The entreprenuers from Limerick that were turned down by EI and raised $400,000 in Silicon Valley at Limerick OpenCoffee on Thursday – Auctomatic

The butter mountain is gone, the Bavarians sound more agricultural than the Irish and milk is becoming a sought-after commodity – a very interesting article: Getting Milked

Via topgold – The New York Times asks is cutting food miles is really beneficial

And what can make Germans cut through bureaucracy and punctuality – beer; Train Halts to Replace Beer Tap

Pencil stuck in brain, mostly removed after 55yrs

Via George/Damien – Forget Transformers: “A Gentleman’s Duel” by Blur Studios
(UPDATE: content removed but google it if you can) or have a look at the teaser http://www.blur.com/gentlemans_duel.html