DeeKnow’s Grotto

Rumsfeld questions Saddam-Bin Laden link - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cast doubt on whether there was ever a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda."To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two," he said, though he later issued a statement saying he was misunderstood.

Oil prices boost BP fortunes - BP has reported buoyant trading in the three months to September, with production up by 11%, on the back of soaring crude prices. BP's coffers have been boosted by oil's record breaking run as crude continues to flirt with the $50-a-barrel mark.

Isn't that nice for BP, I'm so very happy for them. In fact when I pop into BP Whitiora this morning I'll be sure to smile and thank the forecourt staff for their company charging me 20c a litre more than they did this time last year.

Segway driver will fight $8,000 in fines - An Ontario man is determined to fight $8,000 worth of fines he faces for driving his high-tech Segway scooter on the road in the southern Ontario city of Niagara Falls. At first he thought police were joking when they pulled him over in for motor-vehicle violations including

• Driving without a licence
• Driving without insurance
• Making an illegal left turn

I actually feel really sorry for owners of the $5000us Segway machines they were promised they'd be joining a personal transport revolution (by trustworthy visionaries like Bill Gates) but have ended up with nowhere to ride the things. Too fast for the sidewalk, too slow for the roads. What a dilema !!!  Now they know what its like to own RollerBlades or a Skateboard ... except they coulda bought dozens of each for that price. What I wanna know is .. when will Segways start appearing at X-Games?

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