Scientists discover Gold Growing On Trees in Australia?

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Their research, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggested plants were absorbing gold particles found around the soils of eucalyptus trees, Dr Lintern explained.

“The eucalypt acts as a hydraulic pump – its roots extend tens of metres in to the

ground and draft water containing the gold.

"Since the gold is likely to be toxic to the plant, it's moved to the leaves and branches where it could be released or shed to the ground.

“The leaves could be properly used in conjunction with other tools as a more cost effective and eco-friendly exploration technique.” Continue Reading..

Strange: Man has Tooth Growing from the Roof of His Mouth (Photo)

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Dental problems are no one's notion of fun, but this unfortunate gentleman has found himself in a really gruesome situation.   As this picture attests, he features a tooth growing from the roof of his mouth. Rogue nashers (known as ‘supernumerary teeth') are quite rare and usually are removed with a dentist under anaesthetic.

Pension Fund Administrators to invest ₦3.4tn in infrastructure from part of the growing pension funds

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Acting Director-General, PenCom, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu

Culled From Punch Nigeria

Pension Fund Administrators will invest part of the growing pension funds in infrastructure after the Pension Reform Act 2004 must have been replaced with a new act.

This was contained in a memorandum submitted by the National Pension Commission to the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service and the House Committee on Pensions at the joint public hearing for the proposed enactment of the Pension Reform Act 2013.  Acting Director-General, PenCom, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, said the commission proposed that the funds should be utilised for national development.

The bill states, “There is a consensus among stakeholders that the PRA should facilitate the optimal utilisation of pool of funds generated by the Contributory Pension Scheme towards national development.” It added that provisions had been made in the bill for the expansion of permissible investment instruments to accommodate initiatives for national development, such as investment in the real sector.

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No Let Up In Social Strains As Nigeria Keeps Growing

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Culled From Reuters 

Nigeria's economy is expected to grow at a speedy 6.75 percent this year, driven by progress in agriculture, banking and oil, while high inflation rates should ease slightly, data showed on Monday.

Both will add to the reputation of Africa's top oil producer as a growing investment destination with a huge consumer market of 160 million people. Demand for its sovereign debt, for example, has soared since JP Morgan added it to its emerging bond index last year.

The kidnapping by gunmen of a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and four Lebanese workers in Bauchi state on Sunday, however, underlined that there are risks to investment outlook.

Parents arrested for growing Weed after their son calls police.. Read Full Story

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Sometimes parents end up in jail because of their own son.  A husband and wife were arrested for growing marijuana at home when their teen son decided to call the police on them, authorities said. The Pennsylvania couple were taken away in handcuffs after a raid on their home turned up 18 pot plants along with growing equipment, such as lights, fans and timers, the news media reported.

The couple Caren Shanfield, 45, and Francis Joseph Medvedik, 49 they face charges of manufacturing a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child.