Watercooler Stories (Moldova.org) British brothers set pumpkin size recordNETLEY, England, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A pumpkin bigger than a small car has smashed the British all-time record for the largest-ever orange gourd, officials say.The 1,457-pound behemoth was grown by brothers Ian and Stuart Paton of Lymington, England, and handily broke the previous British record of 1,341 pounds as well as the European record of 1,357 pounds ... [News Source]

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Nelson Urges Administration To Ratchet Up Efforts To Open Markets To U.S. Beef (Yankton Press & Dakotan) Nebraska’s Sen. Ben Nelson today called on the Administration to ratchet up its efforts to re-open important foreign markets for U.S. beef in light of a new report from the International Trade Commission (ITC). The report shows that U.S. beef producers lost nearly $11 billion between 2004 and 2007 due to barriers on U.S. beef exports not warranted under the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) ... [News Source]