Teh Official NEWS section, Judge gets 4 years for exposing himself Options

[amysmojo]

**You gotta be kidding me! These people are idiots...**

Astrologist woman sues NASA over comet crash
--- A Russian astrologist who says NASA has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the U.S. space agency for damages of $300 million, local media reported Monday.

Brilliant...just brilliant...
--- A German thief effectively signed his own arrest warrant after photographing himself at the scene of a crime and accidentally leaving the pictures for police to discover.

The things a guy will do for his sister...
--- - A young Russian man who dressed in women's clothes to take an exam for his sister was caught after his oversize bust gave him away, Interfax news agency reported Monday.

Teacher skips school for wrestling career
--- A New York City school teacher apologized and resigned on Friday after admitting he pursued a career as a professional wrestler when he had told his boss he was on leave to care for a sick relative.

This post has been edited by amysmojo: Aug 18, 2006 - 7:19 PM

[amysmojo]

Soooo nasty!!! lol

*** Worlds Ugliest Dog - 3 years in a row! ***



SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The owners of the other contestants in this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest may have thought their pooches had a chance — until they saw Sam.

The 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested recently won the Sonoma-Marin Fair contest for the third consecutive time, and it's no surprise.

The tiny dog has no hair, if you don't count the yellowish-white tuft erupting from his head. His wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches, a line of warts marches down his snout, his blind eyes are an alien, milky white and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from his withered neck. And then there's the Austin Powers teeth that jut at odd angles from his mouth.

He's so ugly even the judges recoiled when he was placed on the judging table, said his proud owner, Susie Lockheed, of Santa Barbara.

"People are always horrified when I kiss him. He may turn into a prince yet. He's definitely a toad," she said. "I always thought he'd be great on greeting cards or on a commercial for Rogaine."

Sam, who's pushing 15, has something of a cult following after winning the contest — and fans' hearts — for three years running. Last year, huge crowds gathered around Sam and Lockheed at a local parade and Lockheed said she received letters and calls about her pup for weeks.

"So many people have told me they've got his picture on their refrigerator. He certainly has a little cult following," she said. "I did years of professional musical theater and never achieved the fame Sam has."

Sam will appear in this weekend's Fourth of July parade in Santa Barbara, but the recent events may be the cap on a long, ugly career. Lockheed says Sam's now suffering from congestive heart failure, lung and kidney problems and has definitely slowed down in his twilight years.

Still, he enjoys regular gourmet meals of sirloin steak, cheese balls, roasted chicken and flan (so he'll swallow his multiple pills). He also passes occasional weekends at the Gaviota ranch of Lockheed's boyfriend, where the World's Ugliest Dog rides in the back of an ATV with his few remaining hairs wafting in the wind.

[95gtschick]

yuck that thing is sick

[Supersprynt]

The first article doesnt work. But if it did, who would take a case like that? A lawyer would be pretty stupid to do so.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/...pact.sues.reut/

Theres another version. I cant believe this is being taken seriously. Horoscopes & astrology is BS, I'm going to sue the weather man because the clouds are ruining my aura.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jul 12, 2005 - 2:58 PM

[ILuvMyCelica95]

That might be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard.

[Galcobar]

Ah, but the weatherman isn't altering the clouds, he's just reporting on them. NASA, on the other hand, just blew a hole in a comet.

This is where living in a society where religion gets respected can be irritating. Stomping over somebody's religious symbols isn't excused by the unpopularity of that person's interpretation. And I'm fairly sure most religious people would object to seeing their earthly symbols nuked (at comet speeds, the energy is about the same as a small nuclear warhead) in the name of science.

I highly doubt this will go anywhere, not least because the orbit of the comet has apparently been essentially unaltered.

This post has been edited by Galcobar: Jul 13, 2005 - 6:29 AM

[WannabeGT4]

4-year-old was thrown into truck while hiding; man stopped compactor
By JOHN DIEDRICH
jdiedrich@journalsentinel.com
Posted: July 12, 2005
On his regular rounds Monday, Kenosha trash collector Inis Ramadani slung a load of garbage into the truck including a duffle bag stuffed with old blankets.

He punched the compactor button and heard a chilling noise over the clang of the machinery: the muffled scream of a child. "I looked around and thought, 'Where is that coming from?' " he said. "I have kids so I know what that sound is."

Ramadani slammed the stop button. He looked inside the truck and saw two small hands reaching out of the duffle bag.

He pulled Jacob Deates, 4, from the duffle bag where he had been hiding. Except for a bump on the head, the boy was uninjured. He ran crying back to his mother, who had been inside caring for a sibling.

Ramadani, 49, a trash collector since 2001, said Jacob was just seconds from being killed.

"Those compactors work fast, in a matter of seconds," he said. "It still is a very frightening moment."

Ramadani's practice of hitting the compactor button on the side of the one-person truck instead of the one in the driver's compartment likely saved the boy's life. Ramadani uses the outside button to be sure no trash tumbles out during the compaction.

"Usually, drivers just jump in (the driver's seat) and hit the compactor," said police Lt. John Morrissey. "It was very fortunate."

Investigators reviewed the case and referred it to social services as a routine procedure but Morrissey said it didn't appear to be a case of neglect. He said the boy's father is a Kenosha police officer who was not home at the time.

The boy, who loves watching garbage collectors work, apparently was playing near the trash and hid in the duffle bag, under the blankets, according to the police report.

Ramadani said he scanned the load of trash as he approached the Deates' home but Jacob was already hidden. Jacob was silent as Ramadani threw the duffle bag into the compactor, he said.

Jennifer Deates, Jacob's mother, did not return a call for comment.

Ramadani was back on his garbage route for the city on Tuesday, but he couldn't stop thinking of Jacob.

"I am glad that I was able to save a little boy's life," he said.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

wow, What i would like to know is why didn’t the mother know where her kid was? I mean come on seriously your kid is outside playing in garbage and you don’t know? I swear you should have to obtain a license to have children.

[amysmojo]

I thought he was hiding in a duffle bag not playing in trash, I'm glad the kid is okay. Wow...

[Supersprynt]

Ah, but the weatherman isn't altering the clouds, he's just reporting on them. NASA, on the other hand, just blew a hole in a comet.

This is where living in a society where religion gets respected can be irritating. Stomping over somebody's religious symbols isn't excused by the unpopularity of that person's interpretation. And I'm fairly sure most religious people would object to seeing their earthly symbols nuked (at comet speeds, the energy is about the same as a small nuclear warhead) in the name of science.

I highly doubt this will go anywhere, not least because the orbit of the comet has apparently been essentially unaltered.
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A comet speeds anything hitting the earth will be several hundreds the times the energy of a nuclear warhead.

I'm not sure where you stand on this issue if your supporting her or not IDK kinda confused but not doing something to gain knowledge of our world and understanding because someone somewhere might have a problem with it is no reason at all not to do it. Too many people believe in stupid sh!t and this woman is just trying to get a buck. 3 Mill because your horoscope that screwed up? This isnt worth news print.

[Galcobar]

Spaceship hit comet, not comet hit Earth. Slight difference in relative sizes means a similar difference in energy released.

My point: just because you consider her beliefs "stupid sh!t" does not invalidate them.

Consider the world-wide reaction over the Taliban destroying those ancient images of Buddha. And unlike that destruction, which was a matter of desecration but didn't affect Buddhists beyond an emotional standpoint, her arguement is that blowing a hole in a comet has fundamentally impaired her ability to practice her beliefs. Say, like nuking Mecca would impair Muslims' ability to fulfill the tenets of their beliefs, which include at least one pilgrimmage there in a lifetime.

[Supersprynt]

Oh spaceship hitting a comet, I misunderstood.

The thing wiht this is that she probably didnt even know this comet existed until it was in the news that Nasa did this. And on the converse, her believing that comets, stars and planets dictate her life doesnt validate it either.

What I'm saying or trying to say is that there needs to be a line drawn when stuff like this gets out of hand. I can see people throwing a fit because historical artifacts were destroyed, not because it had anything to do with religion. If we all cater to someones belief no matter how outlandish or ridiculous then we will never get anywhere.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

wow, What i would like to know is why didn’t the mother know where her kid was? I mean come on seriously your kid is outside playing in garbage and you don’t know? I swear you should have to obtain a license to have children. 
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makes sense -- my bro and i used to play bball and if i lost he would make me iget in the garbage - if ur kid is outside playing u dont always know where ur kid is...why would u ever suspect ur kid would be IN the garbage? She probably would
have thought kidnap before she ever thought he was in the garbage


Its just like when that kid went missing and ended up being in the trunk of the parents vehicle. Ur not gonna look there...ur gonna think that ur kid was abducted first.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

wow, What i would like to know is why didn’t the mother know where her kid was? I mean come on seriously your kid is outside playing in garbage and you don’t know? I swear you should have to obtain a license to have children. 
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makes sense -- my bro and i used to play bball and if i lost he would make me iget in the garbage - if ur kid is outside playing u dont always know where ur kid is...why would u ever suspect ur kid would be IN the garbage? She probably would
have thought kidnap before she ever thought he was in the garbage


Its just like when that kid went missing and ended up being in the trunk of the parents vehicle. Ur not gonna look there...ur gonna think that ur kid was abducted first.
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Still the kid is only four years old, and was alone. I just don’t comprehend letting a 4-year-old play alone outside with out even watching him, and she obviously was not watching him. I mean this woman jeopardized the life of her child. It’s a good thing that the man heard him and stopped the machine.

I used to play outside too, hide and seek and all that, but I remember my mom or dad checking up, and I also remember having some “restrictions” on where we were allowed to play and where we weren’t. I’m not saying it’s impossible to loose track of your kid, or that kids don’t wander and not listen, most kids are notorious for it. In that regard, if you know that kids tend to do that kind of thing wouldn’t you keep a closer eye on them? If she did look and see that the kid wasn’t there and abduction is the first thing to come to mind would you be frantic? I know if I had a child and he or she was missing I would be on the phone running around outside looking for him, doing something.

In my opinion this is a perfect example of poor parenting thank goodness that it wasn’t fatal, I don’t know how that woman would have lived with herself if her kid died.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

So then my parents failed when they lost me in a store?? cuz i was a rambunctious little kid who would just run!! My brother used to say "shes not a pill...shes a capsul"

I was a handful....... it happens! Im sure when ur a mom u will have plenty of moments where you will say "what was i thinking? That could have been a horrible situation"

it just so happens that this ladies mistake got published

what about baby rebecca?? who fell in the storm drain or something like that?? Poor parenting? Kids get into things and its not always a parents fault

thats my .02 --- im not trying to argue im just saying...I gues probably cuz i hear stories about when i was a kid...Numerous times i almost strangled myself in my car seat cuz i didnt wanna be in it. Stuff happens!

also it says the mother was inside caring for a sibling - ok so lets say his lil or older brother skinned his knee and she ran in to get a bandaid for the kid and was gone for 2 mins - yeah she probably should have told the 4 year old to come with but at that split moment it was to care for the hurt child. It just doesnt say how long she was gone for. ya know what i mean? there just isnt enough about the situation to judge if it was poor parenting

This post has been edited by BlackCelicaGT94: Jul 13, 2005 - 10:44 PM

[amysmojo]

*oops*

This post has been edited by amysmojo: Jul 13, 2005 - 10:57 PM

[amysmojo]

.....sooo anyway......

wow what an ugly dog!

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I understand what you’re saying accidents happen and life goes on. Playing the devil’s advocate it to enticing to pass up.

Also I didn’t say your parent’s failed your still alive aren’t you?

I am simply giving my view on the matter at hand. If you haven’t already noticed I’m very stubborn and I get joy out or arguing.

I used to baby-sit for my 3 younger cousins, who were a handful, BUT I also knew where they were at all times. Yes they got in trouble sometimes, and yes they did not always listen to me, but like I said before children are notorious for running around and getting themselves lost. Knowing that I kept a closer eye on them, especially my youngest cousin because you can’t expect a young child to grasp the serious dangers that could occur from something that seems like no big deal.

I still think this is an example of poor parenting. In my opinion 4 year old children should NOT be running around outside alone. (I am only making an assumption here that this mother knew the kid was outside.) Especially if she has another child to care for, inasmuch as the other sibling is younger and most likely required more attention from her.

I’m not saying kids should be locked in the house, but at 4 years old you don’t really have enough common sense to know not to be playing in garbage. Which is why the mother should have a) not let him go outside alone or b) kept a close watch on him.

I understand that we don’t have all the facts and both of our opinions are based on assumptions right now, but under the circumstances and the information that I gathered from the article my opinion still stands as I previously stated.

[BlackSTX]

I think the citizens of the United States of America should start a class action lawsuit to sue NASA for wasting their tax dollars on slamming the whatever into the comet. What a waste of our hard earned money. NASA in general is a waste. They've done some great things, but other than landing on another planet, I don't care what they do anymore. Who really cares about comets and the origins of our universe? Not me. At least not enough to spend hundreds of millions of dollars. Just look at the darn thing through a telescope.

[Supersprynt]

NASA's budget has already been drastically cut. But saying its a waste well thats a bit extreme to me. If there werent people looking at stuff that others considered a waste we wouldnt have the medicine or knowledge that we do today. Humanity is curious, we want to know, we strive to know and exploring is something I whole-heartedly support because in 100, 200 years who knows the earth could go into major change and inadequate to live with and I think in that amount of time people will be able to visit the moon and live there.

You gotta go out on a limb to learn new things, hell people in 1600's thought the world was flat and there was nothing to the west and many many people probably called Columbus an idiot and wasted his time exploring but look where it got the world. Humanity has advanced to much so quickly in just the last 200 years that the next 200 will have just the same leaps and bounds in technology and discovery.