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Canadian pepper sprayed at border after asking for politeness

Yes sir, No sir, 3 bags full sir... A Canadian who demanded courtesy from a U.S. border security guard says he was pepper sprayed and held in custody for three hours for asking the disrespectful officer to "say...

The Beatles rooftop concert: It was 40 years ago today

It was 40 years ago today that Sgt Pepper and his band played on a rooftop of the Savile Row Apple Headquarters. The Beatles concert was cut short by the police, but until that happened the band thrilled people down...

The Guns N Roses Aren't Satisfied With Dr. Pepper

"The soft-drink maker said in March it would give a free pop to everyone in the country if the band's "Chinese Democracy" album were released this year. Notorious for being delayed since recording began in 1994,...

Contaminated Water! FDA finds salmonella match on Mexican pepper farm

NowPublic Contributors Nailed It!  In a previous story  NowPublic's  SOLARLIFE asked, could it be the irrigation or water they wash the peppers in?  Exactly right, irrigation water and Serrano...

At least 100 Protesters Arrested at Democratic National Convention

At least 100 protesters were arrested late Monday night near where the Democratic National Convention is being held in Denver, Colorado. Police used riot gas and crowd control techniques after a crowd of about 300...

Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin

I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's...

Bride will have a Dr. Pepper sponsored wedding

Weddings can be ridiculously expensive. A Virginia Beach hairdresser decided to auction off a spot to be a bridesmaid in her wedding on Ebay.  Her idea raised national attention, and Dr. Pepper decided to...

Professor invents red hot chilli meter

This could take the fun out of second guessing how hot a chilli is before taking a bite. " Professor Richard Compton of the University of Oxford has been experimenting with the world's hottest pepper...

U.S. court reveals B.C. gang details

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBoy, you know you're in trouble when even Mexico won't let you cross the Border. The United Nations gang, a British Columbia based Gang was busted by RCMP in BC, while...

Pepper...Good with Fruit and Ice Cream Too?!

Some countries have experienced food riots recently due to price hikes and shortages.In The Daily Grind (The Guardian, May 31st), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall reminds us that cooking ingredients such as pepper that we now take for granted in the past "fortunes were made from...

Tastes like chicken?

"Bosintang. Ever heard of it?Well, it’s Dog Soup. Big item in Korea.   I’m not talking about the North Koreans, living on a starvation diet in Li’l Kim’s workers paradise. No, this is prosperous...

Black Pepper May Be Contaminated With Salmonella

Pak National Foods are a large food distributor whose products -- particularly spices, nuts, and dried fruit -- are ubiquitous on store shelves in Alberta and British Columbia, so this contamination warning could...

Customers pepper sprayed at B.C. bank

"Unsuspecting customers of a bank branch in Burnaby, B.C., were pepper sprayed Monday by a brazen group of would-be robbers. "Customers of a bank in Burnaby, B.C., were pepper sprayed Monday by a group of would-be robbers. (CBC) " Police say a group of young men in their...

Key Largo Bank Auction

" A 2.53+/- waterfront development site in Key Largo, Florida located at 104180 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 will be auctioned by Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of FL-Miami Division (Case No. 07-18127-BKC-LMI) on February 1, 2008. The 2007...

Fire wrecks Chili Pepper's home

Fleas home gets a Santa Anna makeover. "Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has lost his multi-million pound house to the wildfire that swept through Malibu over the weekend. His house was one of 53 destroyed by...

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