More details emerge about Cargill water transfer plan - San Jose Mercury News
Drinking water could flow to a huge proposed housing development on the Redwood City salt flats under a complex series of series of agreements between water agencies stretching from Kern County to the Peninsula, an environmental consultant told the

Saudi girl, 12, drops divorce request: reports - YAHOO!
AFP/File – Photo illustration of Saudi women in the capital Riyadh. A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up … 1 hr 17 mins ago RIYADH (AFP) – A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up her petition for divorce from an 80-year-old man

'Get Me Out': Making Babies Through The Ages - WBUR
Five hundred years ago a folk healer advised Catherine de Medici, then the queen of France, to drink mare's urine and bathe in cow manure to increase her chances of getting pregnant. And she did it. Randi Hutter Epstein's book Get Me Out: A History

Volcker Should Define Systemic Risk First - Seekingalpha.com
A good illustration of the effects of policy uncertainty.

Schools holding fundraisers for Haitian Mission fund - Newburyport Daily News
Chartwells and Amesbury School Dining will hold fundraisers to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti. One of Chartwells' district managers and his daughter are heading to Haiti in mid-February to assist as best they can. At lunch at the Cashman and

Portraits make a memorable gift for pet lovers - Regina Leader-Post
Playful or brooding, shy or stately -- pets have so many different personalities, and a great way to capture them is through visual keepsakes. Whether it's a professional photograph, fine-art portrait or whimsical storybook, there are many mediums

James. M. Sorg - Staunton News Leader
Sorg's media included painting, illustration, lithograph, sculpture and wood crafting. He showed his works at the Hooks-Epstein Gallery in Houston, Texas, and he was commissioned to do commemorative works in Houston for the bicentennial celebration.