Fresh controversy over bus stop condom ads (SMH)
(A naked couple provocatively entwined next to a packet of condoms under the headline “zero or nothing” are at the centre of another Brisbane bus shelter condom-poster controversy, this time thanks to the ad's proximity to a Catholic primary school. Australian Christian Lobby's Wendy Francis said she was prompted to contact outdoor advertisers AdShel after driving past St Ambrose's on Kelvin Grove Road, Newmarket and seeing the poster this morning.)
Marathon runner admits bus cheat (UKPA)
(A runner who came third in a marathon has admitted he caught a bus to complete the last six miles of the race. At first Rob Sloan, 31, tried to claim training made him a "much better runner" this year after shaving 21 minutes off his previous time in the Salomon Kielder Marathon in Northumberland on Sunday. The Sunderland Harrier initially denied cheating and was contesting his disqualification, claiming his GPS-enabled watch would prove he completed the race which circuits Kielder Reservoir.)
Trial begins for angry mom who confronted bus driver (CF News 13)
(The trial against Laura Booker, who was caught on tape confronting her daughter's school bus driver, has begun at the Seminole County Courthouse. Booker is charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. Surveillance video caught the encounter in April, which ended with her arrest.)
Bryn Martin, Missing Swimmer, Possibly Attacked By Shark At Australian Beach (Huffington Post)
(A 64-year-old man has disappeared off one of Perth, Western Australia's most popular beaches in what is suspected to be a shark attack. The West Australian reported damage to the black bathing suit of Bryn Martin, the missing swimmer, which is consistent with what a great white shark would cause, according to fisheries experts.)
Man uncooperative after being stabbed in scrotum with hypodermic needle (Kansas.com)
(A 39-year-old Wichita man told police someone stabbed him in the scrotum with a hypodermic needle after an argument. A scan at the hospital showed that part of the needle had broken off in the man's scrotum.)
Georgia county hopes to save money by having jail inmates staff fire stations (AJC)
(Camden County officials are considering a money-saving program that would put inmates in fire stations. The program would put two inmates in each of three existing firehouses in the south Georgia county, The Florida Times-Union reported. Inmates would respond to all emergencies — including residential fires — alongside traditional firefighters, authorities said.)
'You lookin' at me?' Fake book soothes race relations (CNN Go)
(Anyone who's spent time in a foreign country where most locals are ethnically different knows the feeling of sticking out like a sore thumb -- the whispers, the stares, the simply “being other.” Although Tokyo is a cosmopolitan city, it still happens surprisingly often -- just ask anyone who’s spent time here, particularly outside the city center.)
7 survive 20 hours at sea clinging to boat, cooler (WWMT)
(Eight relatives had set out to fish in less-than-ideal conditions off the Florida Keys. It was raining, seas topped 7 feet and winds were whipping up to 38 mph. Before they knew it, two waves hit suddenly Saturday, capsizing their anchored 22-foot boat and knocking them into the sea about 3 1/2 miles offshore. Seven, including a 4-year-old, survived by clinging to their capsized vessel and a small blue cooler for nearly 20 hours, suffering exhaustion, jellyfish stings and hypothermia. A 79-year-old woman, the matriarch of the group, was missing and presumed drowned.)
Bad handwriting foils bank robbery (ABC)
(Police say a would-be bank robber fled empty-handed because of bad handwriting. It was around 2:50 p.m. on Saturday when, police say, 40-year-old Thomas J. Love entered the WSFS Bank in the Crossroads Shopping Center in New Castle, Delaware.)
OKC Police Arrest Naked Man Running With Bible, Gin Bottle (News 9)
(Witnesses called police Saturday, October 8, after spotting a naked man running near N.W. 50th Street and Independence. Oklahoma City police say the man was running westbound when officers stopped him and forced him at gunpoint to get on the ground.)
Stutterer Speaks Up in Class; His Professor Says Keep Quiet (New York Times)
(As his history class at the County College of Morris here discussed exploration of the New World, Philip Garber Jr. raised his hand, hoping to ask why China’s 15th-century explorers, who traveled as far as Africa, had not also reached North America. He kept his hand aloft for much of the 75-minute session, but the professor did not call on him. She had already told him not to speak in class.)
Mime artists hired to enforce city traffic rules (News Lite)
(City bosses in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, have come up with an odd way of dealing with road chaos -- they've employed 120 mimes to enforce traffic rules. Officials in the municipality of Sucre say most drivers had little regard for the rules and something needed to be done about it.)
Eating Puppy Meat Is the Same as Eating Pork, British TV Chef Says (My Fox New York)
(British TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall claimed that eating puppy meat is no more morally objectionable than consuming pork. The celebrity chef previously shocked viewers by eating placenta pate, curried fruit bat, giraffe and calf testicles and now claims that he would not be against a "high-welfare organic puppy farm.")
Raging Bull Empties Pub As Drinkers Flee (Sky News)
(Drinkers relaxing in a pub in the Irish Republic were shocked when a bull decided to join them. The incident happened on market day in the town of Kinscourt, County Cavan. "The bull managed to escape from the farmers' cattle market," the landlord of the Porter House pub Cyril Rafferty told Sky News Online.)
Mother drank seven pints of Diet Coke every day for seven years (Telegraph)
(Claire Ayton, 36, has knocked back a stomach-churning 14,600 litres (25,692 pints) of the fizzy drink since she was 26. The mum-of-two forked out £25 every week on 14 two-litre bottles - around £1,300-a-year. She also ballooned in weight, piling on three stone to 13-and-a-half stone.)
The Dark Knight Rises video shows Batwing flying over Gotham cop cars (Metro UK)
(Batman's trusty vehicle was filmed swooping among some buildings on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles with wires attached to it. The Batwing can be seen flying over some Gotham police cars while Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays cop John Blake, was spotted sitting in one of the vehicles on set. This week another video was released showing Bruce Wayne, played by Christian Bale, limping as he made his way to a party.)
Pass Plays: Trade Ryan Fitzpatrick (ESPN)
(The ending of the classic Kevin Smith movie "Clerks" features Dante, the protagonist of the story who got tricked by his boss into working a 16-hour shift at a convenience store on his day off, lamenting to his friend Randall that, "I'm not even supposed to be here!" That same verbiage with an opposite sentiment can be used to describe many of the best waiver picks this week. These players weren't supposed to be in the advantageous situations they are currently in, and their change in fortune can offer significant help to those fantasy owners who put in claims for them.)
Fans sure to go “batty” for new Batman game (The Stylus)
(Batman is one of the most iconic superheroes since the dawn of comic books. Despite his lack of superpowers, he is able to use his strength, cunning and incredible detective skills to rid the streets of Gotham City of crime. Yet one of Batman's most impressive abilities is showing the world that not all superhero-based video games have to be a catastrophe.)
Nightwing Bundle Pack Confirmed For Batman (Cinemablend)
(Warner Bros. Interactive and DC confirmed the rumors that Nightwing will be appearing in Batman: Arkham City. He'll be the focus of a downloadable content pack arriving on November 1st. Nightwing is a costumed vigilante like Batman. In fact, he learned his trade from Batman. His real name is Dick Grayson and he was the first Robin. After coming of age, he struck out on his own.)
Batman: After TDKR (Comic Book Movie)
(So assume has Nolan given up the throne for director of Batman films. The Nolanverse has come to a close. Here's what I think should happen: There should be no origin story, people know the origin of batman now. It should be retold through dialogue but ill get to how in a minute. Batman should be a detective like in Arkham Asylum. The film should retain the dark, gritty, realistic approach that has been achieved and proven successful in the Nolan films.)
Vitamins May Increase Women's Risk of Dying, Research Finds (Yahoo)
(Popping vitamins may do more harm than good, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting some supplements may have health risks. Researchers from the University of Minnesota examined data from more than 38,000 women taking part in the Iowa Women's Health Study, an ongoing study with women who were around age 62 at its start in 1986. The researchers collected data on the women's supplement use in 1986, 1997 and 2004.)
Peanut Allergy Turned Off by Tricking Immune System (Northwestern)
(Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body, according to a new preclinical study from Northwestern Medicine. The peanut tolerance was achieved by attaching peanut proteins onto blood cells and reintroducing them to the body -- an approach that ultimately may be able to target more than one food allergy at a time.)
A shocking connection: film-maker uncovers Blood in the Mobile (The Guardian)
(Frank Poulsen's eye-opening new documentary exposes a link between the war in DR Congo and our mobile phones. We all love our mobile phones, and the smarter they get, the more we want them. There is, though, a dark side to this affair. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, our demand for phones has been helping to finance a civil war which has killed more than 5m people. There is, according to the title of Danish director Frank Poulsen's eye-opening documentary, blood in the mobile.)
A shocking connection: film-maker uncovers Blood in the MobileWal-Mart, Facebook unveil partnership (Chicago Tribune)
(Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Facebook Inc unveiled a partnership on Tuesday to help the world's largest retailer connect customers with its local stores. Wal-Mart launched My Local Walmart, a page that lets the retailer's roughly nine million Facebook fans follow what is happening at stores in their neighborhoods.)
Animal Prosthetics Help Human Amputees Move Again (Wired)
(Molly’s first prosthetic was made of acrylic, aluminum, and fiberglass; it was created by Gary Sod, a vet at Louisiana State University who was part of the team that amputated her leg to save her life. Her current prosthetic (shown), one of six she’s had over the years, was designed by Dwayne Mara of Bayou Orthotic & Prosthetic, who keeps making improvements to it. For his part, Sod is working on another approach: osseointegration—attaching the prosthetic directly to what remains of the bone—for large quadrupeds. He has successfully attached implants to bone and is experimenting with the best way to connect a prosthetic to the skin. He hopes to one day permanently affix artificial legs to the bones of horses and other creatures.)
The Too-Good-To-Be-True Product Hall of Fame (Time)
(Last month, Reebok was ordered to refund $25 million to customers because its advertising promised — without adequate evidence — that the company’s EasyTone shoes could firm users’ butts and legs with every step. But of course that’s only the latest multi-million dollar settlement over a long line of misleading or unfounded marketing claims: Over the past century, Americans have been sold countless too-good-to-be-true products, including cancer-fighting electronic zappers, “sugar” that’s not sugar, and “purifiers” that add chemicals to water. Here, we highlight 14 of the most notorious examples.)
'Underwear Bomber' Trial Set to Begin (Time)
(The man accused of trying to destroy an airliner on behalf of al-Qaeda has entered a Detroit courtroom for the first day of trial. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab said nothing Tuesday as he settled into his seat next to defense attorney Anthony Chambers. He faces life in prison if convicted of trying to bring down an Amsterdam-to-Detroit plane with a bomb in his underwear on Christmas 2009.)
'Number of Normal-Weight Americans Edges Out the Overweight (Time)
(Are we winning the battle of the bulge? Normal-weight Americans outnumbered the overweight for the first time in three years — at least according to Americans' self-reports of weight in a Gallup poll. A recent survey conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that the percentage of normal-weight people narrowly edged out the overweight — 36.6% of the population versus 35.8% — in the third quarter of 2011. It's the first time since January 2008, when Gallup and Healthways first started tracking Americans' weight, that the number of overweight people dipped below those of normal weight.)
The Latest Christian Halloween Protest: JesusWeen (Time)
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