… neither do their owners. Pig doesn’t fly: airline bans ‘disruptive’ emotional support animal and owner A woman and her pet porker are grounded after complaints from fellow passengers on flight from Hartford, Connecticut Read at Google+
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As you might have guessed, it was based on domestic abuse. An ex-boyfriend shot a woman on her 22nd birthday at the place she worked, because it was one place and time where he knew how to find her. The family member that let slip to him where she was working will have to deal with their lapse in judgement. I hope the young woman survives, her family had been planning a surprise birthday party for her when they got the awful news that her stalker ex-boyfriend had shot her at work. Apparently his parents are both cops, so the…
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Liverpool Anglican Church finds a trove of old toys and books BBC News – Trap door reveals Liverpool church ‘time capsule’ The rector at a church in Liverpool has made a surprising discovery after noticing a trap door in the ceiling. Read at Google+
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Interesting – other object found nearby, all stuck into tidal mud ‘Very Special’ Stone Age Axe Discovered Archaeologists have unearthed an incredibly rare flint axe from the Stone Age that just may have been used in an ancient ritual. The 5,500-year-old discovery — found jammed into the Earth with its wooden handle still attached — was part of an on… Read at Google+
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… but he appears to be an unrepentant asshole, just speaking more carefully to the press now. Disgraced DNA pioneer James Watson to sell his Nobel Prize medal US scientist wants to ‘re-enter public life’ after being shunned for seven years over his comment linking race and intelligence Read at Google+
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Not much accomplished today other than upgrading both the iPhone and iPad to the latest version of iOS, and also replacing a WordPress plugin with its replacement. Everything seems to be working – the plugin pulls in items I post at Google+ and is highly configurable. I may tinker with getting it to create items as asides. We ate lunch out at a neighborhood place, David and I, and then I had a nap. Pretty much a perfect day off. There are more upgrades contemplated, but tomorrow’s plan is pretty fuzzy.
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Always the way GOP ‘Payback’ to White Working Class That Voted Them in: Cut Earned Income Tax and Child Tax Credit President Obama does something Republicans don’t like on immigration, and their idea of payback is to stick it to working-class Americans who have kids, most of whom — when we are talking about whites — just voted to make them the majority party in… Read at Google+
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Listen to that voice. Who is it? Maaaaaaybe THIS GUY? Fan reactions at Digital Spy are undecided as to who the voiceover is, but I think it’s Benedict Cumberbatch. I recently watched a rerun of Graham Norton where Cumberbatch was encouraged/goaded/genially forced to say things in different voices, including a very funny bit of Smaug. BONUS: Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say “Penguins” which is very awkward considering he voiced a heroic wolf who helps save the Penguins of Madagascar in the new animated feature out this weekend. EXTRA BONUS FOR PEOPLE WITH LADYPARTS OR A THING FOR SMAUG: Sexy Smaug voice…
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No, we're not shopping today. I've never liked shopping as a competitive contact sport, but it turns out it DOES have its origins in a football game. After a year off, the triumphant return of my annual Black Friday post Read at Google+
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This is just one kind of airline ticket fraud – where someone intends to travel on the ticket purchased with a stolen credit card. (Reuters) – More than 100 people were arrested worldwide this week after an investigation spanning 45 countries into the use of stolen credit cards to buy plane tickets, European police agency Europol said on Friday. Source: Global air ticket fraud sweep nets 118 arrests | Reuters