Dubai: It might seem like a fairly monotonous task to the average consumer, but our shopping trip around the local supermarket in fact involves a blend of key mind-sets. A new shopper study has identified four modes during our grocery shopping - the auto-pilot 'grab and go' mode, a variety mind-set that involves picking new tastes and formats, the buzz mode which is open to engaging advertising, and the bargain-hunting mind-set. Gulfnews: Retailers urged to consider shopper trends...

People make a tangible donation that helps somebody and at the same time erase their fines," Laurel Goodgion, the library s director, said Monday. Fines for overdue books currently are 5 cents a day or $1 a day for DVDs and videos. Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com.

We know our gift of canned tuna will not go far enough, but if more people take the time to think and find it in themselves to give a little whenever possible, perhaps, just perhaps someday we wont need food banks at all. At inception, Alcatraz Seafoods made a promise to their customers To be a different kind of seafood company by offering only all-natural, ocean sustainable seafood. And giving something back rather than looking to take has its own rewards in the long-run. Alcatraz...

Best Sources Include Seafood, Like Canned Tuna WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent study shows that children of mothers who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy have increased cognitive skills compared to those of mothers who consumed fewer or no omega-3 fatty acids. Best Sources Include Seafood, Like Canned Tuna WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent study shows that children of mothers who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids during...

Heavy seas, dense fog and queasy stomachs ended the trip early, but the fisheries officials were able to deliver their message about the need for a settlement to the dispute. fisheries officials could not be reached for comment, but a representative of Maine lobster fishermen says he also would like to see the dispute settled. It means we have two countries managing two fisheries in the area. Lighthouse keepers are sent to the island on 30-day rotations, not because the light needs to be...

Yet, in a tale mirrored across the industry, the local water supply could not keep pace and fish began dying from contamination, said fish farmer Liu Yanyan. Chicago Tribune news : Print Edition - Sunday News Sunday, July 1. In trying to protect their business, China's fish farmers may have fueled a far larger problem: China's seafood industry, the world's largest source of farmed fish, is the latest casualty in a wave of scrutiny that threatens to undermine the nation's reputation as the...

ODFW leaders plan to ask federal wildlife officials to expand the goose hunting season there, to cut down the numbers of geese that graze in and around dairy pastures. Some environmentalists blame the increased numbers of geese in agricultural and populated areas on the destruction of their natural environment - forcing them to find sustenance elsewhere. They can crush plants as they graze, and the dairy farmers want to save those plants for their cattle. The details need to be ironed out,...

GEF to fund fisheries project in Africa's Indian Ocean countries Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 07/01 - Seven countries in the southwest Indian Ocean region could reduce poverty through sustainable development of marine resources under a new project to be financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank said here Friday. First page.Politics.Economy.Social.Sport.Culture.Africa.International.Specials. First page.Politics.Economy.Social.Sport.Culture.Africa.International.Specials....

The commission is a treaty-based organisation established to conserve and manage tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks across a vast range of the Pacific Ocean. State Department will be the main voice in dealing with agreements and negotiations with international countries. Fiji teachers still set to strike. Guam government says land protest won't hold up construction of US military base. The Voice of New Zealand, Broadcasting to the Pacific. US joins Western and Central Pacific...