never mind...
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Headlines from this week's Federalist Patriot...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
For 890th Day in a Row, Times Urges Defeat in Iraq: "For 3rd Day in a Row, Bush Says Withdrawal Now From Iraq Would Embolden Terrorists" —The New York Times
Stop the Presses!: "Beer, Friends Plentiful at Local Bars" —Daily Kent Stater (Kent State University, Ohio)
Great Moments in Thermophysics: "Near the President's Ranch, Protests Expand in the Heat" —The Washington Post
What Would We Do Without Researchers?: "Starving Won't Make People Live Longer—Researchers" —Reuters
The Fete of the World Is at Stake: "Iran Sees More Parties in Nuke Negotiations" —FoxNews.com
Remember When They Used to Call Us 'Men'?: "Reality Show for Sperm Donors" —CNN.com
Sounds Like a Fun Group: "Group Ensures Global Population Growth" —Associated Press ¶ 9:45 PM
For 890th Day in a Row, Times Urges Defeat in Iraq: "For 3rd Day in a Row, Bush Says Withdrawal Now From Iraq Would Embolden Terrorists" —The New York Times
Stop the Presses!: "Beer, Friends Plentiful at Local Bars" —Daily Kent Stater (Kent State University, Ohio)
Great Moments in Thermophysics: "Near the President's Ranch, Protests Expand in the Heat" —The Washington Post
What Would We Do Without Researchers?: "Starving Won't Make People Live Longer—Researchers" —Reuters
The Fete of the World Is at Stake: "Iran Sees More Parties in Nuke Negotiations" —FoxNews.com
Remember When They Used to Call Us 'Men'?: "Reality Show for Sperm Donors" —CNN.com
Sounds Like a Fun Group: "Group Ensures Global Population Growth" —Associated Press ¶ 9:45 PM
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Attention illegal immigrants: We have another way for you to get here...
Human Cannonball Fired Across U.S. Border
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Writer - August 28, 2005
TIJUANA, Mexico - David Smith Sr., who already holds a world record for the longest distance traveled by a human fired from a cannon, added to his list of cannonball coups Saturday by shooting across the U.S-Mexico border. ¶ 10:15 AM
Human Cannonball Fired Across U.S. Border
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Writer - August 28, 2005
TIJUANA, Mexico - David Smith Sr., who already holds a world record for the longest distance traveled by a human fired from a cannon, added to his list of cannonball coups Saturday by shooting across the U.S-Mexico border. ¶ 10:15 AM
Thursday, August 25, 2005
But will it answer the phone, too?
So is the hamster's name Simon or Elvis? Guess it doesn't matter...
The four-legged cell phone charger
August 25, 2005 - News.com
Peter Ash is the brains behind his new hamster-powered cell phone charging device. His fluffy little pet, "Simon," however, did all the legwork.
The 16-year-old student from Somerset, England just knew the three to four hours Simon spent each night in his exercise wheel had to be good for something other than keeping his sister awake, he told the BBC. So as part of his coursework for his General Certificate of Secondary Education, the budding engineer attached a generator to the wheel and now gets 30 minutes of talk time for every two minutes Elvis takes a spin. ¶ 9:17 PM
So is the hamster's name Simon or Elvis? Guess it doesn't matter...
The four-legged cell phone charger
August 25, 2005 - News.com
Peter Ash is the brains behind his new hamster-powered cell phone charging device. His fluffy little pet, "Simon," however, did all the legwork.
The 16-year-old student from Somerset, England just knew the three to four hours Simon spent each night in his exercise wheel had to be good for something other than keeping his sister awake, he told the BBC. So as part of his coursework for his General Certificate of Secondary Education, the budding engineer attached a generator to the wheel and now gets 30 minutes of talk time for every two minutes Elvis takes a spin. ¶ 9:17 PM
Polly want a [safe]cracker?
Suspects, Parakeet Sought in Robbery
Aug 24, 2005 - AP
DES MOINES, Iowa - Police hope that someone will squawk about suspects in a hardware store robbery. A woman with a parakeet on her shoulder and a man walked into Sellers Trustworthy Hardware and walked out with nearly $400, police said. ¶ 9:31 AM
Suspects, Parakeet Sought in Robbery
Aug 24, 2005 - AP
DES MOINES, Iowa - Police hope that someone will squawk about suspects in a hardware store robbery. A woman with a parakeet on her shoulder and a man walked into Sellers Trustworthy Hardware and walked out with nearly $400, police said. ¶ 9:31 AM
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Headlines from The Federalist Patriot...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
They Really Ought to Leave This to Doctors: "Mo. Officials Probe Intestine Infections" —Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Chinese Experts?: "Chinese Experts: No Such Things as 'Lake Monsters"' —People's Daily (Red China)
What?: "Experts Warn of Deafening Growth in Personal Music" —Times (London)
That's Easy for You to Say!: "Leipheimer Tames Rettenbachferner to Take Lead" —Reuters
The Next Best Thing to Abstinence: "Study: Tap Water Poses Little Pregnancy Risk" —MSNBC.com
How Long Before They Surrender to Themselves?: "French Countryside Hit by a Massive Invasion of Frogs" —Independent (London) ¶ 12:55 PM
They Really Ought to Leave This to Doctors: "Mo. Officials Probe Intestine Infections" —Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Chinese Experts?: "Chinese Experts: No Such Things as 'Lake Monsters"' —People's Daily (Red China)
What?: "Experts Warn of Deafening Growth in Personal Music" —Times (London)
That's Easy for You to Say!: "Leipheimer Tames Rettenbachferner to Take Lead" —Reuters
The Next Best Thing to Abstinence: "Study: Tap Water Poses Little Pregnancy Risk" —MSNBC.com
How Long Before They Surrender to Themselves?: "French Countryside Hit by a Massive Invasion of Frogs" —Independent (London) ¶ 12:55 PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
And they said we weren't listening!
Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
Aug 6, 2005
LONDON (AFP) - Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said. ¶ 10:02 PM
Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
Aug 6, 2005
LONDON (AFP) - Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said. ¶ 10:02 PM
Milli Vanilli need not apply...
Turkmen President Bans Lip Synching
August 23, 2005 - AP
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - He has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth, but now Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov is determined to wipe out another perceived scourge: lip synching. Niyazov has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," the president's office said Tuesday. ¶ 5:32 PM
August 23, 2005 - AP
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - He has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth, but now Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov is determined to wipe out another perceived scourge: lip synching. Niyazov has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," the president's office said Tuesday. ¶ 5:32 PM
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Is there another crystal ball in his future?
Psychic's crystal ball burns down his flat in unforeseen blaze
By Alan Hamilton
August 12, 2005 - Timesonline
IF HERVE VANDROT, a French amateur psychic, took out a warranty on his crystal ball, he may soon be claiming on it. Instead of predicting that his flat would catch fire, the fortune-telling device was the cause of the blaze.
M Vandrot, 24, who is studying botanics at Edinburgh University, left the ball on his windowsill while he visited the city’s Royal Botanic Garden. By the time he returned, the ball had destroyed his own and two other flats, and had left several others uninhabitable. ¶ 3:28 PM
By Alan Hamilton
August 12, 2005 - Timesonline
IF HERVE VANDROT, a French amateur psychic, took out a warranty on his crystal ball, he may soon be claiming on it. Instead of predicting that his flat would catch fire, the fortune-telling device was the cause of the blaze.
M Vandrot, 24, who is studying botanics at Edinburgh University, left the ball on his windowsill while he visited the city’s Royal Botanic Garden. By the time he returned, the ball had destroyed his own and two other flats, and had left several others uninhabitable. ¶ 3:28 PM
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Homeless denied spot in Homeless World Cup...
This isn't a new story (it's from a month ago), but I just found it. There's no end to the irony here...
2005 UK Homeless World Cup: Cameroon Denied Entry Visa
The Post (Buea)
July 21, 2005
The British High Commission in Yaounde, recently refused to issue entry visas to the Cameroonian Street Football team, ASAFE Camaroes, that was set to travel to the UK to take part in this year Homeless World Cup in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Four other African countries, Kenya, Zambia, Burundi and Nigeria that were to make their debut in the tournament, that kicked off Wednesday, July 20, were refused entry just days before they were due to travel to Edinburgh for the event. The entry is refused on the basis that they do not have sufficient funds to support themselves whilst visiting the UK. ¶ 10:46 PM
2005 UK Homeless World Cup: Cameroon Denied Entry Visa
The Post (Buea)
July 21, 2005
The British High Commission in Yaounde, recently refused to issue entry visas to the Cameroonian Street Football team, ASAFE Camaroes, that was set to travel to the UK to take part in this year Homeless World Cup in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Four other African countries, Kenya, Zambia, Burundi and Nigeria that were to make their debut in the tournament, that kicked off Wednesday, July 20, were refused entry just days before they were due to travel to Edinburgh for the event. The entry is refused on the basis that they do not have sufficient funds to support themselves whilst visiting the UK. ¶ 10:46 PM
No need to jump start your car...just have a couple of beers!
Power of Pee Runs a Battery
Bjorn Carey
LiveScience Staff Writer
Aug 16, 2005
Scientists have developed a way to turn pee into electricity. And there's plenty were that came from, they point out. "We are striving to develop cheap, disposable credit card-sized biochips for disease detection," said battery developer Ki Bang Lee. "Our battery can be easily integrated into such devices, supplying electricity upon contact with biofluids such as urine."
To make the battery, Lee and his team soaked a piece of paper in copper chloride and then sandwiched it between strips of magnesium and copper. Then they laminated the credit card-sized unit between transparent plastic films. When a drop of urine is added to the copper chloride paper, a chemical reaction takes place and produces electricity, which is harnessed by the battery. A few drops will generate about 1.5 volts, the same as a AA battery. The battery needs to be developed further to make it commercially viable. ¶ 5:39 PM
Power of Pee Runs a Battery
Bjorn Carey
LiveScience Staff Writer
Aug 16, 2005
Scientists have developed a way to turn pee into electricity. And there's plenty were that came from, they point out. "We are striving to develop cheap, disposable credit card-sized biochips for disease detection," said battery developer Ki Bang Lee. "Our battery can be easily integrated into such devices, supplying electricity upon contact with biofluids such as urine."
To make the battery, Lee and his team soaked a piece of paper in copper chloride and then sandwiched it between strips of magnesium and copper. Then they laminated the credit card-sized unit between transparent plastic films. When a drop of urine is added to the copper chloride paper, a chemical reaction takes place and produces electricity, which is harnessed by the battery. A few drops will generate about 1.5 volts, the same as a AA battery. The battery needs to be developed further to make it commercially viable. ¶ 5:39 PM
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Forget what you're supposed to do with these—who decided on the names?
Seamoons
"Singing machine. The bellows sends air into an artificial vocal chord made of rubber in which tension is controlled with a computer program. Three were built, and were named respectively: Anne, Betty, Clara." ¶ 10:54 PM
Seamoons
"Singing machine. The bellows sends air into an artificial vocal chord made of rubber in which tension is controlled with a computer program. Three were built, and were named respectively: Anne, Betty, Clara." ¶ 10:54 PM
Weekly newspaper headlines from The Federalist...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines....
What Would We Get Used To Without Experts?: "Gas Cost Too Much? Get Used to It, Experts Say" --Houston Chronicle
That May Make It Hard for Him to Testify at the Second: "Saddam Could Be Executed After First Trial" --Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Help?: "Kicking the Habit: Help Helps" --CBSNews.com
The Well-Dressed Terrorist: "FBI Eyes Convict Ties in Collar-Bomb Case" --Associated Press
Nah, Only 48.27%: "Are Half of All Americans Mentally Ill?" --FoxNews.com ¶ 10:47 PM
What Would We Get Used To Without Experts?: "Gas Cost Too Much? Get Used to It, Experts Say" --Houston Chronicle
That May Make It Hard for Him to Testify at the Second: "Saddam Could Be Executed After First Trial" --Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Help?: "Kicking the Habit: Help Helps" --CBSNews.com
The Well-Dressed Terrorist: "FBI Eyes Convict Ties in Collar-Bomb Case" --Associated Press
Nah, Only 48.27%: "Are Half of All Americans Mentally Ill?" --FoxNews.com ¶ 10:47 PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
This is your brain. This is your brain on milk...
Stone the cows? Russia uses pot as animal feed
Aug 16, 2005
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's long winter will just fly by for a herd of Russian cows which, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, will be fed confiscated marijuana over the cold months.
These cows will be much easier to tip. ¶ 5:39 PM
Aug 16, 2005
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's long winter will just fly by for a herd of Russian cows which, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, will be fed confiscated marijuana over the cold months.
These cows will be much easier to tip. ¶ 5:39 PM
Monday, August 15, 2005
Retro, man. Real retro...
Besides being a plug-ugly watch, most of the people who will see this blog post won't even recognize what it is...
Anyhow, if you want one, here it is. ¶ 9:42 PM
Besides being a plug-ugly watch, most of the people who will see this blog post won't even recognize what it is...
Anyhow, if you want one, here it is. ¶ 9:42 PM
I don't really get it, but here's what the manufacturer says...
"Hokuroscope
A device that measures the distance between the naval and the moles. Very handy when charting the moles."
Okay, okay. So I'm not into mole charting, but will it work for freckles? ¶ 9:28 PM
"HokuroscopeA device that measures the distance between the naval and the moles. Very handy when charting the moles."
Okay, okay. So I'm not into mole charting, but will it work for freckles? ¶ 9:28 PM
I'll bet these guys get lots of dates...
especially with the mating calls...
Father, Son Win French Pig Squeal-Off
August 15, 2005 - AP
TRIE-SUR-BAISE, France - Yohann and Olivier Roussel's performance climaxed in a cacophony of oinks and grunts, unleashing an explosion of applause. But it was only after lengthy jury deliberations that their hopes were confirmed — the father-and-son team were France's official Pig-Squealing Champions for 2005.
The judges, headed by a former champion, had been impressed by their vocal imitations of pigs in all four of the required categories, reflecting key milestones of porcine existence: from noisy farmyard birth to death under the knife, via suckling and — inevitably — mating. ¶ 5:38 PM
especially with the mating calls...
Father, Son Win French Pig Squeal-Off
August 15, 2005 - AP
TRIE-SUR-BAISE, France - Yohann and Olivier Roussel's performance climaxed in a cacophony of oinks and grunts, unleashing an explosion of applause. But it was only after lengthy jury deliberations that their hopes were confirmed — the father-and-son team were France's official Pig-Squealing Champions for 2005.
The judges, headed by a former champion, had been impressed by their vocal imitations of pigs in all four of the required categories, reflecting key milestones of porcine existence: from noisy farmyard birth to death under the knife, via suckling and — inevitably — mating. ¶ 5:38 PM
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Dog poop backpack...
Just why should dog owners have to carry around the dog's poop? Why not make the dog do it? Yeah, why not? Now if only someone would make a pooper scooper the dog could use...
"This fashion-crafted pack slips easily on and off over your dog's collar before and after walks. The Poopsadaisy’sTM patented two-pocket design safely holds the dog's 'business' and is designed to carry essential dog waste bags to pick up the load! Special features include dog bone closure and fire hydrant. Made of 100% nylon. Washable and durable. Available in red or blue." ¶ 3:54 PM
Just why should dog owners have to carry around the dog's poop? Why not make the dog do it? Yeah, why not? Now if only someone would make a pooper scooper the dog could use...
"This fashion-crafted pack slips easily on and off over your dog's collar before and after walks. The Poopsadaisy’sTM patented two-pocket design safely holds the dog's 'business' and is designed to carry essential dog waste bags to pick up the load! Special features include dog bone closure and fire hydrant. Made of 100% nylon. Washable and durable. Available in red or blue." ¶ 3:54 PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Gooftooth...
I just had to say this: you hotdogs and hotdog-ettes who walk around with these things stuck on your heads when you talk on the phone look goofy. But the people who really look goofy are those same people who walk around with them stuck on their heads when they aren't talking on the phone. Get a life... ¶ 10:45 PM
I just had to say this: you hotdogs and hotdog-ettes who walk around with these things stuck on your heads when you talk on the phone look goofy. But the people who really look goofy are those same people who walk around with them stuck on their heads when they aren't talking on the phone. Get a life... ¶ 10:45 PM
Cow-tipping in Chicagoland...
Hey, a little help here?
Aug. 10, 2005 - Chicago Tribune
An unusually large victim of cow tipping lies in the parking lot of the LaVaquita Resturant in Chicago Heights, Ill., Wednesday.
(Tribune photo by John Smierciak) ¶ 4:11 PM
Hey, a little help here?
Aug. 10, 2005 - Chicago Tribune
An unusually large victim of cow tipping lies in the parking lot of the LaVaquita Resturant in Chicago Heights, Ill., Wednesday.
(Tribune photo by John Smierciak) ¶ 4:11 PM
A very long hike...
Man Thought Lost in Utah Found in Australia
Aug 9, 2005 - AP
SALT LAKE CITY - A man thought to have disappeared while hiking in southwestern Utah has been traced to Australia, Washington County sheriff's officers said Tuesday.
Bryan Butas, 35, of St. George, Utah, reportedly planned to go hiking alone July 30 in an area near Leeds. His car was found the next day near the Oak Grove campground in Dixie National Forest. ¶ 12:53 PM
Aug 9, 2005 - AP
SALT LAKE CITY - A man thought to have disappeared while hiking in southwestern Utah has been traced to Australia, Washington County sheriff's officers said Tuesday.
Bryan Butas, 35, of St. George, Utah, reportedly planned to go hiking alone July 30 in an area near Leeds. His car was found the next day near the Oak Grove campground in Dixie National Forest. ¶ 12:53 PM
Hope they didn't get purchased to do anything that involves talking...
Desperate Teens Sell Themselves on EBay
Aug 10, 2005 - AP
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Looking for a little extra spending money, two college-bound teenagers decided to sell a week of their time to the highest bidder on the Internet auction site eBay.
Pullen said fellow Central High School graduate Chip Davis suggested the idea.
"I was like, 'Dude, that's tight,'" Pullen recalled of his reaction. ¶ 12:50 PM
Aug 10, 2005 - AP
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Looking for a little extra spending money, two college-bound teenagers decided to sell a week of their time to the highest bidder on the Internet auction site eBay.
Pullen said fellow Central High School graduate Chip Davis suggested the idea.
"I was like, 'Dude, that's tight,'" Pullen recalled of his reaction. ¶ 12:50 PM
The Federalist Patriot's newspulper headlines...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines....
Usually They're a Lot Older: "Scan Finds Mummy Between 4 and 6 Years Old" --Associated Press
100%, We're Guessing: "Fitness Level Predicts Likelihood of Death" --WebMD.com
The Other 296,834,334 Have No Opinion: "48 Think Bush Is Honest, Poll Says" --Associated Press
What Makes Him Think Any Other Race Will Take Him?: "Candidate Exits Race After Racist Writings" --Associated Press
Guess We Can Quit Checking the Himalayas: "Giant Waves Found in the Earth's Oceans" --Associated Press ¶ 12:44 PM
Usually They're a Lot Older: "Scan Finds Mummy Between 4 and 6 Years Old" --Associated Press
100%, We're Guessing: "Fitness Level Predicts Likelihood of Death" --WebMD.com
The Other 296,834,334 Have No Opinion: "48 Think Bush Is Honest, Poll Says" --Associated Press
What Makes Him Think Any Other Race Will Take Him?: "Candidate Exits Race After Racist Writings" --Associated Press
Guess We Can Quit Checking the Himalayas: "Giant Waves Found in the Earth's Oceans" --Associated Press ¶ 12:44 PM
Monday, August 08, 2005
Relax. Who needs high-tech?
Okay. So according to these folks, the Hopi were relaxed because they stuck these in their ears: "'Hopi' means 'peaceful people', which is an appropriate description for the effect these Ear Candles have! The candles are still made on the basis of the old traditional formula originating from the Hopi Indians and this pleasant and non-invasive treatment of the ears is used to treat a variety of conditions and is also perfect for relaxation." ¶ 10:27 AM
Okay. So according to these folks, the Hopi were relaxed because they stuck these in their ears: "'Hopi' means 'peaceful people', which is an appropriate description for the effect these Ear Candles have! The candles are still made on the basis of the old traditional formula originating from the Hopi Indians and this pleasant and non-invasive treatment of the ears is used to treat a variety of conditions and is also perfect for relaxation." ¶ 10:27 AM
For those who miss their dog...
Humphrey...The Hilarious Humping Dog
Order yours today: "Humphrey has straps on his front legs so can be attached to someones leg, phone, computer or anything else you can think of and then squeeze his ear and watch him go. He's feeling frisky and starts to..er..hump! He humps away (well he is a Humping Dog after all) and yaps excitedly. He'll get attached to his owner and we're sure it won't be long until the feeling's mutual." ¶ 10:20 AM
Humphrey...The Hilarious Humping Dog
Order yours today: "Humphrey has straps on his front legs so can be attached to someones leg, phone, computer or anything else you can think of and then squeeze his ear and watch him go. He's feeling frisky and starts to..er..hump! He humps away (well he is a Humping Dog after all) and yaps excitedly. He'll get attached to his owner and we're sure it won't be long until the feeling's mutual." ¶ 10:20 AM
Friday, August 05, 2005
Machine gun belt to go with your machine gun bass...
Okay. I give up. Time has passed me by. I never saw it coming, and I didn't know it was here. If it looks like a weapon, it'll sell. Knock yourself out. ¶ 9:34 PM
Okay. I give up. Time has passed me by. I never saw it coming, and I didn't know it was here. If it looks like a weapon, it'll sell. Knock yourself out. ¶ 9:34 PM
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Hey! This is the town next to mine!
Police investigate allegations of public indecency at strip club golf outing
ABC7Chicago.com
By Chuck Goudie
August 2, 2005 — Naperville Police are investigating complaints about a golf outing sponsored by a strip club. Neighbors say there was nudity and inappropriate behavior on the course.
Blackjack's strip club's ninth annual golf outing had been advertised on a legends of pornography Web site. Men paid $375 to attend.
Naperville Police had no advance warning that the so-called gentleman's club was going to stage a not-so-gentlemanly event at a public golf course right in the middle of a neighborhood. At Naperville's Country Lakes Golf Club, cutoffs and tank tops aren't allowed, but apparently g-strings and no tops are OK. Dozens of strippers and exotic dancers were auctioned to the highest bidder Monday morning and then spent the day with foursomes, carousing in golf carts and carrying on with the outing participants. ¶ 12:55 PM
ABC7Chicago.com
By Chuck Goudie
August 2, 2005 — Naperville Police are investigating complaints about a golf outing sponsored by a strip club. Neighbors say there was nudity and inappropriate behavior on the course.
Blackjack's strip club's ninth annual golf outing had been advertised on a legends of pornography Web site. Men paid $375 to attend.
Naperville Police had no advance warning that the so-called gentleman's club was going to stage a not-so-gentlemanly event at a public golf course right in the middle of a neighborhood. At Naperville's Country Lakes Golf Club, cutoffs and tank tops aren't allowed, but apparently g-strings and no tops are OK. Dozens of strippers and exotic dancers were auctioned to the highest bidder Monday morning and then spent the day with foursomes, carousing in golf carts and carrying on with the outing participants. ¶ 12:55 PM
I'm just telling you this to get your goat...
Rent a goat to eat poison ivy
Littleton Independent
By Tiny Xue/ Correspondent
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Some people, because they have children, pets or just personal preference, don't like using chemical pesticides to kill off the annoying clumps of poison ivy that crop up each year.
So, what are the alternatives? Buy a goat. Or better yet, rent one. If you are one of those people who are allergic to it and need to rid your property of the poisonous plant, then a goat could be your answer.
Goats, said Carrie Chickering-Sears, the director of community education in Animal Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Science and Veterinary Department, love to eat vines and poison ivy, which are deliquesces to them. According to Chickering-Sears, 90 percent of the time a goat will eat poison ivy "and think it's [like] candy." ¶ 12:35 PM
Littleton Independent
By Tiny Xue/ Correspondent
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Some people, because they have children, pets or just personal preference, don't like using chemical pesticides to kill off the annoying clumps of poison ivy that crop up each year.
So, what are the alternatives? Buy a goat. Or better yet, rent one. If you are one of those people who are allergic to it and need to rid your property of the poisonous plant, then a goat could be your answer.
Goats, said Carrie Chickering-Sears, the director of community education in Animal Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Science and Veterinary Department, love to eat vines and poison ivy, which are deliquesces to them. According to Chickering-Sears, 90 percent of the time a goat will eat poison ivy "and think it's [like] candy." ¶ 12:35 PM
Who's the bigger pest, terrorists or the ACLU?
NYCLU sues city over subway searches
Newsday
BY JOSHUA ROBIN and DAN JANISON
STAFF WRITERS
August 4, 2005
The New York Civil Liberties Union will file suit against the city Thursday to keep police from searching the bags of passengers entering the subway, organization lawyers said.
The suit, which will be filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, will claim that the two-week old policy violates constitutional guarantees of equal protection and prohibitions against unlawful searches and seizures, while doing almost nothing to shield the city from terrorism. ¶ 10:16 AM
Newsday
BY JOSHUA ROBIN and DAN JANISON
STAFF WRITERS
August 4, 2005
The New York Civil Liberties Union will file suit against the city Thursday to keep police from searching the bags of passengers entering the subway, organization lawyers said.
The suit, which will be filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, will claim that the two-week old policy violates constitutional guarantees of equal protection and prohibitions against unlawful searches and seizures, while doing almost nothing to shield the city from terrorism. ¶ 10:16 AM
If you can't talk on your phone while driving, you can at least drink from it...
So, if you're a resident of one of those narrow-minded governmental units that thinks you shouldn't talk on a cellphone while driving (can you even imagine how horrible that is?), then just dare them to pull you over for drunk driving... ¶ 6:14 AM
So, if you're a resident of one of those narrow-minded governmental units that thinks you shouldn't talk on a cellphone while driving (can you even imagine how horrible that is?), then just dare them to pull you over for drunk driving... ¶ 6:14 AM
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Latest headlines contribution from The Federalist...
James Taranto’s Newspulper Headlines. . .
You Don't Say?: "NASA’s Next Mars Probe Takes Aim at Red Planet"—Yahoo! News
What Would We Do Without Experts?: "Expert Says Universe Hard to Understand"—PhysOrg.com
Usually He’s in Reverse: "Howard Dean Will Be in Park Today"—Idaho Statesman
What Would We French Do Without Ad Chiefs?: "We French Are Pathetic Losers, Says Ad Chief"—Sunday Telegraph (London)
They’re Called ’Californians’: "Scientists Puzzled Over Oddities Along Pacific Coast"—CNN.com
Golf Is a Rough Sport: "Norman Shoots 76 at Senior British Open"—Associated Press ¶ 1:55 PM
You Don't Say?: "NASA’s Next Mars Probe Takes Aim at Red Planet"—Yahoo! News
What Would We Do Without Experts?: "Expert Says Universe Hard to Understand"—PhysOrg.com
Usually He’s in Reverse: "Howard Dean Will Be in Park Today"—Idaho Statesman
What Would We French Do Without Ad Chiefs?: "We French Are Pathetic Losers, Says Ad Chief"—Sunday Telegraph (London)
They’re Called ’Californians’: "Scientists Puzzled Over Oddities Along Pacific Coast"—CNN.com
Golf Is a Rough Sport: "Norman Shoots 76 at Senior British Open"—Associated Press ¶ 1:55 PM
Senior citizen discount?
Woman Allegedly Sells Favors to Elderly
Aug 2, 2005 - AP
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Police charged a 19-year-old woman with selling sexual favors to two elderly men for $4 and $6 each. Stacy L. Kendall, 71-year-old William R. Claypool and 83-year-old Carmen A. Nocera were arrested just outside New Castle on Friday. ¶ 1:36 PM
Aug 2, 2005 - AP
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Police charged a 19-year-old woman with selling sexual favors to two elderly men for $4 and $6 each. Stacy L. Kendall, 71-year-old William R. Claypool and 83-year-old Carmen A. Nocera were arrested just outside New Castle on Friday. ¶ 1:36 PM
Monday, August 01, 2005
Happiness is a hot gun????
Starck 'AK47' Gun Table Lamp
"'Happiness is a hot gun': Starck's range of lamps for Flos come in a variety of sizes. The table version takes the form of a facsimile of an AK47, dipped in bronze gilt and topped off with a tasteful lampshade."
Folks, what is the deal here? Why are products being manufactured to look like firearms? Have we become that violent, or am I just not getting the joke?
Oh well, right arm!
¶ 11:48 AM
Starck 'AK47' Gun Table Lamp
"'Happiness is a hot gun': Starck's range of lamps for Flos come in a variety of sizes. The table version takes the form of a facsimile of an AK47, dipped in bronze gilt and topped off with a tasteful lampshade."
Folks, what is the deal here? Why are products being manufactured to look like firearms? Have we become that violent, or am I just not getting the joke?
Oh well, right arm!
¶ 11:48 AM
