XML Odd NewsAlleged thief leaves giveaway clue his signature (AP)published Thu, Sep 04 2008 07:49 GMT
AP - Police didn't have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card he signed his own name on one of the receipts.
Film about wine tasting causes sour grapes (Reuters)published Thu, Sep 04 2008 07:16 GMT
Reuters - "Bottle Shock," a film based on
a real wine tasting in Paris in 1976 where Californian wines
beat French rivals, has left some of those involved in the
original event with a sour taste.
Jaywalker allegedly moons motorists after ticket (AP)published Wed, Sep 03 2008 14:02 GMT
AP - Athens-Clarke police have arrested a woman who they say started mooning motorists after she received a ticket for jaywalking. An officer stopped the 23-year-old woman and a friend about 1:10 a.m. Saturday after they walked diagonally across the intersection in downtown Athens.
Quarks in the Hood: Particle physics rap is a Youtube hit (AFP)published Wed, Sep 03 2008 12:48 GMT
AFP - Particle physicists fall into the stereotype of geek scientists -- serious, distracted and prone to wearing ties that look like socks -- but a rap hit on the video website Youtube has shed unexpected light on their fun side.
Ancient bronze mirrors stolen from museum (Reuters)published Wed, Sep 03 2008 09:15 GMT
Reuters - A bronze mirror that is more than 1,600
years old was stolen from a museum in Dunhuang in northwest
China's Gansu Province, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday,
citing a museum curator.
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