The You Are Not Alone project is designed by young people aged between 12 and 22 from the city.
The Boston Blackie's restaurant employee charged along with his bosses of defrauding two banks bonded out of jail today. Cook County officials said $25,000 -- 10 percent deposit on his $250,000 bail -- was posted and accepted for Andy Bakopoulos on Saturday. Bakopoulos is charged with felony theft...
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What's the good news in that headline? According to the UK's Soil Association, estimates by the UN that to feed our ever-increasing population we will have to double food production by 2050 are too high and based on flawed
The appointment has been made with Vision 2019 - South Africa's plan for the World Cup in England - and beyond in mind
The government's farm-scale trials of GM crops will not provide enough evidence to allow them to be grown commercially, says a key advisory body.
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Ben Goldacre: I like organic food, alternative therapies are OK by me, and scare stories are often great fun. What I don't like is made up bollocks.
The Soil Association, the UK’s leading organic certification body, has proposed withdrawing the 'organic' label from produce flown into the UK from abroad. So the question emerges, should the practice of air-freighting organic food be stopped? The
Institutional food has been a regular target for campaigners of late. From Michelle Obama being urged to take "meat unfit for KFC" off school menus, to efforts to introduce healthy sustainable food for day cares and
Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian, has been named the healthiest family restaurants in the UK from the Soil Association's Out to Lunch campaign
Growing up on a dairy farm perfectly positioned Alice Holden to promote organic farming apprenticeship schemes
Waitrose today made a commitment to supporting the growth of greener farming systems across the world, in the latest move by a supermarket to boast its environmental credentials.
Talking about what to do now, while you're still healthy and lucid, can make an enormous difference, not just in terms of costs but your quality of life at the end. This is what critics call the "death panel."
The event, organised by the School Food Matters charity, will see fruit, vegetables, eggs and jams on sale to the public
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Tackle obesity and fight climate change by implementing stricter school food standards, says Soil Association
I may not have been a huge fan of the promo video for its organic farm school, but the UK's Soil Association has been a tireless advocate for sustainable, planet friendly farming for years. And in looking at everything
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The theme park has been renamed by the Soil Association after its kids’ meals offering came at the bottom of a healthy eating table. But isn’t rubbish food a traditional part of a big day out?
Martin Scorsese has written a "for your consideration" op-ed for the LA Times in support of Blackie, the Doberman Pinscher from his film Hugo. He feels that...
Using products from livestock reared on grass as opposed to grain improves the lives of farm animals – and it has health benefits, too
British fashion designers Vin + Omi created a ten-piece sustainable fashion line using 3,000 nettles from Prince Charles’s Highgrove Royal Gardens to be presented during London Fashion Week later this month.
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Helen Browning, the incoming Soil Association director, wants to see organic farming go mainstream, writes Bibi van der Zee
Peter Melchett: It comes as a surprise to find the Soil Association under attack for standards of organic farming.
Carter-Ruck denies stifling debate after group that opposed factory for 25,000 animals gets 'chilling' letter
Man-made nanomaterials pose a serious threat to human health, Soil Association warns
Clark also was in Cleveland last week to meet with Carmen Policy, the former 49ers' president who is setting up a new expansion team and needs football executives. Among other things, they talked about a tentative plan that would have had the 49ers and Browns play an exhibition game next summer, something that now seems unlikely because the 49ers are planning to play the Raiders on that weekend. Both Eddie DeBartolo and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue knew about the meeting, Clark said. Tagli
This week yet another report told us that organic produce is no better for our health than conventional food. But moving away from organic doesn't have to mean giving up on food that is good for humans, animals and the environment
Leading voices in the fight against climate change at loggerheads over 'food miles'
Leo Hickman: Here's your choice: on the one hand, you have an intensively farmed apple, sprayed with pesticides, that has travelled thousands of miles to reach you; on the other, you have an organic apple, free from chemicals and locally grown.
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Supermarkets are putting pressure on organic food watchdogs to lower standards so they can fully exploit a billion-pound industry which is growing by 30% a year, according to leading figures in the movement.
Food bought online is less fresh than that bought in-store, consumer group Which? claimed today (22 November). The research, conducted...Read More...
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Decades of bad farming practices in the UK have left the soil almost lifeless, adding to pollution, erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Paul Evans reports on the growing awareness of the crisis under our feet.
Sales of organic food and drink are booming in the UK, but the majority of organic produce is still imported, according to new figures published by the Soil Association yesterday.
UK sales of organic products rose by more than 7% in 2016 – the market’s fastest rate of expansion for...Read More...
UK sales of organic products rose by more than 7% in 2016 – the market’s fastest rate of expansion for...Read More...
· Soil Association rejects widespread calls for ban · Bar would have hit jobs in developing countries
Some of Britain's biggest supermarkets are importing "substantial amounts" of organic food rather than buying it from UK farmers, according to a survey published today by the Soil Association.
Google and European Commission wrap up antitrust investigation.
.Burgeoning UK market is third largest in Europe.Popularity of veggie boxes takes industry by surprise
Produce frequently low quality and with higher pesticide residues than food in shops
The details behind Gigantopithecus blackis extinction have long been surrounded by mystery, but researchers have finally obtained answers.
Farmers across the world are ditching their ploughs to protect ecosystems – and it’s working
To meet demand for organic food superstores are air-freighting it into the UK and encouraging the type of industrial-scale production it was meant to replace. Is organics still green?
Nowhere is the global push to restore degraded land likely to be more important, complex and expensive than in China, where vast swaths of the soil are contaminated by arsenic and heavy metals from mines and factories. Scientists told the Guardian that this is likely to prove a bigger long-term problem than air and water pollution, with potentially dire consequences for food production and human health. Zhou Jianmin, director of the China Soil Association, estimated …
Organic produce has a mixed history, but farmers are increasingly returning to it as supermarkets respond to consumer demand - and the City is taking an interest, reports Nick Mathiason.
The UK is the 'lazy man of Europe', and should follow example of other countries, according to the Soil Association
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Kate Lehrer is Jim Lehrer's wife. The couple married in 1960 and three daughters together, Amanda, Lucy and Jamie. Jim Lehrer died on January 23 at the age of 85.
Elsie Washington, who died last month, is hailed as the Barack Obama of romance writers. Colleagues say she showed that publishing novels with worldly black characters was possible. She established a precedent that influenced the genre over the past 20 years.
Elif Shafak’s novel Iskender, published in English as Honour this week, came out in Turkey last August. Like her previous books, it sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Within days of its appearance, however, a blogger accused Shafak of ‘lifting’ themes and characters from Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. The blog post quickly went viral. Smith’s […]
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SunSoft and Novell announce cross-licensing deal for directory services, Java development tools.
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Murmur, which depicts the mathematician’s ordeal after he was convicted for having a gay lover, is hailed by judges as ‘a future classic’
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Orhan Pamuk, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006, opened his “Museum of Innocence” in Istanbul on Saturday.
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Alice Hoffman has spent the past three decades infusing the literary landscape with her magical takes on everyday experiences.
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From Parker to New Frontier, we look back at the five most important comics in Darwyn Cooke's impressive career.
When Colum McCann came to the U.S. from Ireland in the early 1980s, he set out on a cross-country bicycle trip to get to know his new country and its stories. He's spent the years since telling those tales through prose. With his Story Swap project, McCann is helping diverse communities better understand each other by sharing their own stories.
Katie da Cunha Lewin pores over “Minor Detail,” the recently published novel by Adania Shibli....
The holiday season approaches after one of the most tumultuous years in half a decade within the United States comes to a close. Universities have in many areas become nothing more than indoctrination centers.Violence has permeated the st...
So everyone’s claiming to have been real tight with David Foster Wallace and they want to make sure you know it.
Audrey Diwans film recreates a womans isolating, wrenching efforts to get an abortion in France in the 1960s.
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Bubba Watson regrets his actions at the PGA Championship, for not participating in the Long Drive contest, for his inappropriate language and behavior during the wet, final round.
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We caught up with the legendary Canadian producer about working on Drake's early albums, his debut album, and the BLM movement.
During an interview on Chicago's 107.5 WGCI Morning Show, Ye claimed Drake sent him a purple demon emoji because was upset about a beat. Drizzy subtly responded on Instagram.
NBC Sports Chicago Bears Insider JJ Stankevitz sat down with Bears right tackle Bobby Massie to talk about what kind of player this team has in Khalil Mack.
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents are witnessing an increase in the number of encounters with armed human smugglers.
Kanye West attempts to excuse his slavery is a choice comment, Trump's racism, and his beef with Drake.
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The Minnesota songwriter reemerges from a six-year absence to a world that looks entirely different. But has he changed along with it?
In front of about 20 friends and family in Pittsburgh, Conner had his best game of the season, rushing for 105 yards and two scores.
'Outmatched' stars Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson talked about what made this project feel special and the importance of these parents relating to their kids
This Whole Wheat Orzo and Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta, Olives, and Herbs has all the flavors of summer!
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Orzo pasta with fresh dill and feta cheese is a favorite not only because of its taste, mouth feel and appearance, but also because it's what I refer to as "flexible cuisine." It can be served hot from the skillet or chilled for the next day. It's wonderful as a stuffing for eggplants and zucchini as well.
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Wanna know what's so great about this dish? The textures, flavors, and ingredients in this Green Bean, Walnut, and Feta Salad make it out of this world! Try it and see if you agree.
This dish inspired by Spanish tapas puts the tasty shellfish front and centre, where it belongs
Netflix may have the head start in subscribers, but Disney's vault of content is enormous.
We caught up with Colombiana Julie Zorrilla, season 10’s best dressed contestant, to talk about her elimination on last night's American Idol. How are you feeling?
Creator/Executive Producer Graham Yost JUSTIFIED Season 3 Interview. Justified airs on FX an stars Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins.
I am beginning to think that Nietzsche was right. This whole eternal return concept holds more relevance than you know. But then again if you think about it everything we “know” about history and the…
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain is a name that sends the hearts of Arsenal fans racing and tickles the collective imagination of English fans. He is just 18, fresh from the minting factory in a manner of speaking...
The Chicago Bears are watching the statuses of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who could return from injuries Sunday at Soldier Field.
It’s a conversation with the star of the original version of The Office and the returning series Extras. What more do you need?
China flew a long-range nuclear-capable bomber outside China for the first time since President-elect Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan, two US officials told Fox News. The dramatic show of force was meant to send a message to the new administration, according to the officials.
Aniston’s Cabo New Year Jennifer Aniston was spotted in Cabo, Mexico this weekend with BFF and former Friends co-star Courtney Cox-Arquette. Hubby David Arquette tried his best to shield…
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