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Local farmers will have a new sorghum variety resistant to the feared striga weed at the end of this year. Read the original post: Kenya: Local Scientists Develop Weed-Resistant Sorghum

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20 September 2011 - Thirteen countries today signed a key protocol to a United Nations treaty promoting a more equitable sharing of the planet's genetic resources and their benefits as the annual UN event aimed at encouraging States to sign, ratify or accede to various global pacts and accords kicked off. Original post: Key UN protocol on biodiversity...

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Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) challenging the NLRB’s new rule requiring businesses to post notices explaining employees’ rights to unionize. Original post: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Challenges NLRA Poster Requirement

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When it comes to Facebook, small business owners may soon have a new incentive to operate on the site. Targeting an estimated 9 million member entrepreneurs, the company will announce a plan this week to offer $50 in free Facebook advertising to 200,000 small businesses . As with all freebies, there are some things--both legal and not--that you...

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By Kay Henderson – DES MOINES, Iowa | Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:25pm EDT (Reuters) – The method by which photos of suspected criminals are shown to witnesses can affect the accuracy of identifications, with photos shown in a sequence producing fewer mistakes, a study has found. Gary Wells, a psychology professor at Iowa State University who was...

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Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. Introduction to DUI Cases: The Realities of Trying Your First DUI Case Peter Arian, Deputy...

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Spotted in The Atlantic – by ANDREW COHEN – Andrew Cohen has served as chief legal analyst and legal editor for CBS News and won a Murrow Award as one of the nation’s leading legal analysts and commentators. The Buck and Davis cases are a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go, on...

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By Shellie Branco - HealthyCal.org Counties have no choice but to do things better than the state. That’s what Kern County officials are saying as they prepare for an influx of low-level offenders from state prisons. They’re hoping to be more successful when it comes to helping offenders successfully integrate into society. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to...

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As an employer and business owner, you have a duty to maintain a safe workplace and protect your customers. To these ends, one day you may need to inquire about the legality of refusing to hire a sex offender, or, if you already did, terminating an offender's employment. Unfortunately, there's no definite answer to this inquiry. In most...

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Pot Arrests Now More Than Half Of Total Drug Arrests Nationwide Washington, DC: Police made 853,838 arrests in 2010 for marijuana-related offenses, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report , released today. The annual arrest total is among the highest ever reported by the agency and is nearly identical to the total number of...