Police say a man robbed a bank and then called a taxi to make his getaway, tipping the driver $5 ($NZ6.6) just before squad cars surrounded the cab — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Louis the octopus clearly thinks two heads are better than one when it comes to toys.
The 1.8m-wide (6ft) creature is so attached to Mr Potato Head that he turns aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Situated in Poissy, a small commune outside of Paris, is one of the most significant contributions to modern architecture in the 20th century, Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier. Completed in 1929, Villa Savoye is a modern take on a French country house that celebrates and reacts to the new machine age. The house single handedly transformed Le Corbusier’s career as well as the principles of the International Style; becoming one of the most important architectural precedents in the history. Villa Savoye’s detachment from its physical context lends its design to be contextually integrated into the mechanistic/industrial context of the early 20th century, conceptually defining the house as a mechanized entity — via ArchDaily
A new trojan horse has cropped up that affects Mac OS X (and Windows as well), primarily disguised as a video flitting around social networking sites. When users click an infected link, a Java applet is launched that downloads multiple files, including an installer that runs automatically without users’ knowledge — via michaelsautter.newsvine.com
This Brick Carpet is by We Make Carpets in The Netherlands — via CRAFT
I have never been able to master the granny square, but my friends tell me that once you do, they can be incredibly addictive to make. If you’ve been bitten by the granny square bug, but aren’t sure what to make with all your squares, check out this granny square scarf from Blair at Wise Craft — via CRAFT
Titled Grandmother’s Chair, this classic wood seat was breaking down along one side – a hobbled leg and splintering back simply had to be fixed. One answer would have been to find matching material and make it look like it used to, but the reality would not match the illusion. Worse yet, the owner would know it.
Instead, clear resin was cast in the shape of the seat by H220430 studio – a kind of fill-in-the-blank solution that does not seek to replicate the original components. Through contrast, it becomes clear (no pun intended) what parts were salvaged and which pieces were added to save the rest. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, than memory lies in the emotionally-charged portions of the mind. For some, it would be better to repair the aging chair in the most seamless manner possible. For others, this hybrid creation preserves what remains in the most respectful way possible — via Dornob
Sea urchins are likely to be able to adapt to increasingly acidic oceans resulting from climate change, according to new research — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 1400 adults and children who were never convicted of a crime were imprisoned last year, some for months, and the time people spend behind bars before being cleared by the courts is getting longer — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Dutch police and net security organisations have teamed up to dismantle many of the command and control servers associated with the Bredolab botnet.
The Bredolab Trojan, which has spyware components that allow criminals to capture bank login details and other sensitive information from compromised machines, has infected an estimated 30 million computers worldwide since its emergence in July 2009.
Infected machines remain pox-ridden but the command system associated with the cybercrime network has been decapitated, following an operation led by hi-tech police in The Netherlands — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist famous for his controversial Body World exhibition displaying plastinated bodies, is now selling human and animal body parts – even as jewellery – online — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Heavy smokers with a 40-a-day habit face a much higher risk of two common forms of dementia, a large study shows — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Leading members of Germany’s foreign ministry were deeply involved in the Holocaust, according to an official report published yesterday which blew apart decades of diplomats’ denial they had played an important role in the mass murder of European Jews — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man has told how he walked for hours through the Central Australian bush after his flatmates allegedly attacked him and his throat was slashed with a kitchen knife.
Paul Birchall, 41, and Floyd Tritton, 27, are facing committal proceedings in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court, charged with the attempted murder of their flatmate Robert Standerwick — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A camera which was lost on the ocean floor for almost four years has been found with its dramatic images still intact — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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