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Monday, February 7, 2011

Detroit cops and firefighters to get houses for $1000

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Dave Bing, the mayor of Detroit, is offering police and firefighters who live in the suburbs renovated houses in the city for $1,000. The hope is to entice them back into the city as part as an effort to revitalize Detroit where 53% of Detroit police officers live in the suburbs and an even higher percentage of firefighters. Detroit previously had legislation requiring police officers to live in the city, but that requirement was revoked by the state legislature in 1999.

Funding for the project will come from neighborhood stabilization funds, HUD and partnerships with local banks and credit unions. No tax dollars will be spent.

Let's hope it works. Detroit could certainly use a break.

Man calls 911 for legal advice - get busted instead

A Connecticut man who calls 911 looking for legal advice on growing marijuana. Hey, this sounds like the start of a joke and in a way it is. Here's the punch line: The same genius is now facing multiple drug charges.
Robert Michelson, 21, allegedly called Farmington Police to ask "how much trouble he could get in" for growing one marijuana plant, police said, reports the Danbury News-Times.

The dispatcher advised Michelson that he could be arrested. Michelson then thanked the dispatcher and hung up. Police then traced the call and officers went to the house and reportedly discovered that Michelson was -- here's the shocker -- growing marijuana. Busted!

Woman addicted to eating soap

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In one of the oddest addictions I have ever heard of, 19-year-old Tempestt Henderson, is addicted to eating soap - and can go through five bars a week, according to the Daily Mail. The nursing student says she started with washing powder and eventually moved up to bars of soap. Doctors say the toxins could kills her. While Henderson understands the danger, her addiction keeps her chomping.

Read more here with photos

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NASA Stereo probes show both sides of Sun at same time

NASA's SDO Catches a Double Solar Eruption

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From NASA: "Launched in October 2006, STEREO traces the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth. It also provides unique and revolutionary views of the sun-Earth system. STEREO has given us the first view of the entire sun on February 6, 2011 and when coupled with SDO, will give us complete views of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere for the next 8 years." I confess: I have no idea what SDO is, so watch the video and find out:

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Video: Pigeons in space

Not much to say. Pigeons in zero gravity. Just have to watch:

Jamel, Germany: Possibly the most horrible town in the world

According to Bullock, Hitler was an opportunis...

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This wee town sports a sign pointing to Hitler's birthplace and a far right leader in town uses a logo of a man smashing a Star of David with a sledgehammer for his demolition company logo. The town hosts outdoor parties where guests chime in and sing "Hitler is my Fuerhrer" around a massive bonfire.

Authorities consider ten of the village's 28 adults right-wing extremists. Town life is dominated by one man: Sven Krueger, a 36-year-old leading NPD official, who grew up here.

Read more here.

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Video: Trailer for Spielberg’s Super 8 – the old "E.T."feel

This haunting trailer for Steven Spielberg produced movie Super 8 has the look and feel of an E.T. sequel. Have a look for yourself.

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Widescreen Edition)

Midnight serial pooper is 71-year-old millionaire

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For years, cafe owners along Coxs Road, in North Ryde, Australia complained to police that someone was leaving late night "deposits" on their doorsteps. When police failed to catch the midnight pooper, one cafe owner set up his own video surveillance camera to try and catch the perp. Behold, the pooper turned out to be a 71-year-old millionaire property owner Salvatore ''Sam'' Cerreto. Why was Sam defecting in on the sidewalk in the middle of the night? Police said, ''He would only say he had a good reason to do it but wouldn't tell us.''

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Scorned woman plasters internet with ex-boyfriend's pics – nasty captions

People break up all the time, but today you have more to be worried about than in the pre-Google days. A woman decided to plaster pictures of her ex on the Internet, with her own nasty captions added. The boy's mother has petitioned
Google to have the images removed, but you can still find them with a Google search. Cry Baby has blurred the eyes in the screen grab from the search results above to protect this innocent.

This is part of the complaint thread started by the boy's mother at Google Webmaster Help:

"My minor son's ex-girlfriend took a copyrighted picture of him (we own copyright) and uploaded it more than 60 times to a website. On each image she wrote slanderous, defamatory and pornographic captions. The webmaster of the site states he removed the images 6 weeks ago, but Google Search still shows all the images. My son is so stressed out and embarrassed and we've done everything we can to get images off of Google including URL removal tool, a letter to Google Legal with all the URLs because of copyright infringement, and nothing has worked!"

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

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Scientology investigated for human trafficking according to New Yorker

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According to the latest New Yorker (via Gawker.com) members of the FBI task force on human trafficking have been investigating the Church of Scientology for human trafficking. Director-writer Paul Haggis – and ex-Scientologist – is profiled in the article. It contains many revelations about the religion the most startling being allegations of abuse by Scientology's leader David Miscavige and allegations of enslavement of members of Scientology's religious order. This advancer comes from Gawker.com. Read more here.

Super Bowl trivia

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Are you the Zen master of Super Bowl trivia? Test yourself with this online quiz. A few sample questions:

Which 2 teams met each other in the Super Bowl 3 times?
Which player has the most passing yards in a Super Bowl?
Which team made the fewest pass attempts in a single Super Bowl?

Click here to find out and read more.

Weird Super Bowl snacks

The San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX troph...

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From LA Weekly have a look at the top five weird Super Bowl snack, including chicken booyah.
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Video: Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies

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Video: Coach flips out

Utah Grizzlies coach Kevin Colley loses it. Watch the video.

Flying donkey dies

The Russian donkey that garnered world sympathy as it brayed in terror while parasailing has died. Komsomolskaya Pravda has reported the 18-year-old female donkey, named Anapka, died of heart trouble after becoming ill in December. Anapka was sent parasailing over Russian beach in a promotional stunt. Her final months were spent in an animal sanctuary where the Pravda said she lived in luxury, eating fresh fruit and vegetables, getting massages and even spending time in a solarium

Here is the video of Anapka parasailing.

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Starbucks Trenta drink larger than human stomach

It's true. The human stomach holds about 900 ml. of ... shall we say content. Starbucks Trenta is 916 ml. Have a look at this National Post graphic:

The secret sex lives of ducks

In a bizarre set of short films – and I mean two minute short – Isabella Rossellini looks at the sex lives of animals including this one about ducks. The series is called Seduce me. 58-year-old Rossellini is an actress, model and ex-wife of Martin Scorsese best known for Blue Velvet, Fearless and Death Becomes Her. Rossellini says she is trying to amuse us. We are amused.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Video: Cats taking over Taylorville, KY

Cats are taking over the town of Taylorsville, KY which has 1800 human residents and a growing feline population. NBC news reports that stray cats are everywhere in town. Mayor Don Pay is a cat lover and points out the bright side: "the mice population is down."

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Video: Tom Cruise on Scientology – uncut

This has got to make you laugh a little, cry and little ...

Scientology spokesman refuses to answer Galactic Emporer Xenu question

Check out this ABC interview with Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis. When asked if he believes Galactic Emperor Xenu brought his people to earth many moons ago and buried them in volcanoes, David becomes offended, refuses to answer and ultimately walks off. Surprising considering this is well documented in the teachings of founder L. Ron Hubbard. Hey, just ask Tom Cruise.