Lethal diseases (LD) of coconut caused by phytoplasmas have destroyed millions of palms globally and pose a serious threat to the coconut industry in Ghana. This study investigated the genetic basis of resistance/tolerance of coconut varieties and hybrids to LD. The study was also aimed at developing molecular markers for cultivar verification to be used for the sustainable breeding of high value varieties and hybrids.

Madison has a unique opportunity to evaluate both the golf and non golf uses for its four golf courses through the work of the Task Force on Municipal Golf in Madison Parks. Madison Parks is hosting two community engagement meetings and offering an online survey to gather public input for the purposes of informing the Task Force. Information gathered at the community engagement meetings and through the online survey will be considered by the Task Force..

In order for recycling truck operators to collect cardboard placed outside of the collection cart, they have to hop out of their vehicle and somehow get the cardboard up and into the truck’s opening where the carts are emptied. The truck’s opening is several feet off the ground and not on the back like old fashioned collection vehicles. Lifting large, heavy, and awkward piles of cardboard up and into this opening can be very difficult..

The online retailer said Prime Day would offer bigger sales than those during the winter holiday shopping season. The goal was to boost $US99 annual Prime loyalty program memberships during the sluggish summer months. The sale gained so much attention, other retailers, including Wal Mart, Target, Macy and Best Buy, had sales of their own..

I a pretty old school OO fan, and wasn terribly impressed with Gunmen or the so far released stuff from Final Days. The bottom string chugging that became a thing on Ravenhead dominated Gunmen, which has overally weaker songwriting. Final Days might better than Gunmen coming up, Heart of the Android was pretty decent.

Ethical guidelines ensuring anonymity and trustworthiness were followed. Using verbatim comments, data were analysed in themes against contemporary Early Years literature. Findings showed the skills of Early Years leaders could support pedagogy and practice but some of these skills were not utilized beyond this age phase.

I believe it’s very much a test to the soul of our nation and our willingness to be broader in scope, to be open minded, to have a big tent approach to our nation as opposed to being an isolationist nation, closed minded or intolerant or punitive in our approach to life and other people around us. I think that this is a moral crossroads for America. We haven’t met something like this since the Civil Rights Movement..