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10 MORE Hilarious International Pet Ads Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
MORE pet ads? Yes, 10 more crazy, funny, clever, right on pet advertisements, just waiting in the wings for the laughter and applause to subside from the first ten of Lady Bee's Hilarious International Pet Ads last week.
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Amnesty International Concerns Over New High-Power Wireless Taser Posted: 3 months ago by Doggylives
A new Taser that fires wireless electric shock projectiles up to 30 metres is being considered for use by UK police forces, the Home Office has confirmed.
But Amnesty International said it was "seriously concerned" about the XREP and worried by the news it could be authorised in the UK
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Pilots Mark 100 Years Since First International Flight Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
On July 25, 1909, Frenchman Louis Bleriot flew from Calais to Dover. His success is credited with turning flight from an eccentric pastime into a serious pursuit.
Hundreds of pilots in modern and antique airplanes are crossing the English Channel today to mark 100 years since the first over-water, international airplane flight.
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Happy Birthday, International Space Station Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
20th November 1998 saw the deployment of the first part of the International Space Station. 10 years on, it is still not finished, the merits of the science it embodies are in question and today it transpires they've recently lost a spider and a tool bag.
But happy birthday, anyway.
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Britain Wins Big At International Emmy Awards Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
Seven of the ten available awards at last night's International Emmy Awards Ceremony went to British shows and talent.
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50 Creative WWF Campaigns That Make You Think Twice Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world’s largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1300 conservation and environmental projects around the world. With the mission” to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment”, WWF is trying hard to make this world a better place.
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It's International Whores Day Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Australian sex workers are set to protest the high cost of advertising by demonstrating tomorrow on International Whores Day.
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Madoff's investment fund made no trades at all and no one noticed Posted: 11 months ago by equinox
The investment fund run by disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff may not have made even a single trade, a new twist in the scandal around an alleged $50 billion fraud that has engulfed thousands of investors and financial institutions worldwide.
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Defense Fund started for Detroit's grape throwers. Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
The fund would allow people to have a legal outlet to pursue their gripes, rather than resorting to hurling grapes at those they disagree with.
Followup to this post.
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Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts Posted: 2 years ago by deEPCHill
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis might approach $1 trillion, citing a "collective failure" to predict the breadth of the crisis.
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Fla. International Increases Penalties Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Florida International University and the University of Miami have increased the punishment for 19 players involved in Saturday night's football brawl.
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Value of love is £163,424, study finds Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Hearing the words 'I love you' is worth £163, 424 in monetary value, research has discovered.
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Queen of Mean Donates to Charity. Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
Manhattan Surrogate Judge Renee Roth has reduced the trust fund for the little dog, named Trouble, from $12 million to $2 million.
The remaining $10 million now goes to Helmsley's charitable foundation.
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2008: International year of the.. potato. Posted: 2 years ago by glik
Celebration of IYP will raise awareness of the importance of the potato, and of agriculture in general.
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Games no cure for China's ills, IOC says Posted: 1 year ago by ConeOfSilence
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Beijing Games could not be a cure for all the country's ills as pressure continued to mount on Olympic organisers about human rights issues in China.
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Platform International Animation Festival Chooses Portland For Inaugural Home For 2007 Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The organizers cited Portland as a city that is, "celebrated as a center for animation, filmmaking, comics and indie music" and as such, an obvious fit. Animators from all over the world will attend.
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Ron Paul: End wars to fund health care Posted: 4 months ago by nateebiinature
House Rep. Ron Paul may be America’s most famous libertarian these days, but he’s making a surprising concession to progressives when it comes to the debate about public health care.
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Americans annoyed by all these "International News" all over the internet Posted: 2 years ago by kamaloo
The profusion of international news available on the Internet has made it increasingly difficult for the average American to ignore the rest of the world, a trend researchers say threatens Americans' long, proud history of disregarding anything not about them.
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Official: International hackers going after U.S. networks Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
Because it's easy for hackers to disguise where an attack originates, Brenner said, the best course of action is to tighten up one's own networks rather than to place blame.
*Brenner seems smart, obviously his days in government are numbered.
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10 unusual traffic regulations from around the world Posted: 2 years ago by 2longdogs
The rules of the road are different wherever you drive, but some international would come as a surprise to most Canadian drivers. Here are 10 unusual traffic rules we've found from around the world.
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