Bent banana and curved cucumber rules dropped

Just how many man hours are spent on ridiculous EU rules is anyone's guess, but now a ray of common sense is fermenting in the Euro countries...."A majority of EU member states, including Britain and Ireland, have...

California Farmers move to Less Thirsty crops like Olives (via Village Green)

In Cotton versus Olives, Kelly Zito (Village Green, SF Chronicle) looks at various crops grown in California and how thirsty they are for water that gets ever hard to find.The World Wildlife Foundation addresses the same concerns in Thirsty crops cause water shortages and...

First picture of trail bike boy, 17, killed by trip wire across track

" A teenager was killed when he rode his trail bike into a wire strung between trees on a country track. Ryan Acaster, 17, had been riding his high-powered machine in woodlands close to several farms. As he went...

Chavez offers to hug Spain's king

For Hugo Chavez Spain's King Juan Carlos's "Shut up" comment during a row in a meeting last year has heal and it is time to offer a hug to King Juan Carlos.   " The left-wing president, who will visit Spain...

Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts

Four bombs exploded in the north of Spain today. Nobody was injured in the blasts, as the areas surrunding the devices had been evacuated. According to the police, Eta (a Basque separatist group) had warned them of...

Hollywood May Make History With Biggest Weekend Ever

"Warner Bros.’ "The Dark Knight" is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and...

Chavez to visit 6-nations during Latin America and Europe tour

According to official VTV, President Chavez will start his tour by meeting with the Bolivian and Brazilian Heads of State, Evo Morales and Lula da Silva, tomorrow at Bolivia. They will sign a cooperation agreement on the Amazon. " Venezuela's Chavez to begin 6-nation tour...

4 Cleared in Madrid Train Bombing

Of the 21 people arrested on charges relating to the Madrid train bombings in 2004, four people have now been acquitted, which overturns a 2007 Spanish court ruling that had found three of the men guilty."A Spanish...

Jesse Jackson reportedly also used n-word in off-air gaffe

" Jesse Jackson reportedly also used n-word in off-air gaffe The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized to Sen....

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei: West must respect red lines

In the Iranian complex political system, the Supreme Leader (rahbar) Ali Khamenei plays a pivotal role. His comments and recommendations are to be obliged by the adherence to the Islamic revolutionary principles.  Despite public appearances...

The Tour Continues To Thrill

Today's stage of the Tour de France was a hard slog of 156 km through the Pyrenees.  The route gave no quarter with the finish decided only at the last second.  Team CSC did an admirable job bringing their...

World's oldest blogger signs off for the last time, aged 108

"An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day. Olive Riley, of Woy Woy about 50...

Get ready for Spacebook

"You've joined Facebook, MySpace and Bebo and have more than 3,000 friends but something's still missing. What you really want is to catch up with your mates from the cult World Of Warcraft game and now you can with Avatars United, the newest social networking site."My...

Mexico probes online 'hitmen ads'

"Mexican police are investigating a number of classified ads on the internet which purport to be from hitmen offering the services. The ads can be found alongside ones for private tuition or domestic help. In one of them, a person describing himself as an ex-military killer...

3 Red Wines that Don't Break the Bank (Spain, France, Italy)

Even with the rise in prices due to a weak dollar, one can still find European red wines that do not break the bank.What I would call table wine?Over the past few weeks, I found 3 new options. First Clua (El Sola d'en Pol, 2006) from producer Xavier Clua, in the 'Terra Alta'...

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