Random Links Thread

[Redondo]

• South African rhino survives horrific attack by poachers

How drones are battling animal poachers in Africa

[Redondo]

7 charged after 72,000 ladybugs released in high school as senior prank

[Redondo]

• Taxing organic products could solve California water problem, experts say

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• Taxing organic products could solve California water problem, experts say

 

 

That would be too logical to reduce the 80% water users.  

[Tank]

 

• Taxing organic products could solve California water problem, experts say

 

 

yes, more taxes are always the way to go.

[Hollyw00d]

are those "experts" politicians looking for a raise?

[gotbeer]

are those "experts" politicians looking for a raise?

 

Now that you mention it, saw this in our local paper (well, not the echo park paper but our local one).

 

LaBonge Questioned Over Discretionary Funds

Guy got termed out for my district.  And one of his minions ran for his seat and thankfully lost in a runoff.  

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Once 'Father' and 'Son,' Now a Married Couple

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Uproar over photo showing Chicago cops posing with black man wearing deer antlers

 

 

[Redondo]

• Radio host kills bunny on air?

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So here I was.  Minding my own business, when some fool, busy on his phone, comes over and steps on me.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex7LtHQ4RW4

 

http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/man-steps-on-a-snake-while-busy-on-smartphone/#dEkYdGOrMJLrLVKD.97

[Redondo]

• Police say Indiana woman stabbed with fork in fight over last rib at barbecue

Fast food making you sick?

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•  The 29 Smartest Dog Breeds: Did Yours Make the List? PetBreeds

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13 Things You Didn't Know About Gilligan's Island

 

 

Slide shows

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• 10 Secret Stories From The Set of WKRP in Cincinnati Answers.com

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• Break out the white-out? 8-foot-tall typewriter to be displayed in Boston this summer

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• Snow piles linger in Boston, including one that's 3 stories high ...

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• Venezuela, Russian oil company ink $14B deal to double country's output

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• Hawaii man impaled, killed by swordfish after jumping into water to catch fish, officials say

 

 

 

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Dairy Queen facts

 

11 Things You Didn’t Know About Jack in the Box

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Here's what Forrest Gump's investment in Apple would be worth today

[Redondo]

Here's what Forrest Gump's investment in Apple would be worth today

 

Incredible

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Apocalypse Soon: California’s Snowpack Is Gone

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'CALL ME CAITLYN'
Jenner kids supportive of Bruce's gender transition

 

[Redondo]

New contact lens risk?

[Redondo]

CAUGHT IN A CYCLONE

Cruise ship with more than 450 people sinks in China

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CAUGHT IN A CYCLONE

Cruise ship with more than 450 people sinks in China

 

A small cruise ship carrying more than 450 people, many of them elderly, sank overnight in the Yangtze River during a storm in southern China, and eight people have been rescued, the state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday.

 

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the captain and chief engineer, who were both rescued, as saying the ship sank quickly after being caught in a cyclone. The Communist Party-run People's Daily said the ship sank within two minutes.

 

 

So guess the Korean ferry captain found a new job.  Good thing is, that it's in China, and they will be executed probably in about 20 minutes.  Which is probably a lot better than what their families will have to go through.