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about 3 weeks ago -
Upon reading the letters, shift supervisor Doug Kirchoff and his crew discovered they were written by the family of James Prosser, a soldier from Wales killed in Afghanistan in September 2009.
…messages, each individually wrapped and dry in an empty bottle.Upon reading the letters, Kirchoff and his crew discovered they were written by the family of James Prosser, a soldier from Wales killed in Afghanistan in September 2009.According to an article in the South Wales Argus newspaper, Prosser’s family had taken a vacation to Barbados in January of this year and, after writing the “heartfelt” letters to him and other family members, sent the bottle into the Caribbean Sea.”(James’) favorite drink was sambucca, so they had gone out to sea to take a toast,” Kirchoff said. When reading the letters, Kirchoff’s crew discovered the address of Sarah Adams, Prosser’s mother.Though the letters weren’t entirely readable, cleanup crew members were able to glean enough information for an Internet search for the soldier and his family. When they reached out to the newspaper earlier this week, it just so happened that the article’s author was having lunch with Adams, who will be celebrating her 43rd birthday…
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A Queensland magistrate has ruled that it is acceptable for people to tell police officers to “f*ck off”.
…”I told him it was an offence to swear at an officer and gave him two choices - a fine or be arrested.” Mr Kaitira opted to be put in handcuffs and taken to the watch house. After winning the landmark case he explained outside court why he pleaded not guilty - despite admitting to swearing at Constable Young. “On the night it was completely over the top and I didn’t think it was fair,” Mr Kaitira said.”Most people just cop a fine but I didn’t want to do that.” The defendant instead read through hundreds of similar legal cases before employing a leading criminal barrister and a solicitor to take on his public nuisance case at a cost of $4622.11. It was worth it for the horticulturist as Magistrate Smid said he was not satisfied Mr Kaitira committed an offence and police could be liable for his legal bills. “The defendant spoke normally, he had his hands in his pockets and walked away,” Magistrate Smid said. “It’s not the most polite way of speaking but those who walk the beat would be quiet immune to the…
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Teens who spend far too much time on the Internet run the risk of developing depression, a new Australian study suggests. Since the 1990s, uncontrolled or unreasonable Internet use has been identified as a problem with signs similar to other addictions, researchers say.
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Being a sideline reporter is a pretty thankless gig. Unwanted advances must come fast and furious, which leads us to the question, “Who else of the sideline crew are the most likely to get hit with these dong messages?” Well, let’s take a look.
…s kind of like that grapefruit. She seems cold, reserved, and a little inhuman, all of which attracts a certain type of fan (read: stalker).
Flashers in the park operate the same way that Michelle Tafoya fans operate. The thrill is exposing themselves to something, rather than what may become of the exposure.
I could see Michelle Tafoya leaving the Linc after an Eagles games, getting into a Town Car, when her phone buzzes. She looks at the picture and says to herself,…
about 4 weeks ago -
Thinking about God can help relieve anxiety associated with making mistakes.
…Interestingly, atheists reacted differently. When they were
unconsciously primed with God-related ideas, their ACC increased its
activity. The researchers suggest that for religious people, thinking
about God may provide a way of ordering the world and explaining
apparently random events and thus reduce their feelings of distress….
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A team of Harvard physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has achieved the first-ever quantum entanglement of photons and solid-state materials.
…Quantum networking applications such as long-distance communication and distributed computing would require the nodes that process and store quantum data in qubits to be connected to one another by entanglement, a state where two different atoms become indelibly linked such that one inherits the properties of the other.
“In quantum computing and quantum communication, a big question has been whether or how it would be possible to actually connect qubits, separated by long distances, to one another,” says Lukin, professor of physics at Harvard and co-author of a paper describing the work in this week’s issue of the journal Nature. “Demonstration of quantum entanglement between a solid-state material and photons is an important advance toward linking qubits together into a quantum network.”
Quantum entanglement has previously been demonstrated only with photons and individual ions or atoms.
“Our work takes this one step further, showing how one can engineer and control the interaction between individual…
about 4 weeks ago -
Tila Tequila can officially add porn star to her resume. The Internet entrepreneur is starring in an XXX-rated film that will have a major distributor.
…several sources with knowledge of the film tell RadarOnline.com. It seems as though the Shot At Love star has already had a recent spike in her cash flow.
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The C-lister has been bragging on her Twitter account that she has just purchased a brand new baby blue…
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Karen Sypher was found guilty Thursday by a Louisville federal jury of extorting University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and lying to federal agents.
…What’s Next
Karen Sypher’s sentencing will be 10 a.m. on Oct. 27 in U.S. District Court in Louisville.Criminal ChargesCount 1: Threatening communications with intent to extort. Two years, $250,000 fine, or both. Directed Lester Goetzinger to make calls to University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino that threatened to harm his reputation and accuse him of a crime.Count 2: Threatening communications with intent to extort. Two years, $250,000 fine, or both. Directed son Jacob Wise and then-husband Tim Sypher to deliver a communication to Pitino that threatened to harm his reputation.Count 3: Threatening communications with intent to extort. Two years, $250,000 fine, or both. Had her divorce lawyer, Dana Kolter, mail a letter to Pitino threatening to damage his reputation by revealing a matter of a criminal nature.Count 4: Making a false statement to a government agent. Five years, $250,000, or both. Falsely told FBI agents she didn’t know who made the calls to Pitino charged in Count 1, when…
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A key House committee voted 41 to 22 to pass a measure licensing online poker. While this vote does not guarantee that the measure will be brought to the full House for a vote, the fact that the legislation was reported at all was a rare breath of fresh air in a Congress increasingly devoid of interest in favor of individual freedom.
…The online gambling issue highlights the plight most Libertarians face in regard to voting. Most of us tend to agree more with the Republican talking points about fiscal policy and limiting the size of government. Then, they go and use government to limit individual freedoms in areas they feel their voting base would agree need to be addressed. It gets a little frustrating when you see how strongly they feel about online gambling but don’t seem to take that same zealous approach to controlling spending which I feel is far more important. In many ways, I think the Republicans attention to the social agenda led to Obama and the Dems taking control. Now, most logical folks see what a train wreck that is becoming, but I for one don’t really want to put the Republicans back in control if its just going to lead to more laws like the internet gambling and no emphasis on controlling the runaway spending. Price is my rep and he seems like a decent enough guy but I cannot give him my vote given his response on this…
