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The Greeks call it musa and believe that this fruit has descended from Heaven. It is the Africans who gave it its present name. In India, the banana is referred to as kela, plantain or the ‘fruit of the wise men’. It is the only fruit that is...
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A 51-year-old woman was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to her real...
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The nation’s leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence...
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The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News’ Bob...
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Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation’s first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71.
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Dorfman has a small paneled room, lined with his books and sports trophies, close enough to the front door so that if Mrs. Dorfman is out, cigars can be enjoyed.
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Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation’s first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71.
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William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the...
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Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again _ this time proving he’s a pizza powerhouse.
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Take a look at the above Cisco ASR 1000 series router, sexy?Cisco Systems took the launch of the their Cisco ASR 100 series routers onto Web2.0 and many blog...
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An animal welfare official says a wayward manatee that was rescued from cold Cape Cod waters died on the way home to Florida.
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A Chicago policeman went for his first motorcycle ride since being released from an Iowa prison, only to be pulled over _ by officers who wanted to congratulate him.
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Outspoken billionaire investor George Soros on Sunday criticized U.S. and European officials for taking too long to effectively address the financial crisis.
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All I ever wanted to do was help that girl. The money I have spent on her! Ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics. All those cute little outfits at two hundred bucks a pop. A...
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Pima County has approved a grant of $25,000 to help a pro-illegal group maintain emergency water stations in the Sonoran Desert outside Tucson.
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The New York grave of an Irish woman who was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island has been marked with a Celtic cross.
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We’ve been looking forward to Dead Space for quite a long time now, and I had the entirely terrible task of spending most of last night and today playing the...
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Things have gotten so bad in Mexico that they are looking to the United States for answers.
It seems that Barack Obama is not only leading in the polls here at home,...
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The chaotic hour before Wall Street’s closing bell has never been for the faint of heart. These days, it’s been absolutely brutal.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says the McCain campaign is trying to distract Americans from their economic woes by launching “unbecoming...
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The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor against the financial turmoil...
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Two men caught with $372,000 in cash near the Costa Rica-Panama border told police that they just wanted to buy some bananas.Police said the two appeared to be nervous...
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The ubiquitous banana finds its place in history. So, when you peel one, think how this fruit has turned the history of humanity.
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It’s less sensational news than skyrocketing food and oil prices, but the beloved yellow banana may soon disappear forever. Bananas are even more heavily consumed in...
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After designing the album covers for Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Lou Reeds and a couple of book covers, graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister decided to do something...
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The World Trade Organization has ruled against the European Union’s import tariffs for bananas, officials said Friday, possibly opening the door to millions of...
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The World Trade Organization has ruled against the European Union on tariffs for bananas, officials said Friday, possibly opening the door to millions in U.S....
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A lawyer for a dozen Nicaraguan banana workers argued Wednesday that Dole Fresh Fruit Co. and Dow Chemical Co. robbed his clients of the ability to have children by...
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Banana cream pie is creamy and yummy. A recipe at your hand, it’s easy to prepare and serves as dessert and an appetizer. You cannot crave your hunger just with...
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The banana is full of nutrients; the whole of it from the plants roots, the flower, the stem and the fruit each and every component of it is of great use to people as...
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Now, what the hell is this? I don’t think it is a painting. Neither can I take it as a banana nor a fish. Then, what actually is this? Can you figure it out?...
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Good news for farmers!! Now your banana crop would not get destroyed. Thanks to Rahan Meristem biotechnology company which has developed banana plants that can resist...
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Banana Pudding again comes from Southern US and it is a very unique pudding, with layers of pudding, vanilla wafers and bananas. The dessert is...
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Your kid loves having banana in lunch brake in his school, but cannot have that soft and mushy banana that gets mashed in his bag.
And you are tired of finding the...
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Many of the plants can not sustain in harsh winters but banana plant is one which can thrive even if the temperature is below freezing point.
Bendy Newcomb of Idaho...
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Carbon-based fuel cells are about to become a science fact. SRI, in November, announced that it has developed direct carbon fuel-cell technology. The SRI researchers...
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