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Crisis forces Bulgaria to smell the roses

In a field outside this quiet village, Rumen Rumenov tosses a huge plastic bag filled with pink rose blossoms over his shoulder and loads it on a horse cart.

Trade a gun for a rose in SC on Valentine's Day

Police in South Carolina gave away roses on Valentine's Day. All you had to do to get one for your sweetie was turn in a gun.

Is the world ready for ‘Chinese Democracy?’

Seventeen years. That’s how long it’s been since the release of the “Use Your Illusion” albums, the last new offering of original songs by the once-dominant hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. Come Nov. 23, a reconfigured edition of the group will release the long-awaited “Chinese Democracy” album.

Valentine Roses Hit With Toxic Chemicals

It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses — by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your Valentine, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.

Axl Rose Heralds New Guns N' Roses Album

Rock recluse Axl Rose made a surprise radio appearance to proclaim that Guns N' Roses 10-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album will finally hit store shelves this fall.

Axl Rose Heralds New Guns N' Roses Album

Rock recluse Axl Rose made a surprise radio appearance to proclaim that Guns N' Roses 10-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album will finally hit store shelves this fall.

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You Would Never Guess What I Saw an Elderly Couple do in Bright Day Light!?

I could not believe it, could it be true I though, do they still do that at that age. Seriously, I did not think that part of the body even worked at that age, they looked to be about 75-80 years old.

Girlfriend freaks out when she receives truckload of roses
Source: austriantimes.at

A secret admirer terrified his would-be girlfriend - after sending her a truckload of 20,000 red roses.

Islamabad gossip
Source: The News International, Pakistan.

A leader who lives on the strength of Austerity, Humility and Integrity need no fear from his worst adversaries. For he who has no iota of the above mentioned virtues needs to understand that, he is only ignorant of his own arrogance that leads to his ambition and fall.

How To Keep The Electric Bill Down This Summer [Photo SATIRE]

Carefully plan your garden to restrict access to the electric meter.

Photos From The Holiday Weekend

I kept my camera handy most of the time this holiday weekend. Spent a lot of time down at the lake a few minutes away. Always busy with lots of wild life, nature trails, a creek, a lake to swim and fish in. I was able to capture some cool photos by just being prepared.

Consumer Outrage with Online Florists

Consumer Outrage with Online Florists!! MSNBC had a very interesting article about online florists last Thursday and when I read the comments from unhappy consumers I had to write a comment myself (mine is on page seven). MSNBC Article Link

Thieves Take Ohio Florist's Valentine's Day Stock
Source: firstcoastnews.com

There's a little less romance for Valentine's Day in this northeast Ohio town. Thieves have made off with the entire inventory of roses at Catherine Elkins' florist shop.

Economic Crisis Causing Changes in Floral Industry

No longer is it economically feasible for Floral Farms here in Ecuador to sell to large importers in Miami who in turn sell the flowers to a wholesaler who then sell them to you and finally then sold to your clients.

Valentine's Day: give your love a butler
Source: Reuters

Forget roses-- this is the new age and your lover needs a butler on Valentine's day.

Chinese Democracy Coming To Rock Band
Source: billboard.com

When Axl Rose was asked whether Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses' new album, was coming to Guitar Hero or Rock Band he responded; There is talk about a "Rock Band" release, [and] it's my understanding they were very enthusiastic.

Stopping To Smell The Roses
Source: Tumblr

Sometimes grasshoppers need to take a break, too.

Arizona-Warm UpNorth-Cold

The average temperature in Phoenix went up 1 degree since the 1st of January. It will go up 3 degrees between the 1st of January and the end of January. The low temperature last night was about 65 degrees. The high today will be about 75 degrees.

GET HAPPY! - 10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy
Source: AlterNet.org

Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …

Guns and Roses - Chinese Democracy: A convoluted album of genius
Source: Sunday Mercury

No album should take 15-years to make…fact. No album should cost $13m to make…fact. Axl Rose is a perfectionist and a few too many loaves short of a bakery… fact A Guns and Roses album is not a Guns and Roses album without Slash, Duff and Izzy…fact.

World's First Blue Roses Created By Scientists
Source: phenomenica.com

Thanks to genetic modification, scientists have created the word's first blue roses, which took nearly two decades of scientific research to develop.

Flower Garden Photo Series

We were helping my parents with landscaping when the monsoons rolled in. Monsoons here can last for weeks, but only last an hour or two a day, casting everything into a brighter hue.

Rose Growing Problems - Prevent Rose Problems Before They Occur
Source: About

3. Clean up Fallen Debris and Dead and Diseased Plant Parts: Good sanitation can foil a lot of problems. A mildewed leaf that falls and remains on the ground will send spores to the rest of the plant.

Raindrops on roses
Source: News at Nature

Behind the natural beauty of a rosebud covered in dew drops lies a decades-old mystery: why don't the tiny droplets fall off, even when the flower is turned upside down? Now researchers have unpicked the secrets of the rose's trick, and replicate it in a man-made material.

Why Betrayal Has a Gender Perspective

If we have a look at men who have been wronged, especially those who caught their spouses in an act of betrayal, we come to the heart of what personal perception is all about. Men who have been betrayed tend to have a singular "victim" viewpoint of what happened.

What's the most important part of a wedding proposal?
Source: helium.com

Well, I know all you guys out there probably don't want to hear this, but the most important part of a wedding proposal is ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE! Okay, did I go too fast? Sorry if any of you male readers take offense to the implication that men are a little dense when it come …

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranian to pay 124,000-rose dowry
Source: BBC News

Iranian to pay 124,000-rose dowry The husband said he could only afford to give five roses a day An Iranian court has ordered a man to give his wife the 124,000 roses that he promised in her dowry, after she filed a complaint to claim it, reports say. The woman said she was …

Sickly sweet talk
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Brace yourself for sign No. 147 of the collapse of civilisation as we know it. The leading manufacturer of British marmalade says the product will now be renamed "orange jam" to appeal to a younger demographic. Yes, I know: first the British Empire falls apart, and now this.

Valentine's roses banned in Saudi Arabia
Source: Ananova.com

Saudi Arabian Florists are hiding the red roses and tacky hearts to avoid being punished by religious police on Valentine's Day. Although some florists are fighting the ban by delivering goods early in the morning and late in the evening to avoid suspicion.

Saudi Arabia Bans... Red. The Color. All Of It. "As Muslims we shouldn't celebrate a non-Muslim celebration"
Source: CNN

Saudi Arabia has asked florists and gift shops to remove all red items until after Valentine's Day, calling the celebration of such a holiday a sin, local media reported Monday.

Saudis clamp down on valentines
Source: BBC News

Religious police in Saudi Arabia are banning the sale of Valentine's Day gifts including red roses, a local newspaper has reported. The Saudi Gazette quoted shop workers as saying that officials had warned them to remove all red items including flowers and wrapping paper.

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