This & That, Ceci et Cela

“A top member of Canada’s opposition has defected to Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Liberal Party in a move that could save the government. Mr Martin said Belinda Stronach had quit the Conservatives…

Russian Chocolate? How well does Korkunov compare to Pierre Marcolini et al? Anyone know? Article

Cool new building product: LiTraCon; the Light Transmitting concrete http://www.litracon.hu/menu_

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/12/opinion/edvatik.php

http://context.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/05/13/120.html

7 times out of 10 times these days, made in Italy/other supposedly-elite-Euro-city is actually made

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4512015.stm

Should EU migrant workers (e.g. East European labour which costs a quarter of West European wages)

Runaway bride made up kidnap story; Georgia woman confesses she got cold feet about elaborate weddi