Soon after I wrote about the potential value of beer to Vikings (greater than gold?), I find a story extolling a historic French soldier brandy find as the “nectar of the gods”. Farmers in Gradesnica have unearthed what they say are cases of spirits from trenches once used by French soldiers. Spirits of those killed … Continue reading WWI Spirits Unearthed in Gradesnica
It seems to me that historians are already lining up to write about Bush as a sad example of highly counter-productive foreign policy. Take for example CNN’s report on a recent study that suggests Bush’s search for WMD has now generated a new class of Iraq operatives bent on attacking US soil. Officials have expressed … Continue reading Al Qaeda Fueled by Invasion of Iraq
This seems odd to me. What will regulators think of next? Will they ban actual snot? The BBC explains the risk in an article humorously called “DVLA says ‘offensive’ SN07 number plates are snot allowed“. The change means that cars registered in the capital are the only ones in Scotland not to begin with an … Continue reading Edinburgh bans SN07 from IDs
Good news from the singer/songwriter about his support of the domestic production of fuel. Regulation has helped spur his efforts in the northwestern state: Earlier this year Oregon lawmakers passed a series of bills aimed at kick-starting the state’s biofuels industry, including a requirement that all gasoline sold in Oregon be mixed with 10 percent … Continue reading BioWillie, Foreign Policy, and the Evidence of Organics