Topic: DRUGS - on May 4, 2009 at 12:38:00 PM CEST
HUNT FOR DRUG LORD'S MILLIONS
AN Indiana Jones-style race is on to unearth tens of millions of dollars buried in secret locations by the notorious drug baron Pablo Escobar.
And one team of fortune-seekers poised to join the dangerous treasure hunt in the jungles of Colombia is led by a former Scots Guard, John Miller.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 4, 2009 at 12:36:00 PM CEST
Woman accused of taking 500 pounds of gold from job
Call her the modern day Goldfinger. A New York woman was charged Wednesday with stealing as much as $12 million in gold bullion and jewelry over a period of six years, lifting the ill-gotten booty from her employer by concealing the stash in the lining of her pocketbook.
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Topic: SPORT - on May 4, 2009 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski dies at 84
The longtime Santa Monica resident was a regular presence at Muscle Beach, where in his prime he'd pump out 500 Roman Chair sit-ups in about 15 minutes.
In the sport of bodybuilding where competitions include judging on various parts of the body, Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski had a singular distinction. Not that the rest of him wasn't finely sculptured and impressive, but judges generally would come back to his midsection, and his impressive set of abs.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:12:00 PM CEST
10 Most Weird And Wacky Moustaches And Beards!
On May 23, 2009, the annual Beard and Moustache Championships competition will be taking place in Anchorage, Alaska. Inventor Spot first introduced this strange sport to readers in the "Top 10 Sports From Around The World", and in honor of this strange competition rolling around again, we're counting down the most weird and wacky moustaches and beards from the Beard and Moustache Championship photo gallery!
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
At the Nuclear Power Plant
One Russian blogger has paid a visit to the modern Russian nuclear plant. Normally it is forbidden to take photos there, but they have made an exception for him. So now we have a rare chance to see what’s inside of the Russian most modern power plant.
This power plant is situated near Smolensk city. Its power generation potential is 3 Megawatt and it was build for 8 years, from 1982 to 1990. There were planned to be four nuclear reactors, but because of the panic after the Chernobyl accident the forth block has not been completed, so there are three of them for now.
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