Archive for September 5th, 2007

Russian Mayor Bans Phrase ‘I Don’t Know’

FOXNews,Russian Mayor Bans Phrase ‘I Don’t Know’

MOSCOW — The mayor of a Siberian oil town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as “I don’t know” and “I can’t.” Or look for another job.

Alexander Kuzmin, the 33-year-old mayor of Megion, has banned these and 25 other phrases as a way to make his administration more efficient, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.


Louisiana mistakenly receives 5 nukes

CNN,Air Force probes mistaken transport of nuclear warheads

b52 bomber

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Six nuclear warheads on cruise missiles were mistakenly carried on a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana last week, prompting a major investigation, military officials have confirmed.


New iTunes feature to allow for ringtones

Gizmodo,New iTunes Allows to Create Custom Ringtones from Any iTMS Song

A new version of iTunes has just been announced at the Stevenote and will be available tonight. It has a built-in graphic ringtone creator that will get any song you buy from the iTMS and convert into a custom ringtone for an extra 99 cents.


Germany foils terror plot

CNN,Germany: ‘Massive’ attacks foiled

BERLIN, Germany (CNN) — German police arrested three suspected Islamic militants who were planning “massive” and “imminent” attacks on American targets in Germany, authorities said Wednesday.