North Korea is milking millions from the United States

Washington estimates that North Korea pockets around a billion dollars a year from counterfeiting of US money, trafficking illicit narcotics, smuggling cigarettes and even peddling knockoff Viagra.

"It is the first government known to produce 'Monopoly money' since the Nazis, and is the world's premier counterfeiter of US currency," goverment officals report...

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Melissa P beats Harry Potter record in Italy

"Melissa P." beat out "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" when it opened in November, and it's become one of the five top-grossing Italian films of last year, with more than E6 million (about $7.4 million) in ticket sales.

Co-financed by Sony International, the movie will be released in Spain next month, capitalizing on the nationality of the lead actress María Valverde, and there are plans to distribute the film in other European countries as well as the United States.

Movie banned to children under 14.

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Shorcut with Fake Super Bowl Shirts

A man, planning to sell counterfeit shirts at Super Bowl, buys them in New York and figures it would be quicker to cut through Canada to get to Detroit with his merchandise.

On the border he was searched by U.S. Customs and arrested because shirts didn't have a National Football League trademark logo.

What a moron :)

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Great source of Energy from the Moon!

Russia joins US in new space race to build permanent base on moon and mine Helium-3 that might solve all of our energy problems!
The isotope is rare on earth, however is abundant on the moon.
"Helium-3 provides one million times more energy per pound than a ton of coal", scientists say.

Overall, there is a hope that the gas prices going down :)!

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Google buying Napster?

Recentely, I've came across of numerous blogs suggesting that Google is thinking to get involve in a digital music business like Itunes.

Here is another one on Yahoo News, reporting that Google is in talks with Napster over an "extensive alliance" or an "outright acquisition".

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Mushroom photos

Nice web site featuring mushroom photos. Great colors and shapes! I've never known such mushrooms ever existed.

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World's first face transplant photo

About two months ago, the 38-year-old French woman received the world's first face transplant and this exclusive photograph reveals the full extent of her remarkable transformation

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Serena Williams, nice pants!

Tennis star Serena Williams shops at Lisa Kline, Beverly Hills, CA.
Her pants are a little to low ... Don't you think?

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Clinton new Bush's brother?

Asked about his father and Clinton, Bush said, "Yes, he and my new brother."

Former President George Bush became very close with Bill Clinton after they helped to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami and the hurricanes.

Bush son says Bill Clinton has become so close to his father that he is is like a member of the family.

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Saddam's Torture Regime Video

WARNING! This video is highly graphic. Not suitable for kids or anyone with a bad heart!
In 1985 Saddam Hussein ordered that three young men be "blown to pieces" for allegedly planting a bomb.
One of the victim's uncle claims that the charge was false and the real offense was speaking critically of Saddam.

Any questions why Saddam should've not been in power?
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Amazon Plans Movie Downloads

Amazon.com starts movie downloads service by end of April, and will have movies from indie studios and major studios.

One possible scenario is that an Amazon customer could stream a digital copy of a film for a fee and apply that charge as a credit toward the eventual purchase of the DVD. Basically, try-before-you-buy.
Another plan is for a customer to buy a DVD; while waiting for it to arrive, he could stream the content over his computer.

If prices are low I will buy it :)!

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Man tries to pee on METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich

According to Jason Gagnon of The Daily Cougar, "one brave man made an attempt to urinate on troll METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich" last Friday night (Jan. 20) at a Houston bar "before being tossed out by some of the 'musician's' entourage."

"Of course, this is hard to believe, but there is photographic evidence of the encounter that is making its way to my mailbox shortly [view photo at this location
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Birth control pills do not cause weight gain

A recent review suggests that there is no truth to the widespread belief that oral contraceptives and other forms of hormonal birth control cause weight gain.

“Women do tend to gain weight over time, but as far as we could tell there is no evidence of a causal relationship between taking birth control pills and weight gain,” researcher Laureen Lopez, PhD, tells WebMD.

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Israel tried to kill bin Laden in 1996

Yahoo news reports that Israel's Mossad tried to assassinate bin Laden in 1996 but the plan fell apart over a political dispute....

Mossad recruited a woman close to bin Laden to implement the mission but it was aborted because of a breakdown of ties between Israel and her country..

How unfortunate!

P.S. Other bad news: Islamic militant group Hamas wins elections in Palestine... More morons in power :(

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3 Year Old Musical Genius

Music video of Mo Kin, a talented 3-year-old North Korean girl performing a very complicated and interesting song on the xylophone on North Korean and Japanese TV.
She is considered a musical genius.

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How Safe Are Health and Diet Supplements?

Since FDA regulation is weak, safety and quality of many supplement products are very questionable.

There is great article in the Business Week talking about "serious adverse events involving supplements" and private organizations trying to provide independent tests to to help consumers to get the right information. It points out lots of problems such as lack of the right ingredient indicated on labels or serious side effects.

"People think these things are regulated...but it's pretty much like the Wild West," says New York nutritionist Erica Ilton. Be warned!

List of recalls link

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Russian Acrobatics

Came along a very interesting home made video of a russian street acrobat. The guy jumps around, makes flips, cralls some beat up building walls... Check it out

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Sex.com Sold for $14 Million

The hottest domain Sex.com sold by owner, Gary Kremen to Boston-based firm Escom for $14 million!

Kremen plans to spend time and his money on other adult Web projects, using pay per click technology developed at Sex.com and 5,000 adult domain names he recently purchased.

P.S. Well, I've read some reports that domain is worse much more money - around 75 mil... It's definitely sold with a large discount..

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Andrea Bronfman killed in NYC accident

Andrea Bronfman, wife of former Seagrams chairman Charles Bronfman, was killed Monday in a traffic accident.

Bronfman, 60, was hit by a car and died of her injuries, the Andrea and Charles Philanthropies organization said in a news release. "It's a tragic catastrophe," said Irving Abella, a close friend of the Bronfmans and head of Jewish studies at York University in Toronto. "She and her husband have done so much not only for Jews and Israel, but for Canada.

They've funded a whole variety of cultural and academic endeavours." My condolences...

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Second-highest total in NBA history!

81 points in one game! Kobe Bryant scored a staggering 81 points - the second-highest total in NBA history - and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104 Sunday night.

Chamberlain scored 100 points for Philadelphia against the New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa., on March 2, 1962

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British used 'rock' to spy on Russia

Russian News Agency, Interfax, reported that the Russian Intellegence had found the "spy gadget" installed inside the fake rock and that the British agents used it to reach their Russian contacts.
It come a day after Russian state-run television aired a program allegedly showing British diplomats engaged in undercover activities in Moscow.
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Build a Pinball Coffee Table

Came along a cool site. It gives you a step by step instructions how to build a Pinball Coffee Table. Should make a great present for somebody or light up your own house :)

Here are the materials you need for this project: 1 pinball playfield; 2 side pieces of wood cut to fit; 2 end pieces of wood cut to fit; Moulding to be used for the top to hold the glass on; Tempered glass cut to fit; Four legs and hardware to attach; 6V battery; Rocker switch; Screws and nails; Wood glue; Drill. Go unlish your creativity!
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McDonalds Funny Promo

McDonalds Funny Promo. Cleck it out. I'm lovin' it :)!

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Throw your clothes and Be Happy!

Did you know that how you getting undressed reveals your personality? If you throw your clothes all over the place, you are a friendly, happy and individualistic nature!

If you take off the shirt, and ten minutes later get around to the pants, you are self-confident, naturally bright and intellectual.

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"Toronto isn't Detroit"

Toronto's gun-related homicides almost doubled last year with 52 shooting deaths. With a national election coming up, many Canadian politicians are blaming the United States as a bad influence on Canadian cities.

"Canadians deserve safe streets. Toronto isn't Detroit," Prime Minister Paul Martin was later quoted as saying. "Vancouver isn't South Central Los Angeles. We are not going to allow our cities to fall into mindless violence."

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Hey, you never know...

Woman finds tickey in birthday card from 1992 that turns out to be a 75,000 lottery winner. The lottery known in Australia as a scratchy.
The largest unclaimed lottery prize isa $2,468,910 million dollar in New South Wales.

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Halliburton again?

Is Halliburton (Halliburton is the company doing business in Iraq) is now giving polluted water to US Troops? One of the Halliburton's K-B-R subsidiary officials "we exposed a base camp population to a water source that was not treated."
Halliburton denies any wrong doing.

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Whale spotted in central London

The 16-18ft (5m) northern bottle-nosed whale, which is usually found in deep sea waters, has been seen as far upstream as Chelsea. A rescue boat has been sent to protect the whale.

I think that the whale is dying

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Cool Honda Civic UK commercial

Generally I don't like commercials much...but have you seen this one for a new Honda Civic UK? The commercial is based around a chorus who create all of the sound effects with their mouths. It's a cool one! :)
Go to Honda site ( Link) and hit the "Watch" button to check. Link directly to a mirror of the video

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Apple killing RSS?

The Photocasting feature in Apple's updated iPhoto application violates numerous internet standards, according to several dignitaries from the RSS community.

"It's pretty bad. There are lots of errors, the date formats are wrong, and there are elements that are not in RSS that are not in a namespace," said Dave Winer, who is considered the creator of RSS.

Introducing new elements prevents common feed readers from accessing Photocasts, and it makes harder for third-party applications to introduce similar features that work with iPhoto.

Is Apple trying to change RSS standards? I have a feeling..yes.

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INTERNET CONTENT REVENUES TO APPROACH $9 BILLION BY 2010

Good News for Internet Content Providers! U.S. On-demand Internet Content Revenues to Approach $9 Billion by 2010 Consumer spending for Internet entertainment services to grow 260% in five years; global home network and broadband penetration to grow significantly during same time.

Online video market – including such providers as Movielink, CinemaNow, Apple iTunes®, and Akimbo Systems – will be active in 2006, as PC and consumer electronics manufacturers seek to expand their influence by offering more integrated networked solutions to end users.

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Goverment wants details of what users look for .

Only Google has refused to comply with a White House regarding a demand for information at what people have been searching on its search engine.
Yahoo.com and all other search engines have complied with similar goverment requests.

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Get paid to talk on the phone

More usefull plug in's for Skype- a VoIP company.
A company called Jyve, has teamed up with micropayment company Click&Buy to let you charge the people who call you by the minute.

This service is great for any business or individual who sells expertise or bills hourly, and you want to collect money for time you spend on the phone with clients or customers. Lawyers, tech service company, consultants or anyone can benefit from it.
This is how it works: A seller places Jyve-enabled "Call Now" button on his website. A customer clicks "Call Now" button to make a call and accept a payment to a seller. A Jyve-enabled counter counts time spent on the phone. A customer sets up to have their credit card billed through Click&Buy. Very time-efficient! :)
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Woman's body sits in chair for years

Pope died at her home here at age 61 on Aug. 29, 2003. A towel had been placed around her neck to keep her cool on that 87-degree summer day. She wore a white gown while sitting in a chair in an upstairs room, in front of a television that played as family members went about their lives downstairs.
She remained there, according to her wishes, for almost 2½ years.
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Dog for Dinner?

WARNING! These images are graphic. Not suitable for kids and vegetarians!
In Western culture eating a dog is barbaric and discusting. But Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures (including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand)
"Food dogs" are not pets and the are bred in farms, just like pigs, beefs, lambs, chicken
Do you really think that eating a dog is worse than eating a cow, a pig, a lamb or a chichen? I think so (thats my opinion)
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Huge cop wrestling a girl!

I came along of this site with this shocking story and pics of a cop wrestling a tiny girl! A girl gets a ticket for skating and then getting arrested for talking to a friend and giving an attitude. Her face was bloody and she didn't look good... What a sad story...

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Dumb Sleepy Driver

Man smokes crack while driving on the freeway and falls asleep. He doesn't wake up when the police ram his car to get it to stop. Apparently, it's not the first time that he did it
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Strange Project

A guy crocheted himself into a cocoon with red yarn. Took him 11 hours. The guy clearly has to much time on his hands
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Digital Camera or BMW?

What's more expensive: Digital Camera or BMW? BMW of course! Wrong answer! Hasselblad came out with world’s first 39-megapixel digital SLR camera.

The camera has 2.2-inch OLED display, on which you can view your 78MB shots! Has new color-correction technology. It should be made available to the public sometime this year. Price, $31,000-to $41,000 depending on a model. Sounds good to me... but I'll stick with BMW for now:)

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CIA Predator Hunts for Terrorists

CIA Predator fired missiles at the residential compound in Northwest Pakistan. Apparently, a target was a second most wanted man in the al-Qaida terror organization, Ayman al-Zawahri. There are some unofficial indications that the looser was hurt.
US Airforce has been using unmanned aerial vehicles such as Predator for a while already. Predator captures high-resolution videos, infrared and radar imagery in real time via satellite and can carry Hellfire anti-tank missiles. More info: U.S. Air Force: Predator
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Yahoo loses Nazi memorabilia case

Yahoo lost its attempt on Thursday to persuade a US appeals court to intervene in a landmark ruling in France over the sale of Nazi memorabilia on the company's websites.
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Burned CDs Have a Short Life Span?

Apparently, burned CDs have a short life span of between 2 to 5 years, depending on the CD's quality. (That's a major surprize to me!). To increase the preservation time, storage experts suggest to use magnetic tapes which can last for 30 to 100 years.
They also point out that there is no such a storage device which can last forever and business and individuals have to have a migration plan. Link

Men and women use Internet Differentely

It looks like men and women have different motivations for what they do on the Web.

According to a recent report from Pew Internet and American Life, women spend more time to email, get maps, directions , join a community and for info to support relationships.

Men, on the other hand, like to check the weather, news, research, play and download games, music, sofware . Link

Arnold Schwarzenegger got into accident

Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a motorcycle accident on Sunday near his West Los Angeles home that left him with a fat lip. Doctors needed to put 15 stitches. He didn't have a motorcycle license.
He was riding his Harley-Davidson with his son. His son was unhurt.
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Another Fun with Google

Check the search: Goolge search for woman drivers

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Google nyc landlords required to give HEAT and see what it suggests.. :)

Drunken Idiot and a Beer Bottle

Idiot is trying to break a beer bottle on his head :) Cool!
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North Korea Images... Looks like former Soviet Union :) Interesting
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Turkey, Beaf or Vegeburger?

Will you still eat meat? I don't know, but it's tough after watching this video
Animal Rights Activists claim that world has enough food to feed the entire human population! But meat based diet is to blame for the world hunger. It takes up to 22 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of edible animal flesh..and ff this trend continues, the developing world will never be able to produce enough food to feed itself..
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Many Europeans were not as lucky as Americans

While there were some shortages of Ipod supplies in the US stores over the holidays, it seems like many more European left empty handed. Many retailers started to run out of the most popular Nano 4 gig Black model in mid of December.

It's pretty clear now that Ipod was the most desirable gift in 2005 second year in a row.
Interestingly enough, many unlucky customers who hadn't gotten their Ipods, didn't settle for competition players

Many feel that supply shortages were intentional by Apple and MR. Jobs...

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Chicken Invasion

Many of us imagine that chicken roaming streets is cute. So, residens of West Oldsmar thought so too.

But when the birds start crowing at 2 or 3 a.m. and go like that for hours, tearup yards and poopall over the place, it's not fun anymore.

Residents asked the officials to help but they refuse to help because the chickens haven't attacked anyone yet.

The only option residents have is to hire trappers or catch the birds themselves.

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More money instead of Freedom of Speech

Microsoft shuts down an Internet journal of a Chinese blogger that discussed politically sensitive info such as strike at a Beijing newspaper and China's relations with Taiwan.

Many free-speech activists have op