In March and October that same year, Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith respectively were arrested and punished for doing the same.. George Galloway has told US senators to "charge me" in the wake of fresh allegations that he took money from Saddam Hussein. That distinction belongs to the 1954 Brown v Board of Education ruling, ordering the desegregation of schools.In fact, she was not even the first black woman to be arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on a bus. She was arrested and put in jail - and the rest, quite literally, is history. Strictly speaking, Rosa Parks' gesture of defiance on the evening of 1 December 1955 does not mark the beginning of the civil rights struggle that consumed America for the subsequent decade. Almost exactly half a century ago, a weary black seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus.
They cover about one-tenth of the body of EU legislation the countries are required to adopt.Mr Rehn said: "The reform of judiciary should be the priority of all priorities for both countries."He also criticised the countries for failing to obtain even a single conviction for high-level corruption."Unless the countries take immediate and decisive corrective action, they won't be ready at the envisaged date of accession," he said, adding that the Commission may recommend a postponement.This means Romania and Bulgaria must effectively serve six months further probation since a recommendation on accession dates will have to be made next Spring.. In two reports, the European Commission listed a host of failings and said the nations' accession to the EU, due in 2007, may be put back by a year. The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, said serious deficiencies had been detected in 16 policy areas in Bulgaria and in 14 in Romania. Romania and Bulgaria have been told their membership of the EU will be delayed unless they step up their fight against corruption, human trafficking and organised crime, and also make efforts to boost food security. Even the term 'm?ode champenoise' is, as of this year, forbidden in favour of 'm?ode traditionelle'.NEWCASTLE BROWN ALESince 2000, Newcastle Brown Ale has been protected from imitations and cannot be brewed anywhere other than in the north-east of England.Genevi? Roberts.
It is made with local milk, on the farm in Dorset, Somerset, Devon, or Cornwall, and turned by hand.CORNISH CLOTTED CREAMIn 1998, Cornish clotted cream-makers won a battle with the European Commission to protect their product, meaning they have the exclusive right to call their cream "Cornish".CHAMPAGNEOnly sparkling wine produced in its namesake region and adhering to strict standards may call itself champagne. Mr Cameron has said that he will instruct Tory MEPs to leave the European People's Party, the grouping of Europe's mainstream right-of-centre parties, because it calls for more European integration Critics say this will leave the Tories isolated in Europe. "What do you think of Mr Davis?" "Who's he?" "He's running for the leadership of the Conservative Party." No reaction. "You've heard of the Conservative Party?" "What, politics? No way! Why's there a TV camera?"Some pro-European Tories are thinking of backing Mr Davis, despite his right-wing image. It emerged that they were there for a dance session in another part of the building, but the staff had sent them to work the computers for 20 minutes so Mr Davis would not be filmed in an empty room.The Independent asked a group of girls how they reacted to a visit by a local boy made good. The centre offers teenagers free advice on careers and personal problems. It was full of excited youngsters operating the computers, who vanished soon after Mr Davis departed.
