Foxy: The Urban Barn Cat

Photo by Audrey Pavia Foxy enjoying her new life as an urban barn cat. When Foxy was born some eight years ago in an apartment in Brooklyn, no one could have imagined she’d end up spending her senior years on an urban farm in California. Funny how things work out sometimes.   Foxy belonged to […]

Poppies and … Huh?

Photo by Rick Gush I’ve set aside room in my garden for Italy’s red poppies. Ah, June is almost here and it looks like we’re finally going to have a pretty spectacular show of red poppies in the garden this year.  These poppies, Papaver rhoea, are easily the most beautiful weed here in Italy. When […]

National Institute for Renewable Energy Formed

Courtesy Stock.XCHNG The newly formed National Institute for Renewable Energy, led by Texas Tech University, plans to research the use of wind energy and develop the renewable energy industry. The Texas Tech University System, the Innovate Texas Foundation and The Wind Alliance recently announced the formation of the National Institute for Renewable Energy, an independent […]


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