General Mills settles four suits over ‘Nature Valley’ Granola Bars
By Laura Castro, From The National Law Journal General Mills Inc. has settled four proposed class actions alleging the company use of the term “100% Natural” on its Nature Valley products was deceptive and misleading because they contain genetically modified…
LATEST on story below: Oil Prices Slump!
Oil extends gain as bears retreat on signs supply glut will ease [see also story below the following] From Newsmax Oil prices rose on Tuesday, headed for the biggest four-day advance since January 2009 as a tumbling dollar sent commodities…
Interview with Frankie J Alvarez (Agustin) LOOKING
LOOKING SEASON 2 HBO (completed in London, December 2014) Q: Some critics felt that Looking took a while to really get going… A: [Laughs] Yes, we did get a lot of people saying the first few episodes felt too slow…
TransAsia flight crashes in Taiwan river
TransAsia flight crashes in Taiwan river – as it happened By Paul Farrell, Matthew Weaver, Michael Safi and Monica Tan From The Guardian Reports of 23* killed after regional airliner with 58 on board came down in Keelung river in…
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows ‘earth-shaking’ response
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Reuters From Yahoo News Jordan promises tough response to pilot’s killing ISIS Pics Purportedly Show Jordanian Pilot Burnt Alive AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot…
olwomen story of the week
5 easy but important sun protection tips By Karyn Holmes From olwomen Long-term sun exposure can accelerate the aging process and create wrinkles and sun spots on our skin and face. The ultraviolet rays of the sun damages skin cells…
US-Cuba rapprochement: welcome to the Caribbean thaw
By Abel Gilbert From Open Democracy The Castro regime, they have reasoned, will not be defeated by the CIA but with SEARS, the famous retail chain. The metaphor of the thaw refers to a story about extremely severe Siberian weather…
The ECB is pulling out the big guns against deflation
By Simon Morgan, AFP Frankfurt (AFP) – After a breathless year of action and now a new political crisis in Greece, the European Central Bank may finally roll out its heavy artillery in 2015 in its battle against deflation, analysts…
World’s most captivating bioluminescent bay
Vieques, Puerto Rico – An exotic Caribbean Island featuring the World’s most captivating bioluminescent bay From The Pinnacle List Vieques (Isla de Vieques) is a small island 13 km off the southeast coast of Puerto Rico, and home to around…
Struggle, sacrifice on front line of Italy’s Mare Nostrum
By Ella Ide, AFP From Business Insider Palermo (Italy) (AFP) – The memory of terrified parents and children being tossed out of their boat to drown in a nighttime storm haunts Captain Giuseppe Maggio, one of the men and women…
