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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6441461.stm This article made me chuckle. The best part was the police finding him with a gag ball jammed in his mouth. Reminds me of an episode of the Trailer Park Boys. Israel recalls 'naked ambassador'...

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/9-laws-of-physics-that-dont-apply-in-hollywood/ 9 Laws of Physics That Don’t Apply in Hollywood In general, Hollywood filmmakers follow the laws of physics because they have no other choice. It’s just...

Since there seems to be a lot of pc literate folks here, I thought we might combine our computer efforts in a worthy project, Our goal: to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases . http://folding.stanford.edu/ This program will function much like a screen saver would...

i thought I would start a thread about the music group "Arcade Fire". If you haven't heard of the Arcade Fire; they are an an indy band based out of Montreal. They will be releasing their 3'rd album shortly (neon bible), I have listened to a leaked version and it is amazing. The song...

I Built my new PC today, needless to say it's fast. I usually rebuild every 2 years, this one is my favourite so far I think. I picked up: - Intel Core 2, 6400. 2.15ghz dual core CPU - 2 GB OCZ Platinim RAM - Nvidia 8800GTS, 640mb video card - Asus P5N32-E SLI Motherboard - Wester Digital...

Probably not the best choice for defence minister. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17294091/ Israeli defense chief makes lens cap gaffe Peretz already under fire in wake of war against Hezbollah in Lebanon Updated: 6:27 a.m. ET Feb 23, 2007 LONDON - Embattled Israeli Defense Minister Amir...

I guess this diocese is going to take the easy way out. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1591513,00.html San Diego Diocese May Go Bankrupt Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 By AP...

Quebec City's bizarre birthday gift from France to get makeover Published: Thursday, February 15, 2007 | 7:16 PM ET Canadian Press: ANDY BLATCHFORD MONTREAL (CP) - It's back to the drawing board for the "Vachibou," an imaginary animal that's part cow and part caribou. The design for...

Buyer beware doesn't mean a whole lot in China I guess... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070215/wl_nm/china_ants_dc_1 Chinese man gets death for ant-breeding scam...

P2P effect on legal music sales "not statistically distinguishable from zero" So much for the recording industry losing tens of millions of dollars to P2P downloads. If anything the recording industry will lose money due to them criminalizing potential customers...

20 face lash, prison for dancing in Saudi Arabia Judge sentences foreigners for partying, alcohol, unmarrieds mingling Updated: 7:48 p.m. ET Feb 4, 2007 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi Arabian judge sentenced 20 foreigners to receive lashes and spend several months in prison after...

No, I will not spot for you. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/02/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Nude-Gym.php Dutch gym to introduce 'Naked Sunday' for naturists AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to...

Talk about double standards... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6322075.stm Gay rights bill 'threatens hotel' Discrimination...

This is an interesting flaw in Microsoft's new Operating System. By sending an audio file to a user containing keywords the speech recognition will recognize, the hacker can do pretty much anything he wants to the vicims computer as long as they have a microphone plugged in. So much for...

Disugusting. How dare they defile beer with milk. There should be UN regulations in regards to tampering with beer. http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070131p2a00m0na026000c.html?bilk Milk beer called 'Bilk' to go on sale in Hokkaido Bottles of the milk beer drink "Bilk" are...

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/176619 Nap at work? Mais oui...

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=b3dea202-82da-4ad9-b6f8-277923bc1f6b I can't really say this surprises me, due to the fact that Canadians pay levy's to recording artists and motions pictures on every blank cd, dvd recorder & hard drive based MP3 player, or anything...

iPods set the tempo in currency Apple's iPod has been hugely popular As a sign of the global reach of the iPod, an Australian...

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/171938 January 17, 2007 Tracey Tyler LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTER...

Beheadings must be out of season I guess. Will Saudis Ban the Letter ‘X'? By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM January 15, 2007 The letter "X" soon may be banned in Saudi Arabia because it resembles the mother of all banned religious symbols in the oil kingdom: the cross. The new development came...