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| Sports car breaks suicide jumper's fall |
| Asylum | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:29:00 GMT |
| Filed under: Weird Ah, New York, New York, New York... In a city with so many skyscrapers, we can understand the allure of jumping off the top of one to end it all. It's faster than pills and cheaper than buying a gun. Unless you happen to land on |
| Fancy tickling a bear? Because now's your chance... |
| Asylum | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:29:00 GMT |
| Filed under: Weird Following in the giant, scaly footprints of the infamous subservient chicken (which if you haven't seen it recently is still well worth another visit) comes a new commandable advert. Out with the chicken... in with the bear. Which, we |
| For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle |
| Star-Telegram | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:03:00 GMT |
| BETHEL, Ohio — For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital. Christina Schuler's 8-pound, 11-ounce son was born Tuesday in the front seat of the family's pickup truck. Her |
| For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle |
| MSNBC | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMT |
| BETHEL, Ohio ? For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital. Christina Schuler's 8-pound, 11-ounce son was born Tuesday in the front seat of the family's pickup truck. Her husband |
| Iran's first lady of skiing trains on grass (Reuters) |
| West Australian | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:23:00 GMT |
| DIZIN, Iran (Reuters) - Skiing down a grassy mountain in the middle of summer is not the only unusual thing about Marjan Kalhor. She is also an Olympic competitor -- a rare thing for a woman in a male-dominated sport in Iran.Two hours' drive from Tehran, |
| For 2nd Time, Woman Gives Birth In Vehicle |
| WSOC-TV | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:16:00 GMT |
| BETHEL, Ohio -- For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital. Christina Schuler's 8-pound, 11-ounce son was born Tuesday in the front seat of the family's pickup truck. Her husband |
| New Baby Carrot Campaign Mimics Junk Food |
| WSOC-TV | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:42:00 GMT |
| NEW YORK -- Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty - just like junk food. A group of 50 producers hopes the 'Eat 'Em Like Junk Food' effort starting next week will double |
| Iran's first lady of skiing trains on grass |
| Reuters UK | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:37:00 GMT |
| EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Marjan Kalhor (R), the first Iranian woman to enter an Olympic ski event, prepares for grass skiing |
| Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit |
| Yahoo! Canada | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:59:00 GMT |
| JAKARTA (AFP) - A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday. Ardi Rizal shocked the world when a video of him drawing heavily on |
| China coal miner digs down to dodge housing costs |
| XinMsn | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:39:00 GMT |
| A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported on Thursday. Needing more room for his family but priced out of a |
| Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay' |
| XinMsn | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:38:00 GMT |
| An Australian school was under fire Thursday after erasing the word 'gay' from iconic song 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree' to stop children tittering. Garry Martin, head of Melbourne's Lepage Primary, said he did not mean to insult gay people by |
| Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit |
| AFP via Yahoo! | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:30:00 GMT |
| AFP – Two-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal puffs on a cigarette in the yard of his family home in Sumatra. … – 23 mins ago JAKARTA (AFP) – A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving |
| Man calls 911 from hot tub; seeks hug, towels |
| Yahoo! Canada | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT |
| BEAVERTON, Ore. - A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland, Oregon home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug. He didn't get any of those items ? he got arrested for trespassing instead. Beaverton police say Mark |
| Unicorn cow becomes tourist attraction |
| Metro.co.uk | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:03:00 GMT |
| This young unicorn cow seems to have a point, or three, to make. |
| Your Daily Horoscope |
| UPI | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:33:00 GMT |
| By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING UPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. United Press International - United States - Ohio - Sheriff - Daegu |
| The almanac |
| UPI | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:53:00 GMT |
| Today is Thursday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2010 with 120 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Neptune, Mercury, Venus and Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They |
| China coal miner digs down to dodge housing costs |
| AFP via Yahoo! | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:52:00 GMT |
| AFP/File – A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing … – 35 mins ago BEIJING (AFP) – A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing |
| Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay' |
| AFP via Yahoo! | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:55:00 GMT |
| AFP/File – A Kookaburra sits on a railing in Australia's Hunter Valley. An Australian school was under fire … – 30 mins ago MELBOURNE (AFP) – An Australian school was under fire Thursday after erasing the word 'gay' from iconic song |
| Ontario town cancels outhouse races |
| CNEWS | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:47:00 GMT |
| COCHRANE, Ont. — The annual outhouse races in this northern Ontario community have been cancelled. Organizer Karrie Peace said there weren't enough entries this year in order to have the Great Western Outhouse Races. This would have been the 11th year |
| Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay' |
| Yahoo! Canada | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:46:00 GMT |
| MELBOURNE (AFP) - An Australian school was under fire Thursday after erasing the word "gay" from iconic song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" to stop children tittering. Garry Martin, head of Melbourne's Lepage Primary, said he did not mean to |
| SAS' same-sex wedding plans up in the air |
| MSNBC | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:11:00 GMT |
| Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air. SAS, which is co-owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, said it hopes to host the wedding aboard an Airbus A340 between Stockholm and New York on Dec. 6. |
| Official denies 'disturbing the dead' |
| East African Standard | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:16:00 GMT |
| The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) has denied reports it destroyed graves during an archaeological excavation at Mambrui village in Malindi. NMK Coast Assistant Director Athman Hussein said yesterday a protest by a group of villagers over alleged |
| Oral Histories Of Ellis Island Go Online |
| WSOC-TV | Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:06:00 GMT |
| NEW YORK -- Lawrence Meinwald's voice starts shaking when he recalls the first time he saw the Statue of Liberty. It was 1920, and the young Polish boy was on a ship with his family, headed to Ellis Island and a new life in America. "It was a great |
| Penguins to Revisit the PC/Mac Wars |
| ITworld.com | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:50:00 GMT |
| Today's AppleTV announcement reminds us that Apple is long on innovation, but hobbled on the follow-though--no thanks to its completely closed-market approach. |
| Swing sets removed at some W.Va. schools |
| Kansas City Star | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:21:00 GMT |
| CHARLESTON, W.Va. Elementary school playgrounds in one West Virginia county are losing their swing sets. Swings are being removed from Cabell County schools in southern West Virginia in part because of lawsuits over injuries. Cabell County schools |
| Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on |
| Kansas City Star | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:21:00 GMT |
| DARIEN, Conn. Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they're not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of |
| Police say man leads hour-long chase in dump truck |
| Kansas City Star | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:21:00 GMT |
| SYRACUSE, N.Y. Police said a 37-year-old man driving a dump truck led them on an hour-long chase over roads, rails and yards in the Syracuse area that ended with the suspect being shot. The Onondaga County Sheriff said Stanley Lostumbo jumped into a dump |
| How about 'KFC' instead? |
| Global Times | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:13:00 GMT |
| The owner of a private snack bar in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province thought he'd come up with a brilliant name for his new business when he branded it with the snappy moniker, 'The Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China |
| Time to go back to the gold standard |
| Global Times | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:13:00 GMT |
| A businessman who tried to pay a late property tax bill plus fines with 33,000 pennies ($330) got turned down by a county treasurer in Washington state who said she didn't have the staff to count them. Ron Spears told the Ellensburg Daily Record he |
| Sharp three-horned sister |
| Global Times | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:12:00 GMT |
| Sporting three horns - most notably a 20-centimeter one growing from her forehead - this 3-year-old cow in Xushui county, Hebei Province is otherwise normal, says its owner, Jia Kebin. 'It was born with a bulge on its forehead,' he said. 'And as the cow |
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