Hydroponic Farmer Produces Year-Round Harvest Mary Ellen Taylor sells her produce at weekend farmers markets near Washington, D.C. The heads of lettuce, still attached to their roots, are popular and she has many repeat customers. The lettuce just ta...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Academy Award winner Brian Grazer will join Don Mischer to co-produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, a day after Brett Ratner resigned from the gig for using a gay slur, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc...
MADRID, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- League leaders Valencia and reigning champions FC Barcelona produced 90 minutes of thrilling football in the Mestalla Stadium. Barcelona were able to battle back from falling behind twice in the match to take a valuable p...
The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says. The report, focusing on the UK, says two-thirds of the water used to make UK imports is used outsi...
What child hasn't dreaded September, the end of summer and the return to school. But for some kids, the prospect of school produces a level of fear so intense that it is immobilizing, resulting in what's known as school-refusal behavior. These are th...
By Meredith Buel Washington 28 May 2008 US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and th...
By George Dwyer Washington 12 March 2008 A Washington D.C.-area company has built a profitable business by producing durable pocket guides that help people communicate using visual images rather than spoken language. International travelers have been...
By Retno Pinasti and Supri Yono Boston, Massachusetts 07 May 2007 Every year from May until November you can find local farmers selling their fruits and vegetables at outdoor markets all across the United States. Tables laden with melons and berries,...
By Michael Drudge London 12 March 2006 Officials at six-power world trade talks in London say there has been no breakthrough and only incremental progress in their drive to tear down trade barriers in...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 24 January 2006 Few singers have had the impact of Elvis Presley. Born to poverty in rural Mississippi, he soared to stardom in the 1950s and popularized American rock a...
