Goodwill gives back donated treasure
After discovering a dropped-off item is worth $500,000, Goodwill returns it to the donor.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Fears for Filet-O-Fish source
Fears for Filet-O-Fish source
The ugly and unlikely creature in millions of fish sandwiches may be at risk.
Underwater scan reveals sunken WWII boat
Underwater scan reveals sunken WWII boat
The converted fishing trawler YP-389 went up against one of Germany's "most feared vessels" in 1942.
How debit cards can cost you dearly
How debit cards can cost you dearly
One customer pays $38.14 for a single cup of coffee, thanks to "overdraft protection."
Girl from iconic Vietnam photo inspires
Girl from iconic Vietnam photo inspires
In the 1970s, her photo was credited with helping to end the Vietnam War.
Big fallout for president's heckler
Big fallout for president's heckler
Joe Wilson's uncouth outburst has brought on cringing, cash, and a case of mistaken identity.
Daily Almanac
Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2009.
There are 112 days left in the year.
Today In History, September 10.
There are 112 days left in the year.
Today In History, September 10.
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Riga, Riga, Latvia
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
London, England, United Kingdom
as well as Singapore, and the United States
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Riga, Riga, Latvia
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
London, England, United Kingdom
as well as Singapore, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You're a born leader -- always have been, always will be.
So when someone comes to you today, asking that you take charge of a difficult project that just isn't getting off the ground properly, you'll be more than happy to help.
Just be sure that what you're doing isn't interfering with your real job.
Volunteering is certainly noble, but paychecks are a wonderful thing too.
Hey, didn't you say that just the other day?
You're a born leader -- always have been, always will be.
So when someone comes to you today, asking that you take charge of a difficult project that just isn't getting off the ground properly, you'll be more than happy to help.
Just be sure that what you're doing isn't interfering with your real job.
Volunteering is certainly noble, but paychecks are a wonderful thing too.
Hey, didn't you say that just the other day?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Double-digit post-speech jump for Obama plan
Two out of three Americans who watched President Obama's health care reform speech Wednesday night favor his health care plans � a 14-point gain among speech-watchers, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll of people who tuned into Obama's address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress.
Double-digit post-speech jump for Obama plan
You know the wing nuts are in a tizzy with these numbers!
Good Question
Good Question:
If ignorance is bliss, why are these birther handjobs so angry?
~ Len Kaminsky
If ignorance is bliss, why are these birther handjobs so angry?
~ Len Kaminsky
Once Upon A Time ...
Once upon a time, the Senate was a shining beacon of at least semi-intelligent discourse -- living, breathing,
debating proof of the success of America's experiment in democracy. It was Rome, when Rome was in its heyday.
These days it's more like Rome right before the fall of the empire -- brimming with arrogance, stupidity, influence-peddling
and near-constant partisan hackery, and overrun by self-serving clowns drunk on their own grandiose sense of importance
and always on the lookout for the next illicit sexual encounter.
~ Chez Pazienza
Don't know who Chez Pazienza is, but the truth is the truth.
debating proof of the success of America's experiment in democracy. It was Rome, when Rome was in its heyday.
These days it's more like Rome right before the fall of the empire -- brimming with arrogance, stupidity, influence-peddling
and near-constant partisan hackery, and overrun by self-serving clowns drunk on their own grandiose sense of importance
and always on the lookout for the next illicit sexual encounter.
~ Chez Pazienza
Don't know who Chez Pazienza is, but the truth is the truth.
Typical repugican
Skippy posted this and it says it as good as it can so no need to add to it.
And he screamed "His pants are on fire" during the pledge of allegiance
Joe Wilson of South Carolina doesn't think much of Obama, his health plan, or apparently, the office of the President of the united states (let alone civility or decorum). politico:"There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false - the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," President Obama said.tho, to be fair to Wilson, he honestly thought Obama just said "I was born in Hawaii."
A loud voice from the repugican side of the hall answered, "lie" -- my colleague Glenn Thrush reports it was Joe Wilson (retard - S.C.) -- drawing a second "it's not true," from Obama and a shake of Nancy Pelosi's head.
The bill is designed to exclude those immigrants, though some repugicans have called for more explicit bans on funding for illegal immigrants and have claimed the bill will funnel money to illegal immigrants.
Factcheck.org described those claims as "false" and noted that one version of the legislation already includes an explicit bar on federal funding for illegal immigrants' health care.
*****
Please note the idiot is from SOUTH CAROLINA. We, North Carolinians, have tact, decorum and civility.
Dutch Schultz's secret buried treasure
Arthur Flegenheimer, aka Dutch Schultz, was a 1930s German-Jewish-American gangster who was killed while taking a leak in a New Jersey bar. After he was shot, Schultz delivered a fantastically strange stream-of-consciousness rant involving "French Canadian bean soup" and this brilliant bit:
You can play jacks, and girls do that with a soft ball and do tricks with it.
Oh, Oh, dog Biscuit, and when he is happy he doesn't get snappy.
Of course, Schultz's last words later inspired writers William S. Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, and Robert Shea. Besides his mastery of avant-garde poetry, Schultz is also famous for a secret he took to his grave: the location of a safe loaded with $7 million that he buried somewhere in upstate New York. It has never been found. Or if it has, the finders ain't talking. From Mental Floss's "Six Lost Treasures Just Waiting To Be Found":
You can play jacks, and girls do that with a soft ball and do tricks with it.
Oh, Oh, dog Biscuit, and when he is happy he doesn't get snappy.
Of course, Schultz's last words later inspired writers William S. Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, and Robert Shea. Besides his mastery of avant-garde poetry, Schultz is also famous for a secret he took to his grave: the location of a safe loaded with $7 million that he buried somewhere in upstate New York. It has never been found. Or if it has, the finders ain't talking. From Mental Floss's "Six Lost Treasures Just Waiting To Be Found":
The only other person (besides Schultz) who knew where the safe was buried was the bodyguard who helped him dig the hole. Shortly after, both men were gunned down by hitmen inside the Palace Chophouse Restaurant in Newark, New Jersey.
On his deathbed, Schultz began hallucinating and rambling after the rusty bullets used by the assassins caused an infection. A court stenographer was brought in to record his statements and some believe his incoherent references to something hidden in the woods in Phoenicia, New York, might be a clue to the location of his buried loot. Of course the meaning of his words is cryptic and not 100% reliable, but that hasn’t stopped hundreds of people from looking.
Documentary series about prehistoric stone circles in Britain
There are nearly 1,000 prehistoric stone circles in Britain.
Here's the trailer for a documentary series about them, called Standing with Stones.
After Not Showing Obama Speech, Texas, School District to Bus Students to shrub drivel
You want to talk stupidity?!
A Texas school district which refused to air President Barack Obama's live classroom address is planning to bus students to see a fool, not the president.
A Texas school district which refused to air President Barack Obama's live classroom address is planning to bus students to see a fool, not the president.The Arlington Independent School District is busing students to hear a load of tripe from the shrub on Sept. 21.
Recession forcing retailers to think small
The Great Recession and Americans' retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on "needs" rather than "wants."
For years, shoppers splurged on everything from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices.
Recession forcing retailers to think small
For years, shoppers splurged on everything from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices.
Recession forcing retailers to think small
No Chicken Ranch
A Vermont town has given the ax to a woman's fledgling chicken business after neighbors complained about wandering birds and loud roosters.
Vermont town gives the ax to a woman's fledgling chicken business after neighbors complain
Vermont town gives the ax to a woman's fledgling chicken business after neighbors complain
Surprised it wasn't more
Surprised it wasn't more - given the fact they park in the middle of the street and otherwise block traffic everywhere!
One truck + 196 tickets = $5,700
A single UPS delivery truck is the champion of Denver parking violations, racking up 196 tickets worth nearly $5,700 last year.
Gushing over The Beatles — again
Gushing over The Beatles — again
The Beatles: Rock Band, called a "transformative video game experience," is driving critics wild. Available today
Also:
Worst recession since 1930s may be over
Worst recession since 1930s may be over
Economic activity is stabilizing or improving in almost every area of the country.
Affordable places in the U.S. to retire
Affordable places in the U.S. to retire
These cities offer terrific housing value, plus good medical care, reasonable taxes, and lots to do. Top 10
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Wal-Mart's new plan to crush competition
Wal-Mart's new plan to crush competition
The retail giant launches a massive, three-pronged effort dubbed "Project Impact."
Ice cream sandwich taste test winner
Ice cream sandwich taste test winner
The food experts at Epicurious tasted 16 national brands and crowned their top pick.
Obama makes the case for health care
Obama makes the case for health care
The president calls for action and tries to clear up confusion in his highly anticipated address.
This is ridiculous
Almost $400-million has been spent lobbying Congress on health care reform.
In terms of lobbying, it is the most expensive legislation in American history, because several huge conglomerates have one hell of a lot of profit on the line.
In terms of lobbying, it is the most expensive legislation in American history, because several huge conglomerates have one hell of a lot of profit on the line.
I call Bullshit
Saxby Chambliss (reptile-GA) says President Obama should be humble when he addresses Congress Wednesday.
I call BULLSHIT! The ones who need to be 'humble' are the repugicans who have orchestrated the entire mess we are beginning to clean up in the first place - but nooooooo they are calling for their betters to be humble to them?! As I said, BULLSHIT!
I call BULLSHIT! The ones who need to be 'humble' are the repugicans who have orchestrated the entire mess we are beginning to clean up in the first place - but nooooooo they are calling for their betters to be humble to them?! As I said, BULLSHIT!
Poll finds soaring European support for US policy
European support for the U.S. president's handling of foreign policy has soared since President Barack Obama took over from the shrub, but Europeans continue to view major issues including Afghanistan, Iran and global warming differently than Americans view them, a poll released Wednesday found.
Poll finds soaring European support for US policy
Poll finds soaring European support for US policy
Hubble's Cosmic Comeback
NASA's "comeback kid" has done it again. After astronauts of the space shuttle Atlantis made a risky servicing mission in May, the Hubble Space Telescope is back and better than ever, once again capturing astonishing images of the cosmos and sending them back to Earth.
Hubble telescope's first new photo
Astronomers are awed by the first image transmitted by the repaired space telescope.
UK pardons fan convicted of attempted murder
They take their Football a bit serious ...
Britain on Wednesday pardoned an English soccer fan who spent four years in prison for attempted murder in Bulgaria, saying another man had confessed to the crime.
Britain on Wednesday pardoned an English soccer fan who spent four years in prison for attempted murder in Bulgaria, saying another man had confessed to the crime.
Vegetarian dining in Paris
Cote de boeuf, foie gras, escargot.
French cuisine is hardly the stuff of dreams for vegetarians.
Thin edge of the veg
French cuisine is hardly the stuff of dreams for vegetarians.
Thin edge of the veg
Diageo rejects plan to save Scotland whiskey jobs
Oh, my Gawd - they're after the Scotch!
Hopes of saving hundreds of whiskey jobs in Scotland were dashed today after drinks giant Diageo rejected a Scottish government-backed proposal to counter their factory closure plans.
Diageo rejects plan to save Scotland whiskey jobs
Hopes of saving hundreds of whiskey jobs in Scotland were dashed today after drinks giant Diageo rejected a Scottish government-backed proposal to counter their factory closure plans.
Diageo rejects plan to save Scotland whiskey jobs
Once-banned Gulag book now required in Russia
Talk about a turnaround ...
A Russian news agency says parts of the once-banned book "The Gulag Archipelago" have been declared required reading for upper-level students in the country's schools.
Once-banned Gulag book now required in Russia
A Russian news agency says parts of the once-banned book "The Gulag Archipelago" have been declared required reading for upper-level students in the country's schools.
Once-banned Gulag book now required in Russia
Abercrombie Fined In Autistic Discrimination Case
Abercrombie & Fitch has been fined about $115,000 for discriminating against an autistic customer at the retailer's Mall of America store.
Al Franken draws US map from memory
Now let's see if just one wing nut could do the same ...
Al Franken may have just joined the Senate, but it seems he's been studying up on the United States for quite some time.
Al Franken draws US map from memory
Al Franken may have just joined the Senate, but it seems he's been studying up on the United States for quite some time.
Al Franken draws US map from memory
US Army grows Marijuana in Colorado
The Army has made an unusual and unwanted discovery at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal northeast of Commerce City.
High on Religion
A man isn't entitled to use Arizona's religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Arizona court rejects religious defense for pot use
Takes on a whole new meaning doesn't it.
Arizona court rejects religious defense for pot use
Takes on a whole new meaning doesn't it.
Cheaper health-care methods
Cheaper health-care methods
Public Service Announcement
This is a passenger announcement.
The train on platform one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve has come in sideways.
The train on platform one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve has come in sideways.
Science News
From BBC-Science:
Rare tongue-eating parasite
Distantly-related animals all avoid a common "smell of death" that has a long evolutionary history, scientists discover.  | | For the first time, scientists spot and film the songbirds killing and eating hibernating bats in a cave in Hungary. |
Rare tongue-eating parasite
Biggest gaffes from doomed CEOs
Biggest gaffes from doomed CEOs
Many of America's high-profile bosses ignored signs leading to the meltdown of 2008.
Bill Gates teams up with MTV for cause
Wanna bet the wing nuts are all ready frothing at the mouth over this one ...
Bill Gates teams up with MTV for cause
The mogul launches a 5-year campaign to get a message to America's kids.
Songwriters sue ATV park over name
From the "Some people really need to get a life" Department:
The Redneck Yacht Club is suing the Redneck Yacht Club.
Nashville songwriters Thom Shepherd and Steve Williams, who wrote and trademarked the song "Redneck Yacht Club" sung by Craig Morgan, are suing an off-road recreational park using the same name outside Fort Myers, Florida.
'Redneck' court fight
Nashville songwriters Thom Shepherd and Steve Williams, who wrote and trademarked the song "Redneck Yacht Club" sung by Craig Morgan, are suing an off-road recreational park using the same name outside Fort Myers, Florida.
'Redneck' court fight
Journalist rescued in daring raid
Journalist rescued in daring raid
British commandos free a N.Y. Times reporter held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Daily Almanac
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2009.
There are 113 days left in the year.
The Moon is waning.
Today in History, September 9.
There are 113 days left in the year.
The Moon is waning.
Today in History, September 9.
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alicante, Comunidad Valencia, Spain
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
as well as Singapore, and the United States
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alicante, Comunidad Valencia, Spain
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
as well as Singapore, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Your sensitive nature and kindness to others and the amazing way you have of seeing nothing but the best in everyone make you naturally appealing to others.
So you probably have quite the collection of fascinating friends, don't you?
Well, don't be surprised if at least one new friend crosses your path and they're quite unlike anyone you've ever known.
Enjoy them.
This will certainly be interesting.
Interesting.
Your sensitive nature and kindness to others and the amazing way you have of seeing nothing but the best in everyone make you naturally appealing to others.
So you probably have quite the collection of fascinating friends, don't you?
Well, don't be surprised if at least one new friend crosses your path and they're quite unlike anyone you've ever known.
Enjoy them.
This will certainly be interesting.
Interesting.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A year after financial crisis, the consumer economy is dead
One year after the near collapse of the global financial system, this much is clear: The financial world as we knew it is over, and something new is rising from its ashes.Indonesia declines Australia's quake aid offer
Indonesia has declined Australian and other offers of aid in the wake of last week's 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which buried scores of people and damaged thousands of homes in West Java.
Indonesia declines Australia's quake aid offer
Indonesia declines Australia's quake aid offer
Recall Involving Green Onions Sold In Indiana
Two California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.
Six Massachusetts boys accused in beating
Six boys, ages 11 to 14, have been charged with severely beating a Guatemalan immigrant in an attack that civil rights groups are decrying as 'hateful.'
Derrek Shulman, the New England regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Tuesday that the beating of Damian Merida is an example of how immigrants are singled out for attacks.
Six Massachusetts boys accused in beating
Derrek Shulman, the New England regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Tuesday that the beating of Damian Merida is an example of how immigrants are singled out for attacks.
Six Massachusetts boys accused in beating
Rich neighbors sue over a fence
Rich neighbors sue over a fence
A stone wall in the wealthy suburb of Westport, Conn., has led to more than $150,000 in legal fees.
Mandatory flu shots for some
Mandatory flu shots for some
One state is requiring health workers to be immunized against seasonal and swine flu.
Egyptian temples followed heavenly plans
A study of 650 temples dating from 3000 BC shows that they were laid out to precisely align with astronomical events.Egyptian temples followed heavenly plans
Diamonds are for softies
The super-tough gemstones are in danger of losing their crown as the hardest kid on the block.Diamonds are for softies – boron is harder
Health News
In Health News
Fat reprograms genes linked to diabetes
Clues to how diabetes develops in adults comes from research showing that fats reprogramme muscle cell genes.
Soldier Killed After Re-Enlisting to Get Health Insurance
While people still continue to fight over whether or not health care should be provided for all, and the morality of allowing people to die because of lack of health insurance, here is the sad story of a soldier who re-enlisted to get insurance for his family, then later died in Afghanistan.
Video of Obama's Speech to Students
President Obama gave his rah, rah type speech to students today. While there has been controversy over his speech, with wing nuts conveniently forgetting how their hero ronny ragun met with students during his term, Obama did nothing to "indoctrinate" students, but rather encouraged them to work hard.Bay Bridge Re-Opens Early
Despite announcing that the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge would not open until Wednesday morning at 5 AM, 24 hours later than originally scheduled because of a crack in a support link found over the weekend, the Bay Bridge re-opened only hours later than the original time.
Moore Makes First Venice Premiere
Michael Moore says his film "Capitalism: A Love Story" is dedicated to "good people ... who've had their lives ruined" by the quest for profit.Pack of Wild Dogs Terrorize Texas Neighborhood
And, No, we aren't talking about the repugicans down there - although we could just as easily be conversing about the repugicans down ther with this story.
Wild dogs have killed more than six pets in the Woodland Heights area of Houston, Texas.
Pack of Wild Dogs Terrorize Texas Neighborhood
Wild dogs have killed more than six pets in the Woodland Heights area of Houston, Texas.
Pack of Wild Dogs Terrorize Texas Neighborhood
Minnesota man charged with killing toddler
One man has been charged with murder and another with assault in a baseball bat attack at a western Minnesota church that left a 14-month-old girl dead.
Bail was set Tuesday at $750,000 for David Collins, who was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault.
Minnesota man charged with killing toddler
Bail was set Tuesday at $750,000 for David Collins, who was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault.
Minnesota man charged with killing toddler
Consumers cut debt by record $21.6B in July
Consumers slashed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt.
Consumers cut debt by record $21.6B
Consumers cut debt by record $21.6B
Man Bitten by Copperhead Inside Walmart Garden Center
A South Carolina man is recovering after being bitten by a Copperhead snake at the Goose Creek WalMart's Lawn and Garden Center.
Employees killed the snake and placed it in an ambulance with the man for species identification.
The Goose Creek Fire Department later issued a statement saying only one of the snake's fangs entered the man.
(Talk about being 'bitten' at the store!)
Gary Cooper Will Be Honored With His Own Postage Stamp
Some might say it's high time the postal service issued a stamp honoring Gary Cooper.
Gary Cooper Honored
Gary Cooper Honored
Dog hops online, looking for date
One dog in Oregon is taking his look for love online, seeking a mate on Craigslist for his first doggy date.He 'literally' knocked of her feet
Future bride's unlucky day
A hiker tumbles down a mountain trail moments after her boyfriend pops the question.
Surprising foods filled with sugar
Surprising foods filled with sugar
You may not know that these 11 foods are loaded with the sweet stuff.
Importance of birth order
The real importance of birth order
Some believe that youngest children talk later, and oldest kids get all the attention.
Scavenging power from trees
Engineers have run an electrical circuit using the power of a tree, seemingly the first demonstration of its kind. The University of Washington researchers determined that bigleaf maples on the school's campus generate up to few hundred millivolts. (The current is not mentioned.) So they built a low-power sensing circuit that could scavenge enough juice from a tree to operate.From UWNews:
The tree-power phenomenon is different from the popular potato or lemon experiment, in which two different metals react with the food to create an electric potential difference that causes a current to flow.
"We specifically didn't want to confuse this effect with the potato effect, so we used the same metal for both electrodes," (electrical engineering professor Babak) Parviz said.
Tree power is unlikely to replace solar power for most applications, Parviz admits. But the system could provide a low-cost option for powering tree sensors that might be used to detect environmental conditions or forest fires. The electronic output could also be used to gauge a tree's health.
"It's not exactly established where these voltages come from. But there seems to be some signaling in trees, similar to what happens in the human body but with slower speed," Parviz said. "I'm interested in applying our results as a way of investigating what the tree is doing. When you go to the doctor, the first thing that they measure is your pulse. We don't really have something similar for trees."
Last hope for health care deal?
Last hope for health care deal?
A new proposal from Sen. Max Baucus may be the last chance for a bipartisan compromise.
How Warren Buffett wins in crisis
How Warren Buffett wins in crisis
Even in his worst year, the billionaire investor is making huge gains from the recession.
Isn't that special
'24 hours in the ER' shows challenges of current health system
The key elements of today's debate on health care converge in the ER, from the cutting-edge quality of the U.S. system to the millions of uninsured people who show up for care. The debate reaches a critical moment this week, as Congress returns to Washington to take up proposals to revamp the system. President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to press for action.
To explore the issue, USA TODAY chronicled 24 hours in the emergency room at the UVA Medical Center, a teaching hospital and trauma center that serves patients across a swath of central Virginia. From dawn Monday to dawn Tuesday, Aug. 24-25, reporters talked with patients and their families, doctors and nurses, helicopter pilots and ER housekeepers about their experiences with health care and their views on changing the system.
Tourist arrested in Brazil for kissing eight-year-old daughter
An Italian tourist arrested in Brazil after being accused of publicly molesting his eight-year-old daughter has been put under police guard in hospital after falling ill when a judge rejected his plea for bail.
There has to be something more to this other than a father kissing his child? Where and how did he kiss her - Rampant paranoia of the perverted kind on the part of the authorities - or what?
If he was molesting her just place him in a pool with some of Brazil's natural aquatic predators and let him fight it out for survival.
If he survives there is always Curare tipped darts.
If he was not molesting her and the authorities 'over reacted' for whatever reason, put them is that same pool and see how they do.
Tourist arrested in Brazil for kissing eight-year-old daughter
There has to be something more to this other than a father kissing his child? Where and how did he kiss her - Rampant paranoia of the perverted kind on the part of the authorities - or what?
If he was molesting her just place him in a pool with some of Brazil's natural aquatic predators and let him fight it out for survival.
If he survives there is always Curare tipped darts.
If he was not molesting her and the authorities 'over reacted' for whatever reason, put them is that same pool and see how they do.
Tourist arrested in Brazil for kissing eight-year-old daughter
Congo sentences two Norwegians to death
A Congolese court sentenced two Norwegians to death Tuesday after convicting them of espionage and murder, drawing sharp criticism from Norway's government.
Norwegians sentenced to death
Norwegians sentenced to death
Why it happened ...
Two key factors undermined the NAZI's campaign: US involvement boosted the allies' arms-producing capabilities, while sheer Soviet manpower led to catastrophic defeat in Russia.
Why Hitler's grand plan collapsed
Why Hitler's grand plan collapsed
Vermont group tries to take Chili's pepper sign
From the "Some people need a life" Department:
A giant chili pepper on the roof of a Chili's restaurant in southern Vermont was a hot property — police say four people have been caught trying to steal it.
Bennington police say the group ran 470 feet of extension cord across a four-lane road and through a Home Depot parking lot to power an electric drill used to detach the logo sign early Sunday.
Sgt. Camillo Grande says they also brought a hacksaw to remove the pepper sign, valued at $8,000.
An alarm went off at about 4:30 a.m., thwarting their plans to make their getaway in an SUV.
The four — two college students, a recent graduate and one who is "between work and school" — were cited for grand larceny.
Things never to do in the office
10 things never to do in the office
Beware of these blunders unless you want to be the coworker everyone loves to hate.
Where is the Vasoline when you need it?!
These people got screwed just a little bit worse than most Americans have been screwed by this country's stupid and heartless health care system.
Their employer withheld health care premiums from their paychecks, but cancelled their insurance coverage.
Like most of the luckier Americans, they trusted their employer with their lives ...
Their employer withheld health care premiums from their paychecks, but cancelled their insurance coverage.
Like most of the luckier Americans, they trusted their employer with their lives ...
He's president, he's black — get over it
Merlene Davis has a good piece in the Lexington Herald-Leader entitled He's president, he's black — get over it that is worth a read.
She says exactly what 'the problem' these wing nut idiots (other than being wing nut idiots) have with our president, no matter how or in what they couch it.
There are still faint flickers of truth and honesty in journalism. You just wouldn't expect them to be in Kentucky.
She says exactly what 'the problem' these wing nut idiots (other than being wing nut idiots) have with our president, no matter how or in what they couch it.
There are still faint flickers of truth and honesty in journalism. You just wouldn't expect them to be in Kentucky.
Xinjiang and McDonald's
Riot-hit Xinjiang tightens rules on chemical sales
China's volatile Xinjiang region is tightening controls over the sale of dangerous chemicals in an effort to improve public safety, state media reported Tuesday.
McDonald's loses trademark fight against McCurry
U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
News of the Weird
Chinese say they filmed UFO footage
Chinese scientists say that they've filmed an unidentified flying object for 40 minutes as it flew in the sky during the recent total solar eclipse, according to the Telegraph
Strange image snapped on hunting camera
Has the legendary Bigfoot finally been found?
That's what some people in Kentucky are saying after a hunter says he snapped a picture of an unidentified creature.
That's what some people in Kentucky are saying after a hunter says he snapped a picture of an unidentified creature.
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