`Scientists from Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire and the University of Southampton have identified plutonium from 1950s US nuclear tests in British soil, the BBC reports. The team has also pinpointed fallout from Bikini Atoll and Chernobyl.’
`Weber and his team were in the business of making money–literally. From their headquarters at 985 Lakeshore, they were printing and distributing millions of dollars in counterfeit Canadian currency. By the time it was all over, retailers across the country would never look at a $100 bill the same way again.’
`Police arrested a man they said tracked his ex-girlfriend’s whereabouts by attaching a global positioning system to her car. [..]
Police said Gabrielyan attached a cellular phone to the woman’s car on August 16 with a motion switch that turned on when the car moved, transmitting a signal each minute to a satellite. [..]
The woman learned how Gabrielyan was following her when she discovered him under her car attempting to change the cell phone’s battery, police said.’
`The aim is to create a sealed reactor that can be delivered to a site, left to generate power for up to 30 years, and retrieved when its fuel is spent. The developers claim that no one would be able to remove the fissile material from the reactor because its core would be inside a tamper-proof cask protected by a thicket of alarms.’
`A Sabine Parish man is accused of fowl play, authorities said.
Timothy Garner, 35, of the Florien area is suspected of having sex with a chicken. [..]
After being brought in for questioning [some policeman] said Garner admitted to having sex with the animal.
He also told investigators that it was not his first time in the chicken yard, police said.’
‘Complaints by feminist groups have forced Bangkok authorities to replace signs that called on women but not men to remain chaste on city buses where Thai youths are known to have sex, an official said.
Rights groups were up in arms this week over the authority’s previous notices on buses calling for female riders to “reserve themselves”. [..]
According to the official the new signs read: “Guard your heart, protect your body. Both women and men, preserve your culture.”‘
followup to Bangkok students urged: No sex on buses.
`When police raided a house in Teignmouth they found a home-made bomb making factory where Jeremy Britton had constructed six explosive devices.
[..] Britton, who was jailed, was to tell police that they were “little boys’ toys” and that it was like having “a chemistry set”. Britton said he liked war, guns and explosives and he liked the sound of the “boom” when he set off the bombs. He said it was something to do when he was bored and he used to explode the bombs on rubbish dumps.’
`A teacher enforcing school regulations on haircuts snipped one girl’s locks to ear’s length Thursday but ended up lopping off a chunk of her ear as well, police said. [..]
[Some plastic surgeon said] that half of the earlobe was severed, and could not be reattached because the girl did not get proper medical attention quickly enough.’
`A Kansas City police officer shockingly discovered recently that wearing a Taser in a heavy rainstorm could result in his being, well, shocked. [..]
“They told me anytime heavy water penetrates the battery cover, there could be an electrical short, which could cause the weapon to discharge on its own,” [some policeman] said.’
`A Syracuse, New York, man got the scare of his life when another man pointed a rocket launcher at him during an argument. Luckily, the weapon had already been used and was inoperable.’
`Vehicle to autonomous biped robot conversion for the Mini Cooper r50.’
with video. This one (560kB Quicktime) is particularly cool.
`[..] time and time again the ultimate FAQ question would arise — “What positions work best with fat people?”.’
`For female dogs who chew their panties or for dogs who have a lot of hair to protect their skin, we offer panties lined with sturdy denim. For the female dogs who have sensitive and delicate skin we offer soft flannel lined panties.
Does your canine not have a tail? Would you like dog panties without the hole for the tail? If you have special needs for your female dog panties, please contact us.’
“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.” (Murray Walker — F1 Motor racing Commentator)
“One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them — Oh my God, what have I just said?” (US TV commentator)
`A man waiting for a Greyhound bus in downtown Denver caught the attention of police Thursday. That’s because he was carrying two military rocket launchers.
The man told police he had gotten the empty shoulder-fired rocket launchers from his brother, who had just returned from fighting in Iraq.
[..] police confiscated them, even though they are legal.’
`A magazine ran a Dilbert quotes contest. These are actual quotes from managers out there!’
including:
“E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business.”
“This project is so important we can’t let things more important interfere with it.”
‘Young passengers on Bangkok city buses are being asked not to have sex during the commute. [..]
‘I have interviewed bus conductors and passengers and they confirm the study that students are having sex, especially on the air-conditioned route 12,’ said Mr Virat Chokkatiwat, an MTA director.’
‘There are many people with psychiatric illness, a few have artistic ability. There are many artists; a few have mental illness.
The works [..] are primarily selected because of the depth of emotional disturbance shown.
Psychiatric art can be regarded as the skillful expression of pathological emotional disturbance.’
`Gilligan’s Island is now out on DVD, reawakening the unanswered questions of childhood: why does the Skipper let Gilligan help with anything when he knows he’ll just screw it up? [..] And why do any of the other stranded castaways treat the millionaire’s government money as valuable while stuck on an island where no such government can enforce its value?
[..] that last question stuck with me.’
`WHEN Tony Cooper and Lisa Kingscott left their four-seater light plane parked in a field to have lunch with friends nearby, they paid little attention to the cows quietly grazing nearby.
Big mistake.’
`A MELBOURNE schoolboy embroiled in a sexual controversy with 36-year-old teacher Karen Ellis has denied being emotionally scarred by the affair. [..]
“Everyone at school thought she was a bit of all right and so did I, I suppose,” he said.’
`COLONEL Muammar Gaddafi is being accused by Palestinians of unfairly trying to help a Libyan contestant win the Middle East’ s answer to the TV talent show Idols. [..]
Palestinians are enraged that Gaddafi has backed a costly nationwide publicity campaign and arranged that Libyans wanting to vote for Ayman Al-Atar, a Libyan dental student, could have free phone calls.’
‘A man whose genitals were bitten off by a pit bull remained in serious condition Tuesday, and the dog remained on the loose. [..]
The man was naked when found at the park, but it was unclear at what point he had taken off his clothes. Neighbors had seen him playing with the dog earlier in the day.
Arbogast said investigators do not know why the man was naked, and remain uncertain about some circumstances surrounding the attack.’
also here:
‘Albuquerque police and animal control officers canvassed the area Monday evening and Tuesday morning looking for the dog and some of the man’s body parts.’
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