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2012-03-09 12:00:00

QUEBEC CITY, QC, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that Mr. Andy Sheldon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Medicago, will be presenting at the 24(th) Annual Roth Growth Stock Conference. The conference is being held March 11-14, 2012 at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel...

2012-03-02 02:50:00

The Coconut Water Craze has hit Hollywood full-force. With powerful investors like Madonna, Demi Moore and others investing millions in this product, what's the secret behind the product? Health and Wellness portal BeWellBuzz.com has answers. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 01, 2012 As the Academy Awards post-Oscar parties kicked off last Sunday evening, many of Hollywood’s silver screen stars prepared for a night of partying with a dose of Coconut Water. It’s the health-crazed...

2012-01-04 07:45:00

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When most people hear the word "LIVEADE," they think of the 1985 rock concert held to raise funds to combat Ethiopia's famine. In the same spirit as the Live Aid concert, homeopathic expert Betty Mitchell has created LIVEADE (http://liveade.com/), a metabolic powder formulated to fight endemic diseases in developed and developing countries. LIVEADE contains moringa oleifera powder, considered the world's most nutritious herb by the...

2011-12-22 10:10:00

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While it may be winter, now is the time for landowners to begin making plans to help wildlife by to planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Howard Nursery, which will begin Jan. 3 through April 20. Order forms and information are available on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by putting your cursor on "General Store" in the menu bar at the top of the homepage, then clicking on "Howard...

2011-11-09 10:02:00

QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG), a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that Mr. Pierre Labbe, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has been invited to present at the Lazard Capital Markets 8th Annual Healthcare Conference. The conference will be held at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on November...

2011-07-28 00:01:00

The 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training Programme is being held September 14-18, 2011 at Jaipur, India. Jaipur, India (PRWEB) July 28, 2011 The 4th Global Jatropha Hi-tech Integrated Nonfood Biodiesel Farming & Technology Training Programme is being held September 14-18, 2011 at Jaipur, India. A 5 day 'one stop shop' assemble of the various nonfood biofuel feedstocks value chain, with featured discussions of new feedstocks and...

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2011-06-27 09:25:00

Written in coconut DNA are two origins of cultivation, several ancient trade routes, and the history of the colonization of the AmericasBy Diana Lutz, Washington University in St. LouisThe coconut (the fruit of the palm Cocos nucifera) is the Swiss Army knife of the plant kingdom; in one neat package it provides a high-calorie food, potable water, fiber that can be spun into rope, and a hard shell that can be turned into charcoal. What's more, until it is needed for some other purpose it...

2011-04-29 08:00:00

LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pregnancy Awareness Month® (PAM), is proud to announce PAM's annual "Motherhood Begins Now" event, to launch a month-long national campaign of education and social connection for women across the country. O.N.E.(TM) Coconut Water, a leading producer of all-natural healthy Coconut Water-based beverages, is the official title sponsor. This fourth annual, free family event will take place on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Writer's Boot Camp building...

2011-04-23 12:07:00

LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- O.N.E.(TM) Coconut Water, a leading producer of all-natural healthy Coconut Water beverages, is excited to announce their continued partnership with Healthy Child Healthy World, the nation's leading environmental health non-profit dedicated to preventing childhood exposure to harmful chemicals that exist in everyday life. To celebrate the renewal, O.N.E. Coconut Water launched a national campaign today to bring awareness to the importance of...

2011-03-17 20:36:59

Research produces recommendations for effective pruning strategiesThe common fig is a subtropical, deciduous fruit tree grown in most Mediterranean-type climates. Although some believe that figs may be the oldest cultivated fruit species on earth, global expansion of fig crops has been hindered by the narrow research base pertaining to production practices and the limited number of fig cultivars currently available. Recently, three black figs were established in the Mediterranean-type climate...


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Flame of the Forest, Butea monosperma
2009-04-28 16:08:40

Butea monosperma, Flame of the Forest or Parrot Tree is indigenous to tropical areas of southern Asia. This deciduous tree grows to nearly 50 feet in height with leaves that feature 3 smaller leaflets that are approximately 4 - 8 inches in length growing symetrically along a center stem that is approximately 3 - 6 inches long. Small colorful reddish orange flowers less than an inch long, bloom in clusters along a single shoot up to 6 inches in length. The tree has a variety of uses...

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2009-03-27 18:01:18

The Asian Palmyra Palm, Borassus flabellifer, is a plant in the Borassus genus. Other names for the tree are the toddy palm, sugar palm, and Cambodian palm. It is a vigorous tree, living 100 years or more. It is held aloft at 98 feet high on a large, sturdy trunk that resembles a coconut, and is ringed with leaf scars. The leaves create a canopy of several dozen fronds spreading across 10 feet. Growth of these trees is slow in the beginning, but speeds up as it begins to mature. It is...

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2009-03-27 17:56:59

The African Fan Palm, Borassus aethiopium is an African palm of the Borassus genus. It has a numerous list of English terms for the plant including African palmyra palm, deleb palm, ron palm, toddy palm, black rhun palm, ronier palm (French term), and others. Its African names are even more numerous. The tree offers many practical uses such as edible fruit, fiber from leaves, and termite-proof wood for construction. At least two varieties of this species exist, bagamojensis and...

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