Feds try to seize suspects' fancy teeth

Seeded on Sat Apr 8, 2006 8:04 AM EDT (CNN)

Government lawyers tried to remove and confiscate the gold dental work known as "grills" or "grillz" from the mouths of two men facing drug charges.

washington, drug, odd, odd-news, teeth, grillz

More than ever, watch what you say - Opinion - smh.com.au

Seeded on Tue Apr 4, 2006 8:41 AM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Last week, Federal Parliament passed a law that allows the Government to read private emails, text messages and other stored communications without our knowledge.

world, security, australia, email, world-news, sydney, evesdropping

Chicago Tribune | Many kids too fat for car seats

Seeded on Tue Apr 4, 2006 8:38 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

Many kids too fat for car seats

auto, chicago, car, health, children, seat, kids, fat

Tree House for adults

Seeded on Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:28 AM EST (theithacajournal.com)

The 45-year old Danby native lives in a treehouse on the 200 acres of land he shares with his brother, sister and parents.

house, odd, odd-news, tree, tree-house, ithica

Awesome lego arena

Seeded on Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:46 PM EST (ezprezzo.com)

Amazing Lego Project

odd, odd-news, lego, staduim

Man convicted of stealing Wi-Fi connection

Seeded on Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:42 PM EST (Dvorak Uncensored)

In Illinois, riding piggyback on someone else's Wi-Fi could cost you some money.

technology, illinois, internet, wi-fi, wireless, computer, stealing, wifi

CRIA's Own Study Counters P2P Claims

Seeded on Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:28 PM EST (michaelgeist.ca)

While CRIA regularly trumpets commissioned studies as evidence for the problems posed by P2P, this week it released a major study without any fanfare whatsoever.

technology, file, file-sharing, sharing, riaa, p2p, cria

The Evolution of the American Front Porch

Seeded on Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:20 AM EST (xroads.virginia.edu)

Nobody thought much about the front porch when most Americans had them and used them. The great American front porch was just there, open and sociable, an unassigned part of the house that belonged to everyone and no one, a place for family and friends to pass the time.

america, usa, odd-news, porch, preservation

Sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded

Seeded on Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:41 PM EST (BBC News)

US climate scientists have recorded a significant rise in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, pushing it to a new record level.

global, global-warming, bbc, warming, world-news, carbon-dioxide, enviroment, co2

Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:45 PM EST (TechEBlog)

They built a Lego Volvo XC90 and other crazy items.

ten, top, odd-news, lego, top-ten, strange

Oshkosh plans to buy and move Mercury plant

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:02 PM EST (thenorthwestern.com)

The Oshkosh Redevelopment Authority plans to spend $2.87 million to buy and move a Mercury Marine plant on the Fox River west of Jackson Street, another step necessary for the proposed $60 million Five Rivers Resort.

business, wisconsin, fox-river, resort, oshkosh, mercury-marine, murcury, murcury-marine

On Japan's death row, executions in secret

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:58 PM EST (The Baltimore Sun)

The Japanese government says 75 inmates await execution, living under rules set out in a 1908 prison law and tightened by directives in 1963:

japan, death, jail, execution, world-news, prision

Grover Cleveland student charged for toy gun

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:57 PM EST (zanesvilletimesrecorder.com)

A 14-year-old eighth-grade student will be charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic for taking a squirt gun to school.

toy, court, police, school, law, guns, odd-news, grover-cleveland-middle-school

Go retro for prom at resale shops

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:53 AM EST (postcrescent.com)

Shopping and wearing vintage is kind of like being your own designer, because you get to pick and choose and combine items from a variety of eras, creating a new identity through clothes and accessories.

odd-news, prom, vintage, high-shcool

Crude prices likely to fall as fuel use declines: survey

Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:49 AM EST (-)

Oil prices may fall as the end of the winter heating season leads to a decline in fuel consumption, a Bloomberg News survey shows.

business, oil, prices, gasoline

Little-used corner of Net becomes piracy battlefield - The Boston Globe

Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:10 PM EST (The Boston Globe)

An obscure data network technology called the Usenet has become the newest battleground between the entertainment industry and digital music and movie pirates.

technology, mpaa, riaa, usenet