"Humble" Bob wins Ohio chili eating contest

"Humble" Bob wins again!  This time Bob Shoudt managed to devour 11.5 pounds of chili in 10 minutes at the Skyline Chili Spaghetti eat-off in Cincinnati.  To be honest I’ve never heard of this guy…so I...

Quebec Blueberry Heist the Largest Police Have Seen

Ain't nothing like stealing a literal tonne of fruit in the middle of the night...oh the delicious spoils of criminality!And one has to wonder what the previous record was for "largest blueberry theft" in...

Genetic sleuths unmask secrets of big tomatoes

"Humans began domesticating plants in the last roughly10,000 years. They had no knowledge of genetics and noknowledge of breeding, but somehow they rendered these changesgenetically on plants," Tanksley, plant...

Cannes lineup announced

I just saw Grindhouse, and although I enjoyed it, I can't imagine Tarantino's half as a nearly two hour standalone piece. That's a lot of ladies talking in cars... "Other highlights in competition include Joel and...

The #1 Weight Loss Secret

"My friend Molly called me today and said, "I just ate a blueberry muffin the size of my cat. And then I decided that since I haven't let myself eat such things in a long time, I needed to add yummy side dishes of potato chips and chocolate." After an appropriate amount of...

Blueberry brothers: B.C. women and men tell it the way it is (Vancouver Provi...

" View Larger Image Brothers Ricki and Newton Sahota take blueberries straight from the farm to corporate clients. Photograph by : Wayne Leidenfrost, The Province Article Tools Printer friendly E-mail Font: * * * * Ricki Sahota, co-owner (with brother Newton),...

shadow workers

It is claimed that immigrant workers are depressing wages for Americans. This is because immigrant workers are cheaper to hire.

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