Rider wants answers after bus driver walks off (CBC)
(A North Vancouver man is demanding answers from the Coast Mountain Bus Company after a driver allegedly walked off a bus, leaving passengers in the lurch. Greg Robinson says he boarded the 239 Capilano route bus on Oct. 20. The bus was already running 20 minutes behind schedule, Robinson said, and a driver changeover was taking up more time.)
Bus drivers protest working conditions with 'sick out' (CBS)
(About 26 of the more than 600 Palm Beach County school bus drivers did not show for work Monday in protest of working conditions. Drivers tell CBS 12 they are overworked and underpaid. Some of the disgruntled drivers claim that they make less than $12 an hour. They say that is not enough for the amount of kids they have to move around the district.)
25 die in Himachal bus accident (Hindustan Times)
(At least 25 passengers, including five women, were killed and more than 30 people injured when an overloaded Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus rolled down a gorge near here on Monday evening. Police said the toll was likely to go up. The accident occurred at 5.30pm when a bus that was headed for Bandla village developed a snag 4 km from Bilaspur town.)
Dog walker dies at Middlesbrough Bus Station (Gazette Live)
(A YOUNG dog walker has died after he was hit by a bus at a busy bus station. The man suffered fatal injuries after he was struck by an Arriva X66 bus at Middlesbrough Bus Station at around 7.45pm yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.)
Teens charged with assault for bus incident (Daily Interlake)
(Two freshmen at Glacier High School have been charged with misdemeanor assault for their alleged roles in a Sept. 12 incident on a freshman football bus. Charges were filed Friday in Flathead County Youth Court against Logan Robert Jones and Charles Victor Calobeer, both 15.)
Leno joke preceded fatal collision (Glendale News Press)
(Moments before two Love Ride participants were killed Sunday in a freeway traffic collision, the event’s grand marshal, “The Tonight Show” host Jay Leno, told a crowd of bikers that he wanted to see “somebody go down.” “Every year, [the organizer] says ‘Drive safe,’” Leno told the crowd in kicking off the 28th annual Love Ride in Glendale. “I’m gonna say, ‘Don’t drive safe.’ I wanna see somebody go down. So it’ll be fun. I want it to be in front or behind me and see a whole row of bikes go down. Get drunk, fall off the road. We’ve all become too damn polite…we haven’t had one incident.”)
Stuff yourself for free at Japan's Burger Kings (CNN)
(Some days, it’s undeniable that there’s little more satisfying than a sizzling slab of meat in a bun, so why not rock up to one of Japan’s 37 Burger King stores and double down with the company’s gluttonous eat-all-you-can Whopper offer? For two weeks from November 1, the flame-grill specialist will let anyone unsatisfied with just one Whopper (661 calories, BTW) grab a second for free. And a third, fourth and fifth if there’s room.)
Ky. offers free bridge, will even deliver it, but new owner must re-erect and maintain it (Washington Post)
(Kentucky transportation officials are offering a bridge to any taker who will preserve it. The three-span steel truss bridge over the Kentucky River in the state’s southeastern corner would be free and is available after a new bridge is completed next year to carry Ky. 80.)
Man can't get arrested by police (Chicoer)
(Orlando Robinson II couldn't get arrested Saturday, although he tried his best. The 28-year-old transient walked into the Orland Police Department about 3 p.m. and told officer Sean Johnson he wanted to be arrested because he had nowhere to live. Robinson said he was on parole from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and was wearing an ankle bracelet.)
Ritch Workman, Florida Lawmaker, Says Yes To 'Dwarf-Tossing,' No To Gay Marriage (Huffington Post)
(Rep. Ritch Workman is a regulation-chopping Republican lawmaker who says yes to liberty, personal freedom and "dwarf-tossing," but no to gay marriage, medical marijuana and other libertarian causes. The Florida state representative is battling Big Brother in some, but not all of its forms. In his quest to eliminate what he describes as unnecessary Sunshine State laws, Workman has exposed himself to controversy this month by pushing to legalize "dwarf-tossing.")
Man Gets Stuck in Baby Swing for Nine Hours (My Fox NY)
(A California man became stuck in a baby swing for about nine hours after a wager went horribly wrong, police said. After making a $100 bet with friends, the 21 year old lubricated himself with laundry detergent and squeezed into the swing, the Times-Herald reported.)
Dirty, sexy money: people saw sex toys, religious symbols on plastic cash (Winnipeg Free Press)
(Canada's new plastic money may give you a little more bang for your buck. New documents show a focus group mistook a strand of DNA on the $100 bill for a sex toy. Most people also thought the see-through window on the new polymer notes was shaped like the contours of a woman's body. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney holds a new $100 bill as he unveils the new polymer bank notes in $50 and $100 denominations at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Monday, June 20, 2011.)
TV company ridiculed for planning to fly newborn babies to Afghanistan (Mirror UK)
(A TV company was yesterday ridiculed for planning to fly newborn babies to Afghanistan to “surprise” their soldier fathers. Princess Productions unveiled the idea on the British Army Rumour Service website, describing it as a mix of Surprise Surprise! and the flashmob phenomenon. But one user hit back: “I have a mucker who’s serving. Perhaps you could throw his newborn out of the back of a plane? I bet he would be really surprised.”)
Beardo: The hat which gives you an instant beard (News Lite)
(There is no denying that facial hair can help you keep warm in the winter. And while not everyone can grow a full bushy beard… they could buy this hat. The Beardo is a Canadian-designed beanie which has become an instant fashion hit since it went on sale online -- because it includes an instant beard. Makers say the hat-beard-combo is "always guaranteed to be full, perfectly coiffed, and super soft" and that you don't have to worry about itching or scratching.)
Birmingham Prison Loses Set Of Keys (Huffington Post)
(The inmates are locked up, but where's the key? A Birmingham Prison officer's set of keys has gone missing and now every lock at one of the country's largest prisons must now be replaced, a union official said Friday. Terry Fullerton of the Prison Officers Association said he's been told the set went missing a couple days ago and an investigation is under way.)
60 Elvis impersonators flee fire alarm (Telegraph)
(The lookalikes were attending a charity function in Rochester, Kent, when the fire alarm sounded late on Saturday night. It is believed that it was set off by a faulty smoke machine that formed part of the Elvis act at the fundraiser. Guests leaving the hotel were stunned to see a group of around 60 impersonators, dressed in wigs and full rhinestone costume, gathered in the car park.)
Giant Lego Man washes ashore in Sarasota (WTSP)
(Siesta Key, Florida -- Maybe he was coming to visit the newly opened Legoland Florida. Beachcombers on Sarasota's Siesta Key made a rather unusual find Tuesday morning, after a giant Lego Man washed ashore.)
New On Netflix: Red State (Heavy)
(Kevin Smith writing and directing a horror movie? Why, that's so crazy, it just might work! And work it does, as Smith puts the View Askewiverse far behind him with this stark, mean-spirited modern day morality tale about why you should keep those hormonal urges -- and, on the flip side, fanatical religious beliefs -- to yourself. Three high school kids answer an online ad from a woman looking for hot sex, which is actually just a trap to lure "sinners" into the lair of Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), the God-fearing leader of an extremist religious group known as the Five Points Church. A series of (increasingly unfortunate) events leads to an all-out Western-style gun fight between the members of the Five Points and a group of ATF agents led by the unflappable Special Agent Keenan (John Goodman).)
Kevin Smith & Red State At Art Theatre Wednesday (Long Beach Post)
(Kevin Smith is a celebrated 'indie' film maker, actor, and writer who's work has not been without controversy. His hilarious first film, Clerks, was made with a shockingly low budget of $25,000 and, despite crude language and off- camera necrophilia, continues to rake in the cash while delighting a whole new generation of viewers.)
Batman: Arkham City sells 2 million copies in first week (LA Times)
(Batman is swinging to the top of the sales chart. Warner Bros.' new video game Batman: Arkham City sold 2 million copies worldwide in its first week, the studio said Tuesday. That puts it among the industry's fastest sellers, though still short of blockbuster franchises such as Call of Duty, whose last sequel sold 5.6 million copies on its first day.)
'Dark Knight Rises' Prologue To Play Before IMAX 'Mission: Impossible' (MTV)
(It is almost certain now that the Dark Knight will be rising sooner than expected. As MTV News reported last week, there was a rumor circulating that a six-minute prologue to the upcoming Christopher Nolan Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," would play before IMAX showings of "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol." The presentation was, in theory, supposed to be similar to the Joker's reveal that played before IMAX screenings of "I Am Legend" in 2008.)
'Dark Knight Rises' not shooting at Occupy Wall Street (Entertainment Weekly)
(If you were hoping that you might see Batman join the fight with Occupy Wall Street, don’t go looking for the bat signal just yet. In fact, you would probably have better luck holding out for Spider-Man swooping in from Broadway’s Turn Off The Dark to save the day.)
Batman’s Workout Routine Revealed! (Mens Fitness)
(Sleep, apparently, is your first casualty if you’re the defender of Gotham. The Batman Files, available now, highlights the first 50 issues of Batman’s existence, as well as loads of extras, including weapons schematics, maps, newspaper clippings, and—of particular interest—Bruce Wayne’s training regimen.)
Daily smoking linked to depression (DC 101)
(Previous depression, smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression, Canadian researchers say. Dr. Ian Colman of the University of Ottawa and colleagues identified risk factors associated with a long-term prognosis of depression.)
Premature Orgasm Affects Women Too, Study Suggests (Live Science)
(Men aren't the only ones who might find themselves peaking too early in the sack. According to a new study, a small percentage of women also experience premature orgasm. The research, a survey of Portuguese women, found that 40 percent occasionally came to orgasm faster than they intended during sex. For about 3 percent of women, the problem was chronic.)
Pot Can Mimic Brain Changes Seen in Schizophrenia (US Health)
(Marijuana causes disruptions in concentration and memory similar to those that occur in people with schizophrenia, according to a new study. U.K. researchers measured the electrical activity from hundreds of neurons in the brains of rats given a drug that mimics the effects of cannabis, the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.)
Travel makes us happy: Here's why (CNN)
(At the conclusion of a recent Intelligence Squared Asia debate on whether “Money Can’t Buy Happiness,” the audience was split -- 49 percent agreed and 49 percent disagreed, with 2 percent undecided. But when it came to travel, there was one very obvious winning premise -- travel makes us all happy.)
Wall Street protesters get 'Getting Arrested' app (AP)
(Occupy Wall Street protesters now have a free app to alert others if they're about to be arrested.The Daily News says the creator of the "I'm Getting Arrested" app is Jason Van Anden, a Brooklyn software developer. It's available at Android Market.)
The Feeding Tube: How Food Television Changed the Way We Eat (Grub Street)
(Back in the distant, quaintly mannered era of Jacques Pépin and Julia Child, cooking shows were a guilty pleasure, enjoyed by a handful of high-minded home cooks and the occasional obsessive, fatso schoolboy (like me). But in the last fifteen years, that equation has dramatically flipped. It’s the non-cooks now who tune in to see Emeril Lagasse's latest recipe, then rush out by the millions to purchase the latest signature frying pan endorsed by Bobby Flay. More people on average watch the Food Network than CNN, and when you throw in other hit food shows (No Reservations on the Travel Channel, Top Chef on Bravo, Kitchen Nightmares on the BBC and its American spinoff on Fox), you have an audience that dwarfs almost anything outside of ESPN.)
U.S.'s Most Powerful Nuke Being Dismantled (Time)
(The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War. The final components of the B53 bomb will be broken down Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility.)
Man shot to death at his own surprise party (Sun Times)
(It was supposed to be a surprise birthday party — complete with friends, family, music and a hired stripper. But 23-year-old fork lift truck driver Harry Rodriguez’s special day ended instead in blood and gunfire when a masked gunman burst into the party and fatally shot him in the early hours of Sunday. Shouting “Cobra lovers!” as he opened fire in an apparent reference to the Spanish Cobras street gang, the gunman fired three shots from a rear porch at Rodriguez’s home on the 2000 block of North Leclaire shortly before 2 a.m., relatives said.)
Authorities trying to identify body found in freezer (Reuters)
(Maine investigators were working on Monday to determine if a body found in a storage unit freezer is that of a woman who went missing 28 years ago after a fight with her boyfriend, police said. The storage unit was rented by Frank Julian, 80, who died earlier this month, and was believed to be the last person to see Kitty Wardwell, his girlfriend, alive in the summer of 1983, state police spokesman Stephen McCausland said.)
Pregnant Brooklyn mother dies shielding children from rooftop sniper (Eaminer)
(A 33-year-old Brownsville, Brooklyn, mother made the ultimate sacrifice Friday, giving up her own life and that of the child she carried to save a group of schoolchildren. The slain woman, identified as Zurana Horton, was the mother of 13. She had just retrieved one of her children, a student at P.S. 298, when a gunman on a nearby rooftop opened fire. Horton instinctively threw herself in front of a group children, who had congregated on the sidewalk, receiving a fatal gunshot wound to the head.)
Inquest: Singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning (CNN)
(Singer Amy Winehouse's death this summer was the result of alcohol poisoning, an inquest ruled Wednesday, as it reached a verdict of "death by misadventure." A pathologist told a coroner's court in north London that alcohol toxicity was the cause of the 27-year-old's death, with her blood-alcohol levels measured at more than five times the legal limit for driving.)
(An autopsy confirmed that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi died from a gunshot to the head, the country's chief pathologist said Sunday, just hours before Libya's new leaders were to declare liberation and a formal end to an eight-month civil war to topple the longtime ruler's regime. The declaration starts the clock on a transition to democracy that is fraught with uncertainty and could take up to two years.)
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