Friday, April 17, 2009
The diagnosis? Fir on the lung
Here is a television news story about Artyom Sidorkin, the Russian gentleman who recently had a two-inch live Fir tree removed from his lung where it had taken root.
To find out more on his story, see The diagnosis? Fir on the lung.
Asteroids won't raise killer waves
New simulations suggest the monster waves created by an small asteroid impact would break before they reached land, but you still wouldn't want to be near one when it hit.
Asteroids won't raise killer waves - but mind the splash
Polar 'bugs' may explain how life survived snowball Earth
The secret to how life endured the period when glaciers reached the equator may be hidden in the bacteria living beneath an Antarctic glacier.
Polar 'bugs' may explain how life survived snowball Earth
The secret landscapes of stone
Check this out:
Richard Weston's dazzling images of crystals and minerals reveal the intricacies of their structures in unprecedented detail.
Richard Weston's dazzling images of crystals and minerals reveal the intricacies of their structures in unprecedented detail.The secret landscapes of stone
Titanium reveals explosive origins of the solar system
The solar system was born out of a well-mixed blend of debris from two different types of stellar explosion, a new meteorite study suggests.
Titanium reveals explosive origins of the solar system
Could it be?
From BBC-Science:
On the Archaeology Front ...
Dig may reveal tomb of doomed lovers Anthony and Cleopatra
On the Archaeology Front ...
Dig may reveal tomb of doomed lovers Anthony and Cleopatra
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Rennes, Bretagne, France
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Metepec, Metepec, Mexico
London, England, United Kingdom
Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Hold on to your convictions and maintain your individuality.
Will do.
Hold on to your convictions and maintain your individuality.
Will do.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Omaha store owner foils armed robber
An 80-year-old's quick thinking foiled an armed robber's attempt to hold up an Omaha liquor store.
Store owner Floyd Westbrook was closing up his Sugar Hill Package Liquor on Wednesday when a man wearing a ski mask and holding a gun ran in and demanded money.
Store owner Floyd Westbrook was closing up his Sugar Hill Package Liquor on Wednesday when a man wearing a ski mask and holding a gun ran in and demanded money.
Westbrook opened the register, and when the gunman looked down to take a look at the cash, the 80-year-old Westbrook snatched the gun out of the robber's hand.
Westbrook said the robber fled with $19, yelling as he ran, "Don't shoot!"
Westbrook said it was his first encounter with a robber in 40 years, but added he was never afraid.
Police are looking for a suspect in the robbery.
Legendary NFL announcer John Madden retires
Football will never be the same ...
The former coach and football icon is calling it quits at age 73.
The former coach and football icon is calling it quits at age 73.John Madden retires
Recession may still be far from over
New economic data suggests a long road to recovery but experts still mange to see silver linings.Recession may still be far from over
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Are you sitting in your chair incorrectly?
Your body may be suffering from severe "chair disease" symptoms.Are you sitting in your chair incorrectly?
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Singer reacts to sudden fame
The woman who stunned the world on "Britain's Got Talent" says she's open to a makeover — and more.
Singer reacts to sudden fame
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America's scariest drives
One route twists between two hulking volcanoes, and another offers a series of steep curves called The Slide. Scariest drives
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The Wrong Melissa Huckaby Harassed and Threatened in Cantu Case
An unfortunately named Manteca, CA woman has been harassed by reporters and others, as she not only shares the same name as Melissa Huckaby of Tracy, CA, she is also a Sunday School teacher (like the accused), and lives only 14 miles from Tracy.
The 50 Most Brilliant Atheists of All Time
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days.
Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world.
Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world.
Driving teacher drunk during lesson
Perry Mason accused of soliciting legal clients
A Perry Mason in Houston who's not an attorney is accused of trying to attract clients for one who is.
Pythons Get Loose On Passenger Plane
From the "Life imitates the movies" Department:
Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday.
Dancing crowd stunt takes over train station
Imagine waiting for a train when, suddenly, hundreds of people break into a "Sound of Music" dance number.Stunt takes over train station
U.S. cities with highest auto-theft rates
Seven of the 20 places on this list are near the Mexican border, thanks to the needs of foreign drug cartels.Highest auto-theft rates
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And Michael Steele says the malls are just as crowded as they ever have been
Giant U.S. mall owner files for bankruptcy
General Growth Properties owns over 200 malls nationwide, making its filing one of the biggest real estate failures in U.S. history.Also:
The actual cost of raising a kid
Find out how much raising a child over an 18-year span costs some families.Actual cost of raising a kid
Oh, those Tea Partying Tea Baggers
What with all the wing-nuts howling about Tea Parties and Tea-bagging these days you'd think they knew what those terms referred to wouldn't you?
(If you don't know yourself ask any of your homosexual friends and they can tell you)
Is it any wonder the wing-nuts are forever getting caught with their hands down another man's - excuse me, another boy's - pants?!
Here's Jon Stewart's take on this "shrinking" 'movement'.
(If you don't know yourself ask any of your homosexual friends and they can tell you)
Is it any wonder the wing-nuts are forever getting caught with their hands down another man's - excuse me, another boy's - pants?!
Here's Jon Stewart's take on this "shrinking" 'movement'.
Toronto Considering Making Green Roofs The Law
From TreeHugger:
Green roof on Mountain Equipment Coop, Toronto. More in TreeHugger
You usually can tell that you have hit a balance in politics if everybody hates your legislation. Not so with Toronto's new proposed bylaw that would make green roofs mandatory. It just gets it wrong.
The developers hate it because they say it is expensive. Green roof proselytizer Steven Peck of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities says it falls short of the mark. He says "We're very concerned ... that there's been a watering down of these requirements and this will set a very negative precedent for other jurisdictions across North America."
Article continues: Toronto Considering Making Green Roofs The Law
A new contender for the title of the world's tallest man has been found
A contender for the title of the world's tallest man standing at more than eight feet tall has been discovered after walking into a Chinese hospital.
Mother stuns medics by delivering twins while having heart attack
A mother has miraculously given birth to healthy twins - minutes after being struck down by a devastating heart attack.
Man punched after removing Cowboys flag from car
Police said a man was punched in the face after grabbing a Dallas Cowboys flag from a car in downtown Washington.
He should have been given a standing ovation.
Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Today happens to be ...
High Five Day,
National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day,
International Moment Of Laughter Day
and
International Stress Awareness Day.
High Five Day,
National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day,
International Moment Of Laughter Day
and
International Stress Awareness Day.
And I Quote
- To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains.
- ~ Mary Pettibone Poole
Hey! I resemble that remark!
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Bayonne, Aquitaine, France
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
It's a great day to enjoy your friends and fun and avoid banging your head against a wall with a bunch of naysayers.
Sound's like a plan to me.
It's a great day to enjoy your friends and fun and avoid banging your head against a wall with a bunch of naysayers.
Sound's like a plan to me.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Will Rogers reads from the newspaper in the 1920s
He could have been 'reading' the same things today!
'Caveman' thwarts store robber with step ladder
Police said a would-be robber got more than he bargained for when he tried to rob a Quik Thrift store in Acworth, Georgia with a knife.
A quick-thinking customer, known only as "Caveman," grabbed a step ladder and hit the suspect at least once Monday. The customer chased the suspect from the store using the ladder as protection.
'Caveman' in action!
A quick-thinking customer, known only as "Caveman," grabbed a step ladder and hit the suspect at least once Monday. The customer chased the suspect from the store using the ladder as protection.
Police said the suspect had threatened to cut the store clerk's neck if money wasn't handed over. Police said the suspect escaped with some money, but he dropped much of it when he was hit with the ladder.
Police are still searching for the suspect.
'Caveman' in action!
Man accused of ketchup theft says bottle was planted
From the "Yeah, he ain't all there" Department:
An eccentric former school board trustee known for espousing conspiracy theories has taken the witness stand in his own defense in a petty theft trial involving a bottle of ketchup. Steve Rocco is accused of stealing the 14-ounce bottle from a dining area outside the cafeteria at Chapman University.
He testified Tuesday that authorities planted the ketchup near his bicycle on the campus last year to make it look like a theft when he was actually recycling the bottle.
Prosecutors said they tried to settle the case by getting Rocco to agree to stay away from the university. but he declined and insisted on a trial.
The former Orange Unified School District trustee is widely known in political circles for his railings against an alleged conspiracy of Orange County leaders he calls the "partnership" and the dark glasses and cap he wore to nighttime school board meetings.
Rocco could face up to six months in jail if convicted of the misdemeanor petty theft charge, though prosecutors say they would likely ask for probation.
Boy used handgun to rob bank
A 13-year-old boy used a handgun to rob a Peoria, Illinois bank before police caught him hiding in a nearby garage after a foot chase.
Police said the teen used the gun to rob South Side Bank on Monday.
He fled the bank with the weapon and a bag of money wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a red bandanna on his face.
Police said the teen used the gun to rob South Side Bank on Monday.
He fled the bank with the weapon and a bag of money wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a red bandanna on his face.
Police apprehended him 36 minutes after the robbery was reported - the money bag contained a red dye package that had exploded and the teen's sweatshirt was covered with red dye.
Authorities found the gun and money near where they arrested the boy.
Burger King yanks controversial ad
The fast food giant says it will change an ad campaign after receiving a Mexican ambassador's complaint.Controversial ad
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Meals that melt pounds
Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Not only is today The Black Day aka Tax Day.
It is also: Take A Wild Guess Day and That Sucks Day.
Sort of a themed day don't you think?
It is also: Take A Wild Guess Day and That Sucks Day.
Sort of a themed day don't you think?
Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn
A new study of thousands of breeds of apple trees bolsters a claim that red foliage evolved as a warning signal to insects in search of a winter home.Why leaves change colour in autumn
String for everyone
String theory: A beginner's guide
It is one of the most famous ideas in modern physics, but string theory is also strange and difficult to understand. Our guide should help you get started
Inside the tangled world of string theory
Edward Witten, leading architect of string theory, tells how it feels to work in an area so rarefied that it's a problem conveying to other people what he does. Spam tramples environment with huge carbon footprint
Finding ways to reduce the 62 trillion spam emails sent every year could help the environment as well as stressed computer users.Spam tramples environment
Spam tramples environment
Not only email spam but Spam does as well - let's rid ourselves of both!
Star crust is 10 billion times stronger than steel
Neutron stars boast crusts that are much stronger than thought, new simulations suggest – the work could be good news for gravitational wave searches.Stronger than steel
Science News
From BBC-Science:
And:
And:
A species of ant in the Amazon has abandoned sex and become female-only, say researchers - the first such species discovered.
Also:
Also:
The Sidamo lark could soon be the first bird on mainland Africa to die out since modern records began.
Need a new Job or a Job for that matter?
Bill Farrand, the longstanding "wolfman" of Clark's Trading Post in Lincoln, NH, is retiring after fifteen years.
The company needs to find a new 'wolfman' to scream from the woods at passing steam trains for 48 hours a week:
The company needs to find a new 'wolfman' to scream from the woods at passing steam trains for 48 hours a week:
The new Wolfie, as he is affectionately known, must be over 18, be willing to grow a beard and eschew soap, and work up to 48 hours a week for $12 an hour.
The Wolfman, for the uninitiated, is one of Clark's Trading Posts most unique attractions, aside from, of course, the trained bear shows, which celebrate their 60th anniversary this summer.
During the daily steam train rides aboard the White Mountain Central Railroad, it's the Wolfman's job to scare the beejeebees out of the passengers, whom he believes are trying to jump his precious Unobtainium claim. He bursts out of the woods driving an ancient automobile, sets off firecrackers and yells at passengers to go home.
On the return journey, passengers have learned that to send the Wolfman back into the woods, they have to shout back "Scram you old goat!"
Best cities for jobs
Or the "Least Worst", anyway ...
Texas may have lost a powerful advocate in the White House, but still boasts the best job markets in the country.Jobs
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International Crisis Group: Armenia should withdraw from Azerbaijani territories that it occupies
Turkey and Armenia should seize their best opportunity yet to normalize relations, work on a new approach to shared history and open a European border that for nearly a century has been hostage to conflict.
A separate but related issue, the stalemated Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, still risks undermining final agreement on the Turkey and Armenia normalization package.
Armenia, together with Azerbaijan, should ultimately adopt the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group basic principles for settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of the OSCE, and Armenia should withdraw from Azerbaijani territories that it occupies.
Kenyan man bites python in struggle to survive
A Kenyan man bit a python that wrapped him in its coils and hauled him up a tree in a struggle that lasted hours, local media said on Wednesday.A Michigan farmer gets a shock with 5-lamb birth
A Michigan farmer whose ewe gave birth to twins found himself carefully counting sheep when he later discovered three more lambs.
Deep doo wouldn't do for Texas cattle rancher
Mack Stark figures cattle raisers can appreciate the name of his west central Texas ranch and makes no apologies for the words in big black letters on the steel arch over the dirt and gravel driveway.
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Wuhan, Hubei, China
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
All of your projects are humming along nicely at work, and your relationships are doing quite well, too.
Spinning plates is your specialty, so don't even flinch if a few more items will get added to your list unexpectedly.
You're in 'the Zone' and a few more projects won't make much difference to you!
Plus, accepting new tasks with a smile will go a long way toward impressing other people.
You make it look easy and people are amazed by how you keep that relaxed look on your face.
Spinning plates is your specialty, so don't even flinch if a few more items will get added to your list unexpectedly.
You're in 'the Zone' and a few more projects won't make much difference to you!
Plus, accepting new tasks with a smile will go a long way toward impressing other people.
You make it look easy and people are amazed by how you keep that relaxed look on your face.
Ain't it the truth, though!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
US cargo ship evades Somali pirate attack
Defiant Somali pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at another U.S. cargo ship on Tuesday but failed to hijack it, officials said, just days after Navy SEALs rescued an American hostage after an earlier unsuccessful hijacking.
"No one can deter us," no more famous last words have ever been spoken.
A very similar utterance was made by another group of pirates who had been stealing from the world and getting away with it until they tried to steal from a nation that had just formed a few years prior.
Haven't you ever wondered where the line in the USMC hymn, '... from the shores of Tripoli ...' came from?
The Barbary pirates based in Tripoli, Tunisia found out they very well could be deterred and 'completely' deterred at that.
The pirates in Somalia were getting away with stealing from the world until they tried stealing from that same nation ...
The brazen midday attack on the Liberty Sun in international waters off the African coast is further evidence that Somali pirates were back to business as usual. Pirates have seized four other ships with 60 hostages since sharpshooters killed three gunmen holding American freighter captain Richard Phillips. "No one can deter us," one bandit boasted.
"No one can deter us," no more famous last words have ever been spoken.
A very similar utterance was made by another group of pirates who had been stealing from the world and getting away with it until they tried to steal from a nation that had just formed a few years prior.
Haven't you ever wondered where the line in the USMC hymn, '... from the shores of Tripoli ...' came from?
The Barbary pirates based in Tripoli, Tunisia found out they very well could be deterred and 'completely' deterred at that.
The pirates in Somalia were getting away with stealing from the world until they tried stealing from that same nation ...
Parents learning to say 'no' in tight times
Kids are getting fewer toys and music lessons — and a smaller pillow payout from the tooth fairy.Tight times
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Nurse called out of surgery and laid off
You want to talk about 'cold and uncaring'!
A Wisconsin nurse was called out of surgery so a health care manager could tell her she was being laid off.
Man found dead in oven
A young man was found dead by his father in an industrial oven in a macabre incident that the police are treating as the first murder of the year.
Taliban Executes Teens for Trying to Elope
More evidence that these fools need to be eradicated!
Taliban gunmen in the remote district of Khash Rod in southern Afghanistan executed a young couple for trying to elope, Hashim Noorzai, head of Khash Rud district of Nimroz province said Tuesday.
Domino's employees fired over YouTube videos
In Local News:
Two local Domino's Pizza employees have been fired after videos were posted on YouTube showing them inappropriately handling food.
Domino's officials say the company is considering legal action against the employees, identified in the videos as Kristy and Michael.
The videos were quickly were removed from YouTube. One shows Michael putting cheese into his nose, then placing it onto a sandwich.
Kristy narrates the video, saying, "We all have our secret ingredients. ... In about five minutes they'll be sent out on deliveries and somebody will be eating these. ... And little did they know that cheese was in his nose. ... That's how we roll at Domino's."
The employees worked at the Domino's Pizza located on 10th Street in Conover, North Carolina.
Tim McIntyre, vice president of communications for Domino's, released the following statement:
"We are appalled by the actions of these individuals and they do not represent the 125,000 hard-working men and women of Domino's Pizza across the country and in 60 countries around the world. During our investigation last night, we were able to identify these individuals, who have confessed to a "prank" and claimed that they did not serve any food to customers. The franchise owner will be terminating the employment of these individuals today. We are also pursuing criminal and legal action against them."
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Normally, I am loath to censor anything, especially when it benefits a corporation over an individual to do so, but in this case I'll make an exception. I am just glad I do not order pizza from Domino's - never have and never will.
Ways to boost energy sapped by statins
A drug taken by 13 million Americans to lower cholesterol may also drain energy levels.
5 ways to boost energy sapped by statins
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Faux News guest's on-air collapse causes stir
Glenn Beck (that is pronounced 'Brick' as in 'thick as a ...') joked that the incident would boost ratings.
Faux News guest's on-air collapse
Tornadoes spotted as storms hammer South
A strong line of storms spawned at least two tornadoes in Florida in the latest round of bad weather to pound Southern states.
Storms hammer South
Dolphins "Protect" Chinese Vessel From Pirates
From TreeHugger:
Thanks to Brian, we now know how overfishing landed Capt. Phillips (and a band of pirates) in hot water. According to Chinese state media, it seems that we have another feedback effect: marine life in the Gulf of Aden is joining the pirate fight.
The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's.The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while.
Article continues: Dolphins "Protect" Chinese Vessel From Pirates
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Some of whom have been in these cities today:
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Some of whom have been in these cities today:
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Cry me a river, why don't you
Faux News's Swill O'Really is miffed at the Chicago Sun-Times, because that venerable paper dumped O'Really's syndicated column.
The Sun-Times' Roger Ebert is delighted to have his paper blasted by O'Really.
The Sun-Times' Roger Ebert is delighted to have his paper blasted by O'Really.
More here.
Cramer is a buffoon
See, we're not the only ones to say so ...
CNBC's Jim Cramer is "a buffoon", says economist Nouriel Roubini.
CNBC's Jim Cramer is "a buffoon", says economist Nouriel Roubini.
More here.
You believe this crap?
From the "Screw your religious sensibilities, asshole" Department:
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols is suing for $4.5-million, over prison food that offends his religious sensibilities.
Find out more at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols is suing for $4.5-million, over prison food that offends his religious sensibilities.
Find out more at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Senator Franken wins again
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has pulled a little further ahead in the Minnesota Senate recount, and 'sore loser' Norm Coleman (r) has lost his court challenge, but plans to appeal.
How much longer will the people of Minnesota be denied their Senator?
How much longer will the people of Minnesota be denied their Senator?
More at ThinkProgess.
Boycott Faux Lies
Here's a new website that's doing some really good work: foxnewsboycott.com.
Don't boycott Faux News just by changing the channel -- you should boycott the companies that sponsor a network where all the news is slanted to favor the uber-rich and to con the brain-dead.
They've got a list of Faux News sponsors.
You know it would be immoral and downright un-American to give a dime to any of them.
Check out foxnewsboycott, for more details.
Don't boycott Faux News just by changing the channel -- you should boycott the companies that sponsor a network where all the news is slanted to favor the uber-rich and to con the brain-dead.
They've got a list of Faux News sponsors.
You know it would be immoral and downright un-American to give a dime to any of them.
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Kumar goes to Washington
Kal Penn has given up his rising career as a comic actor to become associate director in President Obama's White House Office of Public Liaison.
According to the Reuters article, staffers with similar job titles earn between $41,000 and $91,000.
A sizable pay cut for Penn, best known as Kumar from the Harold and Kumar movies.
You have got to respect integrity like that.
According to the Reuters article, staffers with similar job titles earn between $41,000 and $91,000.
A sizable pay cut for Penn, best known as Kumar from the Harold and Kumar movies.
You have got to respect integrity like that.
More from Reuters.
Honesty gets you arrested
In England it does ....
Paul Leicester, 18, played the Good Samaritan when he discovered the handset lying in the street.
He rang the last number dialled and told a friend of the owner he would leave the phone at a nearby police station. But officers arrested him for “theft by finding”, held him for four hours and took a DNA sample.
Yesterday Paul said: “I thought I was doing the right thing and had it thrown back in my face. I wouldn’t go to the police in future. All I was doing was the honest thing. It was a shocking experience.”
The A-level student at Southport College, Merseyside, had been out celebrating his 18th birthday last month when he found the phone.
Paul added: “Being arrested isn’t a good way to celebrate your birthday. What are you supposed to do when you find a phone?”
Merseyside Police dropped the case but Paul’s father Vinnie, 37, of Seaforth, Merseyside, is still angry over his arrest.
He said: “It should never have happened. Paul’s mum and I brought him up the right way. They should give him an apology.”
Chief Superintendent Ian Pilling said: “We are reviewing the circumstances of the arrest.”
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools
The "Give me a break" edition:
"National Organization for Marriage" launches multi-million dollar ad campaign using actors to push lies claiming that marriage equality threatens personal freedoms
And bad actors at that!
"Morality in Media" claims there is connection between same-sex marriage and mass murder
No there isn't, but recent mass murders have shown a connection between "morality" pushers and mass murder.
Wing-nuts attack 'wealthy homosexual activists' for pushing the 'tyranny' of marriage equality
I see the situation in La La Land is normal. SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fowled Up (yeah, I know I could have used another acronym in place of the 'F' but the original from the 1940s works just as well)
Bolton, Kristol, Handjob, Dobbs hysterical over Obama's 'not at war with Islam' remarks
We are not at war with islam - the cabal was - but we are not, so no problem except in the degenerate minds of the four blowhards mentioned.
After smearing Obama, Dobbs, O'Really, Rove and Scarborough call him polarizing
The lunatic fringe is so far gone everyone else is 'polarizing' to them.
Aide to Inhofe (retard-Oklahoma) launches new global warming denial website
And this is new, how?
Wing-nuts in the media suggest Obama supports one-world government
No, that was the shrub and the cabal.
Wing-nuts warn of social-fasc- commun-Nazi-McCarthy-Marxism
And I am the Easter Bunny - now if you believe any of this I have some land about 10 miles east of Miami I am looking to sell cheap ...
Ultra wing-nut writer wants repugicans to acquire a second TV network in addition to Faux News
May the Gods spare us!
Dimbulb calls global warming a "hoax," claims world is "cooling"
Is he shutting his mouth, then? The world is warming and his hot air is contributing to that warming.
Dimbulb says Iowa ruling on gay marriage is evidence of "the values of a dictatorship"
In reality it is evidence of his syphilis taking its toll.
Dimbulb: "The Mullahs and Putin and Medvedev and Hu Jintao in China celebrated the day Obama got elected" because they know liberals believe old Soviet propaganda
Nope, only wing-nuts believe that old claptrap. Liberals didn't believe the horse-hockey coming from the Soviets back in the day when 'old' Soviet propaganda was new!
Dimbulb: Obama is Neville Chamberlain
Thus proving yet again what a stupid ass he really is.
In spewing about immigration, Dimbulb claims "Democrat Party way is to destroy the US culture in order to get votes"
Actually that's the repugican way of stealing votes.
Dimbulb says homeless veterans are "another myth"
There are a few hundred of those "myths" here in this town that would like to differ.
Dimbulb blames Gore for woman being mauled by polar bear after jumping into animal's enclosure at zoo
It's the syphilis again, I tell you.
Dimbulb roots against US Navy in pirate standoff
Ok, as a Marine even I wouldn't root for the Navy most of the time, but ...
Morris: "Those crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the UN's going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case"
Wing-nuts over the edge!
To NewsMax, Obama's White House Easter egg hunt is "a pagan ceremony"
Technically it is a modern adaptaion of a pagan ceremony that was co-opted into the christian pantheon a ways back - nothing new here.
At least half a dozen times, Faux's O'Reilly has falsely stated as fact that Abu Zubaydah's torture worked
Torture has never worked and never will. Eventually you will 'get' what you want because the tortured will figure out how to end their torture - but it is never what you 'need'.
Prager thinks gay marriage is a bigger threat than a bad economy
Again with the new math - you know the one that uses no numbers!
Disney's Savage on Iowa same-sex marriage decision: "a victory for perversion"
This from a pervert, how refreshing ...
MSNBC's Scarborough lies about Obama: 'We have a President who has never received a paycheck'
Then somebody owes him an awlful lot of money.
MSNBC's Scarborough repeats lie about Obama's "pledge of bipartisanship"
Lies, Lies, Lies - wait that's a Thompson Twins song - sorry, had a flashback there.
Moonie-run Washington Times editor says Obama 'threw Christianity under the bus'
And this is a bad thing? He didn't, but again - is it a bad thing?
Washington Times warns readers Pelosi will "try to confiscate" guns
Speaking from the stance of a total lack of evidence (and since it's untrue they never will have any), the Times once again pulls things out of their ass.
World Net Daily: Obama's dystopian, socialist, tyrannical agenda has only just begun
Ok, really people - the National Enquirer is a better journalistic outlet than these wackjobs.
Heck, my great granddaughter's diaper deposits are a better journalistic outlet than these wackos.
World Net Daily is still pushing lies about Obama's birth certificate
See the note above, thank you.
The "Give me a break" edition:
"National Organization for Marriage" launches multi-million dollar ad campaign using actors to push lies claiming that marriage equality threatens personal freedoms
And bad actors at that!
"Morality in Media" claims there is connection between same-sex marriage and mass murder
No there isn't, but recent mass murders have shown a connection between "morality" pushers and mass murder.
Wing-nuts attack 'wealthy homosexual activists' for pushing the 'tyranny' of marriage equality
I see the situation in La La Land is normal. SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fowled Up (yeah, I know I could have used another acronym in place of the 'F' but the original from the 1940s works just as well)
Bolton, Kristol, Handjob, Dobbs hysterical over Obama's 'not at war with Islam' remarks
We are not at war with islam - the cabal was - but we are not, so no problem except in the degenerate minds of the four blowhards mentioned.
After smearing Obama, Dobbs, O'Really, Rove and Scarborough call him polarizing
The lunatic fringe is so far gone everyone else is 'polarizing' to them.
Aide to Inhofe (retard-Oklahoma) launches new global warming denial website
And this is new, how?
Wing-nuts in the media suggest Obama supports one-world government
No, that was the shrub and the cabal.
Wing-nuts warn of social-fasc- commun-Nazi-McCarthy-Marxism
And I am the Easter Bunny - now if you believe any of this I have some land about 10 miles east of Miami I am looking to sell cheap ...
Ultra wing-nut writer wants repugicans to acquire a second TV network in addition to Faux News
May the Gods spare us!
Dimbulb calls global warming a "hoax," claims world is "cooling"
Is he shutting his mouth, then? The world is warming and his hot air is contributing to that warming.
Dimbulb says Iowa ruling on gay marriage is evidence of "the values of a dictatorship"
In reality it is evidence of his syphilis taking its toll.
Dimbulb: "The Mullahs and Putin and Medvedev and Hu Jintao in China celebrated the day Obama got elected" because they know liberals believe old Soviet propaganda
Nope, only wing-nuts believe that old claptrap. Liberals didn't believe the horse-hockey coming from the Soviets back in the day when 'old' Soviet propaganda was new!
Dimbulb: Obama is Neville Chamberlain
Thus proving yet again what a stupid ass he really is.
In spewing about immigration, Dimbulb claims "Democrat Party way is to destroy the US culture in order to get votes"
Actually that's the repugican way of stealing votes.
Dimbulb says homeless veterans are "another myth"
There are a few hundred of those "myths" here in this town that would like to differ.
Dimbulb blames Gore for woman being mauled by polar bear after jumping into animal's enclosure at zoo
It's the syphilis again, I tell you.
Dimbulb roots against US Navy in pirate standoff
Ok, as a Marine even I wouldn't root for the Navy most of the time, but ...
Morris: "Those crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the UN's going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case"
Wing-nuts over the edge!
To NewsMax, Obama's White House Easter egg hunt is "a pagan ceremony"
Technically it is a modern adaptaion of a pagan ceremony that was co-opted into the christian pantheon a ways back - nothing new here.
At least half a dozen times, Faux's O'Reilly has falsely stated as fact that Abu Zubaydah's torture worked
Torture has never worked and never will. Eventually you will 'get' what you want because the tortured will figure out how to end their torture - but it is never what you 'need'.
Prager thinks gay marriage is a bigger threat than a bad economy
Again with the new math - you know the one that uses no numbers!
Disney's Savage on Iowa same-sex marriage decision: "a victory for perversion"
This from a pervert, how refreshing ...
MSNBC's Scarborough lies about Obama: 'We have a President who has never received a paycheck'
Then somebody owes him an awlful lot of money.
MSNBC's Scarborough repeats lie about Obama's "pledge of bipartisanship"
Lies, Lies, Lies - wait that's a Thompson Twins song - sorry, had a flashback there.
Moonie-run Washington Times editor says Obama 'threw Christianity under the bus'
And this is a bad thing? He didn't, but again - is it a bad thing?
Washington Times warns readers Pelosi will "try to confiscate" guns
Speaking from the stance of a total lack of evidence (and since it's untrue they never will have any), the Times once again pulls things out of their ass.
World Net Daily: Obama's dystopian, socialist, tyrannical agenda has only just begun
Ok, really people - the National Enquirer is a better journalistic outlet than these wackjobs.
Heck, my great granddaughter's diaper deposits are a better journalistic outlet than these wackos.
World Net Daily is still pushing lies about Obama's birth certificate
See the note above, thank you.
The Wasilla Hillbilly strikes out again
Max Blumenthal reports that governor Sarah Palin's (r-Alaska) reputation has been damaged by her nomination of a wing-nut for state Attorney General.
Nominee Wayne Anthony Ross has called homosexuals 'degenerates,' leveled invective against an African-American student offended by a statue of a Klansman, vowed to undermine the sovereignty of Native American tribes, and allegedly defended men who rape their wives".
Can't see how any of that could damage her reputation among wing-nut crime/pervert rings, or further damage her brand among Democrats and other sane observers.
Nominee Wayne Anthony Ross has called homosexuals 'degenerates,' leveled invective against an African-American student offended by a statue of a Klansman, vowed to undermine the sovereignty of Native American tribes, and allegedly defended men who rape their wives".
Can't see how any of that could damage her reputation among wing-nut crime/pervert rings, or further damage her brand among Democrats and other sane observers.
More here.
Stem cells free diabetics from insulin treatment
If this pans out it will be tremendous ...
A controversial stem cell treatment tested in Brazil has, for the first time, freed most recipients from dependence on insulin, some continuously and some temporarily.
A controversial stem cell treatment tested in Brazil has, for the first time, freed most recipients from dependence on insulin, some continuously and some temporarily.
Alcoholic 'medicines'
From BBC-Science:
 | | Bottles discovered in an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb test positive for traces of 5,000 year-old medicinal wine. |
Big Pharma Caught
The international pharmaceutical company Merck made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralized" or discredited because they criticized the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.
Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors -- mainly researchers and academics -- who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.
Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors -- mainly researchers and academics -- who had been negative about the drug Vioxx or Merck and a recommended course of action.
Wing-nut lies and hypocrisies
Wing-nut lies and hypocrisies:
Bachus (r-Alabama) says there are 17 socialists in Congress
Now, even if he only knew what a Socialist was, it still wouldn't be of any concern.
Boehner (r-Ohio) and other repugicans offer 'really crazy' MIT tax lie
Got me - this is so far out in looney-land that even light doesn't go that far.
Chambliss (pervert-Georgia): Spending isn't stimulus unless it's defense spending
Yeah, but it is his 'defense spending on upcoming sex crimes cases' he is talking about.
Cole (r-Oklahoma) derides Obama defense budget increase as a "cut" that will endanger the country
Got to be a 'new math' thing ... last time I checked an 'increase' meant to add something to something and a 'cut' meant to take something away from something.
Obama administration is 'anti-religious,' says Gingrich (you only thought he retired r-Georgia)
Oh, and he is one to talk? One who denounced all but 'southern baptists' as nonreligious a few years back.
Hoekstra (r-Michigan) introduces Constitutional amendment to protect parents' right to "administer reasonable spankings to their children"
No problem with a parent 'spanking' an unruly child - I've even offered my belt upon occasion. However what is being pushed here isn't 'reasonable spankings' but wholesale legitimacy for child abuse by those who beat their kids.
Inhofe (r-Oklahoma) lies that increased defense budget 'disarms America' and 'cuts funding for our troops in the field'
Here again, it has to be that 'new math'!
Perino: 'Where is the proof' that the shrub 'alienated' people around the world?
The question really is, 'Where ISN'T the proof that the shrub alienated people around the world?'
Santorum (ousted pervert r-Pennsylvania) says Obama has 'deep-seated antipathy toward American values'
This is too rich! From a diaper wearing, dog loving (and that is really dog loving) pervert!
Repugican chair-wimp Steele laughs off the recession: 'The malls are just as packed on Saturday' as they were before
Hasn't been to many Malls lately, I see.
Steele continues repugican mantra of lies about ACORN
That 'nut' won't grow no matter how much 'fertilizer' the wing-nuts pile on it.
Evangelical Warren lies on TV about his support for Prop 8
How many links do you need Warren, to what you actually said in supporting Prop 8?
Wells Fargo turned a profit so the banking crisis is over, says TIME columnist
Hell, I turned a profit, too so the economic crisis is most definitely over - and Lush Dimbulb is correct in every thing he spews as well - oh, for the love of Pete.
'Experts' who supported disastrous wing-nut policies remain go-to pundits for mainstream media
And the wing-nuts keep up with the lie that there is a Liberal Bias in the media?!
Washington Post's Will quotes non-existent "Arctic Climate Research Center"
This is nothing new. Will has been pulling things out of his ass for years.
CNBC's Kneale mocks Warren's TARP oversight, tells her to stop 'breathing down the necks of the banks'
Actually, she should be chopping more heads off at the neck ... and she will be.
Bachus (r-Alabama) says there are 17 socialists in Congress
Now, even if he only knew what a Socialist was, it still wouldn't be of any concern.
Boehner (r-Ohio) and other repugicans offer 'really crazy' MIT tax lie
Got me - this is so far out in looney-land that even light doesn't go that far.
Chambliss (pervert-Georgia): Spending isn't stimulus unless it's defense spending
Yeah, but it is his 'defense spending on upcoming sex crimes cases' he is talking about.
Cole (r-Oklahoma) derides Obama defense budget increase as a "cut" that will endanger the country
Got to be a 'new math' thing ... last time I checked an 'increase' meant to add something to something and a 'cut' meant to take something away from something.
Obama administration is 'anti-religious,' says Gingrich (you only thought he retired r-Georgia)
Oh, and he is one to talk? One who denounced all but 'southern baptists' as nonreligious a few years back.
Hoekstra (r-Michigan) introduces Constitutional amendment to protect parents' right to "administer reasonable spankings to their children"
No problem with a parent 'spanking' an unruly child - I've even offered my belt upon occasion. However what is being pushed here isn't 'reasonable spankings' but wholesale legitimacy for child abuse by those who beat their kids.
Inhofe (r-Oklahoma) lies that increased defense budget 'disarms America' and 'cuts funding for our troops in the field'
Here again, it has to be that 'new math'!
Perino: 'Where is the proof' that the shrub 'alienated' people around the world?
The question really is, 'Where ISN'T the proof that the shrub alienated people around the world?'
Santorum (ousted pervert r-Pennsylvania) says Obama has 'deep-seated antipathy toward American values'
This is too rich! From a diaper wearing, dog loving (and that is really dog loving) pervert!
Repugican chair-wimp Steele laughs off the recession: 'The malls are just as packed on Saturday' as they were before
Hasn't been to many Malls lately, I see.
Steele continues repugican mantra of lies about ACORN
That 'nut' won't grow no matter how much 'fertilizer' the wing-nuts pile on it.
Evangelical Warren lies on TV about his support for Prop 8
How many links do you need Warren, to what you actually said in supporting Prop 8?
Wells Fargo turned a profit so the banking crisis is over, says TIME columnist
Hell, I turned a profit, too so the economic crisis is most definitely over - and Lush Dimbulb is correct in every thing he spews as well - oh, for the love of Pete.
'Experts' who supported disastrous wing-nut policies remain go-to pundits for mainstream media
And the wing-nuts keep up with the lie that there is a Liberal Bias in the media?!
Washington Post's Will quotes non-existent "Arctic Climate Research Center"
This is nothing new. Will has been pulling things out of his ass for years.
CNBC's Kneale mocks Warren's TARP oversight, tells her to stop 'breathing down the necks of the banks'
Actually, she should be chopping more heads off at the neck ... and she will be.
Spain to indict cabal members
Spanish prosecutors have announced that they will indict six former cabal officials for their role in the torture of Spaniards at Guantanamo.
The wanted sleazeballs are:
• Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff David Addington
• Federal Appeals Court Judge and former Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee
• former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas J. Feith
• former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
• former Defense Department general counsel and current Chevron lawyer William J. Haynes II
• and University of California law professor and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo.
The wanted sleazeballs are:
• Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff David Addington
• Federal Appeals Court Judge and former Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee
• former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas J. Feith
• former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
• former Defense Department general counsel and current Chevron lawyer William J. Haynes II
• and University of California law professor and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo.
More here.
Spying on the spies
You couldn't make this up: Cameras are being turned on the people paid to watch CCTV streams, to note which bits of surveillance footage they didn't see.
The system developed in Turkey uses webcams to track a person's eye movements and can then produce an edited reel of footage that they didn't see at the end of their shift."
The system developed in Turkey uses webcams to track a person's eye movements and can then produce an edited reel of footage that they didn't see at the end of their shift."
Privacy campaigners may enjoy the irony as the gaze-tracking system comes to be regarded as intrusive by CCTV operators - who could fear that employers will use it to dispense with their services if they consistently miss too much on-screen skulduggery.
Five-year-old rides NYC subway alone for 34 stops
From the "Observant, aren't we" Department:
Authorities say a 5-year-old boy slipped onto a New York City subway alone and rode for 34 stops from one end of Manhattan to the other before anyone intercepted him.
Offensive porcelain pig got man arrested
From the "Some people think it is all about them" Department:
A father was hauled out of bed and arrested for having an ornamental PIG in his garden - after his policeman neighbor claimed it was put there to poke fun at him.
A father was hauled out of bed and arrested for having an ornamental PIG in his garden - after his policeman neighbor claimed it was put there to poke fun at him.The 'neighbor' needs to be arrested and locked in a psych-ward for wasting the police's time and for being deluded.
Abducted manager forced to rob his own bank
From the "I don't know about you, but this one smells 'fishy' to me" Department:
A Gold Coast bank manager says he was carjacked at gunpoint, injected with a mystery substance and forced to rob his own branch.
Dubai claims world's first cloned camel
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month.
Nuevo Texican
Burger King Ad "Lost in Translation," Causes Furor
An advertisement for Burger King's Texican Whopper burger that has run in Spain has created a large problem for the company.
Burger King ad.
An advertisement for Burger King's Texican Whopper burger that has run in Spain has created a large problem for the company.
Burger King ad.
Two people die in mass food poisoning case in Singapore
Two people have died and more than 130 people have fallen ill in a mass food poisoning case in Singapore, officials said yesterday.
A health ministry spokesperson said a 59-year-old woman died yesterday in hospital after eating a popular Asian salad called "rojak" at a food stall last week. Another woman, aged 57, died this past Monday.
The case is described by local media as the worst mass food poisoning on record in the city-state, which is better known for strict rules on hygiene and bans the commercial sale of chewing gum to keep its pavements clean.
The health ministry said 37 people were hospitalized and 100 others received outpatient treatment when they experienced abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea after eating at the low-cost stall in a suburban food court.
It said two of the cases were traced to bacteria commonly found in raw or partially cooked seafood but stressed that investigations were ongoing.
In 2007, more than 150 people fell sick after eating cakes bought from a bakery chain but there were no reported deaths.
Advice for last-minute tax filers
About 10 million people are expected to miss the April 15 tax deadline, but there are steps to minimize the sting if you are among them.Last-minute
Also:
Marketing ploy lands game maker in trouble
Electronic Arts is in hot water after sending brass knuckles, which are illegal in many states, to journalists as part of a video game promotion.Marketing ploy
Also:
Obama on economy: 'Glimmers of hope'
In a major speech on the economy, the president also warns, "by no means are we out of the woods just yet."'Glimmers of hope'
Suicidal shrub
Heard a report that the shrub has been suicidal recently ...
But that would cheat justice.
But that would cheat justice.
And I Quote
- You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
- ~ James A. Froude
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