…If thy right arm offend thee and causeth thee to sin, cut it off!… VIENNA – A Viennese man cut off his ring finger and presented the digit, still holding his wedding band, to his ex-wife after an acrimonious divorce, Austrian news agency APA reported Tuesday. Charged with dangerous harassment and assault for the act,…
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Don't Arrest Him, Hire Him!!!!
He obviously wants to be a bus driver. Get this kid in the program! cd FERN PARK, Fla. – A 15-year-old boy stole a bus, drove it along a public transit route, picked up passengers and collected fares, authorities said Sunday. Ritchie Calvin Davis was already on probation for taking a tour bus and driving…
U.S. Jobs Shape Condoms’ Role in Foreign Aid – New York Times
Great NYT article on the big business of foreign aid. EUFAULA, Alabama — Here in this courtly, antebellum town, Alabama’s condom production has survived an onslaught of Asian competition, thanks to the patronage of straitlaced congressmen from this Bible Belt state. Behind the scenes, the politicians have ensured that companies in Alabama won federal contracts…
Boing Boing: Bush legalizes martial law — what Constitution?
This was on Boing Boing this morning. Scary. Never mind Halloween, this is really scary! cd Boing Boing: Bush legalizes martial law — what Constitution? Bush legalizes martial law — what Constitution? On Oct 17, George Bush quietly signed a bill allowing him to declare martial law. The Toward Freedom website summarizes it: For the…
Get paid for lying around all day
NASA is seeking applicants for an experiment in counteracting the affects of zero gravity. 20 seats or should I say beds are still available. NY TIMES ARTICLE HOUSTON, Oct. 23 — What does it say about this country that it’s hard to find people willing to be paid to lie around all day and take…
I have 46 rubies from Madagaskar…willing to trade….
So, here is what I have to trade…46 Beautiful Rubies from Madagskar…. 10 10×8 /8×8 mm rubies. Clarity SI 22.54CT appraisal value $165.50 20 9×7 MM Clarity SI 45.48CT appraisal value $1521 16 10×8 MM SI 34.52CT appraisal value $772 TOTAL APPRAISSED VALUE $2458.50 What will you trade me? I am looking for something unique…
Housing Bubble Bursts….Market is Flooded
It seems that the housing bubble has finally burst. This may just be the first leak. Are you going to be a dutch boy with his finger in the dyke? Or are you going to take what you can get before the next market correction hits. Statistically, there is a way of graphing these movements…
Trouble On The Horizon For Faking Pentecostals?
A “Tower of Babel” device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another. The researchers said the effect was like watching a television programme that had been dubbed….
Cobain 'is top-earning dead star'
In case you were wondering….. Former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity, according to US business website Forbes.com.Cobain’s work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley’s $42m (£22m). Presley headed the list for the last four years. Cobain’s top placing follows…
Could "RDB Phenomenon" occur in US?
The Chairman and I had the good fortune to attend a screening of Rang de Basanti last evening at the Honolulu International Film Festival. Rang de Basanti (Hindi for ‘color of sacrifice’) has become a phenomenon in India – the RDB Phenomenon. The tagline of the film is “The Awakening of a Generation” and the…