1 A reasonable estimate for house building lumber costs is somewhere around $15 to $30 per square foot. 2  For an average sized home, this works out to approximately $35 to $55,000 (this price also includes the price of nails, etc.).
Studies by Scottish researchers have found higher levels of arsenic in rice grown in the U.S. than in basmati or jasmine rice from Thailand or India. The highest levels of arsenic in U.S.-grown rice came from Southern states.
In September 1997, a Texas company, RiceTec, was granted U.S. Patent No. 5,663,484 on basmati rice lines and grains. The patent secures lines of basmati and basmati-like rice and ways of analyzing that rice.n September 1997, a Texas company, RiceTec, was granted U.S. Patent No. 5,663,484 on basmati rice lines and grains. The patent secures lines of basmati and basmati-like rice and ways of analyzing that rice.