A MAN with a chronic fear of women has walked from the Adelaide District Court with a suspended prison term after admitting downloading 35,000 child pornography images. The judge accepted his evidence that images involving sex between children and adults had been accidentally downloaded. picked by maxriter 8 minutes ago

Recently the number one search engine, Google, has unveiled to the public Knol, the company's website that allows experts to write, express ideas on their fields of expertise. The main difference between Knol and Wikipedia is the authorship. picked by maxriter 23 minutes ago

In order to attract more worshippers, representatives of a church in New Zealand came up with an original and practically efficient strategy. The church began providing fuel vouchers to newcomers. picked by maxriter 33 minutes ago

Amazon.com Inc. doesn't seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy. picked by maxriter 1 hour ago

Abigail Haythorne, 17, died of severe head injuries after she cycled into the path of an oncoming car, apparently without noticing it. picked by maxriter 1 hour ago

Anne Darwin's defence hinged on her claim that she was coerced into the plot by her 'domineering' husband. What John wanted, John got,' she told the court in hushed tones. But these damning emails between the couple, obtained by Sky News, paint a different picture. picked by maxriter 1 hour ago

Within the last few years, the population of Japan appears to be dwindling. With an estimated 127 million residents in 2005, some scientists have estimated that the population of Japan may be as low as 105 million by the middle of the 20th century.
NSFW picked by bingo 4 hours ago

NoPoPo (Non-Pollution Power) Aqua Batteries are available in both AA and AAA form, although the company page shows they are producing the technology for all sizes of battery, and can only be currently purchased in Japan.
The batteries can be recharged with various different fluids using the new development which forms electric power using liquid as a catalyst picked by bingo 5 hours ago

so much better than the original. picked by muppet 5 hours ago

for all the plimates who've dropped cell phones in the toilet...

"The Golden Shellback splashproof coating consists of a waterproof polymer that covers your gadgets inside and out -- in a vacuum." picked by ybcool 6 hours ago

With The Dark Knight set to break box-office records, a sequel is almost certainly in the works. With Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhardt's masterful performances as The Joker and Two-Face, respectively, finding another villain or two to ably face off against the caped crusader, while staying true to Christopher Nolan's darker tone won't be an easy task. Here's 8 villains that may be able to pull it o... read full post picked by BWallaby 8 hours ago

What starts off as a slightly out-there, dressing guinea pigs as people. It shifts to a whole different gear on photo six.

If you're squeamish, or of a nervous disposition and don't work out what comes in pictures 7 and 8, please don't click next. picked by pocksucket 9 hours ago

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times recently as tensions mounted between the three-time MVP and his team. picked by bingo 10 hours ago

A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station. picked by bingo 10 hours ago

Conservative pundit Robert Novak “was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Novak initially “drove away from the scene,” but turned around when “a bicyclist stopped him and said, ‘You hit someone.’” Novak claimed: “I didn’t know I hit anybody.” But this is completely contrary to what happened picked by BWallaby 10 hours ago

I always was. Let a robot do it. picked by suebe 10 hours ago

Obama brags about the work of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and goes so far as to lie about being a member of the committee picked by bernardblack 10 hours ago

A Polish tourist looking for a discreet place to urinate wandered off the platform at Vauxhall Station and discovered the electrified rail. picked by pocksucket 10 hours ago

Good news for fans of the anime Cowboy Bebop! A live action film is currently in the works for Fox Pictures by Erwin Stoff, producer extraordinaire. picked by BWallaby 10 hours ago

The one scheduled McCain press conference of the week has just been canceled, we are told. No word as to why. After a week of constant mistakes, McCain runs from the press. picked by BWallaby 10 hours ago

If you say eight, then most of the time you'd be right. If you say ninety-six, then provided you're in the Shima Marineland Aquarium you'd be right too.

Did anyone say ninety-six?

If you're having trouble with the link, try this. picked by pocksucket 11 hours ago

In the first of two pieces on organised crime accompanying his Radio 4 series How crime took on the world, Misha Glenny visits British Columbia in Canada where homegrown marijuana has become big business. picked by deEPCHIll 11 hours ago

Photo essay of both high tech and green grafitti.

Kewl man... picked by bevissimo 11 hours ago

It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation. picked by deEPCHIll 11 hours ago

Evidently, the reason for Bale losing his temper and assaulting his mother is her dislike of his wife and her insulting her.update to this. picked by bernardblack 11 hours ago