I’ve been using Joox.net for a lot of my movie watching recently.  I also download a few off of the torrents websites, but joox.net is a bit easier & less time to wait for them.  However, the site was down recently and I thought to myself “what am I going to do without Joox.net?”  Well, doing a search, I found a list of MANY other alternatives & some of the people who identified the websites say they are better (please note though: I haven’t tested any of these & have no idea if they are better or worse):

• http://www.snotr.com
• http://www.redcurtainmovies.com
• http://www.surfthechannel.com Read the rest of this entry »

Zimbabwe introduces 100-billion-dollar note

Sat Jul 19, 1:45 PM ET

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe, grappling with a record 2.2 million percent inflation, has introduced a new 100-billion-dollar bank note in a bid to tackle rampant cash shortages, the central bank said Saturday.

The new note will go into circulation on Monday, the bank said in a statement cited by state media, joining about half a dozen new high denomination notes already issued this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, it looks like China and India may need to stop importing watermelons or growing them to prevent their population growth.  A story from Yahoo News identifies that watermelon may have the same effect as Viagra. Funny…

No wonder I’ve been feeling a little giddy lately eating all that watermelon the other day…

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ROCHESTER (AP) — Eastman Kodak said Tuesday that it was buying back up to $1 billion, or about a quarter, of its outstanding stock, sending its shares up sharply.

The company said it would tap a $581 million tax refund and a cash surplus it has amassed since selling its health-imaging business early last year. Read the rest of this entry »

I was reading a blog of a fellow CDI coworker in Seoul called “The Supa Dupa Fly Seoul Sista.”   The title of this post about being prostituted out as a woman in South Korea caught my eye.  For 1, it’s silly, but secondly, it does tend to catch the eye no matter what people think.  Here’s the post:

—– Original Message —-
To: i_teach_esl@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:11:23 AM
Subject: Hi!

Hi! My name is xx and i spoke with you on yahoo messenger. u may not remember. i am sure u speak to a lot of ppl asking questions during the course of a day but newah i have a wierd question to ask; Read the rest of this entry »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures said on Monday it had topped $1 billion in sales at U.S. and Canadian box offices, boosted by hit films “Iron Man” and the latest “Indiana Jones” saga, and become the first studio to pass that benchmark this year.

The announcement came hard on the heels of the disappointing opening for its new Mike Myers comedy “The Love Guru,” which earned just $13.9 million during the weekend. Hollywood pundits had expected it to open in the $20 million range.

More on the story here.

Full moon in the west…
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“The FBI says it has arrested about 300 real estate brokers since March - including dozens over the last two days - in its crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud that have contributed to America’s housing crisis.

One law enforcement official put the losses to homeowners and other borrowers who were victims in the schemes at over $1 billion.”

This all according to a recent article from the Associated Press here.

Topless bars is a common phenomena found in most countries.  However, topless women’s soccer seems like something that obviously is not of the norm.  Anyhoo, if you’re interested in reading more about it, check out the article here.