Archive for August, 2009

Hoarding energy-guzzling bulbs ahead of EU ban (Reuters)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

An employee shows a traditional light bulb (R) and two low-energy consumption bulbs at the Osram factory in Molsheim, eastern France December 11, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerReuters – Germans, who sometimes see themselves as guardians of the environment, are hoarding energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs ahead of a looming European Union-wide ban, the GfK market research agency said.


Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings (Reuters)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

A man holding a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin walks at a rally marking Stalin's 128th birth anniversary in his hometown of Gori, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Tbilisi, December 21, 2007. REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliReuters – Josef Stalin was in the dock on Monday when a Russian court held a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by his grandson over a newspaper story which said the tyrant had ordered the killings of Soviet citizens.


Probing election data release via Twitter (Reuters)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Reuters – German election officials said on Monday they were investigating whether exit poll data were made public on Twitter before polls closed Sunday and there might be an appeal against the result if laws had been broken.

Germans hoard energy-guzzling bulbs ahead of EU ban (Reuters)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Reuters – Germans, who sometimes see themselves as guardians of the environment, are hoarding energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs ahead of a looming European Union-wide ban, the GfK market research agency said.

Mariachis set world record in Mexican city (AP)

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Mexican Mariachi musicians perform during the International Mariachi Festival in Las Cabanas, Guadalajara, Mexico Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. A total of 549 musicians got together to win the record for playing several songs in just over 10 minutes. A representative of the Guinness Book of World Records, Stuart Claxton, made it official at the Festival. The old record belonged to 520 mariachis who performed in San Antonio, Texas, in 2007, said Francisco Beckman, an organizer of the record-breaking attempt. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso)AP – Ay, ay, ay, ay! Guadalajara finally boasts the world’s biggest mariachi band.


Amsterdam lets “beer bike” ride on, with limits (Reuters)

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Reuters – The beer bike will ride on in Amsterdam.

Brazen Fla. burglar grabs TV in double-steal (AP)

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

AP – Police in Florida say a burglar who made off with a man’s valuables returned to the home later and snatched what he couldn’t carry on his first trip: a 100-pound plasma-screen TV.

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Saturday, August 29th, 2009

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Amsterdam lets “beer bike” ride on, with limits (Reuters)

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Reuters – The beer bike will ride on in Amsterdam.

Utahns can now practice DUI jail call (AP)

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

AP – In Utah, even if you don’t get arrested for drunk driving you might still have to call your mom from jail ? sort of.