Achievements: Four students earn Eagle Scout rank; San Marcos student wins art competition; MetroAccess operator takes third at Roadeo

Source: Austin American-Statesman

These students have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest level of recognition in the Boy Scouts: Paul Abkowitz, 16, son of Michael and Patricia Abkowitz of Austin, planned and built playground equipment for the Jewish Community Association of Aust ...
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Cotton federation will now sell seeds!

Source: Times of India

NAGPUR: The Maharashtra state cotton growers marketing federation had once the monopolistic control over cotton business in the state. But for last three years it is virtually jobless and most of its 415 employees were sitting idle since the federat ...
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Gardener re-creates European look on a smaller scale in Wichita

Source: Kansas.com

Wichita gardener Cindi Gentry spent several weeks in the United Kingdom last year, and during her time in England, I kept seeing these amazingly colorful solid columns of flowers, she says. So one day, I finally went up to one and tried to f ...
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June gardening to-do list

Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal

The following are tips local gardeners can do throughout the month of June. June is usually the start of our rainy season. If we get 1-to-2 inches of rainfall per week, you can turn off your sprinklers for that week. A hearty rain can eliminate the ...
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UCSD building has ‘green’ roof

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Shasta Landscaping installed the “green roof,” which includes more than 4,000 drought-tolerant succulents, flowering plants and low-spreading shrubs. The roof of a UC San Diego apartment building has a garden with more than 4,00 ...
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From out of Zion

Source: Renew America

Victor Sharpe What have the United States, China and Israel in common? You may be surprised at the answer. But first, compare their respective populations. The U.S has a population of some 313 million people. China has 1.4 billion. Israe ...
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Africa: Data Portal Aims to Help Unlock Food Production Bottlenecks

Source: AllAfrica.com

Rome — A new online data portal developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) aims to help unlock the planet's potential to feed a rapi ...
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Karnataka used only 59% of fund for farmers

Source: DNA India

Implementation of the Prime Minister’s ‘Rehabilitation Package for Farmers in Suicide-Prone Districts’ of four states is not effective and the Karnataka government has failed to spend allocations made for pay ...
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Students pitch in with landscaping pros to give Old Pointe Elementary’s entrance a new look

Source: HeraldOnline.com

When people drive by the front of Old Pointe Elementary School, 8-year-old Will Simpson hopes they say, “That’s a cool school.” Thanks to a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant, Old Pointe’s entrance is getting a new look, with ...
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