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Judge dismisses animal cruelty charges against police officer Robert Melia for sex with cows

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:23 +1000

Judge dismisses animal cruelty charges against police officer Robert Melia for sex with cows:

Perhaps the Garden State should switch its nickname to the Barnyard State. A New Jersey judge has dismissed animal cruelty charges against a cop accused of committing a sex act with young cows,…

Hackers Paid to Hijack Macs

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:23 +1000

Hackers Paid to Hijack Macs:

A network of Russian malware writers and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for each Mac machine they infected with bogus video software, a sign that Macs have become attack targets, a security…

Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:23 +1000

Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland:

Director Roman Polanski, whose turbulent life has on occasion come close to resembling the violent, perverse world of his movies, has been arrested in Zurich on a 1978 US warrant for having sex with…

Armed woman demands Chihuahua puppy

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:22 +1000

Armed woman demands Chihuahua puppy:

A WOMAN has been charged after trying to steal a Chihuahua puppy at gunpoint, police said today.

Arsonists torch giant Simpsons' doughnut

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:22 +1000

Arsonists torch giant Simpsons' doughnut:

Arsonists have attacked a large doughnut sculpture in New Zealand’s town of Springfield.

Award for Poland abortion woman

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:22 +1000

Award for Poland abortion woman:

A Polish court has awarded $11,000 (7,400 euros) in damages to a woman likened to a child killer by a Catholic magazine for wanting an abortion.

Google adds anchor links to search results

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:21 +1000

Google adds anchor links to search results:

Web pages have long included anchor links, which, when clicked, send you to a specific section of the page. Wikipedia uses them heavily to help users jump between headings and navigate the sometimes…

Central Australian snakes 'getting fatter'

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:21 +1000

Central Australian snakes 'getting fatter':

Snake catchers in Alice Springs say venomous snakes are getting fatter and becoming more active.

Police begin highway strip search

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:21 +1000

Police begin highway strip search:

Gympie police are searching for a busload of men who paraded nude in front of motorists on the Bruce Highway north of the south-east Queensland city this morning.

Symantec spam rankings: Illinois down to No. 5 on list of most-spammed states

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:20 +1000

Symantec spam rankings: Illinois down to No. 5 on list of most-spammed states:

The good news is that Illinois is no longer the most heavily spammed state in the country.

Mugabe secretly snatches farms

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:20 +1000

Mugabe secretly snatches farms:

ROBERT Mugabe has built a secret farming empire of land seized from at least five white-owned businesses, an investigation by Britain’s Daily Telegraph has found.

ANZ to buy out all of ING Joint Venture

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:20 +1000

ANZ to buy out all of ING Joint Venture:

ANZ has made its long awaited move into wealth management in Australia by buying out its joint venture partner ING in its existing domestic business for $1.76 billion.

Judge Orders Gmail Account Deactivated After Bank Screws Up

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:20 +1000

Judge Orders Gmail Account Deactivated After Bank Screws Up:

A California federal judge has ordered Google to temporarily de-activate a Gmail account after a bank mistakenly sent sensitive data to the account.

Gut worms protect against allergy

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:19 +1000

Gut worms protect against allergy:

Parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, might aid the development of new treatments for asthma and other allergies, a study in Vietnam suggests.

BUB Racing's Chris Carr Breaks Speed Record

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:19 +1000

BUB Racing's Chris Carr Breaks Speed Record:

Chris Carr and the BUB Racing team have done it again. Carr piloted the BUB Racing Streamliner Seven to a new motorcycle land speed record of 367.382 mph yesterday on the Bonneville Salt Flats at the…

Geeks earn $4600 a day selling penis pills online

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:19 +1000

Geeks earn $4600 a day selling penis pills online:

Thousands of tech-savvy Eastern Europeans are earning up to $US4000 ($4600) a day for each spam campaign selling illegal penis pills, fake anti-virus software and counterfeit luxury products.

SatNav phones will be illegal

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:24:18 +1000

SatNav phones will be illegal:

The Transport Ministry has clarified the terms of a new law that restricts the use of cellphones in cars, saying that from November it will be illegal to use a mobile phone as a satellite navigation…

How-To: Cast cheap foam skulls

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:13:51 +1000

How-To: Cast cheap foam skulls:

There’s Jake, there’s Elwood, and there’s Dr. Kreepy. In this video he shows you how to cast cheap prop skulls by blowing canned expanding foam from the hardware store into a blow-molded…

Shoelace Rug

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:13:51 +1000

Shoelace Rug:

I don’t know if I agree with the idea that this shoelace rug “moves beneath your feat, creating an ever-changing sculpture that’s surprisingly comfortable and engaging.” Seems to me there’d…

How-To: Make Lace Knitting Charts

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:13:51 +1000

How-To: Make Lace Knitting Charts:

Sylvie at Chez Plum shows you how to make your own lace knitting charts using software like Excel.

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