for spectating can be purchased at the gate the day of the races.

For more information, see www.qbox.org. All inquiries, questions and complaints should be directed to Simone at simone@qbox.org.

 Brought to you by the fine folks at The Shipyard and Qbox

www.theshipyard.org

www.qbox.org

Microsoft races to deter hackers

Microsoft races to deter hackers 06/13/2004 01:29 PM
The software giant faces a new threat from hackers that may give criminals access to computers, paper says.

Deadly typhoon races up Japan

Deadly typhoon races up Japan 08/31/2004 04:31 AM
Typhoon Chaba heads north up Japan's archipelago after killing at least seven people further south.

Betfair races into Aussie market

Betfair races into Aussie market 07/22/2004 04:31 AM
The UK's online betting firm is teaming up with Australia's richest man and leading punter, Kerry Packer.

Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims

Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims 01/04/2005 01:59 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2005 6:43AM GMT
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