Introduction Briquetting is the densification (agglomeration) of an aggregate of loose particles into a rigid monolith. In a typical briquetting process, the application of low to moderate pressure is used to compact the loose material and reduce the space between the particles. Potential crops and forest residue for briquetting include; barley straw, rice straw, rice […]
Dog meat, a delicacy threatened in the Uplands.
Baguio City – Since the Philippine congress enacted into law Republic Act 8485 or the animal welfare act, its immediate implementation was strictly enforced nationwide. Although, R.A. 8485 was unanimously approved and hailed by both the lawmakers and the animal rights advocates, the traditional dog meat eaters of the uplands – most especially the cultural […]
Indian entertainment industry to shine at Cannes event
Abhishek Behl, Merinews Indian entertainment industry has acquired the critical scale to take on the world and become a global hub for content across all media platforms. FIICI and REED MIDEM have come together to showcase the Indian creative strength at Cannes. INDIAN ENTERTAINMENT industry is poised […]
Website Debunking Keen’s the Cult of the Amateur
Andrew Keen’s The Cult of the Amateur is a blistering tirade against “Web 2.0,” blogs, YouTube, citizen journalists, and the like. Keen champions professional journalists as bastions of truth; however, in an off-handed comment, Keen admitted that his own book wasn’t fact-checked. Accordingly, the book fails to fulfill its own calls for accuracy and objectivity. […]
Michael Eisner criticizes Arianna Huffington at media conference
<p>August 13, 2007 (GROUNDREPORT) Aspen, Colorado — Michael Eisner criticized Arianna Huffington today during a media conference in Aspen, denouncing the <a href="http://huffingtonpost.com"><em>Huffington Post</em></a>’s lack of payment for contributing bloggers. Eisner, a former head of ABC, Paramount and Disney, said that failing to pay contributors forced them to work "on the assembly line" to pay […]
NY Conservatives Have Split Joint?
The Marijuana Policy Project (www.mpp.org) reports that 55% of polled enrolled members of New York State’s Conservative Party support medical marijuana with 35% opposed See New York Conservatives Favor Medical Marijuana Bill, Poll Shows http://www.mpp.org/site/c.glKZLeMQIsG/b.1493403/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={7711BDC7-665F-4EA8-8674-4BABF29E098C}¬oc=1. However, the leadership of the Conservative Party is adamantly opposed to medical marijuana. My own party, […]