Biotech grass gene flow sparks farming fears
Biologists describe gene flow as cross pollination spreading genetically engineered material. California rice farmers worry about Japan shock markets while Hawaii organic papaya growers protest biotech contamination. Studies in Oregon and Mexico prompt calls for tighter rules and market safeguards.
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San Francisco
California
Hawaii
U.S
Oregon
Willamette
NAFTA
Mexico
Japan
Europe
Noli Hoye
Environmental Protection Agency
Union of
U.S. Agriculture Department
Meghan Thomas
USDA
Chris Horner
Monsanto Co
Bob Harriman
The
Scotts Co
Gervais
Ore
Charity chief executives see pay rise near inflation in 2003
The Chronicle of Philanthropy survey shows 215 nonprofit leaders earned a median 291 356 dollars in 2003. The 3 7 percent rise over 2002 2003 was about double the 1 9 percent inflation, though the smallest increase since 1996. Top earners included leaders at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Cleveland Clinic at 1 7 million each.
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Weashington
Hepa
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Harold Varmus
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Floyd D. Loop
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Herbert Pardes
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Peter G. Traber
Baylor College of Medicine
Senate Finance Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Daniel Borochoff
American Institute of Philanthropy
Borochoff
Global economic brief highlights and policy events
A slate of financial and policy events runs across the week. Edward Gramlich discusses neighborhood reinvestment for the Fed. the IMF, World Bank, and G seven finance ministers convene on global outlooks while corporate reports from Walgreens and PepsiCo frame August activity.
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Edward M. Gramlich
American Health Lawyers Assn
Baltimore
Walgreen Co
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Timothy F. Geithner
Chicago
Institute For Supply Management
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John Kerry
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Pepsico Inc
Sunflower
Sunflower Broadband
Tom van Holt
Sprint
Pcs
Journal-World
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