Topic: STRANGE - on November 14, 2007 at 2:26:00 PM CET
British Airways still flies ghost planes across the Atlantic
British Airways is flying dozens of empty planes across the Atlantic because it has no cabin crew to staff them.
Each one pumps out thousands of tons of CO2, in some cases almost 70 times the average adult's annual carbon footprint.
The ghost services have been flying between Britain, Canada and the U.S. over the past two weeks.
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Topic: ROBOT - on November 14, 2007 at 11:26:00 AM CET
Ann Smith’s Recycled Robot Animals
Ann Smith takes recycling to the next level. She creates sculptures from tossed out gadgets and electronics parts, then she uses stop-motion photography to put them in motion. The sculptures have been sold in stores and galleries throughout the US and have been published as illustrations in several magazines and brochures.
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Topic: SPORT - on November 14, 2007 at 11:07:00 AM CET
The first penis goal in the Bundesliga
German newspaper Bild claims today that a goal scored by Spanish origin player Mario Gómez in the Bundes-league yesterday was scored with his penis. ‘The first penis goal in the Bundes-league’ says the paper’s front page.
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Topic: STRANGE - on November 14, 2007 at 10:58:00 AM CET
Is Whisky A Better Investment Than the Stock Market?
That's Michel Kappen's take on things. He recently launched the World Whisky Index and he says that whisky is a stable investment with an annual return rate of 12 percent.
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Topic: STRANGE - on November 14, 2007 at 10:56:00 AM CET
Blair’s 16 Million is hot?
Why would a hot sauce need a disclaimer?
Because when it’s Blair’s 16 Million Reserve, a pharmaceutical grade vial filled with pure capsaicin crystal, even a little bit is enough to kill.
Literally.
When Blair sells it, he specifically states: “Blair’s 16 Million is not a sauce or an ingredient. This product is made available for experimental/display purposes only”.
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Topic: MUSIK - on November 14, 2007 at 10:53:00 AM CET
The Ultimate Bootleg Experience
is an ecclectic mp3 blog dedicated to live boots with a good number of posts up, and the links in the archives seem to stay live for quite a while.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on November 14, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Schnüffelhunde auf Welttournee
Die beiden Raubkopierer-Schnüffelhunde Lucky und Flo gingen letzte Woche mal wieder durch die Medien und Blogs.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on November 14, 2007 at 10:47:00 AM CET
Prosecutor sets date for Pirate Bay showdown
Swedish prosecutors say they will file charges against five individuals involved in BitTorrent tracking operation the Pirate Bay by the end of January.
According to IDG (in Swedish), prosecutor Hakan Roswall will name the Pirate Bay's adminstrator Peter Sunde, also known as Brokep, in the copyright infringement suit.
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