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Lost in Austen
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

I am Elizabeth Bennet!

Take the Quiz here!

Now I should go back to reading Persuasion before the lightning strike my pc!

Oh but I promised my moogie that I will read "Three Tales" by Gustave Flaubert first!

Gee and I have work tonight so I need to sleep. Too much to do too little time... Have you ever had that feeling?

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atomicvelvetsigh drank tea with Pandora @ 5:22 PM 2 gazing outsiders

Take action: Stand up for your rice!
Monday, May 04, 2009

Rice is daily food for half of the world's population. Genetically engineered (GE) rice, on the other hand, is a threat our agriculture, our biodiversity and a possible risk to our health.

Most countries have shied away from allowing risky experimentation with the world’s most important staple crop and at present, no GE rice is grown commercially anywhere in the world. But Bayer, the German chemical giant, has genetically manipulated rice to withstand higher doses of a toxic pesticide called glufosinate, which is considered to be so dangerous to humans and the environment that it will soon be banned from Europe.

In the coming weeks, the European Union will also decide whether or not this GE rice can enter EU countries, appear on supermarket shelves and end up on our dinner plates. If the European Union approves the import of Bayer GE rice, farmers in the US (and Asia) may soon start planting the manipulated crop.

We ask all governments around the world to protect consumers and farmers, their crops and fields by rejecting Bayer’s GE rice, and to stop GE rice field trials.

SIGN THE PETITION HERE

The iconic Philippine Rice Terraces, a UNESCO Living Cultural Heritage site, and considered as an Eighth Wonder of the World, has been declared a genetically-modified organism (GMO) free zone

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atomicvelvetsigh drank tea with Pandora @ 11:05 AM 1 gazing outsiders

Top 10 April EC droppers
Saturday, May 02, 2009