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Nasty Surprise - US Vigilant in Fight against Chocolate Eggs

Bringing Kinder Surprise eggs into the US can incur a fine of hundreds of dollars because the famous chocolates with toys inside are illegal there under a 1938 law. Seizures of the eggs have doubled since 2010, but egg-lovers are now petitioning for the ban to be lifted.

Private Security Guards Shoot Somali Pirates Video

The bosses of the ship cargo companies have been hoping for a satisfactory solution by the military for years, in vain. The international approach "Atalanta" is as successful as getting rid of flies with your bare hands.   

Armed mercenaries on merchant navy vessels take charge in asymmetric warfare against al-Qaida related Somali pirates

Well, the old Latin judicial tenet:"Coram iudice et in alto mare in manu dei soli sumus." (In court and on high sea, you are in God's hands alone), is very true, esp. for private ship owners whose vessels have been sailing in pirates-infested areas off the coast of Somalia headin …

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RCAF slept while guarding PM's plane - Crime - Canoe.ca

TORONTO -- An RCAF corporal has been fined $500 for falling asleep while guarding the aircraft of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other government members during a trip to Morocco.

Japanese ghost ship lost in tsunami drifts to B.C. coast

VANCOUVER -- After being flushed out to sea by last year’s massive tsunami and earthquake, a Japanese squid-fishing boat has drifted across the Pacific Ocean and was about 120 nautical miles off British Columbia’s north coast Friday evening. Read more:

Tattoo shop fined for piercing teen's tongue - Crime - Canoe.ca

MONTREAL – A $30 tongue piercing has cost a Montreal tattoo shop $3,500. A Court of Quebec judge recently ruled that the owner of a tattoo shop and his employee must pay the father of a 13-year-old girl whose tongue they pierced.  

The Canada Party - "Meet The Canada Party"

I think I may have to change party affiliations.  Well worth watching and some very valid points......

Dead man charged for running faucet

Allister MacPherson died at his home in Port Colborne, Ont., Sept. 28. The water remained flowing for three weeks before his body was discovered by family members.

German carmakers seek more diesel sales in US - The Local

German automakers are making yet another attempt to get Americans to buy diesel cars, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported Saturday.

German pediatric heart device receives FDA okay - The Local

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first mechanical cardiac assist device for children that can help keep patients alive as they await a transplant.

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