Sacre bleue! No more foie gras from California? (Reuters)
Grok Headline matches for Sacre bleue! No more foie gras from California? (Reuters)
Vietnam's first foie gras falls foul of
bird flu (Reuters)
Vietnam's first foie gras falls foul of
bird flu (Reuters)
02/12/2004 08:48 AMReuters - It would have been Vietnam's first homemade, commercial
production of foie gras, but the deadly bird flu has forced the
slaughter of Hugh Adam's entire flock of geese.
Foie gras is yummy, is it also immoral?
Foie gras is yummy, is it also immoral?
06/22/2005 03:01 AMAn interesting article about the controversy surrounding foie gras
and the current movement to ban its production in the United States:
Does
a Duck Have a Soul? How foie gras became the new fur.
Sacre bleu! Waiters fired for being
French? (Reuters)
Sacre bleu! Waiters fired for being
French? (Reuters)
06/22/2005 02:18 AMReuters - Three former waiters at New York's
posh 21 Club, where a hamburger costs $30, have filed a $5
million discrimination lawsuit saying they were fired for being
French.
Lafeyette's Mardi Gras Goes Wireless
Lafeyette's Mardi Gras Goes Wireless
02/19/2004 12:43 PMSyndeo has built a 13-square-mile network in Lafayette, La., just in
time for the Mardi Gras party there. The network is built with Tropos
gear. Users must subscribe to access the network. But in addition to
businesses and visitors, an ambulance service will use the network to
connect to dispatch and central control. The announcement doesn't seem
to be online but should appear here eventually....
Jeopardy to jealousy: Mardi Gras music
Jeopardy to jealousy: Mardi Gras music
05/28/2004 06:27 PMMorgan Hill Times,CA-3 hours ago ... Neither Greg Kihn or Gin Blossoms
have dedicated websites but can be found by entering their names into
a search engine such as Yahoo!, Google or Lycos. ...
Something You Can't Do in California...
(Reuters)
Something You Can't Do in California...
(Reuters)
09/13/2004 09:04 AMReuters - Having sex with corpses is now
officially illegal in California after Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger signed a bill barring necrophilia, a spokeswoman
said on Friday.
La. National Guard Holds Iraq Mardi Gras
(AP)
La. National Guard Holds Iraq Mardi Gras
(AP)
02/07/2005 01:28 AMAP - Louisiana soldiers donned purple, green and gold and climbed onto
Army trucks transformed into floats for an early Mardi Gras
celebration Sunday, parading through this base west of Baghdad and
pelting troops with colorful beads, coins and candies in true New
Orleans style.
New "girlie-men" t-shirts hit California
(Reuters)
New "girlie-men" t-shirts hit California
(Reuters)
07/22/2004 01:31 PMReuters - California Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: the
political
insult "girlie men" has opened up a marketing bonanza. Just days after
Republican Schwarzenegger called
state Democrats "girlie men" for failing to pass a budget by the
state's July 1 deadline, a San
Francisco-based entrepreneur
The Governator, a 'Strong' Beer for
California (Reuters)
The Governator, a 'Strong' Beer for
California (Reuters)
01/09/2004 09:55 PMReuters - For Californians who can't get enough
of bodybuilder turned film star turned governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, a brewery in the neighboring state of Oregon is
offering a new full-bodied beer labeled "The Governator."
Court Rules California Cannot Ban Gay
Marriages (Reuters)
Court Rules California Cannot Ban Gay
Marriages (Reuters)
03/14/2005 05:36 PMReuters - In a victory for gay rights
groups, a California Superior Court judge ruled on Monday that
the state's voter-approved ban on homosexual marriage is
unconstitutional.
R&B Legend Ray Charles Dies in
California at 73 (Reuters)
R&B Legend Ray Charles Dies in
California at 73 (Reuters)
06/10/2004 02:53 PMReuters - Ray Charles, who battled childhood
poverty, blindness and heroin addiction to help create soul
music and become one of America's most enduring musicians, died
on Thursday at the age of 73, his spokesman said .
California Judge Sentences Scott
Peterson to Die (Reuters)
California Judge Sentences Scott
Peterson to Die (Reuters)
03/17/2005 03:30 AMReuters - A California judge on
Wednesday sentenced former fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson
to death for the murder of his wife and unborn son in a case
that attracted nationwide attention.
Music Icon Ray Charles Dies in
California at Age 73 (Reuters)
Music Icon Ray Charles Dies in
California at Age 73 (Reuters)
06/10/2004 08:36 PMReuters - Ray Charles, who overcame poverty,
blindness and heroin addiction to lay the foundation for soul
music and become one of America's most beloved entertainers,
died on Thursday at the age of 73 after a long fight with liver
disease, his spokesman said.
California stages state "garage sale"
(Reuters)
California stages state "garage sale"
(Reuters)
08/28/2004 10:12 PMReuters - Thousands of bargain hunters flocked to a California state
garage sale, snapping up
unwanted property from confiscated penknives to cut-price laptop
computers.
Great White Shark Released Off
California (Reuters)
Great White Shark Released Off
California (Reuters)
04/01/2005 11:52 AMReuters - A great white shark in
captivity for a record six months was released into the Pacific
Ocean on Thursday after it attacked and killed two smaller
sharks in its tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Cooler Weather Helps California
Firefighters (Reuters)
Cooler Weather Helps California
Firefighters (Reuters)
05/05/2004 03:32 PMReuters - Cooler, less breezy weather helped
firefighters battling six wildfires in southern California on
Wednesday but more than 1,000 homes were at risk in an early
start to the fire season.
California Girl, 6, Survives 10 Days in
Car Wreck (Reuters)
California Girl, 6, Survives 10 Days in
Car Wreck (Reuters)
04/14/2004 02:23 PMReuters - A six-year-old girl, living on a
diet of Gatorade sports drinks and instant noodles, survived
for 10 days in the California desert after a car accident
killed her mother, officials said on Wednesday.
Britney Spears Reportedly Marries in
California (Reuters)
Britney Spears Reportedly Marries in
California (Reuters)
09/19/2004 01:14 PMReuters - Ooops! Pop star Britney Spears did
it again and got married for the second time this year -- this
time to dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Studio
City, California, "Access Hollywood" reported on Sunday.
California Firefighters Battle Six Early
Blazes (Reuters)
California Firefighters Battle Six Early
Blazes (Reuters)
05/04/2004 05:04 PMReuters - A day after California fire
officials announced an early start to the wildfire season,
firefighters battled six major blazes dotting mountain ranges
between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
Reports: Michael Jackson Indicted in
California (Reuters)
Reports: Michael Jackson Indicted in
California (Reuters)
04/21/2004 11:44 PMReuters - Michael Jackson was indicted on
Wednesday by a California grand jury investigating child
molestation accusations against the pop star, major U.S.
television networks reported, citing unnamed sources.
US Judge Dismisses California Claims Vs
Microsoft (Reuters)
US Judge Dismisses California Claims Vs
Microsoft (Reuters)
04/18/2005 07:14 PMReuters - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a
claim by five California cities and counties that Microsoft
Corp. , the world's largest software maker, had
overcharged them for software.
California to hold giant boot sale
(Reuters)
California to hold giant boot sale
(Reuters)
08/27/2004 01:59 PMReuters - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding a
rummage sale to
dispose of unwanted state property from aircraft engines to jewellery.
California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail (Reuters)
California Senate Votes to Restrict
Google's Gmail (Reuters)
05/27/2004 06:38 PMReuters - California's Senate voted on
Thursday to support a bill to limit a new e-mail service by No.
1 Web search company, Google Inc., over concerns it could
threaten the privacy of users.
California Porn Film Moratorium Lifted
Early (Reuters)
California Porn Film Moratorium Lifted
Early (Reuters)
05/12/2004 02:25 PMReuters - A self-imposed moratorium on
filming in the Los Angeles porn industry brought in after five
actors tested positive for HIV was lifted on Wednesday, a month
earlier than expected.
368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales
368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales
07/21/2004 02:45 AM368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern & Southern California Last
Week, According To California Businesses For Sale's www.bizben.com -
Business Opportunities, Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises Sales.
These businesses were sold by business owners, business brokers, &
real estate agents for the week of July 12, 2004 thru July 18, 2004.
[PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]
Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.
Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.
06/23/2004 03:08 AMNorthern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were
Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents
Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]
On being in California...
On being in California...
03/14/2005 05:52 PMI'm on the train between Los Angeles and San Diego listening to
Orbital and overwhelmed by how alien and beautiful the industrial
landscape outside my window is. I'm travelling backwards all the way
which probably means something. There are lots full of identical
vehicles. One lot full of blue tanker trucks. Another full of white
articulated lorry fronts. Lined up and perfect. There are buildings
with connected trailers and bays numbered one to eight-eight. Train
tracks curl around them. Piles of rusting metal sit under repeating
arches. Large open machines turn into buildings with little evidence
of where one ends and the other begins. Everything's punctuated by
massive pylons and palm trees. There's graffiti everywhere, and it
doesn't look fake like it does all over London. It looks like it was
born here.
It's probably my clumsy sleep patterns that make everything here
seem hallucinogenically orchestrated. It all seems to be begging for a
soundtrack. The whole city feels like Koyaanisqatsi from the
train.
My seat on the train has a power socket by it, which I find strange
but useful. The man in the onboard café car apologised for having to
stow everything away and made a joke about bean counters. I've met a
man from two television series and found that a friend's friend lives
off internet poker. Words in roads and signs: peerless, thermo,
blister, motor, rivera, pioneer, mason, cord. Everything's either made
of wood, metal, concrete or meat. Colours come in stripes -
pink/brown, white, grey, white, pink-brown, green, yellow, dust.
One other thing I've noticed here is how strange the quality of
light is. It's about as grey and overcast here as it ever is in
London, but there's still something different about it. More
apocalyptic. Possibly it's because everything is designed to be seen
in the bright sunshine - the primal colours of signs and adverts look
like they're clashing with the world. And the buildings - designed to
contrast with the blues and whites of the normal sky - blend into it
now. It's like the natural order of the world is upside down. The smog
is interesting too - American television often looks blurrier than
Englih television. I think traditionally the resolution wasn't as
good. Still there's something weirdly true about thinking of this
place as lacking resolution. I think the smog in the air makes
everything look less defined. A clear bright day in London in the
spring makes everything seem so real. Here it makes it feel
cartoonishly beautiful. Fascinating that light quality could have such
an effect. I still remember the peculiar emotional charge that
everything had in Helsinki in spring a few years back - the richness
of the yellows and oranges - the sense that this light had something
added to it that was more fundamental than the shallow shimmers we
suffered with in England.
I'm meeting up with Biddulph
and Hammond in Oceanside in a
couple of hours. More later...
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California, Here We Come (Again)
California, Here We Come (Again)
05/21/2004 05:31 AMTen of 14 counties that had their e-voting machines decertified by the
state are close to meeting the secretary of state's stipulations for
recertification. Some touch-screen machines will probably be ready for
November elections after all. By Kim Zetter.
Two die in California quake
Two die in California quake
12/23/2003 06:53 PMc.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r111309935
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California vs. Google
California vs. Google
04/14/2004 11:59 AMA (being charitable) confused California Senator has proposed a bill
to outlaw Gmail because of the ads it includes in email. "We think
it's an absolute invasion of privacy. It's like having a massive
billboard in the middle of your home," she says. Even if she was
correct, which I don't think she is, why is a law necessary? If Gmail
is so clearly annoying, won't people who don't like the ads simply not
use it? What purpose would such a law serve except to take Gmail away
from those who thought the ads were an acceptable cost for the
service? Derek Powazek has responded with a letter from his Gmail
account asking for an apology. (Thanks, Chris!)...
"California Yankee"
"California Yankee"
06/06/2004 10:07 AMShipwrecks in California
Shipwrecks in California
03/06/2004 01:51 AMYo ho ho and a really plain lookup page. The California Shipwreck
Database search page, at
http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/ShipwrecksDatabase/Shipwrecks_Database.as
p , is extremely plain. To get more shipwreck information and a nicer
design,...
California considers ope
California considers ope
08/28/2004 07:49 AMTechzonez Aug 28 2004 11:27AM GMT
California Twirls
California Twirls
07/01/2004 10:13 AMCalifornia Pizza Kitchen serves up another plate of steaming earnings.
No grow in California
No grow in California
04/12/2004 06:12 PMUSA Today Apr 12 2004 9:51PM GMT
AOL Lays Off 450 In California
AOL Lays Off 450 In California
12/10/2003 10:23 AMbmarklein writes "AOL has laid off 450 in California. The former
Netscape campus is going from 675 employees to 300. The San Francisco
office, which they ...
Blogging from California
Blogging from California
11/02/2003 05:24 PMHi - I'm here at the Internet Librarian conference
demonstrating blogging!
California Says No More Diebold
California Says No More Diebold
04/22/2004 08:00 PMFollowing story after story after story of questionable actions by
Diebold with their electronic voting machines, culminating in the news
that they
knew
they were breaking the law by using uncertified software in their
machines during last month's primaries, a commission has recommended
that
California decertify all Diebold voting machines.
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley has until the end of next week to
make a decision on whether or not to follow the recommendation, and so
far he's shown a good understanding of the issues involved (he is the
one who said
all
e-voting machines should have a paper trail). Diebold's response
is typical. Instead of admitting that they screwed up repeatedly in
very damaging ways, they claim that being decertified "doesn't solve
the problems" - suggesting that it's not their fault that they didn't
solve their own problems and went ahead with illegally using software
that hadn't been certified.
ARM to buy out California chipmaker
ARM to buy out California chipmaker
01/27/2004 06:23 PMGrok Description matches for Sacre bleue! No more foie gras from California? (Reuters)
GrokA matches for Sacre bleue! No more foie gras from California? (Reuters)
Sacre bleue! No more foie gras from California? (Reuters)
