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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1220664/California-set-ban-energy-guzzling-big-screen-TVs.html "States' rights!" :laugh3:

A baby has survived after his pushchair rolled onto the tracks as a train pulled into a station in Melbourne, Australia. The train had slowed right down as it pulled into the station and the six-month-old baby suffered only a bump to his head. CCTV of the incident was released to local media. It shows the pram rolling off the platform while the baby's mother looks on in horror. Victoria state Police Sergeant Michael Ferwerda called the incident a "lucky escape" and said people should be cautious in train stations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8310051.stm?ls The CCTV footage is on the news article

We're going to need some backup here: Car thief turns out to be... a hungry bear By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:02 PM on 16th October 2009 Comments (11) Add to My Stories With the alarm blaring and a shadowy figure rummaging around in the vehicle it looked like just another car theft in progress. But when the police arrived they realise they might need more than handcuffs to collar this intruder. For it was not a human, but a bear, that had lumbered into the vehicle. The animal had apparently crept up to the unlocked car, opened the door and climbed inside. Can you bear-lieve it!: A bear broke a car belonging to a …

'Get used to being poor': Judge orders £400m divorce wife to be evicted from £8,000-a-month home By Vanessa Allen Last updated at 11:01 AM on 15th October 2009 Comments (256) Add to My Stories A woman who is seeking half her husband's £400million fortune in a divorce settlement lost her battle against eviction yesterday and was told to get used to being poor. Michelle Young, 45, must move out of her townhouse in Regent's Park within six weeks or face being forcibly removed by bailiffs. She had argued that being evicted from the property would cause her and her two daughters 'exceptional hardship'. 'Utterly distraught…

Crystal Palace football club is designated hotspot for 'spectacular' terror attack By Christian Gysin Last updated at 2:09 PM on 16th October 2009 Comments (-) Add to My Stories To the thousands of South London football fans following Crystal Palace, their neat home ground of Selhurst Park is famous for many reasons. French footballer Eric Cantona put the venue firmly on the map in January 1995 when he 'Kung Fu' kicked a steward who had abused him after he was sent off while playing for Manchester United. And in the 60's the club adopted the Dave Clark Five song 'Glad All Over' as their anthem. To this day, fans still bang hands and feet on ad…

Teenager jailed for eight months for stealing bite of reveller's BURGER... while friend who punched him gets a caution By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:53 AM on 16th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Robbery: William Smithers, 19, snatched a student's burger after a drunken night out (file picture) A 'drunk and hungry' teenager who took a bite from a stranger's beefburger has been jailed for eight months, while his friend - who punched the man - was released with a caution. William Smithers, 19, snatched the student's takeaway snack in the street after a drunken night out. One of Smithers' friends then battered the …

German arm wrestler shows off his single Popeye-esque limb By Sara Nelson Last updated at 4:46 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (25) Add to My Stories Boasting muscles a superhero would be proud of, Matthias Schlitte has good reason to be considered the toast of the German arm wrestling circuit. But a closer look reveals that only ONE of his arms is bestowed with bulging biceps. The 22-year-old’s whopping right forearm measures nearly 18in – and is in stark contrast to his puny left arm. Eye-popping: German arm wrestler Matthas Schlitte reveals his massively oversized forearm Strongman: Matthias began arm wrestling seven …

Drug addict who laughed as he allowed a three-year-old girl to smoke cigarettes sentenced to 18 months in jail By Paul Sims Last updated at 10:17 AM on 16th October 2009 Comments (47) Add to My Stories Graeme Conroy was today jailed for 18 months after encouraging a three-year-old girl to smoke cigarettes A man forced a girl of three to smoke a chain of cigarettes and then filmed her begging: 'Can I have another one?' A court was shown a series of shocking images of Graeme Conroy handing the crying child cigarette after cigarette. The 31-year-old was seen laughing and cracking jokes as his tiny victim repeatedly inhaled. At one point, …

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Obama Video: 7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes Lie #4: "Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public, no more secrecy. That's the commitment I make to you as President." ~ President Barack Obama [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UErR7i2onW0]YouTube - 7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes[/ame] http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/2009/10/15/obama-video-7-lies-in-under-2-minutes/

Mao was such a great person, 70 million dead Chinese? who gives a fuck? Elitism knows best. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiBDpL2dExY]YouTube - Glenn Beck : Anita Dunn Favorite philosopher Mao Tse-Tung 10.15.09[/ame] So apparently we have a lot of Obama's Tsar's who like Mao, Castro and other communist and have openly talked of spreading the wealth. One even talked about giving America's wealth to poor nations. Thats exactly what they need, money going to corrupt government's in 3rd world nations that will never see a penny instead of letting private charities that focus on building up communities and helping the actual poor people do that. Obama said if yo…

No more happy hour? British holidaymakers to face £7,000 fines under new Spanish booze crackdown By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 5:41 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (12) Add to My Stories British holidaymakers and stag and hen party revellers will have to curb their drinking or face big fines under a new Spanish crackdown, it was announced today. The regional government of Catalonia, which includes the city of Barcelona, has banned 'happy hour' drink offers in bars and nightclubs. Not only is Barcelona one of the most popular destinations for pre-wedding trips for Britons but the area of Catalonia also includes much-visited Costa B…

Judge stuns courtroom by telling ASBO yob he 'deserved good kicking from victim's sons' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:15 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (89) Add to My Stories A judge stunned a courtroom when he told an ASBO thug he 'deserved a good kicking' for punching a woman police officer's private car. Speaking off-the-cuff, Judge Anthony Scott-Gall told binge-drinking Dexter Vidal he was 'not surprised' the WPC's two grown-up sons had confronted him in the street after he attacked their family car. Judge Scott-Gall told the court: 'I'm not surprised he was given a good kicking, it's what he deserved. Drunke…

Schwarzenegger set to ban 'energy-guzzling' big screen TVs in California By David Gardner Last updated at 5:53 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories California is set to impose the world’s first ban on energy-guzzling big screen televisions. Backed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Energy Commission is cracking down on giant TVs over 40 inches, which can use as much as three times the power of smaller cathode ray sets. Experts say the new energy efficiency regulations would reduce the state’s sky-high electricity bills by £5 billion over the next decade. That works out to be a saving of about £20 a set per ye…

Revealed: Britain's most prolific police officer (who's made 1,000 arrests in 18 months) By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:10 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (104) Add to My Stories One good cop: Sergeant Ali Livingstone, of Suffolk Police, has made more than 1,000 arrests over the last 18 months A police sergeant has made more than 1,000 arrests in the past 18 months - making him Britain's most effective police officer. Sergeant Ali Livingstone made 524 arrests between April 2008 and March 2009 - an amazing 2.2 arrests per working day. Since January, Sgt Livingstone has already notched up 610 collars, making him the UK's po…

Love letter sent during World War II is finally delivered - 64 YEARS late By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:43 AM on 15th October 2009 Comments (12) Add to My Stories A letter sent by a British soldier during World War II has arrived at its destination over 64 years late, after it was delivered by Royal Mail to an RAF base. The letter, hand-written on American Red Cross paper, was posted by Serviceman Charles Fleming to a woman identified only as 'my dearest', on March 20 1945. It was found by staff at the RAF Lakenheath near Brandon, in Suffolk inside a new envelope, after the original was damaged and lost, along with a note from Ro…

The boy aged two with Einstein's IQ: Why little Oscar is Britain's youngest boy to be accepted into Mensa By Julie Moult And Tamara Cohen Last updated at 12:39 AM on 10th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories While other two-year-olds are discovering the joy of playgrounds, Oscar Wrigley would rather be learning about wildlife or the history of Ancient Rome. He has recently taken to conducting classical music as he listens in the back of the car and identifies the different instruments. So his parents were not surprised when, at the ripe old age of two years, five months and 11 days, he became the youngest boy in Britain to be acce…

Italian couple sue shipping line because they were not told their holiday was a gay cruise By Nick Pisa Last updated at 1:17 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories An Italian couple are suing a shipping line for £2,800 after claiming they were not told a relaxing holiday they had booked was in fact on board a ship hosting Italy's first gay cruise. The middle-aged husband and wife, who have not been named, said they were embarrassed after spotting people they knew, but had not realised were gay, on the cruise. Despite accusations from gay groups, they deny being homophobic. Organisers insist the three-day cruise featured no …

Pictured: The abandoned ruins of Mr Blobby theme park after ravers trash site By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:51 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (62) Add to My Stories He attracted nearly 17million television viewers at the height of his fame, and even had a number one hit, but today Mr Blobby's empire is a mere shadow of what it once was. New images of what was the Mr Blobby theme park in Somerset show a depressing ruin covered in weeds and trashed after all-night raves. The park closed its doors in 1999, after the popular Saturday night television show Noel's House Party on which Mr Blobby featured was axed by the BBC. …

New BBC row as winner of Blue Peter's 'design a 50p' competition is revealed to be daughter of programming chief By Sara Nathan Last updated at 1:33 PM on 15th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The winner of a Blue Peter and Royal Mint competition to design a coin for the 2012 Olympics is the daughter of the new head of a top BBC boss, the Daily Mail can reveal. Nine-year-old Florence Jackson beat more than 17,000 entries to win the contest and become the first child ever to design a UK coin. However, it has been confirmed that her father is the new boss of the BBC Natural History Unit, Andrew Jackson. Blue Peter presenter …

Nest of mates: The kestrels and barn owl who live together By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:23 AM on 15th October 2009 Comments (9) Add to My Stories In the human world, house-sharing is often dictated by the limitations of space and finance. But when you're as free as a bird, surely there are no such strictures. So quite why these kestrels decided to share a home with a family of barn owls is a mystery. Feathered friends: The baby barn owl and kestrels in Lincolnshire Far from being a unique pairing however, it is apparently part of a growing trend. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said it had seen…

Thousands of young children are buying coloured wristbands every week. But parents have no idea of their true disturbing meaning... By Sadie Nicholas Last updated at 12:43 PM on 24th September 2009 Comments (357) Add to My Stories They are thin, plastic bracelets, the kind of innocent-looking friendship bands that schoolgirls like to wear. Available in a variety of colours and cheap enough to be bought with pocket money, they have become an overnight sensation in primary school playgrounds across the country. But it is their name that causes alarm bells to ring: Shag-bands. And they are worn by children far too young to truly understand…

Britain is the worst place to live in Europe (despite our big pay packets) By Laura Clark Last updated at 1:22 AM on 12th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Britain is the worst place in Europe to live despite offering the biggest salaries, a study reveals today. High incomes in the UK are cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel bills and a lack of sunshine. Researchers weighed up official data for ten countries, including France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Poland. Tough life: High incomes in the UK are cancelled out by the poor weather and long working hours It found Brito…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/6299291/Energy-crisis-is-postponed-as-new-gas-rescues-the-world.html And there's record low temps in Austria, Montana, and Idaho. 1998 is still the hottest year on record, even after 11 years. Anyway, this story verifies that humanity always comes up with new technologies just in the nick of time, and politicians never take this into account.