Despite suffering, some illegal immigrants are reluctant to seek help for fear of deportation.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Bad Cops
Ohio chief deputy charged with rape, gross sexual imposition, endangering a child and kidnapping
Michigan deputy charged with forgery, theft
New York police officer pleads guilty to 100 armed robberies, stealing 250 kilograms of cocaine and $1M
Off duty New York cops guilty in attack on motorist
Denver deputy behind bars for sexual assault on a child
Georgia police officers accused of excessive force in melee at IHOP
Missouri city pays $130K to settle police brutality lawsuit
North Carolina sheriff's detective charged with molesting a child; fired by department
Ohio police detective arrested on felony charge
Florida police mistakenly raid judge's home and order family out of house at gunpoint during Easter dinner
Seattle police officer informs handcuffed suspect that "I'm going to beat the f*cking Mexican piss out of you, homey" and delivers as promised
Veteran Indiana police officer accused of stealing from drivers during traffic stops
Alleged illegal searches by NYPD may be increasing marijuana arrests
Former North Carolina local law enforcement officer arrested for sexually abusing his own child
California sheriff's deputy arrested on suspicion of having sex with an underage girl
Louisiana sheriff's deputy charged with assault, battery
California deputy charged with domestic violence
Justice Dept. probe of Seattle Police aided by self-incriminating SPD video, court evidence
Lunatic Fringe
Michele 'Batshit Crazy' Bachmann Implies The Holocaust, Taxation, Are Analogous to Each Other
Michele Bachmann has been accused of being off the deep end before, but her latest statement is bound to cause a lot of flak: on Sunday's she used the Holocaust as an analogy when speaking about taxes.
Even the Holocaust deniers are shaking their heads in disbelief at that one!
Texas repugicans approve tax cuts for yachts over $250,000
It's especially curious since most of those yachts are now built in China.
Why do Texas repugicans want to encourage new business in China as opposed to in the USA?
Obviously they hate America.
Why do Texas repugicans want to encourage new business in China as opposed to in the USA?
Obviously they hate America.
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee has approved a tax break for those who want to buy yachts costing $250,000 or more.
In a vote late Thursday, the committee approved a bill by Houston repugican John Davis. The proposed law would cap the maximum sales tax the state would collect on the sale of a personal boat.
Davis says the measure is needed because Florida has a similar law and boat buyers are going there to make their purchases. The measure passed on an 8-3 vote along party lines.
Why Is Damning New Evidence About Monsanto's Most Widely Used Herbicide Being Silenced?
Good question, that ...
It turns out that Monsanto's Roundup herbicide might not be nearly as safe as people have thought, but the media is staying mum on the revelation.
It turns out that Monsanto's Roundup herbicide might not be nearly as safe as people have thought, but the media is staying mum on the revelation.
Tech company's value explodes
Close to oblivion 14 years ago, this company is now the world's second most valuable.
Also: Ways to become a millionaire
Delaying retirement by just a couple of years could help you hit the mark.
Also: McDonalds Hires 62,000
Turns Away Over 938,000 Applicants For Minimum Wage, Part-Time Jobs
The "good" news: McDonald's hired 62,000 people at an employment event, which was 24 percent more than they planned. The bad news: More than more than one million people applied for the jobs, which means at least 938,000 applicants were turned down.
Rooftop Urban Farm Brings Fresh Local Produce To Montreal All Year Round
Image credit Lufa Farms
Lufa Farms founder Mohamed Hage was complaining about how hard it was to get decent fresh food in Montreal in winter, that it is "handled, packaged, shipped, stored, refrigerated and reshipped perhaps dozens of times before it could appear on our dinner plates." Especially in a Montreal winter. Now, after four years of work, he has built a 31,000 square foot farm under glass on a rooftop and is supplying fresh food within 24 hours of harvesting.I have been dismissive of vertical farms, but rooftop farms like this just might make sense.
Article continues: Rooftop Urban Farm Brings Fresh Local Produce To Montreal All Year Round
Morocco Timber Mafia Threatens Water Supply By Felling Cedars
photo: ankakay/Creative Commons
Echoes of what contributed to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan last summer: Illegal logging by a timber mafia ("a cedar mafia, an organized mafia") is felling so many of Morocco's iconic cedar trees that the nation's water supply is threatened due to erosion.The 6 Most Terrifying Historical Car Races
People love a race.They began to race cars before any of the kinks in such an undertaking were worked out.
Consider the 1903 Paris to Madrid road race:
As a result of the constant, unremitting horror that unfolded on the first day, the race officials just drew a new finish line in Bordeaux.
Given the nascence of car manufacturing, not many people understood yet the inherent danger of traveling that fast in a wood and steel shell filled with explosives. All day, cars crashed into trees, burst into flames, careened into groups of spectators or just straight up disintegrated. Out of all the hundreds of racers that started, more than half crashed out in that first day, at least eight people died including one of the founders of Renault.
But that was just one race.
Things got considerably worse in the next, when locals shot at passing vehicles!
Read all six stories at Cracked.
Ten spots that could disappear
Peru’s lush rainforests and the Maldives islands are some of the world's most unique sites.
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Cockfighting Ring Busted At Kid's Party
Police busted a cockfighting ring in Texas that was using a children's party as its front, officials said Sunday.Manul - The Cat That Time Forgot
Have you ever wanted to take a trip through time to see what animals looked like millions of years ago? When it comes to cats there is little or no need. This beautiful specimen is a Manul, otherwise known as Pallas's Cat.
About twelve million years ago it was one of the first two modern cats to evolve and it hasn't changed since. The other species, Martelli's Cat, is extinct so what you are looking at here is a unique window in to the past of modern cats.
Tourist's lucky escape from bear in China
A tourist looking for wildlife in China's northwestern Xinjiang Province got more than he bargained for when a brown bear charged at his car.
The man, Mr. Quan, had spotted the wild animal by the side of the road and started filming it when the bear suddenly rushed towards him, but he managed to close the window in time.
Quan said that he and his friends at first thought the bear was a Tibetan Mastiff dog wandering on the grassland.
Local officials in charge of wildlife protection in Emin County said that it was very unusual to see a bear wandering so close to the road in the daytime.
The man, Mr. Quan, had spotted the wild animal by the side of the road and started filming it when the bear suddenly rushed towards him, but he managed to close the window in time.
Quan said that he and his friends at first thought the bear was a Tibetan Mastiff dog wandering on the grassland.
Local officials in charge of wildlife protection in Emin County said that it was very unusual to see a bear wandering so close to the road in the daytime.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:How well do you know your ancestors?
Understanding where you came from will help you understand where you can go.
Try an Internet search to satisfy your curiosity.
Who knows?
You might discover that you have a knack for genealogy and may want to start working on a family tree.
Older members of your family are a great resource, so why not drop them a line to catch up?
Find out how they lived when they were your age.
You'll have a great time comparing notes.
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and in cities across the United States such as Rio Rico, Gowrie, Virginia Beach, San Jose and more.
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Today is:
Today is Sunday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2011.
There are 233 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:
Lei Day
May Day
Penguin Day
World Laughter Day
and
Mother Goose Day.
It is also the Beltane Festival!
May Day
Penguin Day
World Laughter Day
and
Mother Goose Day.
It is also the Beltane Festival!
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