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| McDonalds' McItaly burger fails to impress Italian critics |
| Posted: MinervaDoe @ Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:43 pm |
McDonalds' McItaly burger fails to impress Italian critics
McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to create the "McItaly", a fast food hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion.
The burger, hawked with the slogan "McDonald's speaks Italian," is made entirely of Italian DOP products (Protected Designation of Origin) and the meal's ingredients make up the colours of the Italian flag - red, white and green.
"We'r...
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| Cheers! Explorer's Scotch Found Under Ice |
| Posted: MinervaDoe @ Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:23 pm |
Cheers! Explorer's Scotch Found Under Ice
12:50pm UK, Friday February 05, 2010
Lulu Sinclair, Sky News Online
Crates of Scotch whisky and brandy have been recovered from the ice under the Antarctic hut where Ernest Shackleton stayed.
They were retrieved more than 100 years after being buried there by the legendary polar explorer.
Although some of the bottles had cracked because of the ice, the team who found them - restorers working on the hut - said they were sure the crates con...
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| Call To Ban Chinese Lanterns To Protect Cows |
| Posted: MinervaDoe @ Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:15 pm |
Call To Ban Chinese Lanterns To Protect Cows
4:07pm UK, Thursday February 04, 2010
Neal Walker, Sky News Online
Peers are calling on the Government to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of a risk to cows, sheep and other livestock.
The House of Lords called for an end to their use following concerns expressed by the National Farmers' Union.
The large paper lanterns, each containing a candle and made of paper and a wire frame, are often released into the air to mark weddings, bir...
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| Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance |
| Posted: MinervaDoe @ Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:59 pm |
Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendanceWARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.
The pupils will mark their fingerprints every time they go to church over three years and if they attend 200 masses they will be freed from the obligation of having to pass an exam prior to their confirmation, the paper said.
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| Groundhog Day 'should be replaced with Robohog Day' |
| Posted: MinervaDoe @ Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:02 am |
Groundhog Day 'should be replaced with Robohog Day'
America's annual Groundhog Day ritual is cruel to the weather-forecasting rodent, which should be replaced with a robot, animal rights activists have said.
Each Feb 2, a groundhog named Phil is woken from hibernation in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and checks, in front of throngs of tourists and reporters, too see if spring is coming. If the marmot appears to see its shadow, winter will continue for six weeks. If not, spring starts.
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