Jan 22 2009

Parrot banned from football ground

A parrot has been banished from a football ground because it kept imitating the referee’s whistle during an crunch match.

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Jan 22 2009

File sharing isn’t killing music industry: Shallow fans are

An online music store recently took a very close look at its sales versus fans’ reactions across various communities and file sharing sites. They shared the results frankly and in detail. Apparently “loving” music doesn’t necessarily mean supporting the artists in any way, nor the people who make it all possible.

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Jan 22 2009

Billionaire grew up castrating bulls, eating snake hearts

NetApp founder Dave Hitz writes in his memoir: “My youth was spent hitchhiking and cutting the testicles off bulls. I sold my blood for money. I am an ordained minister and an atheist. I once ate dog meat and the still-beating heart of a snake. I made a billion dollars and I lost a billion dollars. I am presently employed as a shaman.”

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Jan 22 2009

The 2008 Razzie Nominations

The 2008 Razzie nominations have been announced and Paris’ “NOTTIE,” Myers’ “GURU,”Shyamalan’s “THE HAPPENING,” “DISASTER MOVIE,” and Uwe Boll (who will also receive the Worst Career Achievement Award) rank among 2008 worsts. Here’s the list of this year’s nominees. What do you think of the selections?

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Jan 22 2009

Top 10 athletes drug addicts

There are 10 sports stars whose careers have been tainted by admissions of recreational drugs use. Eight out of ten preffered cocaine.

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Jan 22 2009

20 Windows 7 Tweaks & Tips: Every Secret Uncovered to Date

Microsoft’s post-Vista Windows experience is more than the obvious Taskbar and user interface updates; there are plenty of hidden features and shortcuts that haven’t been advertised. But fear not: we’ve compiled a list of every known Windows 7 tweak and secret.

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Jan 22 2009

Why No Last Minute Bush Pardon of Clemens

Despite close family ties between Clemens & Bush, pardon would’ve been too dicey for the ex-Pres.

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Jan 22 2009

2012 London Olympics Gets 500 Million Pound Bailout

LONDON – The government released hundreds of millions of pounds of contingency funds on Wednesday to keep work on the London Olympic 2012 venues on track amid a worsening credit crunch.

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Jan 22 2009

Do police have the right to confiscate your camera?

Seconds after BART police officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant, police immediately began confiscating cell phones containing videos that have yet to see the light of day. In fact, the only videos that have been seen by the public were filmed by people who managed to leave the scene before police confronted them.

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Jan 22 2009

Appetite for frogs’ legs harming wild populations

Are frogs being eaten to extinction? We’re used to hearing about how disease, climate change, and habitat degradation are endangering amphibians, but conservationists are warning that frogs could be going the same way as the cod.

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