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Google Is Your Friend: Effin' Google It!

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:10:05 GMT

clipped by: JediKnut
clipper's remarks: Saw a link to this site at a forum I frequent... killer link!

Google Is Your Friend

All Smart People Use Google

It Appears That You Are Not One Of Them

Someone thinks you are an idiot because you were too stupid to check Google before asking a question. They gave you a link to this site as a joke. The fact that you followed it pretty much proves the point.

Hope that helps.

Have a nice day.

Tags: google

'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:59:38 GMT

clipped by: JediKnut
clipper's remarks: First spider-sex stories, now this... strange are these days!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

Sexual coercion among animals is extremely common

An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.

The incident, which lasted for 45 minutes and was caught on camera, is reported in the Journal of Ethology.

The bizarre event took place on a beach on Marion Island, a sub-Antarctic island that is home to both fur seals and king penguins.

Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear. But the scientists who photographed the event speculate that it was the behaviour of a frustrated, sexually inexperienced young male seal.

Equally, it might be been an aggressive, predatory act; or even a playful one that turned sexual.

"At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin," says Nico de Bruyn, of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The brazenness of the seal's behaviour left those who saw it in no doubt as to what was happening.

Cuba lifts ban on home computers

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:57:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: From the website:

The government says it is unable to connect to the giant undersea fibre-optic cables because of the US trade embargo. All online connections today are via satellite which has limited bandwidth and is expensive to use.

Cuba's anti-American ally, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, is laying a new cable under the Caribbean.

It remains unclear whether, once the connection is completed, the authorities will then allow unrestricted access to the world wide web.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Cuba lifts ban on home computers

The first legalised home computers have gone on sale in Cuba, but a ban remains on internet access.

This is the latest in a series of restrictions on daily life which President Raul Castro has lifted in recent weeks.

Crowds formed at the Carlos III shopping centre in Havana, though most had come just to look.

The desktop computers cost almost $800 (£400), in a country where the average wage is under $20 (£10) a month.

But some Cubans do have access to extra income, much of it from money sent by relatives living abroad.

Since taking over the presidency in February, Raul Castro has ended a range of restrictions and allowed Cubans access to previously banned consumer goods.

In recent weeks thousands of Cubans have snapped up mobile phones and DVD players.

But only now have the first computer stocks arrived.

Internet access remains restricted to certain workplaces, schools and universities on the island.

Tags: cuba, ban, pc, computer

Guzzling Girls: Arrests of drunken women up 1,100%

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:27:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: heh, seems to be a lot of negativity against women in the press these days... first the dirty keyboards, now this!

Interesting story though!, but I wish they compared to how much the increase is for arrests of men! That would really show if there's a lot of meaning to this story...

Clip Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Arrests of drunken women up 1,100 per cent

Arrests of drunk and disorderly women have rocketed by 1,100 per cent in some areas.

The shocking figures come amid nationwide concern at the spiralling crisis of binge-drinking girls.

West Midlands Police said its female drunk and disorderly arrests had multiplied by 11 times in just five years - from 59 in 2003-2004 to 731 in 2007-2008.

In Gwent they soared from 28 to 190 and in Leicestershire from 14 to 77 - increases of 578 and 450 per cent.

"Pubs and bars are targeting women with offers and cheap drinks to encourage them. It should be stopped."

Northumbria Chief Constable Mike Craik called for "an end to discounted drinks such as two-for-one, happy hours and supermarkets selling alcohol below cost price". He added: "There should be a ban on the sale of alcopops."

The 21 police forces which gave "like for like" figures to Channel 4 News of female drunk and disorderly arrests saw them up from 3,847 to 5,891 between 2003 and 2008.

Tags: drunk, women, britain

Bicycle Business

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:24:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Enterprising! Classic case of seeing a need, & fulfilling it!

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Malawi's alternative: bicycles for hire

NAMITETE, Malawi (Reuters Life!) - Bernard Banda makes $5 a day carrying people on his bicycle, good money in a country where more than half the 13 million people live below a dollar a day.

"I charge MK70 (50 U.S. cents) per trip and on a good day I make about MK700 ($5) or more," Bernard says.

Banda is not the only one cashing in on a bicycle transport industry now booming because of the rising costs of fuel pushed up by strong global oil prices.

Along Mchinji road -- the highway linking Malawi to Zambia's eastern province -- colorfully decorated bicycles are neatly parked, waiting to transport students to a nearby government college, nursing staff to a hospital and visitors around the area.

The bicycles are remodeled to suit the business. A second seat is attached to the bicycle behind the driver's seat. The passenger seat is finished in colorful but cheap leather, comfortably sized to accommodate any size of passenger.

Animals feast on free 'omelettes'

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:20:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: heh, just a cute read!

Clip Source: in.news.yahoo.com

Animals feast on free 'omelettes'

Batlagundu (Tamil Nadu), May 2 (IANS) Wild and domesticated animals alike enjoyed a day-long feast of 'omelettes' Friday in this spice town of Tamil Nadu, all thanks to a truck accident!

'A truck carrying over 100,000 eggs from Namakkal to Kerala overturned here. The scorching heat (over 40 degrees Celsius) turned the broken eggs into omelettes. Foxes, stray dogs, domesticated cats and birds have been ceaselessly gorging on the free meal here,' said S. Balanagamma, a local resident who witnessed the unusual feast.

Batlagundu is 350 km south of the state capital Chennai.

The driver and cleaner of the truck, who inadvertently provided the huge meal, escaped with minor injuries, police officials said.