Horses Could Soon Be Slaughtered For Meat In US – Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. [foxnews]
Blackberry To Support iPhone And Android – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will soon support iPhones and Android devices. Yes, that’s right. On Tuesday RIM announced it is launching a mobile device management tool that will allow IT departments to control and secure rival phones running on rival operating systems. If anyone had any doubt that RIM’s supremacy over the enterprise is over, here’s your proof. [fortune]
Court Rules Against Durban Street Renaming – Signs Removed – The eThekwini municipality was ordered to remove the signage of nine renamed streets by the Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday. The SCA partly upheld an appeal by the Democratic Alliance. Blind. [news24]
Daniel Craig Calls The Kardashians “Fucking Idiots” – Daniel Craig (who we are interviewing next week) has called the Kardashians “fucking idiots” for making careers out of their personal lives. The James Bond star criticised those who “sell” themselves and then say they don’t want people intruding into their private lives. “You can’t buy your privacy back. Ooh I want to be alone. We were at your birth. You filmed it for us and showed us the placenta and now you want some privacy? Fuck you.” [glammag]
Norway Mass Killer Deemed Insane – Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was insane when he killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway, and should be sent to a psychiatric ward instead of prison, prosecutors said Tuesday. No major surprises here. [cbc]
R2 Million Powerball Lottery Mystery – The real owner of a Powerball lottery ticket worth a staggering $254 million remains a mystery. Although three Connecticut asset fund managers have stepped forward to claim the super-jackpot, an acquaintance of one of them says the trio is just fronting for a financial client who actually bought the $1 ticket at a BP gas station but wants to remain anonymous. [thedaily / playlotto]
Kardashian Baby On The Way – Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are expecting their second child together. In an exclusive statement to E! News, Kourtney says, “Scott and I are so excited to announce that we are expecting our second child and are thrilled to be expanding the love in our family.” Kourt first confirmed the happy news to Us Weekly. [eonline]
Spotify Opens Up To Third Party Add-on Apps – The internet music service Spotify is opening itself up to third party apps. Developers will be able to write programs to add functionality to the music player, such as the ability to see lyrics or buy concert tickets from artists being listened to. [bbc]
San Francisco To Test Cellphone Parking Meter Payment System – The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency plans to launch a new service that sends drivers text alerts if their parking meters are about to expire. People also will be allowed to plug the meters remotely using their cell phones. Existing time restrictions won’t change. A 45-cent “convenience” fee will be charged for each pay-by-phone transaction. The service is voluntary. [sfgate]
Oprah Winfrey School’s Graduates All Accepted To Universities – As the South African school year nears its end, all 72 members of Oprah Winfrey’s school’s first graduating class have been accepted to universities in South Africa or the United States. More than a dozen have received full scholarships. Winfrey told her students that when you teach a girl, you teach a nation. [washpo]
Experience Instant Wildlife LIVE On Your iPhone – It’s time to celebrate the endeavor of the Zoological Society of London, which has come up with an unique app – Instant Wild App that promises to stream LIVE photographs of wild animals to you on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch from motion sensitive cameras placed in remote locations across the globe. Can your Blackberry with free BBM do that? [simblo]
Hanson Brothers Producing Beer – MMMHop – Hanson has already shown us that they can party with the best of them. Now, the band of brothers are planning to produce their very own beer! Isaac, 31, Taylor, 28, and Zac, 26, are in the process of developing an Indian Pale Ale, which they plan to release in early 2012. The best part? Their going to name the new beverage ‘MMMHop,’ after the 1997 hit song that made them famous, ‘MMMBop’! Yes, really. [aol]
Ex-KKK Leader Arrested In Germany – Former Ku-Klux-Klan leader and white supremacist David Duke has been arrested in Germany hours before he was due to speak at a far-right gathering. Duke, who is a rabid anti-Semite who has been speech-making as a VIP guest to right-wing groups across Europe for the past two years from a home he owns in Austria, is now fighting deportation to the U.S. [dailymail]
Drug Tunnel Found In US [Photos] – U.S. authorities said they discovered a major cross-border tunnel Tuesday, the latest in a spate of secret passages found to smuggle drugs from Mexico. “It is clearly the most sophisticated tunnel we have ever found,” said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego. She did not provide details. The tunnel links warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana, authorities said. [cbsnews]
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