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Experts say a special breed found in Madagascar could hold the key to keeping them alive. But there are only five known trees in existence. Scientists are racing to develop new banana varieties strong enough to survive Panama disease, which is a major threat to banana crops around the world. Because bananas are clones, the disease is able to spread very quickly from one to another. It is currently wreaking havoc with crops in Asia – but could wipe out the world’s supply if it spreads to America. Richard Allen, senior conservation assessor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, told...

Link to music video also Here The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and released as part of their debut album (Get the Knack) in 1979. The song was based on a real person, named Sharona Alperin. She was 17 when she met Fieger, who was 25 when he met her. Sharon Alperin has been a very succesful real estate agent for many years. The guitar solo and the song's rift have been cited by many bands as pure classic rock. In fact, the song was on President G.W. Bush's nano when he was in office and...

The news is only available at Detroit News, which can't be linked. Looking for another source to add. Basically his brother Atty Geoffrey Fieger has confirmed. He had been suffering from lung and brain cancer.

May 22, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn't need "Respect" - she's already got it at the top of her iPod playlist. The surprisingly tech-savvy Clinton mixes Aretha Franklin's 1967 landmark smash hit for the feminist movement into her playlist rotation alongside The Eagles' 1975 Top 5 hit, "Take It to the Limit" ("You know I've always been a dreamer"). In a New York minute, H-Rod can shuffle from the bad boys of rock 'n' roll to the Fab Four in her iPod's massive musical library. She told The Post her iPod has "got like 1,000" songs...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, recently cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a state campaign finance investigation, on Monday predicted a separate federal investigation will lead to his indictment. Fieger said would be indicted as a result of a federal investigation into campaign contributions. Federal investigators are looking into contributions Fieger's staff made to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. "I fully expect that I will be indicted by a grand jury, who will indict a bottle of beer if the Republican U.S. attorney told them to do it," Fieger said Monday at a news conference at his Southfield law...

Despite a glut of literature available on how to have more and better orgasms, science is only beginning to unravel the mysteries of the nervous system. The experiences of some paralyzed women prove how little we know: Though seemingly cut off from all feeling below the waist, some have found they still had orgasms when they tried sex. More mysterious still, some could have orgasms when touched in a spot on the trunk or neck just above the region of injury. One Philadelphia-area woman who was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident was overwhelmed to learn she'd...

Fieger to run for attorney general SOUTHFIELD - He's baaack. After several years of maintaining a relatively low profile, wellknown legal eagle Geoffrey Fieger announced Tuesday his intention to run for state attorney general in 2006 on the Democratic ticket. Never one to mince words, Fieger used a news conference at his Southfield office to accuse incumbent Attorney General Mike Cox and Republicans in general of bankrupting the state and kowtowing to corporate interests. He singled out Cox, accusing the fi rst-term prosecutor of not doing enough to advance consumer protections and of giving jobs to campaign contributors. "At a...

Fieger says he may try another run for governor 5/4/2005, 9:19 p.m. ET By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorney Geoffrey Fieger says he's thinking of running again for governor, this time against Gov. Jennifer Granholm in next year's Democratic primary. "I would prefer not to do that," Fieger said Wednesday after taping public television's "Off the Record" program. "The only way I would run is if I thought she was going to lose" the 2006 election to a Republican. Fieger, known for his outspokenness and former role as assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian's...

Michigan discipline board dismisses misconduct charge against Fieger 11/23/2004, 12:46 p.m. ET The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Attorney Discipline Board has dismissed a charge of professional misconduct filed against Geoffrey Fieger, ruling that punishing his "crude" out-of-court remarks about appeals court judges violates his First Amendment right to free speech. The board voted 5-3 to throw out a complaint lodged against Fieger by the Attorney Grievance Commission. The opinion was published Nov. 8. The charge stems from comments Fieger made while hosting a radio show on Southfield-based WXYT-AM in 1999. He "declared war" on Michigan Court...

Fox News: Well known attorney Geoffery Fieger ( his brother is in the rock band The Knack) will be representing fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills who were pummelled by Indiana Pacers Artest and Jackson. The case will be filed in the morning. Expect a HUGE request for settlement.

Fieger says he will file complaint against four state Supreme Court justices By BREE FOWLER The Associated Press 7/28/2004, 4:52 p.m. ET SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Saying that four Michigan Supreme Court justices are determined to take away the people's right to sue, attorney Geoffrey Fieger announced Wednesday his intent to file a complaint with the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission against the justices. The complaint comes just days after a $21 million sexual harassment verdict Fieger won against DaimlerChrysler AG was overturned by the court. During a news conference held at his law offices in Southfield, Fieger accused state Supreme...

Mr. Fieger announced that he would donate $2500.00 as a prize in an essay contest. The contest is for High School Seniors to write an essay about the Michigan Film writer, Michael Moore’s movie “Fahrenheit 9/11". Discussion further around the table about this contest being used through a State office. Further discussion on the rules of the contest. Mr. Fieger pointed out that this movie promotes Michigan in the film and to promote film makers to Michigan and hopefully private funding. Discussion on the issue of private funding. Funding to come from corporate contributions and individual contributions.

Florida bar association investigating Fieger's comments The Associated Press 4/5/02 10:14 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- The state bar association is investigating comments made by Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger about jurors following his client's murder conviction. Fieger, who gained national attention as the attorney for assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, called the jurors who convicted Ralf Panitz last month "creeps, Nazis and bad people," according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Fieger has denied using the word "Nazis." A message left Friday night at Fieger's home was not immediately returned. In a complaint filed with the bar association last week, local Circuit...