04-26-2012 - Woman calls SW staff member who is boarding passengers an Asshole so he follows her & calls a SW Staff Supervisor to step in which turns into an argument. She later goes inside the SW Airplane quickly to tell her husband she is being rebooked. Her husband remained in his seat and did not get off. Read More ›
Gideon Sundbäck (April 24, 1880 — June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer. Gideon Sundbäck is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper. Read More ›
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Huge Indonesia quake sparks tsunami fears - 04-11-2012 A massive earthquake off Indonesia's western coast triggered tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, sending residents in coastal cities fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. A strong aftershock nearly three hours later sparked a new wave of panic. Indonesia's government responded by issuing a fresh tsunami warning. Some residents were crying in Aceh, where memories of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone, are still raw. Others screamed “God is great” as they poured from their homes or searched frantically for separated family members. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first 8.6-magnitude quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 269 miles (434 kilometers) from Aceh province. That prompted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii to issue a tsunami watch for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore. A wave measuring less than 30 inches (80 centimeters) high, rolled to Indonesia's coast. There were no other signs of serious damage. But just as the region was sighing relief, an 8.2-magnitude aftershock hit. “We just issued another tsunami warning,” Prih Harjadi, from Indonesia's geophysics agency, told TVOne in a live interview. People along the western coast of Sumatra island and the Mentawai islands were told to stay clear of coasts. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centers watch remained in effect. A tsunami watch means there is the potential for a tsunami, not that one is imminent. The initial quake was a strike-slip, not a thrust quake, according to experts. In a strike slip quake, the earth moves horizontally rather than vertically and doesn't displace large volumes of water. They were still analyzing the aftershock. “When I first saw this was an 8.7 near Sumatra, I was fearing the worst,” Roger Musson, seismologist at the British geological survey who has studied Sumatra's fault lines, noting one of the initial reported magnitudes for the quake. “But as soon as I discovered what type of earthquake it was, then I felt a lot better.” The first tremor was felt in Malaysia, where it caused high-rise buildings to shake for about a minute, and in Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh and India. It caused chaos in the streets of Aceh. Patients poured out of hospitals, some with drips still attached to their arms. In some places, electricity was briefly cut. Hours after the temblor, people were still standing outside their homes and offices, afraid to go back inside. “I was in the shower on the fifth floor of my hotel,” Timbang Pangaribuan told El Shinta radio from the city of Medan. “We all ran out. … We're all standing outside now.” He said one guest was injured when he jumped from the window of his room. Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center issued an evacuation order to residents in six provinces along the country's west coast, including the popular tourist destinations of Phuket, Krabi and Phang-Nga. India's Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for parts of the eastern Andaman and Nicobar islands. In Tamil Nadu in southern India, police cordoned off the beach and used loudspeakers to warn people to leave the area. The quake was felt in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where many people in the city's commercial Motijheel district left their offices and homes in panic and ran into the streets. No damage or causalities were reported. In Male, the capital of the Maldives, buildings were evacuated. Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity. A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, most of them in Aceh. Read More ›
just seen the movie and I must say, There is a twist at the end of the Movie. Action packed with suspence of having the President's daughter on a space ship in space with criminals that break loose for revenge. There is a Hero named Snow that is offered a deal to get out of jail early if mission is complete to save the day. 2 THUMBS UP !! Read More ›
Miss Universe Beauty Queen Disqualified for havng a natural born Penis in Canada. Miss Universe Canada officials have banned 23-year-old transsexual Jenna Talackova from participating in the pageant finals to be held in Toronto in May, 2012. The Vancouver contestant was one of sixty-five women chosen to compete in the national contest (which is owned by Donald Trump). The Daily Mail Reports that Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, asserts that every contestant must be a “naturally born female.” Critics of the decision claim that the rules do not specifically address sex change or plastic surgery. The statuesque blonde Talackova is calling it a human rights issue. She says that she knew she was a girl by age four, started hormone therapy at fourteen, and had sex reassignment surgery at nineteen. She's previously competed in both transsexual and women's beauty pageants. “All I can say is that they disqualified me because I'm not 'natural born,' she told the National Post. “[That] doesn't make sense because since I was conscious, I always felt this way.” After being kicked out of the pageant, Talackova, whose twitter account has since been locked, tweeted, “I'm disqualified, however I'm not giving up. I'm not going to just let them disqualify me over discrimination.” Online support for the beauty queen is growing. So far, over twenty-one thousand people have signed a petition demanding she be allowed to compete. It reads, “She is a woman and deserves to be treated as any other woman would be.” Talackova, who says she is not doing interviews until she consults a lawyer, describes herself as, “a woman with a past.” Do you think Jenna Talackova should be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant? Let us know in the comments below. Read More ›
March 22, 2012 - The singer accidentally drowned as a result of cocaine use and heart disease. Family's response. Whitney Houston died from drowning in a hotel bathtub, but coroner's officials said Thursday that heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors to the singer's death. The release of the autopsy findings ends weeks of speculation about what killed the Grammy-winning singer on Feb. 11 on the eve of the Grammy Awards. Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and her death has been ruled as accidental. Several bottles of prescription medications were found in her hotel room, but coroner's officials said they weren't in excessive quantities. Beverly Hills police said in a statement there was no evidence of wrongdoing in connection with Houston's death. “We are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure,” said Patricia Houston, the singer's sister-in-law and manager. Coroner's Chief of Operations Craig Harvey said cocaine and its byproducts were found in Houston's system, and it was listed as a contributing factor in her death. He said the results indicated Houston was a chronic cocaine user. Toxicology results also showed Houston had marijuana, Xanax, the muscle relaxant Flexeril, and the allergy medication Benadryl in her system. Houston died just hours before she was scheduled to appear at producer Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards bash. The singer also had a heart disease that caused blockages in her arteries. Houston, 48, was buried in a New Jersey cemetery next to her father after an emotional four-hour funeral service that was attended by friends, family and superstars such as Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Roberta Flack Houston, a sensation from her first, eponymous album in 1985, was one of the world's best-selling artists from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, turning out such hits as “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” ''How Will I Know,” ''The Greatest Love of All” and “I Will Always Love You.” But as she struggled with drugs, her majestic voice became raspy, and she couldn't hit the high notes. Interest in her music skyrocketed after her death, pushing her songs back on to charts and into heavy rotation on the radio. A full autopsy report is expected to be released in two weeks. Read More ›
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Dad forces son to wear embarrassing sign. - 03-12-2012 Failing Student Wears Sign As Punishment. When a local seventh grade student came home with a bad report card, his parents took action — by forcing him to wear a sign that told the world of his awful grades. Teenager Michael Bell, Jr. received failing marks in his language arts, math and civics classes, according to Local 10 News. So his parents decided to take action. “He has been screwing up in school, behavior and academics and right now I am trying to send a message to him,” Michael Bell, Sr. told the station. The sign has two sides. One asks, “Hey, I want to be a class clown, is it wrong?” The other tells drivers that he is a middle school student who is failing his present semester. “Is anything wrong with that?,” it reads. “Blow your horn if you … think so.” The teen takes responsibility for his role in the punishment, which will last throughout his spring break. “I don't like it, but I know that it's my fault,” Michael Bell, Jr. told the station. “Right now, this is the only thing I have left to try and reach him,” Bell Sr. told the station, who has been standing with his son the entire time to ensure that he is safe and fed. Read More ›
It is a dramatic look at the tornado that hit one week ago today, unlike any we've seen before. The video shows the tornado as it took out homes in West Liberty. It was captured on a surveillance system that never turned off, and it recorded the entire disaster as it happened. “Well, I don't know what it's like, but I would compare it to hell,” said Randy Risner. Randy Risner's surveillance system consisting of seven cameras caught the tornadoes fury from several different angles. “It didn't sound like a train, it sounded like thunder, and it kept getting louder and louder,” Risner said. He and his wife, Norma, took cover in their basement. “You could actually feel the ground shaking and our the 11-foot basement walls were shaking, too,” Norma said. “I didn't know if we were going to have a house standing, when we came out or not,” Randy said. Damaged, their house stood strong. But the tornado destroyed their workshop (caught on camera) and another camera shows the roof of their neighbors home peel off like a sardine can. “If I hadn't seen him walk out of the house, no one could have told me, he lived through that,” said Randy. His son Kyle's home, which neighbor's his, also took a hit, and can be seen from the video. “Without looking at this video you-all (WKYT) got from us, you'd never believe it,” he said. “I'm just so thankful we are okay, and I thank the good lord,” Norma said with a heavy heart. “But I feel, we feel for all of the families who lost loved one's, we are thinking of them,” she continued. The Risner's feeling fortunate to be alive say they're hoping the video leaves a lasting impression on those who see it. “Because we will need help here in West Liberty for a long time, not just today,” Randy said. “We don't want people to forget what happened to those here in Morgan County, and the others affected by these tornadoes.” Now they, like many of their neighbor's must make the choice of whether to rebuild or not. But first, Randy says, the people of West Liberty are in need of more insurance adjusters - who've told the Risner's it could be up to three-weeks before they can get someone to Morgan County. “It's just a frustrating process, there's so much to do, it's overwhelming,” he said. Read More ›
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RIP Ashley Bilasano - 11-11-11 - Ashley Billasano kept the pain locked inside… Friends say the suffering and depressed Billasano decided to make her death count for something even as her life became unbearable. Her burst of 144 tweets, which took place over six hours and ended shortly before she took her life through suffocation, recounted the sexual abuse at the hands of a family member and other adults, and the frustration that arose when authorities failed to bring charges. “This wasn't random,” said Ashly Escamilla, her classmate and closest friend. “She planned this for a reason. She made a decision that this was what she was going to do to get attention if she was not going to get justice.” Her closest friend Billasano, known as Billy to her good friends, always had a sense of theater. It was why she and Escamilla would sometimes dress up as Batman and Robin for a late-night taco run. And it was why she was supposed to be in the upcoming musical production Hairspray put on by the drama classes at B.F. Terry High School. Now Escamilla is without the friend she said was closer than a sister, the special and caring person she instantly befriended last year in what she later described as a magical moment. Billasano had moved to Rosenberg to live with her mother after the allegations of abuse became known to the family. In no time at all, the two girls were, in their words, like “peas and carrots.” Shortly before she died, Billasano gave the “other” Ashly two of her glow-in-the-dark stars to put on the ceiling of her room. The stars were to remind Escamilla of their friendship before she went to sleep at night. “She wanted justice from the very beginning,” Escamilla said. “She said police and CPS acted like it was nothing. She said it was like they did not want to believe her. So, to go on living when someone hurt her, and no one ever did anything about it - wouldn't that drive you insane? To feel ignored by people who were supposed to help you. That was crazy. She had support from me and my boyfriend and her mom, but she did not have justice. She needed to get her point across and to make it known that she was wronged.” A spokesman for Texas Child Protective Services said privacy concerns keep the agency from commenting about whether an investigation followed Billasano's allegations. The Williamson County District Attorney's office, which reportedly had presented information to a grand jury, did not return a Chronicle phone call. Billasano was living in Round Rock at the time. Billasano's mother, Tiffany Ruiz Leskinen, said her daughter confided the story of abuse to a teacher, who notified the police department in Pflugerville, where her school was located. The investigation led nowhere, Leskinen said. “The detective told her that she had trouble believing her,” her mother said. “Here is someone who has been abused and is forced to be silent for so long. Then the one person you go to looking for help says they might not believe you. The CPS caseworker was a rookie right out of college. She did not know anything and kept saying she had check with her supervisor.” Leaving a record Escamilla said she learned of Billasano's pain not long after they became friends. When it became clear that no prosecutions would stem from her complaint that she had been abused by a family member beginning at age 14 and then by an assortment of men, she took a turn for the worse, her friend said.
This 2,370 pound saltwater crocodile was captured alive after a 3 week hunt in…
Attacked Fisherman in MANILA, Philippines — Villagers and veteran hunters… Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts. Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month and was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who went missing in July. He said he sought the help of experts at a crocodile farm in western Palawan province. “We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers,” Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. “When I finally stood before it, I couldn't believe my eyes.” After initial sightings at a creek, the hunters set four traps, which the crocodile destroyed. They then used sturdier traps using steel cables, one of which finally caught the enormous reptile late Saturday, he said. About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms), from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck, he said. The crocodile was placed in a fenced cage in an area where the town plans to build an ecotourism park for species found in a vast marshland in Agusan, an impoverished region about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Elorde said. “It will be the biggest star of the park,” Elorde said, adding that villagers were happy that they would be able to turn the dangerous crocodile “from a threat into an asset.” Despite the catch, villagers remain wary because several crocodiles still roam the outskirts of the farming town of about 37,000 people. They have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said.
Mayweather KOs Ortiz in 4th Round - 09-17-2011 Round 1: Mayweather connects with a couple of rights. Ortiz swings and misses.… Round 2: Ortiz gets more aggressive, getting Mayweather into a corner. Mayweather again landed more punches, including another right to the face. Ortiz had a better landing percentage though in a tighter round. 10-9 Ortiz Round 3: Mayweather pot shotting Ortiz, who seems to see the punches but isn't getting out of the way. Good right by Floyd. Ortiz looking to get inside. Mayweather the picture of calm in the ring. Mayweather shakes his head at Ortiz. Good right by Floyd. Mayweather picked him apart in that round. 10-9 Mayweather Round 4: Ortiz looks a little rattled. Think he's finally realizing how good this guy is. Good uppercut by Floyd. Great flurry by Floyd. He's coming to fight. Ref warns Ortiz about the head butts. Hard check hook by Floyd. Now here comes Ortiz, connects on a flurry! Mayweather doesn't look hurt. Straight right by Mayweather. Whoa Ortiz gets a point deducted for a head. Ortiz is down! He's out. Mayweather by KO! Unbelievable ending! Ortiz went in for a hug to apologize, Floyd hugged him, then dropped him with a left and a right. Unreal You have to protect yourself at all times and Ortiz didn't. There will be some controversy over this but Ortiz showed his youth in the ring.
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Who were you going for ? - 11-12-2011 - Juan Manuel Marquez (pictured) during… LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 12: Juan Manuel Marquez reacts before the decision is announced that he lost by majority decision to Manny Pacquiao during the WBO world welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Player with Down Syndrome kicked off team by rigid age limit. For two consecutive years, the most beloved member of the Hobbton (N.C.) High… In other words, Bowden was everyone's favorite player, even though he rarely ever played. Yet Bowden's place on the varsity sideline was also a weekly rite of passage that meant just as much to the teenager and his family as it did to his teammates. Suddenly, all of that was taken away from the teenager in August, when he and his family learned he wouldn't be able to officially be a part of the Hobbton team for his senior year for a very simple yet rigid reason: He's now too old. According to Greenville ABC affiliate WWAY-TV3, WRAL.com partner HighSchoolOT and other sources, Bowden recently turned 19, an age which the North Carolina High School Athletic Association deems too old to participate in high school sports. While the organization has reached out to express “understanding” about how Bowden's situation has left members of the Hobbton community heartbroken, it also insisted that nothing could be done to circumvent the NCHSAA age regulations. “Brett don't see that he has Down Syndrome,” Bowden's mother, Pat Bowden, told WWAY. “Brett wants just to be one of those guys, out there dressed, thinking that he is a football player, feeling like he's a football player.” In an effort to clarify its official position, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Davis Whitfield released a statement about Bowden's varsity eligibility on Wednesday. “I want to be clear that the student-athlete has not been 'kicked off the team,'” Whitfield said in the statement, which he emailed to Prep Rally directly. “Brett Bowden could still be a part of the team, lead his team on the field, wear his jersey and be with his teammates, including some of the post-game activities he has done in the past. “The only thing that he cannot do now that he could do before is dress out in full uniform, since a student must be eligible to be dressed for a contest. He is over the age limit based on the eligibility rules, and this State Board of Education policy is one we are not allowed to set aside.” The Hobbton community clearly doesn't think the NCHSAA's decision is acceptable, and it has the Facebook posts to prove it is not alone. After learning of Bowden's ineligibility, the teen's younger sister, Taylor Bowden, set up a Facebook page last Friday entitled “Let Brett Bowden Play.” After a handful of photos of Bowden in action and an explanation of why Bowden should be able to remain a member of the Wildcat team was posted, the page took off. As of Tuesday night, nearly 6,200 Facebook members had “liked” the page, with hundreds leaving their feelings about the NCHSAA ruling in posts on the page's wall. The Facebook drive's popularity hasn't been a surprise to Taylor, who said that the community has always rallied around her brother. “The whole community loves Brett,” Taylor Bowden told WWAY. “Eveyone comes to the football games to watch him. When he goes out there and warms up it's the best time.” Another of Bowden's teammates called the senior his inspiration, saying that every time Bowden leads the Wildcats onto the field he's driven to play as hard as possible to do Bowden proud. Whether he ever gets the chance to feel that way again is now in the hands of a state organization which will have to decide whether bending the rules for one clearly worthwhile cause is acceptable, or whether doing so would open the door to more problems for other North Carolina schools going forward.
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