New Zealand supports whaling compromise

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The BBC reports that former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer, who now represents his country at the IWC, is calling for a compromise that would allow Japan to engage in commercial whaling: He said a compromise would lead to “a big reduction in the total number of whales killed compared with now”. Mr Palmer … Read More

Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addiction

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Scientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and other delicious yet fattening foods may be addictive. A new study in rats suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin. When rats consume these foods in great enough quantities, … Read More

Rapidshare Terminates Accounts of Illegal Downloaders

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For many years Rapidshare was considered to be a safe way for people to download copyrighted content without having to face repercussions. Recently, however, the company has been actively going after users that upload or download copyrighted files through the service by terminating accounts and logging IP-addresses for legal purposes. source

Legal Fight Over Design Of Disposable Coffee Cups

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Whatever happened to actually competing in the market place? Copycense points us to a recent legal battle between Dixie and Huhtamaki over the design of their disposable coffee cups. Seriously. Dixie claimed that Huhtamaki violated its trade dress because its cups, like Dixie’s, included a white band at the bottom of the cup. After two … Read More

The Male Brain Reacts to an Hourglass Figure Like it Does to a Drug

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Laying eyes on a woman with an optimal hips-to-waist ratio affects a man’s brain similarly to how drinking alcohol or taking drugs does. Researchers hooked up 14 guys in their 20s to a brain scanner while having them look at before and after pictures of women who had undergone cosmetic surgery to redistribute some of … Read More

Woman Sells Two Souls For $1,983

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Two souls held hostage inside blue-tinted holy water were auctioned off for almost $2,000 this week. Who are they? Her house’s previous tenants, but that didn’t stop her from making tidy little profit out of their imprisoned spirits. Avie Woodbury from Christchurch, New Zealand finally sold her two souls at auction this week for a … Read More

EZ Cracker –

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I’m not sure if this invention is awesome or rubbish.. i’m gonna have to go with both.