Bus driver reassigned after beating passenger with cane (KOB.com)
(An Albuquerque bus driver suspected of swiping a cane from one passenger to beat another passenger faced a judge Sunday. Bus passengers said it was an argument the night before that was likely the reason behind the brutal beating. Passengers could not believe what they were seeing when Albuquerque police said an Albuquerque bus driver, 46-year-old Christopher Davis, got off his bus and attacked a man with a cane.)
Gun scare stops Greyhound bus headed for Calgary, police find no weapons (Winnipeg Free Press)
(A gun scare that later proved to be a false alarm stopped a Greyhound bus on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary Monday afternoon. Police stopped the bus after a passenger told the driver he'd overheard other passengers talking about a gun.)
Six injured as gang targets wedding bus (Belfast Telegraph)
(Passengers in a bus were showered with flying glass after a breeze-block was thrown through a window leaving six people injured with cuts. A gang of 10 blocked Madam's Bank Road in Derry with bollards, forcing the bus to stop — but when a passenger cleared the road one of the gang hurled the block through the window.)
Schools change bus routes in response to storm (Press Republican)
(Routes may change and rides may lengthen, but when all is said and done, the bus should get your child to school this week. North Country communities continue to recover from damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene, and some of that includes ravaged roadways. Despite this, school officials are reassuring families that they will get their children to school.)
Pupils hurt in bus crash 'looked like shark victims'
(Herald Sun)
(PUPILS injured when a New Zealand school bus was hit by a logging truck looked like they had been victims of a shark attack, according to a youth who helped rescue his fellow passengers. An eight-year-old girl was flown to Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital in a critical condition and a six-year-old boy remains in a serious condition at Rotorua Hospita after the crash just south of Whakatane on Monday afternoon.)
Mass. steps up efforts to cut school bus pollution (Boston Herald)
(REVERE - Massachusetts environmental officials are starting the school year by celebrating a program that fitted more than 2,100 school buses with devices designed to cut air pollution from diesel engines. The MassCleanDiesel School Bus Retrofit Program benefited buses serving at least 300,000 students in 300 communities.)
Winnipeg's Frantic Films wins trio of Gemini Awards (FOX News)
(WINNIPEG-BASED Frantic Films picked up a trio of Gemini Awards this week during the Canadian TV awards' two nights of industry galas in Toronto. The Space TV series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil won the Gemini for best ensemble performance in a comedy program or series (for cast members Alex House, Maggie Castle, Angela Jill Guingcango, Chris Leavins, Melanie Leishman, Jason Mewes and Bill Turnbull), and the Slice TV series Til Debt Do Us Part was named best lifestyle/practical information series, and Gail Vaz-Oxlade of the Frantic Films series Princess was named best host in a lifestyle/practical information or performing arts program.)
Boss Shows Off Gun to Convenience Store Employee, Accidentally Shoots Her (FOX News)
(Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot by her boss at a South Florida convenience store. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reports that the boss was apparently showing the woman the gun Saturday afternoon when it went off. The ricocheted and hit the woman.)
Anorexia doc defends ‘sex toy treatment’ (Ice News)
(A Danish doctor is claiming that he took naked photographs of anorexia patients and forced them to use sex toys in an attempt to make them feel better about their bodies. The 50 year-old physician, who specialises in treating people with eating disorders at Rigshospitalet in Osterbro, has told a court that the methodology used on at least five women was part of his ‘alternative treatment’.)
Villagers Pull One-Ton Crocodile Out of Creek in Philippines (FOX News)
(Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday. Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot 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.)
German taxi passenger locked in trunk after fare dispute (News AU)
(A GERMAN taxi driver locked a female passenger in the trunk for five hours after a dispute over a fare turned ugly, newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost reported today. The 32-year-old passenger was traveling home in the northern city of Hamburg in the early hours of yesterday morning when she angrily accused the driver of taking a detour to increase the fare.)
Pub landlord bans family for life after mother asks for diet lemonade (The Mirror UK)
(A FAMILY have been banned from a pub for life – after asking for diet lemonade. Riding school owner Jenny Bessant was told The Nutley Arms did not stock the drink so she suggested that they order some in for weight-watching customers. Three days later she received a letter telling her husband and two children to keep away for good.)
Surfing Dog: Jack Russell 'Buddy' First Inductee Into Surf Dog Hall Of Fame (Huffington Post)
(Baseball has a hall of fame to honor its greatest players. So does football, basketball and, of course, rock 'n' roll. There is a hall of fame for Canadian cartoonists and even pinball. However, the sport known as "dog surfing" has been one activity that hasn't had a "hall" to honor its best and brightest.)
Pregnant woman aids in bizarre burglary at Turf Paradise (AZ Family)
(A pregnant woman is in the hospital after she broke into Turf Paradise and crawled through a ventilation space, in hopes of making her way to the race track's money room, according to police. The woman, along with two men snuck into Turf Paradise, near 15th Avenue and Bell Road, about an hour before opening time, on Sunday.)
Stowaway mouse grounds Bangkok-bound plane (CBC)
(Flight attendants are used to dealing with unruly passengers, but a mouse spotted in the pantry of a Nepal Airlines plane headed to Bangkok created such an uproar that the flight was cancelled. The Boeing 757 was being prepared for a flight from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport to the Thai capital of Bangkok on Monday morning when the stowaway rodent made his appearance, according to the Himalayan Times.)
Sign Ignites Controversy After High School Football Game (FOX 8)
(Kirtland crushed Painesville Harvey during Friday night's high school football game, but it was what happened after the game that has people talking. "At the conclusion of the game, some of their students and parents put up a sign that we believe was racial intimidation, ethnic intimidation," said Roderick Coffee, president of the Lake County chapter of the NAACP, who was also at the game.)
Coastguard saves man’s life in mudflats drama (Portsmouth The News)
(AN heroic coastguard officer has told how he saved a terrified man from drowning in a mudflats drama off Portsmouth. Roly Warmington swam out to reach the 21-year-old who was stranded in mud between Whale Island and Tipner Boating and Angling Club as the tide raced in. As a police helicopter hovering overhead shone its lights to assist in the night-time rescue, Mr Warmington, 52, reached the naked man just before the rising waters engulfed him.)
Discounts for passengers after man dies mid-flight (AFP)
(An Australian airline Monday said it had offered discounts on future travel to some passengers after a man died on their 11-hour flight from Singapore to New Zealand. The 31-year-old New Zealander, Robert Rippingale, had been watching a movie and eating his in-flight meal on the Jetstar flight to Auckland last week when his girlfriend Vanessa Preechakul noticed he seemed to be struggling.)
My bum is the widest in the world.. and I want to make it bigger (The Mirror UK)
(Rightly or wrongly, most women are desperate for a smaller bum. Gym workouts, magic knickers and all sorts of diet tricks...we’ll try anything for a perfectly pert behind. But Dionne Washington can’t imagine anything worse. Her massive bottom is 5ft 3ins across and weighs a whopping 22st – the same as three Victoria Beckhams or a baby panda. And it’s her greatest asset.)
Post-it Note Wars Break Out In Paris (FOX LA)
(As far as management problems go it's become the stickiest labour issue of the French summer. Executives who would normally be delighted to learn that their employees have foregone lunch breaks or stayed late to work on a project have been dismayed to find their motivations have nothing to do with profit or company advancement.)
Tattle: Kevin Smith has hateful church seeing 'Red' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
(KEVIN SMITH ("Clerks," "Dogma") has been talking with God - and then passing on The Word to TMZ.com. The conversations have been in response to the Westboro Baptist Church's comments about Smith's new film, "Red State," and Westboro's calling Smith "a God-hating clown.")
Good horror in 'Red State' succumbs to a deadly sin (Aurora Sentinel)
(Kevin Smith said he wanted to stop making Kevin Smith movies; “Red State,” he said, is a “Quentin Tarantino film by way of the Coen Bros.” If it sounds ambitious, it is — I’m not sure Mr. Tarantino or the Brothers Coen could pull the feat off, either alone or in concert.)
Movie Review: Red State (California Literary Review)
(Kevin Smith’s post Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back cinematic efforts have been … iffy at best. Jersey Girl was a catastrophe. Clerks II has its defenders (and I am not one of them). Zack and Miri Make a Porno was probably his most Smith-ian movie, even if it did suffer from the distinct feeling that he was trying to be more Judd Apatow than Smith. And Cop Out, which I know wasn’t written by Smith, proved that even talented writers lack an understanding of the word “homage.”)
Director Kevin Smith's attack on Hollywood star Bruce Willis in comedy Cop Out (Herald Sun)
(IT IS rare for an actor to be criticised but a Hollywood director has launched a scathing attack on actor Bruce Willis. Hollywood writer and director Kevin Smith launched an attack on Bruce Willis, whose movies have grossed US$2.64 billion to $3.05 billion at US box offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles.)
Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Store Turned Into A Reality Show By AMC! (Reality TV Magazine)
(AMC has ordered a reality show featuring Kevin Smith’s comic book shop in New Jersey. Read on for all of the details on this new show that might actually be worth checking out once it launches…Kevin Smith’s comic book store in New Jersey, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, is going to be brought to the small screen with Smith executive producing the vehicle with AMC right by his side.)
AMC to Feature Kevin Smiths's Comic Book Store in 2012 Reality Series (Huliq)
(We have our doubts that this show will achieve the viewership of "The Walking Dead," or the critical acclaim of "Mad Men," but AMC has announced a new reality show, based on, of all things, a comic book store. The show will bring Kevin Smith’s comic book store in New Jersey, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, to your television set. Considering that AMC's biggest hit, "The Walking Dead," is based on a comic book, maybe this will succeed. AMC has greenlighted the series for Q1 of 2012.)
Crystal-chandeliered lobby? Welcome to the new era of malls (Calgary Globe and Mail)
(In 1986, I landed my first retail job. As a “sales associate” at Belinda and Brother Shoes in suburban Toronto’s Thornhill Square, I did what any self-respecting teenager would do: I avoided customers who were browsing the $39.99 pumps and studiously watched the clock, waiting for my 15-minute break so I could go and smoke in the food court. On the weekend, I headed back to the mall, along with other malcontents, to hang out, eat fried food and be part of the generation that inspired Mallrats, Kevin Smith’s era-defining cult film about disaffected youth in a dreary shopping centre.)
‘Batman’ star Julie Newmar: I don’t envy Gotham’s new actors (LA Times)
(No surprise, Julie Newmar practically purrs into the telephone when asked about her new comic book project. “It won’t be out until December,” the actress said of “Secret Lives of Julie Newmar” from Bluewater Productions. “I’ve seen part of it and it’s a lot of fun. I grew up on ‘ Brenda Starr‘ so when I saw the image, the drawing, I had them turn the hair a little bit red — more red than the brownish-red — because I remembered that came off the page a little bit more in comics. It’s more lively or maybe it’s just what I remembered liking as a reader.”)
‘Tony Daniel makes history with 'Detective Comics' No. 1 (USA Today)
(Wednesday marks the first Detective Comics No. 1 since March 1937, and the first to ever star the title's cowled mainstay, Batman. All that history is not lost on Tony S. Daniel. Daniel is the writer and artist for the newest adventures of the Caped Crusader as part of DC Comics' "The New 52" relaunch. Detective Comics is the first Batman-centric title to debut from the new line of comics, preceding the first issues of Batman, Batman and Robin and Batman: The Dark Knight.)
Juno Temple is Probably Catwoman's Sidekick in 'The Dark Knight Rises' (Film School Rejects)
(It’s been quite a while since it was announced that saucy young actress Juno Temple would be appearing in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming and omnipresent The Dark Knight Rises. But other than the fact that she would be playing a “street smart Gotham girl”, nobody has been able to dig up the specifics of exactly who her character is, and if she would be somebody who has already appeared in the Batman mythos. Of course, when absolutely anything about a highly anticipated comic book movie is left unclear, speculation often runs rampant. Would she be the “The Dark Knight Returns” version of Robin, Carrie Kelly? Would she be playing the youthful psychologist turned clown-faced wacko, Harley Quinn? It turns out, no. Total Film seems to think they have a scoop on the role Temple is filling, and it’s that of sometime Catwoman sidekick Holly Robinson.)
Hip Hop artist Minks wants to live two lives like Batman (Stars Entertainment)
(Hip hop artist Minks has released his first single, Listen, and currently available on all digital providers including iTunes.)
Scientists Harvest Stem Cells in Effort to Save Endangered Species (Daily Tech)
(Technique could improve the genetic diversity of living animals or even clone dead species. Nature can be a cruel mother. In the history of the Earth extinction has been as constant a reality as the plodding march of evolution. The loss of biodiversity has been picking up to the pace where some researchers say the world is on the brink of a mass extinction event. And the primary culprit is man.)
Tick-borne parasite infecting blood supply: CDC (Chicago Tribune)
(A tick-borne infection known as Babesiosis, which can cause severe disease and even death, is becoming a growing threat to the U.S. blood supply, government researchers said on Monday. There are currently no diagnostic tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that can detect the infection before people donate blood.)
Vampirism works? Study finds that injecting old mice with young mouse blood has a rejuvenating effect (I Heart Chaos)
(Researchers at Stanford University just published a study in Nature that may give new hope to those looking to stop the effects of aging on the brain. The study found that when blood from a young mouse was injected into an older mouse, that older mouse enjoyed what could almost be termed a “rejuvenation effect”: it began producing more neurons, firing more activity across synapses, and even suffered less inflammation.)
EU spending millions to get people to eat insects (Health Care Global)
(Experts believe they have found a new way to solve food shortages which could also help save the environment – eating insects. After launching a €3 million project to investigate the nutritional benefits of insects, the European Union (EU) is now asking national health watchdogs to conduct similar research into entomophagy as they believe insects are low in cholesterol.)
Month a baby is born 'suggests what career they will have' (Telegraph)
(Being born in a certain month appears to indicate the statistical likelihood of what job a person will end up with, the study by the Office for National Statistics found. Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life.)
Call of Duty XP convention reveals Modern Warfare 3 mulitplayer details (Top News)
(The first ever Call of Duty XP convention, which was organized over the weekend at Playa Vista in Los Angeles, provided thousands of devoted fans to have a glimpse of the widely popular game's past, present, and future.)
Smartphone sales to surge 55% this year (Times Of Oman)
(Based on IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the global smartphone industry is expected to grow 55 per cent by the end of 2011 as more consumers embrace the new technology. According to the report, smartphone vendors will ship a total of 472 million smartphones in 2011 compared to approximately 305 million units shipped in 2010.)
Amazon Makes Its Own Android-Based OS, Prepares Tablet for Launch (DailY Tech)
(Amazon.com is busy with a webpage design to prepare for its new tablet. When it comes to making electronics, Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), like Google, Inc. (GOOG), seems an unlikely candidate given that its core business is in web services. Amazon.com debuted the first successful e-reader, with the Kindle in November 2007.)
Could the U.S. Postal Service Really Close? (Time)
(Cash. Some have it; some don't. The United States Postal Service sits squarely in the Have Nots group, unable to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and on the verge of shutting down entirely without Congress taking emergency action, according to a New York Times report.)
Introducing the 18-Karat Gold 'Divorce Ring' (Time)
(Just what we need: a $3,200 reminder that marriages fail. Divorcees with deep pockets can now wear an 18-karat gold “divorce ring,” but it's doubtful the band will ever be as popular as the act of divorce itself.)
Will Subscribers Start Fleeing Netflix? (Time)
(Netflix’s new pricing system—which effectively increases monthly rates by 60% for most members—went into effect on Thursday, but subscribers won’t necessarily see the price change yet. Instead, it’ll occur on their next billing date, which could be tomorrow, next week, or sometime later in September. The question is: As subscribers face the choice of higher fees or less viewing options, will a mass Netflix exodus occur?)
Is Obama Bad for the Environment? (Time)
(Over the past few weeks, there have been two very distinct lobbying efforts directed at President Barack Obama over environmental and energy policy. One has been done very publicly — more than 1,000 activists, ranging from celebrities and scientists to former Obama campaign organizers, have been arrested outside the White House, protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring in half a million barrels a day of carbon-intensive crude from oil sands developments in western Canada. The other effort has been a bit quieter-representatives from industry groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute have heavily lobbied the White House to abandon a move by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen air pollution regulations that limit smog.)
Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas (AP)
(A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance that was fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin, and about 400 were in emergency shelters, officials said.)
Jetstar deceased 'had heart condition' (The Australian)
(THE family of a New Zealand man who died while eating a meal on a flight from Singapore to Auckland have revealed he had a pre-existing heart condition, the New Zealand Herald has reported. Robert Rippingale, 31, died on a Jetstar flight last week while eating his dinner as he sat next to his girlfriend, Vanessa Preechakul.)
(SUBMITTED BY: @fridge767)Taliban admits abducting 30 boys in Pakistan (CNN)
(The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 30 teenage boys who were seized from Pakistan's tribal region during an outing last week. The militant group said it abducted the boys to punish their tribe for forming a pro-government militia to battle the Taliban.)
Vancouver city council rips NHL over Stanley Cup riots; Do they have a point? (NBC Sports)
(The riots that erupted in Vancouver after the Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals to the Boston Bruins were one of the most embarrassing things to happen in recent memory. After seeing all the crime and vandalism break out in one of North America’s most beautiful cities all thanks to losing a championship game made everyone feel disgusted that such a thing could happen.)
Police assisted Apple in search of man's home (CNN)
(Police officials said they helped Apple investigators, who searched a man's home here recently. They were reportedly looking for a prototype of the next iPhone that an Apple employee left in a bar in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood, according to CNET. Apple had contacted the police claiming the prototype is invaluable, the report says.)
Bush: No sense of jubilation about bin Laden's death (CNN)
(Former President George W. Bush says he experienced no pleasure when he heard about the death of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader responsible for orchestrating the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.)
Pottermore, Part II: Hufflepocalypse Now (Time)
(When my 7-year-old daughter Plum and I first explored Pottermore — the official Harry Potter website, which is currently undergoing beta testing — we found it both wildly exciting and a bit frustrating. The elegant art and J.K. Rowling's original text were totally compelling, and Harry's story is powerful in any medium. But we had some trouble figuring out the rules and the interface, and we ended our first session stuck in Diagon Alley. I take full responsibility.)
Sport Bookie: De La Hoya paid $20M for model’s silence (Book Makers Sinc)
(The New York Post, citing sources, reported on Thursday that Oscar De La Hoya, boxing legend, paid $20 million for a model’s silence over a photo shoot where the “Golden Boy” was allegedly dressed in lingerie, high heels, and fishnet stockings, and sport bookie services are shocked.)
WWE legend Mick Foley's stand-up comedy featured by ESPN (ProWrestling.net)
(ESPN's Page 2 features a story on Mick Foley's stand-up comedy performance in Bellmore, N.Y. The story states that Foley appeared on the same bill as former professional kickboxer Mick Thomas and "30 Rock" star Judah Friedlander.)
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