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people suck sometimes
a couple in south korea was arrested for child neglect–their daughter died of malnutrition. here’s the depressing part–the parents neglected their real-life child in order to raise a virtual child on the interwebs. the article said the couple “were hooked on an online game called “Prius,” where they were raising a virtual daughter…They admitted to [...]
i bet they kicked him in the karachi
when they caught him. the pr guy for al-quaeda, adam gadahn was arrested over the weekend. wanted for a number of crimes. he was nabbed in karachi, pakistan as part of the big push to catch al-quaeda operatives–there was a $1M bounty on his head. gadahn moved to pakistan in 1998, took part in a [...]
no worries, the box stuff is not affected
we’re use to fake things – fake designers handbags, fake boobs, fake tans – but did you ever think you might be drinking some fake wine? a dozen wine distributors and traders were recently found guilty in the southwest of france for selling e&j gallo with over 13 million liters of what e&j believe was [...]
that’s why the lion is king
top 5 wildlife attractions in nairobi, kenya are… elephants, leopards, rhinos, buffalo and lions. how much would the amboseli national park pay to ensure they retain the 20% the region currently makes from tourism? seems the answer is 4,000 zebras, 3,000 wildebeest and $1.4 million dollars.
the live zebras and wildebeest will be bought over to [...]
more revenue goes to china
as of july 2009, china owned 45% of u.s. debt and it looks like the chinese are beginning to call in their notes. starting tomorrow the chinese are recalling tai shan the cute panda bear that is the major attraction and more importantly the major source of revenue for the national zoo in [...]
even a monkey* can do it
make a film that is. the chimpcam project is a new documentary filmed entirely by the chimpanzees at the edinburgh zoo in scotland. primatologist betsy herrelko was interested in learning more about what chimps liked so she gave them a video screen which had the ability for them use a touchscreen to select what they [...]
low tech and lazy
with all the deserved focus on haiti last week, this one may have slipped past your radar senses. the f.b.i. updated the most wanted list and developed a new picture of the world’s most wanted criminal–osama bin laden. they updated his photo to account for changes in age and to show what he may look [...]
