International News

Verisign to Keep Control of .com Domains Until 2012

The US government has given its blessing to a controversial deal over the future of the lucrative .com net domain.
The deal gives .com administrator Verisign control over the domain until 2012.
The US Department of Commerce retains some oversight of Verisign and has final approval of any price rises to renew .com net addresses.
Critics said the […]

U.S. Bans Sale of IPods to North Korea

Not just IPODS (this is just an attention graber), but also any type of luxury electronics device … big or small.
The Bush administration wants North Korea’s attention, so like a scolding parent it’s trying to make it tougher for that country’s eccentric leader to buy […]

‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin Killed by Stingray

Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday (9.4.06) by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he […]

Universal Music offers Free Music Downloads

WOW! This is really going to revolutionize the music business as we know it… in a big way. Since this is an actual “label” allowing, not just allowing but putting out the music, it’s really going to shake-up the industry.
“Universal Music, the world’s largest music company, has shaken up the record industry by announcing that […]

England facing obesity crisis

Lookout USA … England is “gaining” on us … literally. HA! I crack myself up!

The nation is getting fatter and it is time for us all to take responsibility for our own weight, according to the Government.
More than 12 million adults and one million children will be obese by 2010, according to new figures.
Around a […]

Iran kicks-off heavy water nuclear reactor project

Umm … ok so why do these people even have nukes again? Yeah, and what the heck are “sanctions” from the UN going to do to stop them …. exactly …. NOTHING!
ARAK, Iran - Undeterred by the threats of UN that Tehran could face sanctions if it does not suspend its nuclear activities, Iranian President […]

Congratulations Italy on Winning the World Cup!

Congratulations Italy on beatting France to Win the 2006 World Cup!
The official website can be found here: FIFAworldcup.com

FTC wants access to all WHOIS data to fight fraud

The Federal Trade Commission has made a pitch for open access to Whois, saying the databases are a key weapon in its fight against spyware and other Internet fraud.
The agency on Tuesday called access to the Whois databases, which contain contact information for Web site operators, “critical to the agency’s consumer protection laws.” It was […]

Entrepreneurs are born, not made, say scientists.

Ain’t this the truth …
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Forget family influence and upbringing. When it comes to being an entrepreneur, genes seem to play an important role, scientists said on Monday.
A study of identical twins by researchers in Britain and the United States suggests family environment has little influence because nearly half of a person’s propensity to be […]

Chinese Man Wants Refund on Jet Plane He Bought on EBay

Zhang Cheng, a Beijing businessman, bid $24,730 and paid a $2,000 deposit for a Russian MiG-21 on Ebay.
But legal experts informed Zhang that the MiG-21, located in Idaho in the United States, was “almost impossible to ship back.”
Moreover, the seller clearly confined the destination of the plane to the United States and Canada.”
And now he […]