Ottawa bus driver fired over recorded tirade (CBC)
(OC Transpo has fired the driver who was seen yelling and swearing at a passenger on a YouTube video, according to a memo released to City of Ottawa councillors and staff. The driver's tirade was caught by another passenger on the No. 96 bus heading towards Kanata, as 20-year-old Matthew Taronno, who described himself as "mildly autistic," stood at the front of the bus.)
NJ School Bus Driver Crashes into Tree, Charged With DWI (NBC)
(A New Jersey school bus driver was arrested after crashing into a tree in East Brunswick Monday, accused of driving while intoxicated. Police say 53-year-old Lori Ann Aceta was driving an empty school bus on Church Lane at about 1:45 p.m. when she went off the road and crashed.)
Roman Catholic church's paedophile investigator jailed for possessing thousands of child porn images (Daily Mail)
(A Catholic Church child safety co-ordinator who was in charge of investigating sexual abuse allegations was jailed for 12 months today for internet peadophile offences. Christopher Jarvis, 49, a married father-of-four, investigated historic claims of child abuse, interviewing the victims when they were adults.)
Humphrey the pet hippo kills owner in South Africa (The Guardian)
(A farmer in South Africa has been killed by his pet hippopotamus, after repeated warnings that it was a wild animal that could never be tamed. Marius Els, 40, an army major, was bitten to death by the 1.2 tonne hippo he christened Humphrey and tried to domesticate on a farm in Free State province. Els's savaged body was found submerged in the river where, years earlier, the hippo had been rescued from a flood.)
Ore. man delays Iraq lawn-chair balloon flight (Boston.com)
(Oregon's "lawn-chair balloonist" has put off his flight in Iraq until next year. Kent Couch made headlines worldwide in 2008 when he flew a lawn chair supported by more than 150 helium-filled party balloons from the parking lot of the gas station he owns in Bend, Ore., to an Idaho field 235 miles east.)
Mother banned from the internet after pleading guilty to 'sexting' 16-year-old son's classmate naked pictures of herself (Daily Mail)
(A housewife has been banned from using the internet after sending a nude photo of herself to a 16-year-old boy. Lori David, 38, was also told she cannot send text messages to anyone except family members after admitting 'sexting' her teen victim. A judge in Texas decided on the web and text ban rather than send the mother to prison for solicitation of a minor.)
Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of the Desert? (Gizmodo)
(This is crazy. New photos have appeared in Google Maps showing unidentified titanic structures in the middle of the Chinese desert. The first one is an intricate network of what appears to be huge metallic stripes. Is this a military experiment?)
Helpless owl stolen from rehab center (JS Online)
(As crime capers go, this is an unusual Hoo-dunit. A great horned owl named Dakota was stolen over the weekend from an Oconomowoc wildlife rehabilitation center. The owl prowlers pushed some equipment next to a tall perimeter fence to get inside a locked compound and then broke open a lock on Dakota's cage, spiriting away the golden-eyed raptor.)
Separated male penguin couple to reunite (Wisconsin Gazette)
(Buddy and Pedro, a “gay” penguin couple at the Toronto Zoo that are being separated so they can mate with female penguins, will be reunited in the spring, zoo officials said. The African penguins have shared the nest they built since coming to the zoo about a year ago. But since the penguins are an endangered species, with fewer than 250,000 remaining, zoo officials said they had to separate the couple so they could perform reproductive duties.)
PETA Attacks Mario For Wearing Tanooki Fur (Forbes)
(Beloved videogame star Mario is back in action this week following the November 13 release of Super Mario 3D Land. Now animal rights group PETA is attacking the hero plumber for wearing “fur” –the Tanooki Suit, a frequent power-up in Mario games that grants the ability to fly.)
Man breaks into house... decorates for Christmas (News Lite)
(A US man who is full of the festive spirit has been arrested after breaking into a home and decorating it ready for Christmas. Terry Trent reportedly let himself into the Ohio home before he lit a candle and turned on the TV. The 44-year-old then proceeded to put up the Christmas decorations and lights before sitting back on the sofa and continuing to watch TV.)
Can you keep a secret, dear? Of course (for 32 minutes at least) (Daily Mail)
(Share your deepest secrets with her, and she will no doubt promise never to tell. But beware of putting your trust in a woman – for the likelihood is she will have broken your confidence barely half an hour later, a study has shown. Researchers found that women are overcome by the desire to gossip and can typically wait no longer than 32 minutes before spilling the beans.)
Queensland Institute of Medical Research finds a mutant gene that makes carriers 250 percent more likely to develop skin cancer (Courier Mail)
(A MUTANT gene, making carriers 250 per cent more likely to develop deadly skin cancer, is more common in people with more moles and darker eyes. Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research were part of an international team who found a variant in the MITF gene, responsible for regulating pigmentation and melanoma development. Dr Stuart MacGregor said the mutated MITF gene occurred in around one percent of the population and was passed on from parents to their children.)
8-Legged Sex Trick? Spiders Give Worthless Gifts, Play Dead (Yahoo)
(Male nursery web spiders sometimes "pay" for mating using worthless gifts, with a new study finding the gals are not impressed with the empty offerings. These gifts serve as decoys: Worthless bits of flower, cotton or ant husks wrapped in silk that serve only to distract the female while the males have their way. Another trick? If not satiated, males play dead until the female thinks she has gotten away, and then he wakes up and grabs her for another go.)
Did Family Guy's 9/11 Satire Go Too Far for a Laugh?(Time)
(In order to judge how far a TV show went for laughs, it’s probably best to quote another TV show. “You’re so far past the line, you can’t even see the line. The line is a dot to you!” An old Friends episode used that line in a very different context, but it neatly visualizes how one looks when they go beyond a mere transgression. Sunday’s Family Guy might need a pair of binoculars to see the line.)
Judge Orders Divorced Couple to Swap Facebook Passwords (Time)
(A judge in Connecticut has ordered a divorcing couple to swap Facebook passwords, along with their logins to online dating sites. Oh, these modern times. When couples divorce, they usually have to divide up homes, cars, kids and record collections, but now some courts are requiring that they have to swap social media passwords.)
Missiles May Be Part of Security Strategy at 2012 Olympic Games (Time)
(Faster, higher, stronger! No, we’re not talking about athletes — we’re talking about the security. London may protect the 2012 Olympic Games with ground-to-air missiles. The British defense secretary said Monday that missiles would be at the ready if needed, following reports that the United States is unimpressed with the security plans for the London 2012 games.)
A sister's dying wish: Take my place (MSNBC)
(Terminally ill with cancer, Jackie DeVita, a 42-year-old mother of three school-age children, made a special request of her unmarried sister. A once-in-a-lifetime request. Removing her wedding ring and handing it to Colleen Leary, Jackie said, "I want to know that this is the three of us," referring to Colleen, Jackie and her husband, Richard. "Don't ever leave my kids.")
The Norway Shooter's Cold-Blooded Court Appearance (Spiegel)
(Anders Behring Breivik, accused of having cold-bloodedly murdered 77 people in Norway in July, was in court on Monday for his first public appearance since the crime. He showed no remorse and accused the judge of being the tool of an ideology that was "destroying Norwegian society.")
Justin Timberlake 'Moved' by Marine Corps Ball (People)
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