Bus driver's rudeness hard to explain (Ottawa Citizen)
(Let's hope an OC Transpo driver was just suffering a brain cramp when he wouldn't allow Adam Burke to board the bus the other day. Because if he was just playing by the rules, this guy doesn't deserve to be serving the public. Adam, 18, suffers from spina bifida, a congenital defect of the spine. The firstyear Algonquin College student uses a manual wheelchair to get around. His mother, Janice, says he can sure zoom around in it, so he's not going to keep you waiting.)
Twenty bus passengers killed in road accident in Jharkhand (Times of India)
(Twenty people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling, collided with an iron-laden trailer near Bundu, about 50 km from here, police said on Monday. "The bus was going to Arah in Bihar from Jamshedpur when it collided with the trailer around 3.30am, killing 13 people on the spot and seven in hospitals," said the superintendent of police (Ranchi rural), A V Minz.)
Two stabbed during Sackville bus terminal brawl (Metro)
(Halifax RCMP are looking for three young men after two others were stabbed at a Lower Sackville bus terminal on Saturday night. A 20-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital while a 32-year-old man was treated for less serious wounds and released.)
Complete list of 2011 Emmy winners:
-Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family
-Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men
-Outstanding Mini-Series or Movie: Downtown Abbey
-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie: Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
-Outstanding Directing for a Mini-Series or Movie: Brian Percival, Downtown Abbey
-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie: Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie: Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
-Outstanding Writing for a Mini-Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes, Downtown Abbey
-Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
-Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Margo Martindale, Justified
-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Jason Katim, Friday Night Lights
-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
-Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show
-Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Amazing Race
-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family
-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Michael Spiller, Modern Family
-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family
Weekend Report: 'Lion King' Reclaims Box Office Crown (Box Office Mojo)
(All three genuinely new releases combined to make less than the 3D re-release of The Lion King this weekend, reaffirming the Disney animated classic's continued popularity a whole 17 years after its initial run. Drive fared best among the other openers, though its debut was unremarkable, while Straw Dogs and I Don't Know How She Does It failed to generate any interest.)
Fox kills Alec Baldwin's Emmys phone-hacking joke (CNET)
(Alec Baldwin had hoped that, after Ricky Gervais said whatever he felt like at the 2010 Golden Globes, award show hosts could joke about anything. It appears not. After a revelation by Deadline, "30 Rock" actor Alec Baldwin tweeted today that Fox (aka News Corp) had, indeed, removed a little joke that he had created with the writers specially for the occasion.)
Teenage Lesbian Crime Spree Interrupted by Alleged Lion (Gawker)
(How could you possibly improve the story of two 19-year-old women falling in love and going on a summer-long crime spree? What if I told you a lion was involved? Allegedly, of course! Police in Upper Darby, Penn. (where the crimes took place) have not confirmed the existence of the lion, which our stars—Harley Rose Gifford (left) and Britney Singleton (right)—claim to have encountered in one of the homes they broke into, prompting a very quick turnaround.)
Drinks firm trademarks F-word (Gawker)
(A German drinks company has won a court battle to register the F-word as a trademark. Liquor manufacturer EFAG will now enjoy legal protection of the brand name of its 'Ficken' schnapps. Drinkers in Germany might feel a little embarrassed about asking for the drink - it is named after the German word for "fuck.")
Denver Men Accused of Taking Dead Friend on Boys' Night Out (My Fox New York)
(Two Colorado men stand accused of multiple offenses after driving their dead friend's corpse to a pair of Denver nightspots and using his ATM card to buy themselves drinks, the Denver Post reported Thursday. Prosecutors have charged Robert Jeffrey Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25, with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.)
City tells Parma man he can't sell vegetables from his property (Cleveland.com)
(A Walter Avenue man said the city will no longer allow him to sell homegrown vegetables from his front yard. Wesley Wood told City Council on Monday that a Building Department official delivered the news to him earlier that day. Wood said the official — Don Graves, assistant building commissioner — informed him that it is against the law to run a food business out of a yard.)
Stolen Superman collection returned, suspect in jail (STL Today)
(In the end, things played out the way they do in the Superman comic books. Good conquered evil. Justice prevailed. A tale of the vulnerable being victimized spawned a chain of good will that spread not only across the country, but the world. Mike Meyer, who lives off Social Security checks for a mental disability and a part-time job at McDonald's, had his stolen Superman collection returned in its entirety this week after police tracked down the loot and the alleged thief.)
Cat tale just got fuzzier (New York Post)
(The truth behind Willow the cat’s five-year journey from Colorado to Manhattan may not be quite the furry adventure tale it’s been cracked up to be. She didn’t walk or hitchhike the 1,800 miles from her Boulder home to the Big Apple, it seems, but may instead have simply been scooped up by a New Yorker on a ski vacation and flown back to his or her home in Brooklyn.)
'It's OK, I've done this before': High-flying banker 'hanged himself after paying two prostitutes to stage mock execution in the woods' (Daily Mail)
(A married banking boss hanged himself after paying prostitutes to taunt him in an ‘execution game’. Colin Birch, former assistant vice president of Deutsche Bank, died in the disturbing ritual on the day he was turned down for a new job, his inquest heard. The father of two had tears in his eyes as he paid escorts to humiliate him for being ‘a loser in life’ while he stood on a ladder with a noose looped around his neck.)
Sperm bank turns down redheads (Telegraph)
(The world's largest sperm bank has started turning down redheaded donors because there is too little demand for their sperm. Ole Schou, Cryos's director, said that there had been a surge in donations in recent years, allowing the facility to become much more picky about its donors.)
TSA fires 28 over improper luggage screening at Honolulu airport (CNN)
(The Transportation Security Administration fired 28 of its employees -- in addition to three that resigned or retired -- following a probe that revealed bags were allowed onto planes at Hawaii's Honolulu International Airport without being properly screened, the agency said Sunday. Another 15 people were suspended, the TSA reported in a statement.)
'Sex strike' success in Philippine village (Yahoo)
(Women in the southern Philippines brought peace to their strife-torn village by threatening to withhold sex if their men kept fighting, the UN refugee agency reported Friday. The "sex strike" in rural Dado village on the often lawless southern island of Mindanao in July helped end tensions and bring some prosperity to the 102 families living there, said UNHCR national officer Rico Salcedo.)
Terry Kimball Arrested: Taco Bell Customer Calls 911 When Restaurant Refused Service (AOL)
(It seems that Terry Lynn Kimbell was actually acting responsibly, until he called the cops. Police arrested Kimbell outside a Taco Bell around 12:00 a.m. Wednesday morning after the 50-year-old Floridian walked to the Mexican fast food chain after a night of drinking and dialed 911 when restaurant employees refused to serve him at the drive-through window.)
Clerks 2 uLike Review (Entertainment.ie)
(It's no wonder that Clerks is Kevin Smith's definitive movie. It was clever, satirical, inspirational and original. We were brought into a world we hadn't seen before, the real world. A generation X, minimum wage, cynical yet uplifting environment. Clerks was the perfect launching point for an avid film-fan such as Smith. It's just a shame he decided to return. Twelve years and one burnt-down Quick Stop later, Dante (Brian O' Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) are now working the Mooby's fast food restaurant.)
Chris Nolan wants Dark Knight rises finale to be kept secret (ND TV)
(Director Christopher Nolan has refused to give out any scripts detailing the ending of The Dark Knight Rises as he wants to keep it a secret. The 41-year-old is determined to keep the ending of his third Batman movie starring Christian Bale under wraps and is advising his cast on the story verbally in order to minimise the chance of leaks, reported Contactmusic.)
Batman helps boost state's employment in August (Biz Journals)
(The state's unemployment picture might have looked even worse in August if Batman hadn't jumped in to save the day. The state Department of Labor and Industry reported late Thursday that the Pennsylvania jobless rate rose unexpectedly in August to 8.2 percent from 7.8 percent in July. It's still lower than the national average but another month of declines.)
'The Dark Knight Rises' star warns against spoilers (NME.com)
(Joseph Gordon-Levitt has warned fans against seeking out spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises. The actor, who previously worked with director Christopher Nolan on Inception, is set to play special assignment police officer John Blake in the forthcoming Batman sequel.)
Scientists in the dock over L'Aquila earthquake (BBC)
(Next week six scientists and an official go on trial in Italy for manslaughter over the earthquake in L'Aquila that killed 309 people two years ago. This extraordinary case has attracted international attention because science itself seemed to be on trial, with the seven defendants apparently charged for failing to predict the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck on the night of 6 April 2009. )
Child abuse increased as economy crashed, study shows (MSNBC)
(As the U.S. economy began to tank, the number of abused kids landing in the hospital with severe brain injuries spiked, a new study shows. Anecdotes linking child abuse to the recession have surfaced before, but there had been no hard data to back the connection until now. “It’s definitely disturbing,” said Elizabeth Gershoff, a psychologist who studies parenting but was not involved in the study.)
Summer Arctic melt among worst ever (Science News)
(Depending on whom you ask, this year’s annual minimum of Arctic sea ice either broke or came close to breaking the record set in 2007. And that’s without the unusual weather conditions that conspired to melt so much ice that historic year. Increased melting of the Arctic Ocean’s frozen lid in the last few decades underscores a changing northern reality, scientists say — that summer sea ice is on a downward spiral. )
Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists (MSNBC)
(Video-game players have solved a molecular puzzle that stumped scientists for years, and those scientists say the accomplishment could point the way to crowdsourced cures for AIDS and other diseases. "This is one small piece of the puzzle in being able to help with AIDS," Firas Khatib, a biochemist at the University of Washington, told me. Khatib is the lead author of a research paper on the project, published today by Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.)
New PlayStation Network terms include anti-class action clause; Accept or face ban (ZD NET)
(Sony’s PlayStation Network comes with new terms of service, restricting users from instigating class-action lawsuits in case of future hacks. Accept, or face a ban. After a series of massive data breaches which hit the PlayStation Network last year, Sony is facing pressure from legal action and class-action suits relating to loss of data and security lapses. But the new terms and conditions of the PlayStation Network now includes a new clause for which users waive the right to collectively take legal action against Sony over future hacks or breaches — or face bans from the service.)
Electric thinking cap promises a new era of high-voltage learning (Telegraph)
(I’ve got rubber pads strapped to my head and someone is about to fire an electric current through my brain. It’s meant to make me cleverer, but this doesn’t feel too smart to me. My palms are sticky, my fingers are trembling and it’s hard to tell if that’s sweat pouring down my temples or water from the sponge that will conduct the charge through my skin.)
Villagers Protest China Factory Pollution (Time)
(Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have demonstrated in recent days against pollution they say is caused by a solar panel factory, with some protesters storming the compound and overturning vehicles, local authorities and residents said Sunday. More than 500 villagers in Zhejiang province's Haining city gathered in front of the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co. Ltd. factory on Thursday demanding an explanation for the alleged pollution, the Haining government said in a statement.)
Hasbro's New Easy-Bake Oven Ditches the Light Bulb (Time)
(Though NewsFeed's childhood would suggest that cookies taste better with burnt fingers, society seems to have come to an impasse with dangerous kiddie cooking. This week, Hasbro announced that its iconic Easy-Bake Oven would abandon its nefarious light bulb, a byproduct of toy's 11th redesign. Understandably, we're shaken by this news and as you search for blame, point your finger at the environmentally conscious set. As we began to phase out traditional light bulbs for the more energy efficient compact fluorescents, the death of the 100-watt light bulb was imminent – as was our childhood culinary experience.)
78-Year-Old Starts First Grade in Bulgaria (Time)
(Apostol Stoyanov will hand in homework, take tests, and answer questions in class, just like the rest of the students. No matter that he's old enough to be his classmates' grandfather. As students across the world head back to school, the 6-year-olds in one Bulgarian school will notice a student who doesn't quite fit in. That's because Stoyanov, 78, will be joining them in the classroom – as a new student.)
The Berenstain Bears Now Speak an Endangered Language (Time)
(If anyone can save a dying language, it's Mama Bear, simply because we're pretty sure she can do anything. The Associated Press reports that public television in North Dakota and South Dakota will soon be airing the animated series "Matho Waunsila Thiwahe" — that's Lakota for "Compassionate Bear Family" — which is a dubbed version of the beloved series The Berenstain Bears. Instead of English, the children's cartoon characters Mama and Papa Bear, along with Brother and Sister Bear, will be speaking in the little-known American Indian dialect, which the AP reports fewer than 6,000 people still speak.)
50 dead in India, Nepal after magnitude-6.9 quake (CNN)
(At least 50 people died when a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the northern Indian state of Sikkim near the border between the two nations Sunday night, local government officials told sister network CNN-IBN. The dead include three in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, who died when a wall of the British embassy collapsed, according to Kedar Rijal, Kathmandu police chief. They included an 8-year-old girl, her father and a third person.)
Wisconsin air shows take note for weekend tragedies (Todays TMJ4)
(There's no doubt, there's risks with airshows. And the worst case scenario played out twice this weekend with a crash in Reno during an air racing event and an airshow in West Virginia. "It breaks my heart. It's really tough," said Kurt Stanich. The pilot and Wings Over Waukesha organizer knows those shows don't get the green light without strict safety )
Netflix Apologizes to Customers & Rebrands Its DVD Service (Yahoo)
(Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has announced that Netflix will be splitting its DVD and streaming video businesses and renaming the DVD division. "We realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses, with very different cost structures, different benefits that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently," Hastings explained in a blog post. ":It’s hard for me to write this after over 10 years of mailing DVDs with pride, but we think it is necessary and best: In a few weeks, we will rename our DVD by mail service to 'Qwikster'.")
No charges for ‘Lost’ star accused of punching driver of party bus (Sun Times)
(Cleveland prosecutors will not charge Matthew Fox on a complaint that the star of the “Lost” television series punched a private bus driver last month. The decision was made “after a thorough review of the facts,” a city spokeswoman said in a statement Friday.)
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