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Peter Russel from Cambridge says: "Things just get better and better for Fonterra and its shareholders. Here's the latest pot of gold for the dairy giant at its Hautapu factory in Cambridge."
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The Devon County Council is handing out to Polish immigrant workers a guide to Britain which suggests sparking up a conversation about the rain rather than politics to make friends. It explains how to drink tea, and provides the useful warning that the question "How are you?" should never be answered with a list of complaints. The guide also makes it clear that visitors should not be alarmed if the locals call them "my love". Other tips in the UK Welcome Pack include the fact that the British say please, sorry and thank you "a lot" and explains the quintessential stiff upper lip, stating: "Making complaints doesn't come easily to most English people, as it risks hurting someone's feelings." Other recommendations include: take up rambling and smile at everyone you see.
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A Tauranga mother with a troublesome teenage daughter who escaped from a car at traffic lights in Newmarket writes: "I leaped out to follow my daughter, leaving my husband to drive off. Hot pursuit ensues. Husband phones for directions. Desperate, I decide to restrain my daughter until husband can locate us. Onlookers offer no assistance; until a ray of sunshine appeared, offering help with a calming voice. Teenager gave in at that point, collapsing hysterically. Thank you, Rodney Hide, you were my knight in shining yellow and your coat deserves to be brighter."
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Steve Kink heard an alarm go off outside his wife's bar in Weymouth, England. He found two men breaking into a cellphone store and confronted them. One punched him, but Kink swept his feet from under him and pinned him to the ground. By this time, more people had arrived and grabbed the other robber. They held them until police arrived. The next day, the police released the man Kink had grabbed with a warning for criminal damage, and they arrested Kink for assault. (Source: Reason.com)
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Civic leaders in the Chicago suburb of Lynwood have passed a bylaw against saggy pants. Anyone showing three inches (7.62cm) or more of their underwear in public will be fined $US25 ($32.80). Mayor Eugene Williams says young men walk around town half-dressed, keeping major retailers and economic development away. But the American Civil Liberties Union says the ordinance targets young men of colour, and local youths such as Joe Klomes say the bylaw infringes on their personal style. (Source: AP)
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