How the Dead are Helping to Fight Identity Theft
As part of a government backed drive to crack down on identity theft, details of all deaths in the UK will now be released on a weekly basis.
It is hoped that this move will help eliminate Impersonation of the Deceased (IOD) fraud which is currently one of the fastest growing forms of identity theft afflicting the UK.
Nakheel Tower To Become The World’s Tallest Skyscraper
It seems like the Burj Dubai will be dethroned from the “world’s tallest tower” position as (also) in Dubai will be built a one kilometer skyscraper.
The tower was designed by Woods Bagot architects and it will be built by Nakheel, the same developer which has built those fancy state-of-the-art man-made islands in Dubai.
The skyscraper will be called Nakheel Tower and as a bonus, there will also be built world’s first inner city harbor. Full story here
Forgotten, man sits in jail for two years
Joseph A. Shepard Sr. sat in local jails for almost two years, assuming that his lawyer was making progress on his case and that drug-related charges against him would soon be resolved in federal court.
His family says lawyer Michael P. Kelly told them Shepard had pleaded guilty and would return home soon with credit for time already served behind bars.
The World’s First Underground Stadium
Over in Doha, Qatar this incredible new stadium is being built for the Al-Ahli team to play in (not to be confused with the Egyptian Al-Ahli).
Designed by MZ & Partners, it’s called “The Wall”, and will apparently be the world’s first underground stadium: open-air but air-conditioned. Welcome to the future kids.
What if we legalized all drugs?
Every year, about 2 million people in the U.S. are arrested for drug offenses, including using or selling marijuana, heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine. About a third of the country’s prisoners are held on drug charges or for crimes attributed to drug abuse.
But what if we legalized all street drugs?
$3m Golden Statue of Kate Moss
A solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss worth £1.5 million ($3m) was being unveiled in the British Museum yesterday.
The 50kg statue will be displayed in the Nereid Gallery of the British Museum, alongside other statues such as Crouching Venus, a Hellenistic model of Venus surprised while bathing.
Missing: 5000 condoms, 1 truck and 1 inflatable banana
Attention readers in Mexico; keep your eyes open for a truck carrying 5000 condoms, 800 HIV tests and one 23 foot inflatable banana (wearing a condom).
The truck should stand out in traffic, because the sides are painted with that same banana, which from what I understand, is not a standard factory delivered color.
Seattle Lands a Women’s Lingerie Team
An offshoot of the uber-popular Lingerie Bowl halftime show that’s appeared during Super Bowls past, there’s now a fledgling league of extraordinary women who will play tackle football against one another in their underwear.
Tryouts for the Seattle team, the Mist, are this Friday at Greenlake,
Woman Wearing a Cow Suit Arrested
A Middletown woman is arrested, after chasing children, urinating on a porch, and blocking traffic… all while wearing a cow suit.
Police say 32 year old Michelle Allen was chasing children in the 3100 block of Wilbraham, while wearing the cow costume early Monday evening.
Unbutton Your Beast
Constantly bragging about the beast lurking in your pants? Here’s your chance to unleash it on the world.
Levi’s has the newest entry into the viral marketing arena with their Unbutton Your Beast website, where you can choose a trouser creature
Is This The Worlds Most Dangerous Gang?
A Switch To Turn off Autism?
Scientists say they have pinpointed a gene in the brain that can calm nerve cells that become too jumpy, potentially paving the way for new therapies to treat autism and other neurological disorders.
“It’s exciting because it opens the field up,” says Michael Greenberg, a neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School. “Nobody has [found] a gene that controls the process in quite that way before.”
Dog appears as witness in murder trial
A dog nicknamed “Scooby” has become the first animal in the world to appear as a witness in a murder trial.
The animal is believed to have been with his 59-year-old owner when she was found hanging from the ceiling of her Paris flat. Police believe it was suicide but her family demanded a murder investigation.
During a preliminary hearing the pet was led into the witness box by a vet to see how it reacted to a suspect. It is said to have “barked furiously”.
The aim was to decide if there was sufficient evidence to launch a full murder inquiry and a judge is yet to reach a decision.
French judge Thomas Cassuto praising the animal for his “exemplary behaviour and invaluable assistance”.
17 year old Girl has 7 Kids
Argentine teenager Pamela Villarruel poses with her seven children outside her parents’ home in the town of Leones in Cordoba Province, Argentina.
Pamela, 17, bore all seven children in just three pregnancies, having her first boy in 2005 when she was 14 and the other six girls in two deliveries of triplets in the following two years.
Mmm, condoms, the pill, a tv - just some of the things her parents should have bought her.
The House That Survived Hurricane Ike
This photo is real.
It shows a lone house that managed to survive hurricane Ike which hit the town of Gilchrist, Texas.
via CNN
Spray On Condoms Are Here!
Edison had his lightbulb, Ford had his Model T, and Jan Vinzenz Krause has his spray-on condom.
Inspired by the mechanics of a drive-through car wash, the German sexual-health educator designed a custom-fitting male contraceptive using liquid latex and some materials from a hardware store. “I felt a little like MacGyver,” he says of building the contraption.
The Dangers of Being a Television News Reporter
Live television is exciting because anything can happen. Most exciting of all is when ‘respectable’ television journalists succumb to the unexpected.
Here is a compilation video Gawker made of everything tragic that could possibly happen to a television news reporter.
9/11 in 56 Photos
No one is going to forget the events of September 11th, 2001 anytime soon, and for most of us just that date on the calendar makes us reflective and sad, if not pissed off.
The Pentagon part of that day was also tragic, but the World Trade Center towers 1 and 2 collapsing has left scars on New York City that won’t heal even after the new Freedom Tower is finally completed on the site.
Tetris Tiles for Your Bathroom
Redecorating your pad, and want to pay homage to your early 90’s Tetris addiction?
Try tiling your shower or kitchen with these Italian ceramic tiles made in the classic Tetris shapes.
Google Chrome Vs. Mozilla Firefox
Finally, Google Chrome is out of the box and into the sunlight for us to play. So, a blogger did install it and started playing around. Since there are many sources which describe the features of the browser, he thought he would do an initial comparison with my current browser instead. Here we go.
The World’s Largest Flip Cup Tourney
Who said those drinking skills you spent honing night after night in college would never be put to good use?
They might just win a week in Negril, Jamaica, complete with a VIP party package, for you and your buddies.
Is Kim Jong-Il Dead?
In some strange news coming out this week there is a rumor that Kim Jong-Il, the leader of North Korea, is dead.
Not only is he dead, but he has been since 2003.
Fat cops weighing down patrol cars
Tests found some police vehicles carrying two hefty officers are within 14 stone of legal weight limits.
That means they can only carry one suspect in the back of the car and if two people are arrested the officers would have to radio for another vehicle.
Check out Youtube’s Headquarters
Most people have seen Google’s Mountain View Headquarters as well as Google’s office in Zurich. This time around people are taking a look at the offices of Youtube.
Youtube’s office space is located in San Bruno California and even has a lovely large swimming pool.
California prisons prepare for gay weddings
Now that same-sex couples can get married in California, state prison officials are trying to figure out what that means for gay inmates.
No prisoners so far have sought to arrange weddings with same-sex partners since the state Supreme Court granted same-sex couples the right to wed as of mid-June, according to Michele Kane, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
