--'Dr. Death'--

Aribert Ferdinand Heim (born 28 June 1914 – allegedly died 10 August 1992)[1] was a former Austrian doctor, also known as Dr. Death. As an SS doctor in a Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen, he is accused of killing and torturing many inmates by various methods, such as direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims. He is alleged to have lived for many years in Cairo, Egypt under the alias of Tarek Farid Hussein and reportedly died there on August 10, 1992 of rectal cancer. His grave and body have not been found.
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The search for one of the Nazis' most notorious butchers, Aribert "Dr. Death" Heim, is over.
An investigation revealed that he died of colon cancer in Egypt in 1992.
Heim earned the grim nickname for activities at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.
But news of his death has its doubters. Was it really him? Is he really dead?
Although Heim represents the worst of humanity, the story sparked our interest in other, less notorious fugitives.
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Here are a few renegades from the FBI's legendary 10 Most Wanted list. The mug shots aren't that interesting, but search reveals surprises in their bios.
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Consider this guy: alleged racketeer, drug trafficker, leader of the Winter Hill Gang (sounds sort of nice, doesn't it?) and history buff. Watch for a library stakeout near you. Who he is.
Then there's this former missionary, skier, snowboarder, big spender, businessman and alleged murderer. Reportedly he escaped on a mountain bike after fatally shooting an armored-car guard. Who he is.
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This man, an alleged police chief killer, was reportedly the 375th person to be added to the FBI's list. And right now he appears to have been on the list the longest, on the lam for 28 years. Who he is.
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This woman remained at large for 23 years after playing a role in bank robberies in support of the Vietnam War. In 1993 she turned herself in and served six years in prison. Who she is.
Of course, the most wanted fugitive of all is still Osama bin Laden. Here's the reward that the U.S. is offering for his capture.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aribert_Heim
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~http://msnalist.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!E26821E70C2025D9!797.entry?sa=678479379

--十五暝 Chap Goh Meh--

Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (Chinese: 十五暝; pinyin: shí wu wěi; literally "fifteen night") represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.

The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities, including the consumption of tangyuan. In traditional Chinese culture, it is also celebrated as the Lantern Festival or the Shang Yuan Festival. In Southeast Asia, however, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is also when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up – a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia. In the past, this was also the only day that unmarried ladies could be seen with their partners.

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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chap_Goh_Mei

--Michael Phelps Smokes Pot--

“He didn’t know many people so you’d think he’d be a little shy. But he was loud, obnoxious and slamming beers from the get-go.

“Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy. He couldn’t get enough of all the attention.”

As he basked in his hero status, Phelps knocked back beers and shots of spirits. And when a student offered him the glass bong engraved with red writing, he did not hesitate, says our source.

The 6ft 4ins athlete, in a white T-shirt and navy cap worn back to front, clasped the device in his huge hands and inhaled deeply.

Our source said: “You could tell Michael had smoked before. He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do.

“He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits. Michael ended up getting a little paranoid, though, because before too long he looked like he was nervous and ran out of the place.”

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~http://wjnoblog.com/2009/01/photo-michael-phelps-smokes-pot/

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~http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/2/michael-phelps-pot-smoking-pics-grip-world

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~http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7864011.stm

--Australia's on Fire..--

--Wireless Electricity--

"Don't worry," says the MIT assistant professor and a 2008 MacArthur genius-grant winner, Marin Soljacic (pronounced SOLE-ya-cheech), who designed the box he's about to turn on. "You will be OK."

We both shift our gaze to an unplugged Toshiba television set sitting 5 feet away on a folding table. He's got to be kidding: There is no power cord attached to it. It's off. Dark. Silent. "You ready?" he asks.

If Soljacic is correct -- if his free-range electrons can power up this untethered TV from across a room -- he will have performed a feat of physics so subtle and so profound it could change the world. It could also make him a billionaire. I hold my breath and cover my crotch. Soljacic flips the switch.

Soljacic isn't the first man to try to power distant electronic devices by sending electrons through the air. He isn't even the first man from the Balkans to try. Most agree that Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla, who went on to father many of the inventions that define the modern electronic era, was the first to let electrons off their leash, in 1890.

Tesla based his wireless electricity idea on a concept known as electromagnetic induction, which was discovered by Michael Faraday in 1831 and holds that electric current flowing through one wire can induce current to flow in another wire, nearby. To illustrate that principle, Tesla built two huge "World Power" towers that would broadcast current into the American air, to be received remotely by electrical devices around the globe.

Few believed it could work. And to be fair to the doubters, it didn't, exactly. When Tesla first switched on his 200-foot-tall, 1 million-volt Colorado Springs tower, 130-foot-long bolts of electricity shot out of it, sparks leaped up at the toes of passers-by, and the grass around the lab glowed blue. It was too much, too soon.

But strap on your rubber boots; Tesla's dream has come true. After more than 100 years of dashed hopes, several companies are coming to market with technologies that can safely transmit power through the air -- a breakthrough that portends the literal and figurative untethering of our electronic age. Until this development, after all, the phrase "mobile electronics" has been a lie: How portable is your laptop if it has to feed every four hours, like an embryo, through a cord? How mobile is your phone if it shuts down after too long away from a plug? And how flexible is your business if your production area can't shift because you can't move the ceiling lights?

The world is about to be cured of its attachment disorder.
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~http://tech.msn.com/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=17337626

--Obama Day!--

I hope everyone enjoyed their Obama Day!

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I woke up this morning to some interesting news. If you haven't yet heard, the official website for the White House (www.whitehouse.gov) has been changed! And I'm not talking about just the photos!!

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President Obama used the Internet to his advantage during his campaign.

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He continues to surround himself with the young and talented minds he needs to continue this venture. Hence, the overhaul of Whitehouse.gov. Now, mind you, these "abilities" aren't necessarily new, I mean the public has always been able to email the White House ever since there was a website but what's new is the ease of how these features can be found and used.

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~http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=node/22792

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~http://www.suitablyflip.com/suitably_flip/2009/01/obama-now-officially-president.html

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~http://www.cbc.ca/world/usvotes/story/2008/08/27/obama-nod.html

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~http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95J515G0&show_article=1

--KAKA--

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born April 22, 1982 in Brasília), better known as Kaká, is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. He was the recipient of both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007, and was named in the 2008 Time 100.

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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaká