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Chinese Jeans Anger Iranians

A Chinese clothing manufacturer has caused a stir in Iran by selling jeans with a sentence from the Qur'an inscribed on them. The sentence reads "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful"...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

UK Government refuses to rescue councils caught in Iceland bank collapse

The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged...

Decade has had fewest 90-degree days since 1930

"August is the wettest and often the muggiest month of the year. Yet, summer heat continues in short supply, continuing a trend that has dominated much of the 21st Century's opening decade. There have been only...

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

The UK has been slow in adopting the tipping habit and just as it does we find our restaurants (including some big chains) undermining confidence in the tipping culture by exploiting the staff - essentially taking...

Nigerian football conmen exposed

Going to UK as a footballers is a dream of many young Nigerian, and woulld be an attractive way to escape poverty. But the bad guys were taking advantage for this kind situation. " An undercover BBC...

The Duh Report: AL Man Takes Pot to Probation Evaluation

Hmmm. On parole for a felony charge. Have to meet with probation officer. How best to impress?Bring bags of pot to dump out at the metal detector check-in station.  Warning: do not try this at home, gentle...

Lipstick Stun Gun

"A powerful rechargeable stun gun with safety cord now in the size and shape of an ordinary lipstick. It does not get any better than this. Womens self defense in the 21st century.You have to see this to realize...

'Dumbest criminal' caught in South Africa

"Police in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, claim to have to caught the "dumbest criminal" this year. The man walked into a station to report that he had been held up at gunpoint by a gang who had stolen his mobile phone. But when the detective phoned the number of the phone...

Emergency Mobile Phone Charger

"This latest model has just hit the UK shores (Nov 07) and now works with all the latest phones, PDA’s, and even has iPod Compatibility. It also gives up to twice as much power as those chargers using a single AA battery so you can chat or listen to your tunes for even...

Farmer Cuts off Right Arm With Pocket Knife to Save Life

Man Saved Himself From Fire, Bleeding To Death, makes one wonder what they would do in that situation. That is aTwilight Zone moment."A farmer from Kershaw County, South Carolina, cut off his own arm after it got...

Dave Opens Own Wallet To Pay His Staff

David Letterman may start a trend. We will see who else takes care of their people. They can afford it... "EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that David Letterman and his producers yesterday morning announced to his...

Virtual Laser Keyboard

"The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) is the ULTIMATE new gudget for Blackberry, Smartphone and PDA owners or MAC & PC users! the VKB comes with an elegant leather jacket, making it the perfect addition to your collection (and just what you want to take out of your inner suit...

T- Shirt Steals Wireless Connections

T-shirt actually locates the wireless connection.  The person wearing the t-shirt steals the connection.Similar to guns kill people debate. Update 11-01-2007  Howard Rheingold suggests in his book,...

Fox vs. MSNBC in political dustup

There's a lot of name calling going on in the mainstream news right now.  Does anyone really think that any of these news organizations are 'objective'?  What year is it, 1950?"BILL O'REILLY, from "The O'Reilly Factor": Now for the top story tonight, for the first...

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