Theglobalistreport, By: Andrew Puhanic, Published 04/23/2013

AN exciting and new water treatment breakthrough has been announced that will now make the removal of fluoride from the drinking water supplies of the world’s poorest people more affordable than ever. Researchers from Rajasthan University in India have discovered that the Tulasi plant, also known as Holy Basil, can be used to significantly reduce the amount of fluoride in drinking water.

At present, the most reliable methods used to remove excessive fluoride from drinking water are either too expensive or not suitable for the environments where they are needed most. The method discovered by researchers from  Rajasthan University is safe, cheap and readily available, making it an ideal alternative for communities who can’t afford to use the more advance techniques of removing fluoride that are readily available in the west.

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Weatherzone, By: Press Release, 04/29/2013

It has been 45 years since Sydney has been as warm this late in autumn, bathing in 26-degree sunshine for the fourth day running. In the past 150 years the city has only once been this warm this late in the season. In 1968 it reached at least 26 degrees in the four days from 28th April to 1st May.

A big plus for many people is that this summer-like warmth, minus the humidity, covered most of the unofficial long Anzac weekend and final weekend of the school holidays. It was also not too bad for those who have had to put up with a standard two-day weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday reaching at least 26 degrees has not occurred this late in autumn since 1990.

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Weatherzone, By: Mellissa Mackellar, 04/29/2013

Many inland parts of NSW are facing their driest April in more than a decade, with some towns having seen no rain at all this month. A series of broad, slow-moving high pressure systems have been responsible for predominantly clear skies and dry conditions, while preventing any strong rain-bearing fronts from reaching inland areas.

With only one day to go, much of the Upper Western is set to end the month with zero rainfall. This includes Brewarrina, Cobar and Lightning Ridge. It has been five years since Brewarrina and Lightning Ridge saw a dry April, and at least ten years for Cobar.

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Heaven Letters Published on: April 29, 2013

Time is quite a bug-a-boo in the world. Time comes and goes like the wind. Time comes and goes in the same instant, and you can’t really get a handle on it any more than you can on the wind. Yes, time, yes, time appears and disappears, well, as quickly as a gust of wind. No one can stop time. No one can catch it. Time is carried on the wind.

Where are time and the wind located? They leave as soon as they arrive. Truly, they both escape you. Here today and gone tomorrow. Rather, here for an instant and gone in an instant.