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 BBC has some decent shows. Fortunately we MeriKanize them for our Canadian friends."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
 
 “In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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 You want to know how absurdly protectionist the EU still is? Read this article from today's NPR news feed.
 
  A British winemaker has finally been given official approval to release a limited-edition wine made in collaboration with Malbec grape growers in Argentina. But it's on the condition that it doesn't sell the wine, label it a Malbec, or call it wine at all. A British winemaker has finally been given official approval to release a limited-edition wine made in collaboration with Malbec grape growers in Argentina. But it's on the condition that it doesn't sell the wine, label it a Malbec, or call it wine at all.
 
 It's just one example but it's a telling one and it's just the tip of the iceberg. A successful English winery wanted to increase it's sales even though it can take years for newly planted vines to begin producing high end fruit. No problem, they figured they'd just find growers outside the country who were selling top quality wine grapes at reasonable prices and then market the resulting wine under a sub-label until their English vineyard expansion came of age. This, of course, didn't sit well with the overly protectionist and massively bureaucratic autocrats in Brussels.  Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate. Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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