Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe France bans ketchup in schools PARIS, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The French government said it is banning ketchup from being served with any dishes except fries in all school and college cafeterias. Advertisement Officials said the ketchup ban, which also stipulates fries can be served a maximum once per week, is aimed at promoting healthy eating among the country's youngsters, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. "France must be an example to the world in the quality of its food, starting with its children," Agriculture and Food Minister Bruno Le Maire said. Jacques Hazan, president of the Federation of School Pupils' and College Students' Parents Councils, welcomed the ketchup ban and other new food regulations as a "victory" during an interview with The Times of London. The new regulations also require a serving of cooked or raw vegetables to be included with every meal. Advertisement Steve Jobs' turtlenecks in demand WINONA, Minn., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Minnesota-made black turtlenecks once donned by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are now in high demand, a Minnesota retailer says. "This week, we immediately saw an uptick of interest in our Internet e-commerce site, and this interest has continued and built immensely since his passing," Bruce Amster, director of sales for St. Croix Shops, said Friday. The turtlenecks, made by Knitcraft, a high-end knitwear company based in Winona, Minn., sell for $175 at St. Croix Shops, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. On Friday, St. Croix Shops pledged to donate $20 to the American Cancer Society for every black techno-cotton mock turtleneck sold. "Jobs understood the value of combining great design with advanced technology to create products of unparalleled quality," the store's Web site said. "At St. Croix, we share that vision and passion and commemorate his iconic look -- made in Minnesota." 'Dictionary of Men': Men defined by type NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. co-author of a book that examines male behavior says it is "the cheapest and most valuable therapy session" for readers who might benefit from it. Advertisement Co-authors Maria Blanco and Jane Black say their "Dictionary of Men" highlights 365 different male types, one for every day of the year, with short, witty descriptions for each type. Blanco and Black say each male type is defined based on such criteria as hometown, alma mater, profession, car, shoes, hygiene, social skills, favorite food, cocktail of choice, among other intimate characteristics. Part II of the book -- "True Romantic and Unfortunate Encounters" -- contains illustrated, real-life dating vignettes that define specific males. The content -- including "High-Maintenance Hayden" and "Marco the Mama's Boy" -- comes from stories told by a wide-variety of women from various socio-economic backgrounds, races and ages. "I just wish we had access to this small, but thick book of wisdom earlier on in my dating and professional life," Blanco said in a statement. "All women have acute intuition, but they just don't use it. Seeing other women's trials and tribulations in print is the cheapest and most valuable therapy session. "Men who were privy to a private viewing of the book can't put it down," Black said in a statement. "For men, it's like picking up a personalized version of GQ, Maxim or Playboy where all their buddies and bunnies can be found." Advertisement Woman finds bottled message, knows sender BONHAMN, Sweden, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A Swedish woman who discovered a more than 20-year-old message in a bottle in the Baltic Sea said she was shocked to realize she knew the sender. Annica Winhagen said she discovered the bottled message, which was written in a child's handwriting, while sailing with her husband off the coast of Bonhamn, The Local reported Friday. "Hi the one who finds the message in the bottle send a letter I like post cards," the message read. Winhagen said she was surprised to recognize the name of the sender, Josefin Grund, as the daughter of a former work colleague. "It wasn't just that is was so old that was exciting, but that I actually knew the person who had sent it," Winhagen said. "I had worked with her mother when she was just a little girl." Winhagen said she got in contact with Grund's mother, who in turn contacted her daughter, who now lives in Stockholm. "I thought about it for a while, and then I remembered sending the message. I was eight, about to turn nine," said Grund, 31.
