Avocados are stuck in Mexico, but their prices are headed north

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 13 Oct 2016
The state’s avocado farms struggled with drought-weakened trees that produced less and smaller fruit than usual, said Phil Henry, president of Henry Avocado Co., a grower and importer in Escondido (San Diego County). “There has been an extreme slowdown of harvest and in some cases a stoppage of harvest,” said Henry of the Mexican growers....

Ford's Buggy Infotainment System Referred To By Engineers As 'Polished Turd' and 'Unsaleable'

Edit Slashdot 13 Oct 2016
Lucas123 writes ... The documents even reveal that Henry Ford's great grandson experienced significant problems with MyFord Touch ... The civil suit is expected to go to trial in 2017. Read more of this story at Slashdot. ....

Poland continues multi-pronged attack on French: 'we taught them to use forks'

Edit The Guardian 13 Oct 2016
Deputy defence minister Bartosz Kownacki harks back to 16th-century cutlery history in ongoing row about cancellation of Airbus helicopter deal ... “But these are the people we taught to eat with a fork a couple of centuries ago, which may explain their behaviour today.”. He was referring to the fact that the fork was introduced to his subjects in the 16th century by King Henry III of France, who had earlier been elected king of Poland ... ....

Criminal records of national heroes, Maroon chief to be expunged

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Oct 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Cabinet has approved drafting instructions for legislation to expunge the criminal records of three of Jamaica’s National Heroes and one notable ancestral freedom fighter ... Catherine District Prison ... Mary slave revolt ... The announcement was welcomed by Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry; Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller; and Opposition Spokesman on Education Ronald Thwaites. ....

Wendy Greuel named executive-in-residence for CSUN business college

Edit LA Daily News 13 Oct 2016
NORTHRIDGE >> The former “pothole queen” of Los Angeles has just been named executive-in-residence at a Cal State Northridge college of business ... From City Hall, she went to work for the administration of President Bill Clinton as an aide to Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros, where she coordinated a response to the 1994 Northridge earthquake, securing more than $1 billion in federal funding. • RELATED STORY....

Ole Miss vs. Arkansas: LIVE score and stats (10/15/16), College Football Week 7

Edit NJ dot com 13 Oct 2016
Saturday, the Ole Miss Rebels travel to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, led by head coach Hugh Freeze, to take on Bret Bielema's Arkansas Razorbacks ... App users ... No ... Arkansas beat Ole Miss 53-52 in overtime in a game that featured several crazy plays, including Arkansas converting on a 4th-and-25 situation when Hunter Henry lateralled to Alex Collins for a first down that kept the game alive. Who ... When ... ....

Does Cubs’ NLDS win over Giants signal changing of guard in NL?

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 13 Oct 2016
Before the start of this Cubs playoff run, Kris Bryant looked around the clubhouse and quickly dismissed the suggestion that the Cubs’ season would be considered a bust if they didn’t win the World Series ... Willson Contreras soaking up his first playoff experience -- and a heedful of suds from Henry Blanco and Pedro Strop ... When fourth-month rookie Albert Almora Jr ... “I told you, he’s not afraid,” manager Joe Maddon said ...  . ....

Warren man to represent himself in Macomb murder trial

Edit Detroit Free Press 13 Oct 2016
Edwardian Davidson is accused of felony murder in the 2015 death of Frank Bogucki, 89, during a strong-armed robbery. Edwardian Dion Davidson, 46, of Warren, is being held in the Macomb County Jail on a $2-million bond.(Photo. Macomb County Sheriff's Office). Edwardian Davidson knows what he wants ...Related. Redford man charged in murder of Ann Arbor teen ... He died at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township a week later ... 3, 2015....

Accused Cleveland carjackers post video on Facebook Live from stolen limo

Edit Cleveland 13 Oct 2016
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Three men accused of carjacking a limousine that took a couple to Thursday's Cleveland Indians playoff game posted a Facebook Live video that showed them partying inside the limo the next day. Jesse Varner, 18, Ty'Juan Philpot, 18, and Norman Henry, 19, are all charged with aggravated robbery. None are in police custody and warrants were issued Monday for their arrests ... "I can't just drive someone in the limo." ... ....
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