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There has been a lot of hype about the new Apple iPhone, and many interested fans decided that it would be well worth their time to camp out in lines in front of iPhone retail outlets, such as Apple stores and AT&T retailer outlets, in order to be the first consumers to own the exciting new cellular device.

In downtown New York, gadget-crazed Stephen Graver, one of many technofiles interested in owning an iPhone device, joined the tail-end of one such line-up where the enthusiastic crowd was circled around an entire block!

Internet juggernaut Google, looking to expand on their dominance of the profitable online advertising market, has announced a new marketing tool which they hope will help them gain another edge in the fiercely competitive world of Internet marketing.

Google Subliminal Adsense, a revolutionary new advertising model, will allow web publishers to embed powerful "suggestive" ads within the content of their webpages. Google says this will persuade viewers to buy products and services that they had no idea they wanted or needed.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-- More help is on the way. After only a brief parliamentary debate, the House of Commons and the Harper administration have approved a generous foreign aid package amounting to five percent--five percent alcohol that is! The Canadian government, responding to calls for international relief, has endorsed a foreign aid package that will send 400,000 cans of refreshing Canadian beer to war-torn Afghanistan.

IN THE BANK LINE-UP-- When the big banks decline your application for a loan, a credit card, or an overdraft, you threaten to take your business to a credit union. When the credit unions say "no" to your simple request for a line of credit, where then do you take your business? Why, to a trust company of course! Because, as the name implies, it's a company that "trusts" you and the financial decisions you make.

NUNAVUT-- The Canadian North is populated with talented crafts people. Inuit artists are legendary for their exquisite scrimshawed ivory engravings, beautiful whalebone crafts, and intricate soapstone carvings. It is said that the extraordinary detail chiseled into each piece of soapstone brings life to ordinary rock.

IN YOUR WALLET-- If you've handled paper money in the past few months, you've probably come into possession of a newly-styled ten, twenty, fifty, or hundred dollar bill. These new paper bills looks professional, but do you still have suspicions about their authenticity? Complex detection measures have been introduced to make it easier to spot counterfeit Canadian money, but millions of dollars in fake currency is still making its way into regular circulation. Despite the best attempts by the National Treasury to deter fraud, phony money is still getting into wallets, purses, and cash registers.