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Posted 2/4/10 by InsayneJayne
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson's luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.
Guests on Necker Island, a retreat in the British Virgin Islands, will be able to dive underwater in a submarine dubbed the Necker Nymph for $25,000 a week. But that's only after shelling out around $300,000 . . .
Posted 2/4/10 by InsayneJayne
Film industry journal, Empire Magazine, has revealed that George Clooney's comic book remake of Batman and Robin has been nominated as the worst movie of all time.
Co-staring Chris O'Donnell and Uma Thurman, the 1997 version cost $US140 million (S$197 million) to produce and has been accused of almost destroying the Batman franchise, according to critics.
According to Empire Magazine, vo. . .
Posted 2/4/10 by InsayneJayne
PITTSBURGH — A San Francisco man claims he was high on a double dose of medical marijuana cookies when he screamed, dropped his pants and attacked crew members on a cross-country flight, forcing its diversion to Pittsburgh, the FBI said Wednesday.
Kinman Chan, 30, was charged in a criminal complaint with interfering with the duties of a flight attendant on allegations that he fought with cre. . .
Posted 2/4/10 by InsayneJayne
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle.
The 26-year-old man was pulled over at a routine check-point in KwaZulu-Natal province, where traffic officials found the children, aged between three and 13, crammed on top of each other for t. . .
Posted 2/4/10 by InsayneJayne
Japanese boffins, always hungry for a new invention, have invented a smoke alarm for deaf people that smells of wasabi.
The device sprays out a synthesised version of the sushi condiment and in tests the odour woke volunteers up in two-and-a-half minutes.
If you’ve ever had wasabi – a pungent spicy horseradish – you probably won’t be surprised at its effectiveness.
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Posted 2/3/10 by InsayneJayne
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Posted 2/3/10 by InsayneJayne
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona school principal who penned a sarcastic letter that chided parents for children who were either "too lazy or too stupid" to complete their assignments in class was suspended after the missive was mistakenly sent home.
"The math we do is really easy," said the letter from Litchfield Elementary School principal Ron Sterr. "If your child is either too lazy or too stupid. . .
Posted 2/3/10 by InsayneJayne
BROWNSVILLE - Police say the parents of a 12 year-old girl forced her to live locked in a closet with no light and minimal contact with the outside world. Police say no one had a clue about the abuse, not neighbors or school officials, until the girl's brother spoke up. When police went to the family's home on the 400 block of Jo Ann Lane, they found the girl locked inside the closet.
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