Lordi, the Finnish monsters who won Eurovision have released their own brand of cola.
“The Lordi phenomenon has brought the whole nation together”, said Ritva Sinisalo, of the beer company which makes the drink.
The lead singer, Mr Lordi designed the label featuring the five members of the band in their monster costumes. Lordi kick off their Bringing Back the Balls to Europe tour in Stockholm on 16 September, and play five UK dates in October.
Source: BBC
A 15-year-old boy stole a bus, drove it along a public transit route, picked up passengers and collected fares, authorities said Sunday.
“I drove that bus better than most of the LYNX drivers could,” the teen, who is too young to drive legally, told a deputy after he was stopped and arrested. “There isn't a scratch on it. I know how to start it, drive it, lower it, raise it.”
Davis had previously been charged for a similar bus theft. Passengers and deputies noted Davis drove the bus at normal speeds and made all the appropriate stops on the route. One passenger, suspicious of the youthful looks of the driver, called 911.
He was charged with grand theft auto and driving without a license. A court hearing was scheduled Tuesday to determine whether he will be charged as an adult.
If you're going to steal a bus, it would make sense to get a load of passengers, then go an a rampage before crashing over a cliff. He must have forgotten to act out the last part.
Source: TwinCities
Looks like a 'corn dog', but made from pancake instead of whatever corn dogs are made from.
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A British motorist who blew up a road safety camera which had caught him speeding was jailed for four months Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police said. Craig Moore, 28, took his revenge on the camera, which had flashed him in the Hyde area of Manchester, in August 2005.
Although the camera itself was badly damaged, images of him speeding and returning to destroy the evidence were stored in recording equipment in its unscathed base. While Moore's attack on a camera was not Britain's first, it may rate as the most extreme. Other aggrieved drivers have previously used axes or paint.
“Speed camera vandalism is reaching epidemic proportions, and the only solution is to scrap cameras,” said Paul Smith, founder of Safe Speed campaign group which lobbies against the distinctive bright yellow devices. “Apart from their total failure to deliver improved road safety, they push good people outside of the law every day of the week.”
Cameras are waste of time, they don't help to reduce accidents because once you get a ticket, you go out and buy a camera detector so they never catch you twice.
Via: [The Sun]
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have announced they plan to release a Little Britain. “We've had some sort of interest from America,” Walliams told ITV1 chat show host Michael Parkinson.
The comedy duo have signed a deal with Pop Idol producer Simon Fuller to develop a US version of Little Britain for the American cable network HBO. They'll probably do away with Emily and Florence, since transvestism is normally unique to the British sense of humour. Hopefully, the film will improve on series three instead of just copying it.
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Apple have announced the latest versions of the iPod, Nano and Shuffle. The news shuffle looks great, but they still haven't learnt their lesson with the Shuffle.
5G iPod:
- 60% brighter screen.
- Gapless playback.
- New earphones.
- New quick scrolling feature using letters.
- Games added – Bejewled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini golf, Pac Man, Tetris, Texas Hold Em, Vortex and Zuma.v (Available from iTMS for $4.99
- 30GB – £189
- 80GB – £259
Second-generation iPod nano (Advert below):
- Aluminum, thinner – looks like thin iPod mini.
- Green, silver, black, blue, pink available.
- 24 hour battery life.
- New charger, armband, lanyard headphones.
- 2GB – £99
- 4GB – £129
- 8GB – £169
Apple also gave us a peak into their secret laboratory, to showcase a future media device. Apple will releasing a wireless box for the TV, tenatively called iTV.
- Box is like 1/2 the size of Mac mini.
- USB, ethernet, 802.11 wireless, component video, optical audio, HDMI ports.
- Works with Apple Remote.
- Interface is like next-generation Front Row software.
- Hi-res artwork, movie text.
- Video access is instantaneous.
- Looks like watching a DVD.
- Same videos play on iTunes, iPod and TV now.
- iTV works with iTunes on PC or Mac – available Q1 2007
- $299
Via: UneasySilence
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A life-size replica of a Guantanamo Bay detainee has been placed in Disneyland by “guerrilla artist” Banksy.
The hooded figure was placed inside the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride at the California theme park last weekend. It is understood to have remained in place for 90 minutes before the ride was closed down and the figure removed.
A spokeswoman for Banksy said the stunt was intended to highlight the plight of terror suspects at the controversial detention centre in Cuba.
Source: BBC News
Steve Irwin, der australische “crocodile man” ist von einem Stachelrochen getötet worden. Er starb an den Folgen einer Stichverletzung ins Herz durch das Stachel eines Stachelrochens.
Wikipedia: Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin, the australian “crocodile man” has been killed in a freak accident by a stingray. Sources say Mr Irwin was killed instantly by the stingray's barb, which pierced his chest.
Wikipedia: Steve Irwin
The trailer for Borat’s latest movie, released 3rd November 2006 is available on Apple’s website.
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Watch Trailer [Via: Philliponderings]
