Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold.
~ Jerry Vale
Monday, August 25, 2008
Marijuana Grow House Found In Mall Of The Americas
The Drug Enforcement Administration discovered something unexpected in the Mall of the Americas.
DEA agents found a hydroponics lab with more than 200 marijuana plants, standing 3 to 6 feet tall in the air and worth millions of dollars, in a storage area on the second floor of the mall.
Authorities said the electricity that powered the lab was diverted from the mall's main power supply.
No arrests have been made. Authorities said officials with the Mall of the Americas are cooperating with the investigation.
Check out the details here.Mother Jones interactive military presence map
Mother Jones launched an interactive map that shows US military presence around the world from 1950 to 2007. It's based on worldwide troop data from the Pentagon.From Mother Jones:
These numbers are often fuzzy: Some deployments are classified, others are temporary, and just because the Defense Department claims 30 US troops in Indonesia last year doesn't mean 1,500 didn't pass through on training missions. Even so, the map, and the associated research, should give you a good feel for what the Pentagon is up to around the world.Mission Creep: US Military Presence Worldwide
We need more stories like this
We need more stories like this:
The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints.
Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.
The intruder made no effort to cover his tracks across a stack of federal memos in the 14th-floor office.
When the judge called in his staff and others to examine the scene, the evidence was conclusive: The perpetrator was a raccoon.
In the following days, judges and staff who work in the building reported other thefts - chocolate chip cookies stolen from a 10th-floor desk, a sandwich on the 9th floor, and a packet of dried soup purloined from the 23rd floor.
A court clerk created a "wanted" poster, and Bonapfel's staff posted a "raccoon crossing" sign on the judge's door.
Workers from a company that specializes in catching wildlife placed a trap in the ceiling over a judge's office and baited it with tuna.
The wait ended Monday when a judicial assistant heard a noise overhead.
Two workers removed the ceiling tiles and grabbed the suspect.
Office workers named the raccoon "Russell," in honor of the building's namesake.
The General Services Administration, which manages the building, theorizes that Russell wriggled into the heating system from outside.
"We're going to see if we can get him turned loose on a farm somewhere," said Robert Perkins, the building's manager. "We're going to take him a long way from this building."
Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture
The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints.
Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.
The intruder made no effort to cover his tracks across a stack of federal memos in the 14th-floor office.
When the judge called in his staff and others to examine the scene, the evidence was conclusive: The perpetrator was a raccoon.
In the following days, judges and staff who work in the building reported other thefts - chocolate chip cookies stolen from a 10th-floor desk, a sandwich on the 9th floor, and a packet of dried soup purloined from the 23rd floor.
A court clerk created a "wanted" poster, and Bonapfel's staff posted a "raccoon crossing" sign on the judge's door.
Workers from a company that specializes in catching wildlife placed a trap in the ceiling over a judge's office and baited it with tuna.
The wait ended Monday when a judicial assistant heard a noise overhead.
Two workers removed the ceiling tiles and grabbed the suspect.
Office workers named the raccoon "Russell," in honor of the building's namesake.
The General Services Administration, which manages the building, theorizes that Russell wriggled into the heating system from outside.
"We're going to see if we can get him turned loose on a farm somewhere," said Robert Perkins, the building's manager. "We're going to take him a long way from this building."
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With all the hate, crime and scandal dominating the 'news' we really do need more stories like this one.
Earthquake!
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit China's western region of Tibet.
No casualties were reported after the Monday night quake, state media reported.
The official Xinhua News Agency said, however, it was felt strongly and cracks appeared in some buildings in Zhongba county, the quake's epicenter.
Xinhua put the magnitude at 6.8.
On May 12, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless.
No casualties were reported after the Monday night quake, state media reported.
The official Xinhua News Agency said, however, it was felt strongly and cracks appeared in some buildings in Zhongba county, the quake's epicenter.
Xinhua put the magnitude at 6.8.
On May 12, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless.
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Lake Wales, Amherst, Corona, Poughkeepsie, Wahiawa,
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and Livermore.
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Central, Sanford, Greensboro, Shelby,
Charlotte, Asheville, Boone, Cullowhee,
Due West, Darlington, Rockingham,
Hot House and Manteo.
Carolina Panthers 2008 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time | Network | |||
| Sunday, September 7 |  @ San Diego | 4:15 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, September 14 |  Vs Chicago | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, September 21 |  @ Minnesota | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, September 28 |  Vs Atlanta | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, October 5 |  Vs Kansas City | 1:00 PM EST | CBS | | | |
| Sunday, October 12 |  @ Tampa Bay | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, October 19 |  Vs New Orleans | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, October 26 |  Vs Arizona | 1:00 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, November 9 |  @ Oakland | 4:05 PM EST | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, November 16 |  Vs Detroit | 1:00 PM EST * | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, November 23 | @ Atlanta | 1:00 PM EST * | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, November 30 |  @ Green Bay | 1:00 PM EST * | FOX | | | |
| Monday, December 8 | Vs Tampa Bay | 8:30 PM EST | ESPN | | | |
| Sunday, December 14 |  Vs Denver | 1:00 PM EST * | CBS | | | |
| Sunday, December 21 |  @ New York Giants | 1:00 PM EST * | FOX | | | |
| Sunday, December 28 | @ New Orleans | 1:00 PM EST * | FOX | | | |
They ignored her cries for help
This is inexcusable. Self-centered, lazy, uncaring: all the things they have their well deserved reputation for ... these New York City dwellers need to be horsewhipped publicly!
Investigators say neighbors waited more than a half hour to call police after hearing a woman's screams for help as she was being stabbed to death at a New York City apartment.
Police found 21-year-old Ebony Garcia lying in a pool of blood at about 2:10 a.m Saturday.
She was stabbed about a dozen times and died two hours later at a local hospital.
Witnesses say neighbors ignored the woman's screams for more than 30 minutes before someone called the police.
One neighbor says she ignored the cries because she thought the victim had been drinking.
Police want to question Garcia's boyfriend.
She had obtained a restraining order against him.
Investigators say neighbors waited more than a half hour to call police after hearing a woman's screams for help as she was being stabbed to death at a New York City apartment.
Police found 21-year-old Ebony Garcia lying in a pool of blood at about 2:10 a.m Saturday.
She was stabbed about a dozen times and died two hours later at a local hospital.
Witnesses say neighbors ignored the woman's screams for more than 30 minutes before someone called the police.
One neighbor says she ignored the cries because she thought the victim had been drinking.
Police want to question Garcia's boyfriend.
She had obtained a restraining order against him.
Mickey Mouse bridges the culture war when teaching evolution to evangelical students
Teacher David Campbell managed to slip evolution into the high-school science curriculum in the conservative Florida town where he teaches -- by using images of Mickey Mouse through the years to illustrate the principle:
This is hilarious and sad at the same time ... You got to laugh at the ignorance that breeds the climate wherein a cartoon character has to be used to educate our youth - not that using cartoon characters is wrong, just funny you HAVE to use them - and it is very sad that you have to use them at the same time ... it is a very sorry state of affairs when they are required to be used due to ignorance and blind dogma.
On the projector, Campbell placed slides of the cartoon icon: one at his skinny genesis in 1928, one from his 1940 turn as the impish "Sorcerer's Apprentice," and one of the rounded, ingratiating charmer of Mouse Club fame."How," he asked his students, "has Mickey changed?"
Natives of Disney World's home state, they waved their hands and called out answers.
"His tail gets shorter," Bryce volunteered.
"Bigger eyes!" someone else shouted.
"He looks happier," one girl observed. "And cuter."
Campbell smiled. "Mickey evolved," he said. "And Mickey gets cuter because Walt Disney makes more money that way. That is 'selection.' "
This is hilarious and sad at the same time ... You got to laugh at the ignorance that breeds the climate wherein a cartoon character has to be used to educate our youth - not that using cartoon characters is wrong, just funny you HAVE to use them - and it is very sad that you have to use them at the same time ... it is a very sorry state of affairs when they are required to be used due to ignorance and blind dogma.
Kids can't "go out and play" anymore
This story from the LA Times about the lack of free, unstructured outdoor play and movement for kids really hits mark: young kids are just not allowed to "go outside and play" and we treat older kids who do as potential threats to life and property to be run off as quickly as possible:
But today, for most middle-class American children, "going out to play" has gone the way of the dodo, the typewriter and the eight-track tape. From 1981 to 1997, for instance, University of Michigan time-use studies show that 3- to 5-year-olds lost an average of 501 minutes of unstructured playtime each week; 6- to 8-year-olds lost an average of 228 minutes. (On the other hand, kids now do more organized activities and have more homework, the lucky devils!) And forget about walking to school alone. Today's kids don't walk much at all (adding to the childhood obesity problem).Read the entire article: Remember 'go outside and play?'Increasingly, American children are in a lose-lose situation. They're forced, prematurely, to do all the un-fun kinds of things adults do (Be over-scheduled! Have no downtime! Study! Work!). But they don't get any of the privileges of adult life: autonomy, the ability to make their own choices, use their own judgment, maybe even get interestingly lost now and then.
Medical Humerus
Who says medical personnel don't have a sense of humor?
1.The patient refused an autopsy.
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2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
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3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
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4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
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5 Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
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6. On the second day, the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
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7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
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8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
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9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
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10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
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11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
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12. She is numb from her toes down.
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13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated, and sent home.
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14. The skin was moist and dry.
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15 Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
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16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
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17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
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18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
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19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
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20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
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21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
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22. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
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23. Skin: somewhat pale but present
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24. The pelvis exam will be done later on the floor.
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25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
These are actual writings from various hospital charts.
1.The patient refused an autopsy.
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2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
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3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
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4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
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5 Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
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6. On the second day, the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
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7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
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8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
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9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
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10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
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11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
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12. She is numb from her toes down.
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13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated, and sent home.
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14. The skin was moist and dry.
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15 Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
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16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
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17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
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18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
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19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
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20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
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21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
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22. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
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23. Skin: somewhat pale but present
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24. The pelvis exam will be done later on the floor.
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25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
(Did anyone happen to catch the medical joke above?)
Daily Funny
Paddy was in New York He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing.
The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.'
Then he'd allow the traffic to pass.
He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk.
After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to
him and said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?'
The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.'
Then he'd allow the traffic to pass.
He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk.
After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to
him and said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?'
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