Many Americans will find it comforting to know that sales of pickups have jumped by 50%.
Also: 
Friday, June 4, 2010
Eerie Underwater Graves & Diving For Submerged Skeletons
A creepy exploration into underwater graves and skeletal remains found therein.
A giant skeleton is found underwater.
Odds and Sods
Odds and Sods
A Romanian patient fell off an operating table during surgery when its legs broke.
The winner of a $16 million lottery jackpot in Brazil escaped his own father's plot to kill him after police caught two contract killers supposedly hired to carry out his murder, local media reported on Friday.
Huh, with all the bad cops out there who are really criminals - you going after a good one (at least in the case of the fawn ... other aspects of this cop's actions may or not be cause for concern)!?
His wife might also face fines and jail time. They are accused of keeping the fawn at an undisclosed location while it is being nursed back to health.
Toledo police Sgt. Mark Fry, who resuscitated a newborn fawn back to life after its mother got hit by a car might be facing jail time and possible fines.
The Frys said they won't turn the wildlife animal over the Ohio Division of Wildlife because they are afraid the deer will be euthanized.
Toledo police Sgt. Mark Fry, who resuscitated a newborn fawn back to life after its mother got hit by a car might be facing jail time and possible fines.
A woman was recovering Wednesday after two large pit bulls attacked her outside her home, police said.
A Little Brook Road resident who had to get up very early for work got a surprise when she came downstairs to her living room Wednesday: a woman she did not know was lying on the sofa.
A travel website has unveiled its 2010 list of the dirtiest hotels in America, and three on the list are in California.
An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:You may question how you can best help the people around you today, but don't give in to despair.
You always look for ways to benefit those less fortunate, whether you want to contribute to your community in a new way or just take your current involvement up a notch.
Look into all of your options so that you can make a real difference.
Some of our readers today have been in:
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Canberra Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Melbourne, Victoria, Canada
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Penza, Penza, Russia
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
as well as the Czech Republic, and the United States in such cities as Missoula, Moline, Durham, Tulsa and more
Today is Thursday, June 3, the 154th day of 2010.
There are 211 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
Chimborazo Day
Scientific Minds Want To Know
Scientific Minds Want To Know
Archaeologists have found artifacts which they say provide the earliest evidence of Neanderthals living in Britain.
Scientists challenge the "magical" skin of the cuttlefish to match an unnatural pattern.
Also: 
Deep sea fish from the Pacific Ocean have been discovered on the other side of the world, in the south Atlantic.
A cache of turtles, crocodiles and catfish butchered some 2 million years ago shows when our ancestors gave up vegetarianism
You know you've made it as a popular archaeologist when you get compared to Indy.
As The World Turns
As The World Turns
Countries burdened with trying the bandits in court must do so with minimal resources.
Also: Part of a Washington is sinking
Just as the wingnuts, especially in Texas, are trying to tear down Thomas Jefferson - we get this news:
Experts discover that the sea wall at the Jefferson Memorial has no foundation.
Also: Armed robber is calmly snubbed
An armed robber burst into an Italian supermarket — and the cashier calmly ignored him. The masked raider stormed into the shop in broad daylight and demanded the day's takings, but the till worker didn't even end his phone call.
In CCTV footage, the bandit is seen putting a bag on the counter, demanding it be filled with cash. But the assistant casually throws it on the floor, despite having a gun pointed at him.
The robber eventually flees the CISA store empty-handed, and the assistant continues calmly serving customers. A police spokesman in Nuoro, near Cagliari, Sardinia, said: "When we examined the footage we were amazed.
"The man was incredibly brave as he had no idea whether it was a real gun or a fake one, but he just kept ice cool and refused to hand over any money. If it wasn't so serious it would be funny." The manager at CISA refused to identify the cashier, but said he had been given "a few days off".
In CCTV footage, the bandit is seen putting a bag on the counter, demanding it be filled with cash. But the assistant casually throws it on the floor, despite having a gun pointed at him.
The robber eventually flees the CISA store empty-handed, and the assistant continues calmly serving customers. A police spokesman in Nuoro, near Cagliari, Sardinia, said: "When we examined the footage we were amazed.
"The man was incredibly brave as he had no idea whether it was a real gun or a fake one, but he just kept ice cool and refused to hand over any money. If it wasn't so serious it would be funny." The manager at CISA refused to identify the cashier, but said he had been given "a few days off".
Family kept quiet about bomb 'to avoid disturbing school'
A family who discovered an unexploded WWI bomb in their garage kept quiet about it for ten days because they didn't want to cause a fuss. Sophie Isaac said she and her family waited until half term before alerting the police so a nearby primary school would not have to be evacuated. So convinced were they that the bomb would not explode her husband Nick even scrubbed it with a wire brush "to clean it up" and took souvenir snaps with his ten year-old son, Thomas.
However, when they eventually raised the alarm, bomb disposal experts swooped on their house, shutting down their street for three hours while the area was made safe. Mrs Isaac, 42, said: "Nick was clearing out the garage and saw the 30cm shell underneath a dusty work bench. It was covered in tatty rags and looked like it had been there for years.
"We weren't too concerned it would blow up because we figured if it was going to explode it would have done it as long time ago." The family knew they would have to alert the police to the bomb but say they were worried about the effect it would have on nearby St Bernard's Catholic Primary School. Mrs Isaac said: "Obviously we knew we'd eventually have to report it to the police. But we were concerned the school would need to be evacuated. So we waited until half term."
Once police were alerted about the find at about 10.30 on Tuesday morning, a Bomb Disposal Unit was sent to assess the danger. About ten homes were evacuated and the main street into Moseley, in Birmingham, was brought to a standstill for three hours as a 1,300ft cordon went up around their home. The device was later disposed of safely while the family waited at a safe distance.
However, when they eventually raised the alarm, bomb disposal experts swooped on their house, shutting down their street for three hours while the area was made safe. Mrs Isaac, 42, said: "Nick was clearing out the garage and saw the 30cm shell underneath a dusty work bench. It was covered in tatty rags and looked like it had been there for years.
"We weren't too concerned it would blow up because we figured if it was going to explode it would have done it as long time ago." The family knew they would have to alert the police to the bomb but say they were worried about the effect it would have on nearby St Bernard's Catholic Primary School. Mrs Isaac said: "Obviously we knew we'd eventually have to report it to the police. But we were concerned the school would need to be evacuated. So we waited until half term."
Once police were alerted about the find at about 10.30 on Tuesday morning, a Bomb Disposal Unit was sent to assess the danger. About ten homes were evacuated and the main street into Moseley, in Birmingham, was brought to a standstill for three hours as a 1,300ft cordon went up around their home. The device was later disposed of safely while the family waited at a safe distance.
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
The Beatles (a promotional video from Apple)
Tomorrow Never Knows
Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thought
Surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
That you may see
The meaning of within
It is being
It is being
That love is all
And love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing
That ignorance and hate
May mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing
But listen to the color of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living
Or play the game existence to the end
Of the beginning ...
The Beatles
Same video as above but with the complete original track.
In Matters Of Health
In Matters Of Health
Poor towns in the Mississippi Delta once had more in common with rural Iran than most of America.
Also: 
Adolescent monkeys given alcohol from an early age show signs of serious brain damage.
The mosquito-borne virus has snuck back into the US via the Florida Keys after an absence of 65 years.
Culinary DeLites
Culinary DeLites
Choose breads made from whole grains rather than ones made from refined grain with added fiber.
Also: On The Job
On The Job
These six subjects are the best bet for job security, according to a survey of recruiters.
Also: 
Workers like Kevin Acocella are getting motivated to exercise with the prospect of earning cash.
Also: It's The Economy Stupid
It's The Economy Stupid
Under new rules starting July 1, banks must ask customers to opt in for overdraft coverage.
Also: 
Even a check that's one day overdue can ruin an otherwise excellent credit history.
Also: Lunatic Fringe
Lunatic Fringe
When dealing with wingnuts ... Remember the rule:
If they accuse someone of something, then they're already guilty of it.
Repugicans were very pleased with their technological sophistication as they introduced the website. Kevin McCarthy (retard-Calif.), who created the program, said that to get software for the site, "I personally traveled to Washington state and discovered a Microsoft program that helped NASA map the moon."Using lunar software is appropriate, because the lunatic fringe has responded to the repugicans' request for ideas in a big way and as you'd expect - they're out there:
"End Child Labor Laws". "We coddle children too much. They need to spend their youth in the factories."All misspellings and incorrect grammar were left as they were originally posted in the citations above.
"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story."
"Build a castle-style wall along the border, there is plenty of stone laying around about there."
"I say, repeal all the amendments to the Constitution."
"Don't let the illegals run out of Arizona and hide. . . . I think that we should do something to identify them in case they try to come back over. Like maybe tattoo a big scarlet 'I' on their chests -- for 'illegal'!!!"
"I oppose the Hispanicization of America." "These are not patriotic people."
"English is are official langauge. Anybody who ain't speak it the RIGHT way should kicked out."
Of course there were a few of this type:
"Legalize Marijuana, cause, like, alcohol is legal. Man. Also."(OK, who let the commie-pink-homo-stoner in).
Some real winners as you can see.
Drug lords smuggle up to $29Billion annually
A first-ever study targeting the exorbitant wealth of Mexico's drug lords shows more than half the money smuggled out of the U.S. each year is cash that never passes through a bank, making it nearly invisible to law enforcement.
Man left girlfriend's body rotting on his sofa for 10 months
A murder suspect surrounded his girlfriend’s body with air fresheners after leaving her rotting corpse on his sofa for ten months, an inquest has heard. Gabriel Brown told police he was ‘too grief stricken’ to report 37-year-old Lynn Warman’s death at their home. The 54-year-old desperately tried to hide the stench of the body from neighbors in Worthing, West Sussex, by placing dozens of air fresheners around the corpse.
Brown was arrested in December last year and admitted recovering drug addict Ms Warman had died in February. He was himself found dead in the same house in January this year while on police bail, Horsham Magistrates’ Court coroner heard.
He had told police Ms Warman had fallen on February 9, 2009, and he woke the next day to find she had died – but chose to leave her where she lay instead of calling the police. A post-mortem examination of the woman failed to find a cause of death because of the length of time she had been dead. Coroner Penelope Schofield recorded an open verdict on the death of Miss Warman and said an inquest into Mr Brown’s death would be held later this year.
A former neighbor said: ‘Gabriel and Lynn had their ups and downs like any couple but they seemed happy a lot of the time. It’s horrible to think she lay there for nearly a year as he lived in the same house. The smell must have been terrible. I hope they can both now rest in peace.’
Brown was arrested in December last year and admitted recovering drug addict Ms Warman had died in February. He was himself found dead in the same house in January this year while on police bail, Horsham Magistrates’ Court coroner heard.
He had told police Ms Warman had fallen on February 9, 2009, and he woke the next day to find she had died – but chose to leave her where she lay instead of calling the police. A post-mortem examination of the woman failed to find a cause of death because of the length of time she had been dead. Coroner Penelope Schofield recorded an open verdict on the death of Miss Warman and said an inquest into Mr Brown’s death would be held later this year.
A former neighbor said: ‘Gabriel and Lynn had their ups and downs like any couple but they seemed happy a lot of the time. It’s horrible to think she lay there for nearly a year as he lived in the same house. The smell must have been terrible. I hope they can both now rest in peace.’
UK Taxi driver shoots 12 dead
A taxi driver killed 12 people and injured several others before ending his own life in a horrific shooting spree in northern England.
Derrick Bird's three-and-a-half-hour rampage across Cumbria on Wednesday shocked police and locals who battled to try to understand what could have motivated him.
Cumbria police deputy chief constable Stuart Hyde described the shootings, which left 25 people badly injured, as a "terrifying and horrific" attack.
He said detectives did not yet know what motivated Bird, but promised a full investigation into the gunman's history, access to firearms and possible motives.
"This has shocked the people of Cumbria and around the country to the core," he told reporters.
"We're not able to understand at this stage the real motivation behind it or establish whether this was a pre-meditated or a random attack."
Derrick Bird's three-and-a-half-hour rampage across Cumbria on Wednesday shocked police and locals who battled to try to understand what could have motivated him.
Cumbria police deputy chief constable Stuart Hyde described the shootings, which left 25 people badly injured, as a "terrifying and horrific" attack.
He said detectives did not yet know what motivated Bird, but promised a full investigation into the gunman's history, access to firearms and possible motives.
"This has shocked the people of Cumbria and around the country to the core," he told reporters.
"We're not able to understand at this stage the real motivation behind it or establish whether this was a pre-meditated or a random attack."
Boy dies after father leaves him in hot car for eight hours
A five-year-old boy has died in Cyprus after being left for eight hours in a locked car by his father, a doctor who rushed to a medical emergency.
The 40-year-old doctor, an orthopedic surgeon who has not been named, was taking his son to nursery in the southern coastal town of Larnaca when he received an emergency call at around 8am on Tuesday.
He drove to a private clinic and left the boy in the car, police said.
It was only when his wife called him more than eight hours later, after she had gone to collect the child from his nursery, that the father realized what he had done.
He found his son unconscious in the back seat of the car, with an empty water bottle beside him. Colleagues from the clinic were unable to revive the boy.
A post mortem carried out on Wednesday indicated that the boy could have died from a heart attack.
The car in which he was found was towed away and impounded by the authorities. Temperatures in Cyprus have reached 117F (30C) this week.
The 40-year-old doctor, an orthopedic surgeon who has not been named, was taking his son to nursery in the southern coastal town of Larnaca when he received an emergency call at around 8am on Tuesday.
He drove to a private clinic and left the boy in the car, police said.
It was only when his wife called him more than eight hours later, after she had gone to collect the child from his nursery, that the father realized what he had done.
He found his son unconscious in the back seat of the car, with an empty water bottle beside him. Colleagues from the clinic were unable to revive the boy.
A post mortem carried out on Wednesday indicated that the boy could have died from a heart attack.
The car in which he was found was towed away and impounded by the authorities. Temperatures in Cyprus have reached 117F (30C) this week.
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Also: Teacher suspended after pupils reported him for being late for school
A science teacher has been suspended after pupils reported him for repeatedly turning up to school late.
Jasbir Dhillon rushed into lessons up to an hour behind schedule on 21 occasions over the last two years.
Pupils complained about the 40-year-old’s lack of punctuality at Washwood Heath Technology College in Birmingham.
Mr Dhillon, a father-of-two, has now been suspended for three months after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of misconduct.
The General Teaching Council ruled that Mr Dhillon’s behaviour had been unprofessional and risked damaging the academic success of his pupils.
Mr Dhillon will now be suspended for three months and forced onto a strict punctuality programme when he returns to work.
Jasbir Dhillon rushed into lessons up to an hour behind schedule on 21 occasions over the last two years.
Pupils complained about the 40-year-old’s lack of punctuality at Washwood Heath Technology College in Birmingham.
Mr Dhillon, a father-of-two, has now been suspended for three months after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of misconduct.
The General Teaching Council ruled that Mr Dhillon’s behaviour had been unprofessional and risked damaging the academic success of his pupils.
Mr Dhillon will now be suspended for three months and forced onto a strict punctuality programme when he returns to work.
Owner saves bulldog with kiss of life
A former Army first aider revived his beloved pet dog by giving her the kiss of life when she choked on a bone. British Bulldog Stella stopped breathing and was lifeless after wolfing down a spare rib whole at a family barbecue. Stella had pinched the treat off a table but it got stuck in her throat on Friday. Her owner, former infantryman Chris Mallett, of Clacton, turned pooch paramedic and saved his beloved dog with mouth to mouth resuscitation he learned during his seven years in the Army.
The dad-of-five, who served with 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglians, said he was alerted to what had happened when his 10-year-old son Bailey ran upstairs crying and saying seven-year-old Stella had died. Mr Mallett said: “I went downstairs and picked Stella up but she wasn’t breathing, she was completely lifeless. I took her outside and prized open her jaws. I put my hand down her throat and I could feel the bone. She hadn’t chewed it at all. She’d swallowed it whole and it was lodged in her throat. I pulled it out and it broke, half of it came out so I put my hand down and got the other bit out. As I pulled it out her body jolted.”
He continued: “I was amazed, it was a sign of life so I thought I would try and give her mouth to mouth. I held her mouth together and blew down her nose like they do with babies. Then I saw some colour came back into her eyes. They were black but I could see the brown coming back into them. She jolted when I blew into her mouth so I kept going. I was rubbing her to try and stimulate her and eventually she started breathing again.
“She lifted her up head and looked like she’d had 15 beers but eventually she got up. Five minutes later she was running around as if nothing had happened, it was amazing. It’s not something I’d look forward to doing again but Stella is right as rain and that’s the main thing. She had all foam around her mouth but I didn’t think twice about getting stuck in. My wife didn’t kiss me until I had washed my face though.”
The dad-of-five, who served with 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglians, said he was alerted to what had happened when his 10-year-old son Bailey ran upstairs crying and saying seven-year-old Stella had died. Mr Mallett said: “I went downstairs and picked Stella up but she wasn’t breathing, she was completely lifeless. I took her outside and prized open her jaws. I put my hand down her throat and I could feel the bone. She hadn’t chewed it at all. She’d swallowed it whole and it was lodged in her throat. I pulled it out and it broke, half of it came out so I put my hand down and got the other bit out. As I pulled it out her body jolted.”
He continued: “I was amazed, it was a sign of life so I thought I would try and give her mouth to mouth. I held her mouth together and blew down her nose like they do with babies. Then I saw some colour came back into her eyes. They were black but I could see the brown coming back into them. She jolted when I blew into her mouth so I kept going. I was rubbing her to try and stimulate her and eventually she started breathing again.
“She lifted her up head and looked like she’d had 15 beers but eventually she got up. Five minutes later she was running around as if nothing had happened, it was amazing. It’s not something I’d look forward to doing again but Stella is right as rain and that’s the main thing. She had all foam around her mouth but I didn’t think twice about getting stuck in. My wife didn’t kiss me until I had washed my face though.”
Ocean Photographer Reveals Amazing Images
Image via TED video
TED's Mission Blue Voyage to the Galapagos put some of the best scientists and advocates of the oceans in one place to discuss what's happening to our seas - the good and the bad. But a picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, so the TED Talk given by photographer Brian Skerry holds a particularly hefty weight. In fact, he even states that he wanted to make his photographic endeavors more like war photography, with harder-hitting pictures that tell the full story of the oceans - gorgeous, imperiled, emotional and stark. In this short talk, Skerry reveals how images can impact viewers in a way no amount of lecturing can match. Click through to see how Skerry shows both the "horror and magic of the ocean" as he shows some of the incredible photos he's taken both above and below the waves. Article continues: TED Talk: Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Reveals Amazing Images (Video)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:Someone has caught the scent of victory coming from your direction, and they're sidling up with an offer that you probably can't refuse.
Still, you should try to examine the offer much more closely -- taking all the time you need -- before committing yourself.
You're quite shrewd, and you know that the ideas that seem too good to be true almost always are.
Some of our readers today have been in:
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
London, England, United Kingdom
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Vienna, Wein, Austria
Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France
as well as Finland, Thailand, Germany, and the United States in such cities as Albemarle, Hockessin, Levittown, El Cajon and more
Today is Wednesday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2010.
There are 212 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:
Leave Work Early Day
National Bubba Day
and
Yell "Fudge" At The Cobras In North America Day
Noise Pollution Harms Fish Populations, Locations, Habits
Photo by Puliarf
Whales aren't the only marine species negatively affected by human-generated noise pollution in the oceans. Sound is an important, and well developed sense in many fish, more species of which are being threatened by the increase in noise made by oil and gas rigs, ships, boats and sonar. In a new review, scientists look at how the rise in sounds over the last hundred years as humans have taken to the oceans has impacted fish species, from their locations to their reproduction. Article continues: Noise Pollution Harms Fish Populations, Locations, Habits
The State Of The Nation
The State Of The Nation
Artur Davis loses by a wide margin in his attempt to become the state's first black governor.
Also: Lunatic Fringe
Lunatic Fringe
When dealing with wingnuts ... Remember the rule:
If they accuse someone of something, then they're already guilty of it.
Rand Paul blew off MTP, and instead talked to Kremlin-backed 9/11-conspiracy-embracing Russian 'news' outlet
From Attytood:It's amazing what gets lost in the vortex of long holiday weekend -- not just Roy Halladay's perfect game but of course Obama and Sestak and Clinton in THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY and then there was also this from Rand Paul and his quixotic GOP Senate campaign in Kentucky, in which he questioned the 14th Amendment (also a slavery thing, but I digress...) and its interpretation that it grants citizenship to children of undocumented parents born within the United States.
That's an interesting and important debate, but what was really amazing was where he made his comments -- particularly since this was the same time frame in which he cancelled an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," when it was clear that the dons of the GOP wanted to reduce the exposure of libertarian Paul and his unorthodox views on matters like the 1964 Civil Rights Act or President's Obama's "un-American" treatment of British petroleum.
So instead of talking to NBC News, Paul talked to a venue in which he clearly felt more comfortable: The Kremlin- linked, conspiracy minded Russia Today.
Um, wait, who's anti-American?
It comes as no surprise that Palin uses Nazi tactics - she is a Nazi after all!
In his first TV interview since moving next door to Sarah Palin , author Joe McGinniss defended himself and compared her tactics in stirring controversy against him to tactics employed by Nazis.
Do you recognize the 'Granddad Bandit'?
Einstein's brain
For decades, scientists have tried to figure out what made the professor so smart.
Also: In Matters Of Health
In Matters Of Health
It's The Economy Stupid
It's The Economy Stupid
For years, Cortney Munna has been deferring payments on nearly $100,000 in loans.
Also: U.S. cities facing their own debt crisis
Seven American cities have had their municipal bonds downgraded to below investment-grade.
Also: 
Debt collection agency owes $1.5 million after leaving racist, vulgar messages
Sounds like an expensive way of trying to collect $200. Especially when even the $200 was being disputed. When you think about the credit problems in the US, this is probably one of many similar abusive situations. Owing money is one thing but the collection agency went too far and got what they deserved.
Compare this to the gentle touch treatment for Wall Street who made off with slightly more than $200 after causing a global crisis.
Oh, and it could not have happened to a 'nicer' bunch of folks - debt collectors are lower than lawyers on the loathsome scale.
Compare this to the gentle touch treatment for Wall Street who made off with slightly more than $200 after causing a global crisis.
Oh, and it could not have happened to a 'nicer' bunch of folks - debt collectors are lower than lawyers on the loathsome scale.
Man Told He's Been Dead 9 Months
A Hermitage man is trying to prove he's still alive. While applying for college, he found out the government said he died last summer, and it has created even more problems.
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints
Airlines ramp up their policing of carry-ons, and passengers are fighting back.
Also: 
World's Largest Land Art Exhibit Opens in Turkey's Super-Scenic Cappadocia Region
"The Gift" sculpture in Cappadocia, where hot-air balloon tours are a popular way to see the region. Photo via Andrew Rogers.
The surreal natural formations of Turkey's Cappadocia region, where soft volcanic rocks have eroded over the eons into fanciful cones and spires, now have some serious man-made competition for tourist attention: The world's largest contemporary land art park, comprising 10 giant sculptures made out of more than 10,500 tons of stone.Artist completes 700 hour stare
A Serbian artist has completed the world's longest ever piece of performance art by staring at members of the public for 700 hours.
Marina Abramovic sat for seven hours a day, six days a week, on a chair for her installation, entitled The Artist Is Present at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Visitors were invited to sit in a chair facing her and simply return her silent gaze.
Celebrities including Bjork, Lou Reed, Marisa Tomei and Isabella Rossellini were among the 1,400 people who came and sat opposite the artist, who always dressed in a long cassock.
Some spent an entire day sitting opposite Abramovic while others managed just a couple of minutes.
Marina Abramovic sat for seven hours a day, six days a week, on a chair for her installation, entitled The Artist Is Present at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Visitors were invited to sit in a chair facing her and simply return her silent gaze.
Celebrities including Bjork, Lou Reed, Marisa Tomei and Isabella Rossellini were among the 1,400 people who came and sat opposite the artist, who always dressed in a long cassock.
Some spent an entire day sitting opposite Abramovic while others managed just a couple of minutes.
Interesting In General
Interesting In General
Bees swarm Wall Street hot spot
The city's so-called "bee man" says there's a common problem behind the buzz in New York.
Also: Twist of fate creates unlikely millionaire
A chance encounter and a life of loyalty turn a man from a poor Nepal village into an NYC media sensation.
Also: Australian vets treat hundreds of lorikeet parrots for 'drunkenness'
A mystery illness resembling human drunkenness has caused hundreds of native birds to fall out of the sky in the tropical Australian city of Darwin. The brightly-colored lorikeets are receiving treatment at an animal hospital with symptoms similar to alcohol abuse in people.
It is unclear what is causing Darwin's inquisitive and gregarious lorikeets to unceremoniously fall to Earth. Vets say it could take some birds several months to recover.
The mystery ailment often strikes these small parrots at the end of the wet season in Australia's rugged Northern Territory. About 200 birds are being looked after by vets suffering what appears to be a giant hangover.
The splendidly-colored birds with blue faces, red beaks and green wings are a sorry sight. Bleary-eyed and disheveled, the cantankerous patients are suffering from headaches and a lack of energy. Many seem to want just a good lie down.
Tests have failed to reveal the cause of their distress and their rehabilitation could take a few months.
When the groggy lorikeets do finally emerge from this debilitating fog, they will be released back into the wild, where they roam in large, noisy flocks.
It is unclear what is causing Darwin's inquisitive and gregarious lorikeets to unceremoniously fall to Earth. Vets say it could take some birds several months to recover.
The mystery ailment often strikes these small parrots at the end of the wet season in Australia's rugged Northern Territory. About 200 birds are being looked after by vets suffering what appears to be a giant hangover.
The splendidly-colored birds with blue faces, red beaks and green wings are a sorry sight. Bleary-eyed and disheveled, the cantankerous patients are suffering from headaches and a lack of energy. Many seem to want just a good lie down.
Tests have failed to reveal the cause of their distress and their rehabilitation could take a few months.
When the groggy lorikeets do finally emerge from this debilitating fog, they will be released back into the wild, where they roam in large, noisy flocks.
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