Video of Bush losing his watch in Albania

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:44 PM EDT (NOS Journaal)

via Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/12/video_of_bush_losing.html)

bush, albania, odd-news

Linkin Park's Mysterious Cyberstalker

Seeded on Fri May 25, 2007 5:48 AM EDT (Wired News)

The tale of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's email account password, 'charlie' being guessed by an obsessed fan.

technology, crime, stalking, linkin-park, chester-bennington, talinda-bennington

Evacuations called in SW Iowa due to rising waters

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 2:49 AM EDT (GazetteOnline)

Nearly 1,600 residents in southwest Iowa were advised to leave their homes Monday as rising flood waters threatened their communities.

weather, iowa, flood, us-news

Next-Gen Console Production Costs

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 2:17 AM EDT (digitimes.com)

Digitimes breaks down the individual component costs of the two next-gen consoles: PS3 (60GB): $840.35 sold for $599 Xbox 360 (20GB): $323.30 sold for $399 The story explains price reduction of the PS3 blu-ray blue-violet diodes could cut the price of the PS3 by $100.

technology, sony, microsoft, xbox-360, video-games, ps3, blu-ray-disc

Apple buys more land in Cupertino

Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:47 AM EDT (The San Jose Mercury News)

Apple Inc. buys nine acres in Cupertino, CA along Pruneridge Avenue and Interstate 280.

technology, apple, cupertino

Audi begins production of the new Audi TT Coupé

Seeded on Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:01 PM EDT (audi.com)

Győr, Hungary - Jun 13, 2006 is marked as the beginning of production of the second generation TT sports car. Audi has invested 230 million euros in the project, 20 million of that going to a new production plant in Hungary.

business, cars, audi, automobiles, auto-manufacturers

Iran using 'Surrogates' to aid insurgents in Iraq says Gen. Casey

Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:28 PM EDT

Snippet: Gen. Casey said in a press briefing from the Pentagon Thursday that Iran is "using surrogates" to aid insurgents with weapons and other support in Iraq.

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iraq, iran, politics, war, insurgents, war-on-terror

19-year-old Iowan confesses to Double Murder

Seeded on Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:16 PM EDT (kirkwoodcommunique.com)

"A 19-year-old North Liberty man is being held at the Linn County Jail on a $1 million cash bond for each charge after being charged with two counts of first degree murder.

iowa, murder, crime, us-news, cedar-rapids, kirkwood-community-college

Iowa Gov. Vilsack spending Easter in Iraq

Seeded on Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:39 PM EDT (GazetteOnline)

"Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is spending his Easter holiday weekend visiting Iowa soldiers who are serving in the Middle East and observing U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Iraq.

iraq, iowa, politics, tom-vilsack, easter

Johnson officials estimate damage to public buildings

Seeded on Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:35 PM EDT (GazetteOnline)

"Repairs to tornado-damaged government buildings will easily cost $4 million, with final estimates likely to rise another $2-3 million by next week as county and city workers assess Thursday's storm aftermath, a county emergency management official said Saturday."

weather, iowa, reconstruction, tornadoes, us-news, iowa-city, eastern-iowa, johnson-county