[I]t’s a bit amusing to find out that the Swedish National Police may be in a bit of hot water themselves after building a national “shoe database” (Google translation from the original Swedish) for use in tracking what kinds of shoes make what kinds of tracks — via redwolf.newsvine.com
At a time where content producers are increasingly using peer-to-peer technology to distribute data, there are still Internet providers that wont allow such traffic on their networks. This type of discrimination is not limited to mobile or cellular networks either — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The $485,000 investment property of a landlord living abroad was sold without his knowledge after a Perth real estate agent was conned by scammers posing as the homeowner — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Leaked documents suggest a group supported by tobacco companies will intensify its campaign against plain cigarette packaging this weekend — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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Last week, Natalie did a great roundup of Pokémon knitting and crochet patterns. We’ve got a new one to add from WolfDreamer, who just released her pattern for this Snorlax plushie.
I know he’s not blue, but in my fire-red game he’s a deep olive green, and I didn’t have the right blue for him. You of course, can make him any color you like.
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Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A controversial zebra herd sculpture on Lake George near Canberra is on the move — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A group of US soldiers charged with the murder of civilians in Afghanistan allegedly took parts of their bodies as trophies — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The election for the position of mayor of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, is just under a month away and already some candidates have begun spending big on political advertising, but there is one candidate with quite literally nothing to spend — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Philippines officials investigating the handling of a deadly siege in Manila last month have admitted police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Australian Plague Locust Commission says egg beds up to nearly 20 kilometres long have been exposed in north-western Victoria after the recent flooding — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A bill giving same-sex couples the right to adopt has been passed by the NSW parliament, after the Legislative Council voted in support of a last-minute amendment to the legislation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Octopi are among the most creative and intelligent invertebrates on the planet, and many species are well known for using clever camouflage and colorful displays to fool predators — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Glenn Shadix, best remembered for his portrayal of a portly, pretentious designer in the metaphysical comedy “Beetlejuice”, died Tuesday at his home in Birmingham. He was 58 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A three-kilometre long bed of locust eggs has been discovered west of Nyngan in central New South Wales — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The owners of a hotel in central Victoria have been shocked to find a gold nugget in a fireplace — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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