MIAMI – A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson’s death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
Archive for June, 2009
Fight Breaks Out Over Michael Jackson’s Legacy
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: death, Florida, king of pop, Miami, Michael Jackson, Music, neverland
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YES!!!! – I’ve Always Wanted A Motorcycle That Comes With An Attached Car
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in LifestyleTags: attached car, motorcycle, motorcycle car, snaefell
Cars have always been the preserve of those who seek safety and motorcycles have been the preserve of those who seek adventure, so if you seek both adventure and safety, why not have a car and a bike combined, seems to be opinion of Francois Knorreck who has just designed the Snaefell.
Trojan Horse Therapy Only Kills Cancer Cells
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: bacteria, cancer, cell, research, scientists, sydney, trojan horse therapy
SYDNEY – Australian scientists have developed a “trojan horse” therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. The “trojan horse” therapy has the potential to directly target cancer cells with chemotherapy, rather than the current treatment that [...]
Child Porn Hidden in Swiss Hip Hop Site
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Veritas in Crime, Politics, Science | TechnologyTags: child pornography, download, jean-christophe sauterel, Sex, Switzerland, vaud
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Child pornography was downloaded from a Swiss hip-hop music website to around 2,300 computers in 78 countries, Swiss police said on Monday. Jean-Christophe Sauterel, a police spokesman in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, said videos of minors engaged in sexual acts were hidden in a Swiss site where the principal content was [...]
Rare Dateless Coins Leaked into Circulation in Britain – Worth 100s of Times More $$$$
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: Britain, dateless coins, England, London, rare coins, Royal Mint, twenty pence
Next time you’re in Britain, check your change. The Royal Mint admits it’s made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped into circulation at [...]
Michael Jackson’s Family Can’t Find His Will – A Legal Battle Begins for His Estate and Children
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in EntertainmentTags: custody, death, estate, king of pop, Michael Jackson, Will
A legal battle over Michael Jackson’s estate is looming after his family lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, said they could not locate his will. The custody of his three children could be affected if he died intestate and his assets could become the subject of bitter wrangling. Jackson is thought have had debts of more than [...]
Bernie Madoff Sentenced to 150 Yrs. in Prison
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Economy | FinanceTags: Bernie Madoff, fraud, jail sentence, Madoff, Ponzi scheme, prison, thief
Dressed in a dark suit, Madoff, who admitted in March to running a $65bn (£40bn) Ponzi scheme for the past three decades, will serve 150 years, Denny Chin, a US District Judge, told a packed courtroom in New York. Judge Chin said that the ‘symbolism’ of the sentence is important. Madoff, who kept his eyes [...]
U.S. Soccer Team Had Heart, Brazil Had More Talent
Posted: 29th June 2009 by The Dude in SportsTags: Brazil, champions, Confederations Cup, Dempsey, Donovan, fans, FIFA, final, football, heart, howard, Italy, soccer, south africa, Spain, talent, U.S., World Cup
The United States displayed the heart of a champion. What is imperative now is that it continues to build the body of one. There was no mystery to why Brazil rallied in the second half and beat the USA, 3-2, in the FIFA Confederations Cup final Sunday in Johannesburg, South Africa. Brazil simply had better [...]
The Day That Guns Came to Church in Louisville
Posted: 29th June 2009 by The Dude in Oddly Enough, ReligionTags: America, Beretta, Bethel, Bush, Christian, church, God, guns, kentucky, Louisville, peace, rifle, sanctuary, time, U.S. Constitution, weapon, youtube
At 4:55 p.m, five minutes before New Bethel Church’s highly publicized “open-carry service” was set to begin Saturday evening, Lynne Smith walked into the sanctuary with her husband and two friends and took a seat in the front row. Asked what weapon she had with her, Smith had to stop and think about which gun [...]
A New Title Holder For World’s Ugliest Dog
Posted: 28th June 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Mother NatureTags: dog, ugly, ugly puppy, worlds ugliest dog
A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. The winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest, that is.