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A Japanese man who was mystified when food kept disappearing from his kitchen, set up a hidden camera and found an unknown woman living secretly in his closet, Japanese media said on Friday.
The 57-year-old unemployed man of Fukuoka in southern Japan called police on Wednesday when the camera sent pictures to his mobile phone of an intruder in his home while he was out on Wednesday, the Asahi newspaper said on its Website.
The 57-year-old unemployed man of Fukuoka in southern Japan called police on Wednesday when the camera sent pictures to his mobile phone of an intruder in his home while he was out on Wednesday, the Asahi newspaper said on its Website.
A Japanese brewery Tuesday said it was planning the first "space beer," using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station.
Researchers said the project was part of efforts to prepare for a future in which humans spend extended periods of time in space -- and might like a cold beer after a space walk.
Japanese brewery Sapporo Holdings said it would make beer using the third generation of barley grains that had spent five months on the International Space Station in 2006.
"We want to finish the beer by November. It will be the first space beer," Sapporo executive Junichi Ichikawa told reporters.
Researchers said the project was part of efforts to prepare for a future in which humans spend extended periods of time in space -- and might like a cold beer after a space walk.
Japanese brewery Sapporo Holdings said it would make beer using the third generation of barley grains that had spent five months on the International Space Station in 2006.
"We want to finish the beer by November. It will be the first space beer," Sapporo executive Junichi Ichikawa told reporters.
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| A student holds up a bunch of "space barley" |
An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.
A customs officer hid a package of the banned substance in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.
Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.
Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.
A customs officer hid a package of the banned substance in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.
Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.
Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.
The Italian-born model-turned-singer's third album contains her own rendition of Bob Dylan's dewy-eyed ballad You Belong To Me, with blatant references to exotic destinations she and the French President visited last year during their lightning romance.
"See the pyramids along the Nile... Just remember darling, all the while, you belong to me," she croons in the Dylan song.
"See the pyramids along the Nile... Just remember darling, all the while, you belong to me," she croons in the Dylan song.
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| arla Bruni-Sarkozy refers to the couple's foreign trips in her cover of Bob Dylan's 'You Belong to Me' |
Tampa, Florida - A nude maid is accused of really cleaning up at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a 50-year-old man hired the maid from the Internet on Friday to clean his Tampa home.
Australia: A federal Nationals senator has raised concerns about receiving internet addresses as answers to questions directed to senior public servants.
"There have been a number of portfolio-related issues that have been answered in this way," NSW senator Fiona Nash told a Senate estimates committee today.
"It's entirely inappropriate."
"There have been a number of portfolio-related issues that have been answered in this way," NSW senator Fiona Nash told a Senate estimates committee today.
"It's entirely inappropriate."
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President George Bush is about as eloquent with the English language as a wildebeest in heat. And so his speech writers try to help out by including phonetic spellings for some of the more difficult words which might clank out of his pie hole.
For a burglar, being chased by the police is one thing. But finding them already there when you jemmy open the window just doesn't seem fair.
That was the shock awaiting a couple of thieves who staged a midnight raid on a Melbourne house last week.
But the police weren't waiting for them - in fact, they were no less surprised.
The Melton property was allegedly being used for growing hydroponic cannabis, and the detectives were on a raid to arrest the resident, a man in his 20s.
That was the shock awaiting a couple of thieves who staged a midnight raid on a Melbourne house last week.
But the police weren't waiting for them - in fact, they were no less surprised.
The Melton property was allegedly being used for growing hydroponic cannabis, and the detectives were on a raid to arrest the resident, a man in his 20s.
A Chinese man has stunned onlookers by demonstrating his ability to squirt milk out if his eyes.
Zhang Yinming drank milk through his nose and then squirted it up to two metres with his eyes.
Zhang, from Shandong province, showed off his unusual skills in Nanjing city, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
Zhang Yinming drank milk through his nose and then squirted it up to two metres with his eyes.
Zhang, from Shandong province, showed off his unusual skills in Nanjing city, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
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Comment: It would be interesting to know how many australian Senators are actually able to turn a computer on!