Road Rage.
On July 6th in Spokane, Washington, 17-year-old Jacob Walton was riding with four friends in a Nissan Sentra when they became involved in a road rage dispute with a 28-year-old man driving alone in a Honda Accord. Someone in the Sentra threw at least one beer can at the...

California firms seek Alimport Contracts.
What do Bumble Bee Seafood, Vineyards International, Nielsen Citrus Products, Lee Kum Kee, Lozen International, Capurro Marketing, C-Shore International, New World/Harlan Bakeries and City Seafoods have in common? All are California-based food producers, manufacturers and/or distributors who are entering into sales and export transactions with Cuba under...

Takeout for the holidays: Eat, drink and be merry--because someone else did the cooking! (Food & Wine).
Here's a compound word destined to make holiday meal planning and seasonal entertaining a gift: takeout. It's working for me, now that I've gotten over my galley-slave guilt and learned to lean on local gourmet takeout sources for the Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza season. You can find everything from...

Market fresh.
In San Francisco, head to the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market for all of your holiday produce. This market, operated by the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, each Saturday draws 5,000 to 8,000 shoppers who want to meet the farmers who grow their favorite foods. I love Hazel...

Wheat-free breads and pasta and flourless tortillas.
Food for Life, a small, family-owned natural foods bakery, produces hearty wheat- and gluten-free breads in White Rice, Brown Rice, Rice Almond, Rice Pecan, and Raisin Pecan varieties. They also offer Rice Elbow Pasta made from only brown rice flour. In addition, Food for Life makes organic,...

Quality management systems for agriculture. (A Case Study).
Consumers are becoming more involved in food marketing systems, demanding levels of safety assurance, purity, and even production or environmental practices. With biotechnology offering an expanding array of agronomically and/or functionally superior products, the market is faced with needs to deliver specific products to specific users, and with the...

The Egoroff mystery.
{1} Private Andrew Egoroff was twenty-six years of age when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Blackboy Hill in Western Australia on 5 July 1915. He was assigned to the 51st Battalion and then to the 4th Field Bakery during the reorganisation of March-April 1916. His...

Taking the cake.
The bride may beat the center of her ceremony, but the undeniable star of the reception table is the wedding cake. Today's cakes are anything but traditional. Couples want their cakes to reflect their unique personalities and relationship, says Rhonda Shinn of A Slice of Heaven, who...

SOUP POTS FOR SALE.
Sam the Super Salesman whistled happily as he pushed his cart into the village of Sweetville. "Soup pots for sale!" he called. "What are they for?" asked a small boy. "Why, for making soup!" said Sam. "These soup pots will make the most...

Do you like bread?
Look at Different Kinds of Bread People eat corn bread. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People eat challah (HAH-lah) bread. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People eat sliced bread. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People eat tortillas. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People...