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Phony Mickey Mouse statues for China Olympics
To promote the Beijing Olympics, a city in China has erected several statues depicting a mouse athlete, who looks exactly like Mickey Mouse's acid-rain damaged poorer cousin. Copyright piracy is widespread throughout the country. For more information on China's 'fake Disneyland', see:
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1678
I don't have a problem with entrepreneurs siphoning off a little of Walt Disney Co.'s profits. Although, the classic characters, when the familiar features are removed and all we're left with is the concept, are disturbingly sinister-looking. To promote the Beijing Olympics, a city in China has erected several statues depicting a mouse athlete, who looks exactly like Mickey ... more -
One third of Brooklyn Museum’s Coptic collection is fake
LONDON. A third of the Coptic sculptures at the Brooklyn Museum of Art are modern fakes. Its collection of late Egyptian sculpture was, until now, the second largest in North America. Brooklyn curator Dr Edna Russmann, who is concluding a study of the works, warns that other museums which acquired Coptic sculptures in the past 50 years are likely to face similar problems.
The unmasking of the forgeries will be revealed in an exhibition on “Coptic Sculpture in the Brooklyn Museum”, opening on 13 February 2009. The Art Newspaper can reveal that ten of Brooklyn’s 30 sculptures are now deemed to be complete fakes, with over half the remainder having been recarved and repainted in modern times.
The fakes were mainly bought in the 1960s and 70s, and can be traced back to major antiquities dealers in New York and in Switzerland, to where they were shipped from Egypt. Dr Russmann believes that the dismissal of these works will encourage scholars to “re-evaluate Coptic art”.
What is striking about the fakes is that they place a greater emphasis on Christian iconography than the authentic works. This reflects market demand for such imagery in Europe and North America.
LONDON. A third of the Coptic sculptures at the Brooklyn Museum of Art are modern fakes. Its collection of late Egyptian sculpture was... more -
Fake Priest Unmasked at Vatican, Ha!
A man posing as a priest has been caught trying to hear confessions in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
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One has to wonder why?
("He was wearing clerical garb, but the expert eye of our personnel didn't need much to sense something strange in his behaviour.")
I wonder what was it that tipped them off... A man posing as a priest has been caught trying to hear confessions in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. ________ ... more -
Heart Attack Over Applebee's Bill... Resulting In A $10,000 Steak & Prison Tim...
A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.
Authorities say the man then ran up a $23 bill when he had a steak dinner at Applebee's. He... pretended to have a heart attack.
He was charged Thursday with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual criminal.
He could get up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine. A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares. ... more -
Is Money Tight? Fake a Heart Attack!
Photo by Gregor Rohrig: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorrohrig/414586310/
This totally reminds me of Chuck Palahniuk's Choke, instead this guy gets out of paying the tab by faking a heart attack.
Here's a snippet:
"Authorities say the man then ran up a $23 bill when he had a steak dinner at Applebee's. He again pretended to have a heart attack." Photo by Gregor Rohrig: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorrohrig/414586310/ ... more -
EBay ordered to pay $63M over counterfeit luxury goods sold on its site
Online marketplace eBay Inc. says it plans to appeal a French ruling that the company must pay $63 million because counterfeit goods were sold through its site.
A Paris court on Monday ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online, according to reports.
The court also barred eBay from selling four perfume brands -- Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain, AFP reported.
Online marketplace eBay Inc. says it plans to appeal a French ruling that the company must pay $63 million because counterfeit goods ... more -
eBay fined $63m for selling fake Louis Vuitton
(CNN) -- A Paris court on Monday ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online, according to reports.
Louis Vuitton took eBay to court for selling a range of fake luxury goods online.
Louis Vuitton took eBay to court for selling a range of fake luxury goods online.
The court also barred eBay from selling four perfume brands -- Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain, AFP reported.
,,,,,,,,,It's unclear in some of the reports as to exactly why eBay got fined. The deal is that eBay by involving itself in arbitration and intervening was actively involved in the sale rather than just being a dumb host. (CNN) -- A Paris court on Monday ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake lux... more -
Full Battle Rattle
New film exposes a fake Iraq in the Mojave Desert where real solders practice killing fake terrorists. That means the movie is a real documentary on a fictional reality — kinda like The Hills but with more killing. New film exposes a fake Iraq in the Mojave Desert where real solders practice killing fake terrorists. That means the movie is a real ... more
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Sixth Foot found is a Fake
BCCS, a forensic pathologist and an anthropologist have examined the shoe and remains, and determined a skeletonised animal paw was inserted into the shoe with a sock and packed with dried seaweed. BCCS, a forensic pathologist and an anthropologist have examined the shoe and remains, and determined a skeletonised animal paw was in... more
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Fake tan is a 'style crime'
Fake tan has been banned from the Royal Ascot, along with everything else EXCEPT the most formal attire -- see this article: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women.... Some might argue that we're past the days of hideous orange shades and uneven blotches of fake tan. But have we really? This article asks, can fake tan ever be classy? Fake tan has been banned from the Royal Ascot, along with everything else EXCEPT the most formal attire -- see this article: http://wo... more
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How front page videos are picked
"Goddammit John, fake puts food on my table and gay puts braces on my kids teeth."
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Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer's patients from wandering off
Outside Benrath Senior Centre in Dusseldorf there's a fake bus stop, purposefully created by the local department of transportation as a lure designed to deceive Alzheimer's patients from wandering off from the nursing home.
The idea emerged after the centre was forced to rely on police to retrieve patients who wanted to return to their homes and families but had forgotten that in many cases neither existed any longer. Outside Benrath Senior Centre in Dusseldorf there's a fake bus stop, purposefully created by the local department of transportation as... more -
CHROMOFILLA by the fake factory
audio track_marco puccini / OTO
video design_ stefano fomasi / THE FAKE FACTORY
marco, puccini, fake, factory, stefano, fomasi, VJ, mix, videodesign audio track_marco puccini / OTO video design_ stefano fomasi / THE FAKE FACTORY ... more -
Jeff Peckman alien video
The video that was leaked to the internet is stated to be a fake. The real footage will come out in a documentary about the incident.
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Digital Forensics
This is very important! Stalin did it to pictures of Trotsky ( http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hick0088/classes/csci_2101/false... ), news agencies today are doing it too.
How can we know that the pictures we see from China or Myanmar aren't hiding something? Same goes for anyplace, anywhere in the world.
ORIGINAL LINK: http://www.csmonitor.com/slideshows/2007/detective/ This is very important! Stalin did it to pictures of Trotsky ( http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hick0088/classes/csci_2101/false.html ), news ag... more -
Woman remotely logs in to her stolen Mac to catch thieves
A woman whose apartment was burgled has caught the thieves by hacking into the laptop they'd stolen and taking pictures of them.
On Tuesday last week, one of the victims received a phone call from a friend asking her if she was online: she said no, and was told by the friend that his computer showed her as being logged onto the web. At that point, the victim signed onto another computer and used the "Back to My Mac" programme to deduce that her stolen Mac was online, and that someone was using it to shop on the internet. She then activated the stolen computer's camera, allowing her to "see" what was in front of the laptop.
At first she saw only an empty chair - but a little while later she was able to photograph a man sitting in front of her stolen laptop, and then his accomplice. The victim did not know either man but showed the photos to one of her roommates, who recognized them as having attended a get-together at the apartment a few weeks before the burglary.
The burglars, both men in their 20s, were arrested at their New York homes on Wednesday, after the woman handed the photographs in to the police. Around $5,000 (over £2,500) worth of electrical equipment was recovered. A woman whose apartment was burgled has caught the thieves by hacking into the laptop they'd stolen and taking pictures of them. ... more -
A new play mate for pussy
Ginger is offered the opportunity to have a new playmate, not hefner style but barking mad style, cat say no!
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Fake Ferraris were Toyotas and Pontiacs!
The fake Ferraris that were being sold in Italy for $30,000 (about $100k less than a real one would cost) were crafted out of Toyotas and Pontiacs.... The fake Ferraris that were being sold in Italy for $30,000 (about $100k less than a real one would cost) were crafted out of Toyotas ... more
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Can You Tell a Real Smile from a Fake?
Find out how well you can tell a real smile from a fake smile. It will only take 10 minutes and in the end you'll be surprised about how you scored. Turns out it's not a bad thing to be a bad judge of smiles! Find out how well you can tell a real smile from a fake smile. It will only take 10 minutes and in the end you'll be surprised about ... more
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Super Bad Fake Clip
My Name İs super bad :) BENİM ADIM FAKESES
Sound Name : Merhaba (Hello)
Video Name : Super Bad Hello Edition (Çok Fena Selamslaşırım )
Artist & Cast
Dirock Fakeoglu ( Dogrucu Saziye ) Very very Artist ( Çok artistir kendisi demek)
Burock Fakeses ( HeroFaKe ) Very very Cast ( çok kastı var piyasada anlamına gelir.)
İngilizcesi olmayan arkadaşlar için hatırladığım kadar türkceyle cevirileride yaptım.
İyi Seyirler ( Have Fun )
My Name İs super bad :) BENİM ADIM FAKESES Sound Name : Merhaba (Hello) ... more
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