FIND FACTS- 12/16/11- FRIDAY

New Zealander Annette Swoffer got the surprise of her life when she found a baby seal in her kitchen, who later began to snooze on her couch, the New Zealand Herald reports.

According to the report, the seal wandered from the bay waterfront, through a residential area, across busy roads, under a gate, through a cat door, and up some stairs before he was found at around 9:30 p.m.

"I thought 'I'm hallucinating, this is just wrong,'" Swoffer told the paper. "Then it looks at me with those huge brown eyes. It was so cute..."

Swoffer then called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), who called the Department of Conservation. According to a report by Stuff.co.nz, the department was already looking for the pup.

When biodiversity program manager Chris Clark came to pick up the animal, he told Swoffer he'd been looking for the seal all afternoon and that it had likely just been weaned from its mother.

Department of Conservation's Katrina Knill elaborated on the state of the New Zealand fur seal population in an email to The Huffington Post:

"seal populations are starting to recover in the western Bay of Plenty, and are believed to be breeding on Motuanau (Plate) Island, which is approximately 12km offshore.
At this time of year, young seals are dispersing from the rookeries. Seal pups may often spend days at a time alone, whilst the mother is away foraging for food.

Seals usually occupy rocky shores in places that have some protection from heavy seas and are often found resting on Bay of Plenty beaches.

Occasionally they travel inland (usually via estuaries and waterways). When on land they can become disoriented and have been found on previous occasions in unexpected places such as backyards, drains and streets.

Seals are wild animals and the Department's policy is to return them to the care of their natural habitat. Knill went on to write that seals can carry infectious diseases and injure humans, so members of the public should contact authorities if they see a seal in trouble or in an odd location.

What would you do in a situation like this? Would you kill the animal? Keep the animal? or Just set it free?
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FIND FACTS- 12/15/11- THURSDAY

Birds crash-land at Wal-Mart _Thousands of migratory birds died on impact after apparently mistaking a Wal-Mart car park and other areas for bodies of water and plummeting to the ground.

Crews went to work cleaning up the dead birds and rescuing the survivors after the creatures crash-landed in St. George, Utah, in what one wildlife expert called the worst downing she's ever seen.
The crash happened on Monday night and by midday Wednesday, volunteers had helped rescue more than 3,000 birds, releasing them into nearby bodies of water.


Stormy conditions probably confused the flock of grebes, a duck-like aquatic bird likely making its way to Mexico for the winter, which tried to land in a Cedar City Wal-Mart car park and elsewhere.
The birds plunged into the car park, football fields, highways and over miles of property that had been blanketed by about three inches of gleaming snow. At least 1,500 are believed to have died.

The storm clouds over the top of the city lights made it look like a nice, flat body of water. All the conditions were right,’ Ms Griffin told The Spectrum newspaper in St. George.
'Before there were (artificial lights), the sky was always paler than the ground. When all of a sudden there's light all over the place, they don't know which way is up anymore'
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‘So the birds landed to rest, but ended up slamming into the pavement.’ No human injuries or property damage have been reported.
Kevin McGowan, who studies birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York, said grebes rely on starlight to navigate during their nighttime migration.
'Before there were (artificial lights), the sky was always paler than the ground,' he said. 'When all of a sudden there's light all over the place, they don't know which way is up anymore.'

FIND FACTS-12/13/11 WEDNESDAY

A curious library caretaker in the Bavarian city of Passau has discovered a treasure trove of ancient silver coins and medals that went overlooked for more than two centuries. The surprise find is reportedly worth as much as six figures.

Janitor Tanja Höls had often passed by an unassuming wooden box stowed away in an archive in Passau's historic state library, but it wasn't until about two weeks ago that curiosity got the best of her and she was decided take a look inside.

What she found were dozens of coins, most of them made of silver. "I had no idea that I'd found a treasure," the 43-year-old told the German news agency DAPD on Wednesday. But when she told the head of the library in the Bavarian city what she had seen, he soon realized their value.

What would you have done if you had found these items?

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FIND FACTS- 12/13/11- TUESDAY

NEWINGTON, N.H. -- A Dover man is due in court Friday morning after police said he ran through the Fox Run Mall in Newington Thursday smashing windows and display cases with a hammer at six stores.

Newington police said Michael Williams ran around the mall with the hammer claiming to be God. Click Like For NH News Updates: Several shoppers actually got down on the floor, thinking someone was shooting a gun.

Witnesses said Williams sat down on a bench and tossed the hammer away before he was arrested. One young woman, who was working at one of the stores, was injured after his arrest when a piece of hanging glass fell on her as she was cleaning, police said.

Out of the six stores that were damaged, Kay Jewelers, Pandora, Yankee Candle, The Limited and Motherhood Maternity had all reopened Friday after inspection by the Newington Fire Department. Zales Jewelers was expected to be open by 2 p.m.

In your opinion, what should happen to a man like this? Should he be considered dangerous? Or just sick? What would you do if this was one of your loved ones?

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FIND FACTS- 12/12/11- MONDAY

A Buffalo girls basketball team was suspended after the players allegedly used a racial slur as part of their pregame cheer.

Tyra Batts, the sole African-American on the Kenmore East High School’s squad, told the Buffalo News that her teammates would hold hands before the game, say a prayer and then shout "One, two, three (n------)."

The practice came to light when Tyra was suspended for getting into a fight about the use of racial slurs during practice, according to the newspaper.

She said that she was alarmed by the cheer, but had been outnumbered and told that the use of the slur was just a team tradition.

"I said, 'You're not allowed to say that word because I don't like that word,'" she told the newspaper. "They said, 'You know we're not racist, Tyra. It's just a word, not a label.' I was outnumbered."

The 15-year-old eventually exploded after a practice when a teammate called her a 'black piece of (expletive).’ She says she got into a fight with the girl later in school.

"It was a buildup of anger and frustration at being singled out of the whole team," she told the newspaper.

Tyra’s suspension was shortened after the principal learned of the racial allegations. At least a dozen girls were suspended.

Some of the team's former players who took to Twitter seemed to have little knowledge of any “tradition” the team had of racial chants.

"You (racist) b----," a 2010 graduate tweeted. "Glad I'm out of there."

Another one added, "Haha oh yeah that Ken East crap that's going on. I want no part in that."

What is your opinion about this situation? Is this right? Should there have been a suspension?
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FIND FACTS- FRIDAY-12/9/11

Teen wakes sleepy bus driver, A quick-thinking 17-year-old jumped up and grasped the hand of a school bus driver just as he started nodding off at the wheel. Emmanuel Williams said the unnamed driver, an eight-year veteran now on leave, had been driving erratically since he picked up students.There’s one key rule to being a passenger … always keep an eye on the driver!

A teenager has become a hero for thinking quickly on his feet and preventing a bus driver who fell asleep at the wheel from crashing.


17 year-old Emmanuel Williams along with 24 other students were headed home from school when he noticed the bus was swerving and missed an exit.

The 65-year-old driver had apparently nodded off and was no longer focused on the road. Without hesitation, Williams jumped up and awoke the driver before anything tragic could happen.

“I was looking at him and his eyes would close, and when we’d get to a turn, he’d look both ways, start driving again, and they would close more and more,” Williams said. “And as soon as I see his head go down, and I see the bus go back to the freeway, I hop up, get to the front of the bus as fast as I can. I guess I just did it because it was right to do.”

Once the driver was back alert and awake, he regained control of the bus.

In the days that followed the incident, Williams says he pondered over what could have happened if he wasn’t paying attention. “Something would have happened if I didn’t get up,” he said. “I know that there would have been a big huge thing going on because he would have crashed and it would have been a whole lot more than what it is now.”

Tacoma Public Schools District says the driver had a clean driving record with no accidents during eight years.

“Certainly safety is very important to us and to the families involved, and we want to get to the bottom of it and make sure nothing like this happens again,” said Dan Voelpel of Tacoma Public Schools. “It’s unusual. It’s not something we’ve dealt with before.”

The driver has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is under investigation.

What is your opinion about this situation? Would you have done the same thing?
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FIND FACTS- 12/8/11- THURSDAY

AP) SEATTLE - A Seattle chiropractor and his wife live in a $1.2 million waterfront home and have spent the past eight years flying to Moscow, Paris, Israel, Turkey, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

All the while, federal authorities say, the couple was collecting more than $100,000 in public welfare payments.

Now, the U.S. attorney's office is suing David Silverstein and Lyudmila Shimonova, accusing them of filing false claims and demanding that the couple pay back more than $135,000 in federal housing assistance since 2003. Prosecutors are also seeking tens of thousands of dollars in fines.

In gaining housing assistance, Shimonova represented that she lived alone with her two children and that her household assets were less than $5,000. Silverstein received the monthly benefits of $1,272 as Shimonova's purported landlord, the government said.

Shimonova also received benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, as well as Social Security cash reserved for people who can't work due to age or disability and whose assets fall below a certain threshold — $3,000 for a married couple or $2,000 for a single person, the complaint said.

Meanwhile, they were traveling the world, according to Department of Homeland Security records.

Michael Radyshewsky, a federal welfare fraud investigator, wrote in an application to search the couple's home that they took weeklong trips to Moscow in 2003, Dominican Republic in 2005, and Mexico and France in 2009. In 2007, they went for 12 days to Israel, and this past June they took a two-week trip to Turkey. Seattle couple accused of stealing $100,000, couple on welfare,

Silverstein said Tuesday his lawyer asked him not to comment. The home did not appear to have a listed phone number, and no contact information for Shimonova could immediately be found.

Is this fair? What is your opinion of this situation?
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FIND FACTS- 12/7/11- WEDNESDAY

In a heroic story beyond reason, a yellow lab named Reagan made a discovery on an Iowa roadside that saved two precious lives.

Two kittens had been sealed into a bag of Meow Mix, left on a roadside and run over by traffic on a rural Iowa highway about three months ago, WHOTV.com reports.

It was Reagan the dog who dragged the bag home and whined until his owner opened it. Reagan's owner discovered two kittens barely hanging onto life, while the rest of the litter hadn't survived, prompting a call to the Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary.

"There was a litter of four or five of them and you couldn't tell if there were two or three [in the bag]...they had been run over by a vehicle. It was not a pretty sight," Linda Blakely of the animal shelter told WHOTV.com.

The Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary is now housing the two kittens -- Skipper and Tipper -- who weren't originally expected to live through the ordeal. The two were bottled-fed every two hours and are now back to their normal lively selves, the news outlet reports.

Thanks to Reagan, both kittens are now up for adoption through the Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary.

What would you do if this were your dog? Do you think it was a good idea or a bad one?
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FIND FACTS- 12/6/11- TUESDAY

CHICAGO (AP) - Teen sexting of nude photos online or via cellphone may be far less common than people think, new research suggests.

Only 1 percent of kids aged 10 to 17 have shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity, a nationally representative study found. Roughly the same number said they’d shared suggestive but less graphic photos; while 7 percent said they’d received either type of picture.

The research focused on teens only _ not young adults, an age group included in some earlier studies which showed considerably higher sexting participation. The new study suggests texting of sexual photos among younger kids is rare.

The results are reassuring, showing that teen sexting isn’t rampant, usually isn’t malicious, and is generally not something parents should panic over, said lead author Kimberly Mitchell, a research assistant psychology professor at the University of New Hampshire.

Previous reports said as many as 1 in 5 young people, or 20 percent, have participated in sexting. But some surveys included older teens and people in their early 20s. And some used definitions of sexting that included racy text messages without photos, or images “no more revealing than what someone might see at a beach,” authors of the new study said.

An Associated Press-MTV poll done in August found that 7 percent of teens said they had sent a naked photo of themselves. That result was for older teens _ 14 to 17 _ and was conducted online.

The latest study focused only on pictures, and asked more detailed questions about the kinds of racy photos kids are sharing.

Is this stuff legal? What would you do if you found out that your children were showing racy pictures of themselves to God knows who? What if it was your parents, what would you do?

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FIND FACTS- 12/5/11- MONDAY

BRENTWOOD, N.H. --A New Hampshire man was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison Friday for beating his wife to death with a flashlight after he came home to find she had strangled their 4-year-old son with a ribbon and tried to kill their 7-year-old daughter.

Christopher Smeltzer, 38, pleaded guilty to killing Mara Pappalardo, who was hospitalized several times for mental illness. Prosecutors say she was paranoid, obsessed with death and convinced her husband and mother-in-law were plotting to take her children away.

"When I walked into the room, as soon as I saw my son, I knew something was very wrong," Smeltzer told the court before he was sentenced, his voice breaking at times. "I knew he was dead. And I lost all control. Enraged, I struck my wife. I did something that was not going to bring my son back."

Smeltzer was charged with second-degree murder in the November 2010 killing at their Auburn home. Prosecutors later downgraded that to manslaughter, saying he was provoked by the sight of the still bodies of their son, Mason, and daughter, Mercey.

He arrived home Nov. 7 to find Mason with a ribbon around his neck and Mercey with a scarf around hers. He thought both were dead. Pappalardo tied a blue rope around her own neck in an attempt to kill herself, although prosecutors said she died from both strangulation and Smeltzer hitting her in the head with the flashlight.

Smeltzer did not call 911. Instead, he snipped the ribbon off Mason's neck and removed the scarf from Mercey's. Then he took all the pills he could find -- painkillers, sleeping aids and methadone -- and lay down on the couch to die.

He was awakened the next morning by Mercey, who asked if her mother and brother were breathing and requested a cup of tea. He made her one, then called his father and 911.

Smeltzer, who was wearing handcuffs Friday, wept while talking about how much he misses his son. "I miss my wife as well," he said. "I miss Mara's smile and heart and the way she played with our children."

He apologized to her family. "I brought more pain and sorrow," he said, adding he wishes every day he had a rewind button.

Judge Tina Nadeau said if Smeltzer earns a college degree and completes anger management behind bars, his minimum sentence would be reduced to 10 years.

What would you do in a situation like this? What if this was your Father or your Mother? Or what if this happened to your children?
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FIND FACTS- FRIDAY- 12/2/11

Snake charmer's slithering protest - An angry snake charmer caused chaos at a government office when he released a bag of serpents at land revenue officials in India.

Deadly cobras were among the reptiles set free, causing widespread panic among staff at the office as they slithered through the building. snake charmer protest,

Hakkul, of Lara village in the Basti district released the vipers at a land revenue office in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. His talent with the hissing reptiles means he is known among other villagers as ‘the snake charmer’ and has reportedly saved many lives warning snakes away from villages.

"Snakes were climbing up the tables and chairs. The office was full, there were nearly 100 officials and clerks and many more visitors," local journalist Mazhar Azad told the BBC. cobra snake,

"There was total chaos for several hours. Some people started taking photos with their telephone cameras, others brought out sheets to try to cover the snakes. Some came with sticks and wanted to beat up Hakkul."

Hakkul’s peculiar form of protest came after he demanded land on which to keep his snakes.

Although his request has been approved he believes local officials are stalling the process. snake charmers poisoned protest,

The poisonous snakes were released to a room of over 100 villagers and officials as a form or revenge. Amid the confusion, Hakkul is yet to be found. No one was hurt. definition :bribery,

FIND FACTS- 12/1/11- THURSDAY

While he maintains his innocence in the first-degree murder case he's been fighting in Baton Rouge, La., since June 2010, rapper Lil Boosie has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges and received an eight-year sentence, WAFT TV reports.

The Louisiana MC, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, admitted that he tried to sneak illegal substances into two separate correctional facilities -- the Dixon Correctional Center and the Angola State Penitentiary.

Boosie asked that his sentence include drug rehabilitation, and while Judge Mike Erwin agreed to recommend it, he's unable to order said penalty.

Erwin also set April 30, 2012, as the start date for Boosie's murder trial. The embattled 'Wipe Me Down' rhymer is accused of hiring two men to kill 35-year-old Baton Rouge resident Terry Boyd.

Since being locked up for that offense, Boosie has been linked to a series of other slayings, and earlier this year, 18-year-old Michael "Mario Mike" Louding told police the troubled hip-hopper paid him $15,000 to murder fellow rapper Chris "Nussie" Jackson.

According to WAFT, it's unknown at this time whether Boosie faces the death penalty

Is this what happens to all rappers who embrace the "thug life" they put out on their recordings? What is your opinion? Do you know of any rapper man or woman who has never faced any criminal charges...ever! And yet, talked about the "thug Life"?

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FIND FACTS-11/30/11-WEDNESDAY

Old habits die hard. TLC band member, T-Boz, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy for the second time since doing so in 1995.

TMZ reports that Tionne Watkins aka T-Boz filed for bankruptcy in October. According to the court papers, she’s hoping to unload about $768,643 in debt to creditors – primarily mortgage payments for her $1.2 million dollar home.

Apparently, the rapper and singer has an income of $11,700 a month and describes her monthly expenses as only totaling $8,821. With several successes during her career with TLC -- which includes four multi-platinum selling albums – she only gets $1,200 a month in royalties.

T-Boz claims on the court papers that she is currently owed $250,000 in child support payments.

In 1995, T-Boz and her TLC band mates made headlines when they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the height of the success of their Grammy-winning album, CrazySexyCool, which sold 11-million copies in the U.S. alone.

In 2004, T-Boz tried to show her entrepreneurial skills on Donald Trump’s The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, but was fired after the show’s sixth task after she volunteered to return to the boardroom. Last year, she also appeared on band mate Chilli’s VH1 reality show, What Chilli Wants, which chronicled the singer’s search for love.

How many of you remember this group? They were hotter than hot in the 80's and 90's, but because music changes so quickly, it seems the money leaves also! What would you do if you were a famous recording artist and this happened to you?
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FIND FACTS-TUESDAY-11/29/11

Lithonia, Georgia (CNN) -- A lawyer for the family of Robert Champion, a Florida university drum major who died this month in what officials have called a hazing-related death, said Monday he will file a lawsuit against the school.

"We are intending to file a lawsuit to get answers" about hazing at Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University, lawyer Chris Chestnut told reporters. "We are concerned about the culture of coverup, that hazing has been covered up at the Band FAMU for generations. So, it's time now that we expose the truth, eradicate this culture, and come up with creative remedies on how to continue the excellence of FAMU's band, but without hazing."

Chestnut said he was not at liberty to discuss the facts of the case, and noted that the medical examiner has not issued a report on the cause of death of the 26-year-old musician. But, he added, the facts that have emerged to date "point to the fact that hazing was a cause of Robert Champion's death, and it was under FAMU's watch."

He said he could not address the scope of the lawsuit, but added, "I can tell you that FAMU will be named in it."

Chestnut described hazing at the school as a don't-ask, don't-tell culture. "The family's message today is: Please, tell."

Because FAMU is a state institution, it is protected by sovereign immunity, which means that Chestnut must file a notice of intention to sue as a prerequisite to the suit, the lawyer said. "After a six-month window, we will file a lawsuit," he added.

"He loved the band -- so much, I always called him Mr. Band," Champion's mother, Pam Champion, told reporters. "That was his life."

What are your feelings concerning this matter? What do you think should be done?

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FIND FACTS- 11/28/2011-MONDAY

Islamabad (CNN) -- A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and trying to cook the pieces, Karachi police said Friday.

Zainab Bibi, 32, was arrested in connection with the murder Tuesday of her husband Ahmad Abbas, police said.

Her 22-year-old nephew, Zaheer Ahmed, is accused of helping Bibi stab Abbas to death and carve his body into small pieces.

Police said she wanted to cook her husband's body parts so she could dispose of them without being caught.

Neighbors raised the alert when they detected a foul odor in the neighborhood, police said.

Pakistan's domestic satellite channel ARY News spoke to Bibi in the police station where she is being held in the southern city of Karachi.

In an interview broadcast late Thursday, she claimed to have killed her husband because he wanted a physical relationship with their daughter -- and said she did not regret her actions.

"I killed my husband before he dared to touch my daughter," she told ARY News.
Do you think this woman is justified? What would you do if these were your parents?
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FIND FACTS- 11/25/11- FRIDAY

Months after a jury couldn't decide his fate, a Southern California teen has agreed to plead guilty for gunning down a gay classmate three years ago in their junior high classroom.

In September, a judge declared a mistrial in the case of Brandon McInerney, now 17, after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked following a nine-week trial on whether he should be found guilty of manslaughter or murder. The next month, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced that McInerney would be retried on first-degree murder charges as an adult. McInerney also was tried as an adult in the first trial.

The district attorney's office said Monday that, since then, it had "carefully reviewed the jury's determination" and talked with some jurors. It also engaged in talks with the victim's family, McInerney and his attorneys after which the relevant parties "agreed upon a disposition that balances the unique facts of the case with the need to protect the public."

Specifically, McInerney pleaded guilty to killing Lawrence King "under the penal code sections for both murder and voluntary manslaughter," as well as to using a firearm in that crime. He will serve 11 years for manslaughter and 10 years for the use of a firearm, according to the district attorney's office. His formal sentencing is set for December 19.

"He will serve the entire 21 years without time off for good behavior and will not receive time off his sentence for the three years and nine months he has spent in juvenile hall before sentencing," the prosecutor's office said, concluding that he'd then serve nearly 25 years total.

Is this sentence too strict? Or are the courts justified in their verdict?
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FIND FACTS- 11/24/11- THURSDAY THANKSGIVING

BOSTON – With so many families needing a little help this holiday season, thousands of locals will have something to smile about thanks to an effort by the United Way.

Volunteers kicked off the 14th annual Thanksgiving Project on Saturday by handing out the ingredients for 5,000 full Thanksgiving meals.

Hundreds of local volunteers generously donated their time over the past week pre-packing the 5,000 Thanksgiving baskets.

Volunteers handed out 1500 turkey dinners at the largest distribution site, Catholic Charities Greater Boston at Yawkey Center in Dorchester.

Residents began lining up there as early as 5:00 a.m.

What is your opinion about this situation? What did you do for someone else this Thanksgiving?
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FIND FACTS-11/23/11- WEDNESDAY

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida mother is hospitalized after her young son accidentally ran her over.

Orlando police say Amara Khan put her 4-year-old son in the driver's seat while she buckled her 3-year old daughter into a child's seat Thursday afternoon.

The 33-year-old-mother was walking behind the car when the boy accidentally put it into reverse and backed over her.

Khan is hospitalized in critical condition.

Who do you think was at fault here? The son or the Mother? What would you have done?

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FIND FACTS- 11/22/11-TUESDAY

A Utah wife has made headlines after she listed her video game obsessed husband for sale on Craigslist. The woman's ad describes the man as "easy to maintain and only needs food and water every few hours."
Alyse Bradley says she posted the ad "just for fun" after a recent 48-hour long gaming stretch left her feeling alone and ignored by the recently discharged military veteran.
The ad reads: "I am selling my 22 year old husband. He enjoys eating and playing video games all day. Easy to maintain, just feed and water every 3-5 hours. You must have Internet and space for gaming. Got tired of waiting so free to good home. If acceptable replacement is offered will trade."
Bradley said the problem got worse after the November 8th release of Modern Warfare 3. She claims her husband stood in line to buy the game and hasn't put down the controller's since, reports ABC 4 News.
Joseph Baddley admitted his obsession with the game "is not normal," but defended his virtual gaming by saying it was how he stayed connected with friends from the military. The Baddley's were married in 2009 prior to Joseph's deployment to Afghanistan.

If this was your wife or husband, was this the right thing to do? Or, was it a bad decision?
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FIND FACTS-11/21/11-MONDAY

Passengers won't be surprised to find out that joining the mile-high club or reading porn will get them kicked off their flight. But did you know discussing the safest seat or asking for water are offences that could easily have you holed up in airport security?

Here are some actions that could get you kicked off your next flight:

Attempting to join the mile-high club
A flight between Las Vegas and Seattle was diverted in 2007 after passengers spotted a couple getting intimate mid-flight. The couple was allegedly “messing around” in the seats before taking the action to the bathroom. They were escorted off the plane after arguing with flight attendants.

Sniffing fellow passengers
Two men had to be removed from a flight between Dallas and Vegas last year due to their bizarre response to a woman’s perfume.

“The passengers smelled a ladies perfume, liked it and proceeded to lean over their seats and press their noses against her neck to smell it more. It was unreal,” flight attendant Bobby Laurie, from a major US airline, said.

Discussing which is the safest seat
A Muslim family was removed from an AirTran flight last month after passengers heard them discussing the safest place to sit and misconstrued the nature of the conversation.

The family was cleared of any wrongdoing but the airline refused to rebook them.

What are some of the experiences that you may have gone through or heard about concerning flying on an airplane? Do you think that the airlines are justified in their judgements?
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FIND FACTS-11/18/11- FRIDAY

Alleged intruder decorates family's home, Burglar high on bath salts breaks into family's home, puts up Christmas decorations. Ohio boy comes home to find halls decked, strung-out stranger watching TV. Snorting bath salts put one Ohio crook in the holiday spirit, police say.
Cops in Vandalia, north of Dayton, say Terry Trent, 44, was high on the designer drug when he broke into a family’s home, put up some Christmas decorations and then plopped down on a couch to watch television, local station WHIO reported.

An 11-year-old boy who lives in the house found the strung-out stranger and called his mother, Tamara Henderson, who was at a neighbor's house. intruder Christmas decorations, high on bath salts Christmas decorations, burglar Christmas decorations,

She said, "What do you mean a man is in our house? You don't know if he has a gun or if he has a knife?" the station reported.

Henderson called 911, and Trent was arrested without incident.

Cops say he was armed with a pocket knife.

But Henderson suspects the decorating bandit was just looking for a festive spot to soak in his buzz.

"The candle was lit on the coffee table, the television was on and very loud," she told the station.

"He had said to [my son] ,'I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I'll get my things and go.' "

Trent was charged with burglary and held in a county lockup.

Cops say he has a history of drug charges.

What an interesting Holiday Story! How would you react if an intruder did this to your home? Was this a bad decision or a good one?
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FIND FACTS-11/17/11- THURSDAY

A 40-year-old farmer in South Africa was killed by his beloved pet hippo, Humphrey, when the animal dragged the farmer into a river and mauled him to death.

Marius Els, an Army major, had raised the 2,600 pound animal and considered Humphrey a part of his family, according to the U.K.’s Guardian.

Others had warned Els that hippos were dangerous and warned him against keeping Humphrey, but he ignored their warnings and was known ride around on the 5-year-old hippopotamus’s back, according to the Guardian.

“Humphrey’s like a son to me, he’s just like a human,” The Guardian reported Els saying earlier this year. “There’s a relationship between me and Humphrey, and that’s what some people don’t understand.”

Els had tried to domesticate the hippo he bought when it was 5 months old from people who had rescued it from the very river where Els ultimately met his end.

“They think you can only have a relationship with dogs, cats and domestic animals,” Els said at the time. “But I have a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa.”

Hippos are one of the most dangerous and aggressive mammals, according to the San Diego Zoo.

Would you try to make a pet out of an animal like this? Do you think that it is a wise decision for people to make?

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FIND FACTS-11/16/11- WEDNESDAY

Now a new type of fraud is affecting the insurance industry - pet scams.

Dishonest claims on animal policies almost quadrupled last year, making it the fasting growing area of insurance crime.

Figures from the Association of British Insurers show there was £1,929,900 worth of pet insurance fraud detected last year – up from just £420,000 in 2009.

However, the true scale, is thought to be far higher and pushing up the average £220 premium. A total of 2.3 million cats and dogs were insured last year and virtually every type of animal can be covered.

The Association of British Insurers is arranging a shared database of information about insured animals to detect fraud.

Insurers believe frauds include owners getting rid of the animal - by selling it or even killing it - then claiming a payout for early death. The animal may never have existed in the first place.

Other owners have injured their pets in "faked accidents" to cover up pre-existing injuries or conditions that were not covered by their policy.

Another scam involves staging the disappearance of an animal, because some policies pay out if a pet is lost or stolen.

Other tactics detected include claims for expensive vet treatments that have either not actually been given, or are unnecessary or are more expensive than they need to be. Experts suspect that some vets are involved.

This evidence shows how desperate people have become in order to get PAID!
However, would you do something like this if it meant that you would receive a great deal of money? Or what are you willing to do to get your pockets full of CASH?
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FIND FACTS-11/15/11- TUESDAY

5-Year-Old Raped At McDonald's Playland
A 5-year-old girl was raped at a McDonald's in Anderson Township and deputies are asking for help finding a person wanted for questioning.

According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office's incident report, the assault occurred about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the Playland of the McDonald's in the 7600 block of Beechmont Avenue.

The victim's grandmother told deputies that as the Playland was closing the girl had a "look on her face like something was wrong."

The girl told her grandmother that a boy digitally penetrated her vagina and that she was forced to digitally penetrate his anus, according to the incident report.

The grandmother told deputies she saw a boy around 13 to 15 years old leave the play area, but before she could comprehend what had happened, the boy was gone.

The incident report described the assailant as white, 12 to 15 years old, about 120 to 130 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes. He was wearing light blue jeans, a gray long-sleeve T-shirt and a jacket.

Despite the description, deputies said they aren't sure the person they're looking for is a teenager.

Deputies released photos Wednesday of a person wanted for questioning in the case. The images were taken by some of the 16 surveillance cameras inside the restaurant and play area, deputies said.

The McDonald's franchise owner said he was taking the matter seriously and cooperating with authorities.

Do you believe this? How would you feel if this was your child? Or one of your relatives? Is this worth a McRib sandwich?

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FIND FACTS- 11/14/11-MONDAY

Man searches dump for wife’s ring – A 34-year-old man searches for his wife’s ring in a garbage dump. Brian McGuinn from Florida sought help from the garbage company when he accidentally threw out his wife’s engagement ring in the garbage dump. They gave him a suit and goggles, and leveled out an area for him to search.

It seemed hopeless as Brian McGuinn stood before a 9-ton mountain of rotten garbage, desperately hoping to find his wife’s engagement ring.

McGuinn accidentally tossed out the 1.5-carat engagement ring in the trash with a disposable razor the night before.

On Halloween day, McGuinn donned a protective suit and mask and waded through the trash. Crews warned him it was hopeless.

A worker offered to get a bulldozer to make the search easier. Ten minutes later, McGuinn found a cup from his wife’s favorite dessert spot and found their trash bag but the contents were spilled everywhere.

He took off his gloves, reached into a pool of black sludge and miraculously pulled out the engagement ring.

The couple is expecting their first child in a few months.

What do you think of this guy? Was this the romantic thing to do or was he just too cheap to buy another ring? How far would you go for a loved one?

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FIND FACTS-11/11/11- FRIDAY

Mom locked teen in closet, cops say – The cops in Costa Mesa, California say that a mom locked her teen daughter in closet for 6 hours. The police arrested the mother, whose name was withheld, for allegedly locking her 13-year-old in a closet. She is also accused of hitting the girl with a stick because the child earned bad grades.

The 32-year-old woman is charged with one misdemeanor count of child abuse, Costa Mesa police told the Daily Pilot, which has decided not to name the mother to protect the identity of her daughter, a minor.

Authorities alleged that on Oct. 29 the mother hit her 13-year-old daughter three times with a stick and then locked her in a closet for six hours as punishment for “bad” grades, said Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Phil Myers.

He did not know the grades the girl earned.

Who do you think is right in this situation? The Mother or the daughter? What type of message is this sending?

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FIND FACTS-11/10/11- THURSDAY

It's a well-known fact that pregnant women get cravings: pickles, ice cream, olives, everything covered in mustard, even dirt at times. But roadkill is a new one. Since becoming pregnant, British artist and taxidermist, Alison Brierley, has developed a taste for the roadside carcasses she once only used as materials for her art.

"Usually I eat really healthily but now I' m pregnant I get strong cravings for roadkill," Brierly told the Daily Mail. "It's more gamey than other meat and I love the taste." The expectant mother hypothesizes that it's because her body craves the iron from the meat. She doesn't mind the craving because she doesn't have to feel guilty about eating all of the extra meat. "I know it's had a completely free range and natural life," Brierly said.

"The first time I picked something up was when I drove past a perfectly good pheasant," Brierly recounted. "I took it home and marinated it in olive oil for four days before I made a kind of Kentucky-fried pheasant dish." But Brierly, who is due to have a baby boy in February, does not spend her days trolling the highways for pheasants, hares, pigeons, rabbits, owls, or partridges (her typical choice meats). She mostly gets her "groceries" by way of tip offs from friends, whom she rewards with dinner parties featuring a roadkill roast.

CAN THIS WOMAN BE SERIOUS? WOULD YOU EAT SOMETHING THAT YOU FOUND DEAD ON THE ROAD?
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FIND FACTS-11/9/11- WEDNESDAY

MIAMI -- A man was found dead inside a Miami home swarmed with thousands of bees, but a cause of death has not yet been released.

Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll told CBS 4 the unidentified man was standing on a chair Saturday when he fell. He had been trying to remove the bees from a bedroom.

The man's daughter found the body but was unable to get to her father because of the bees. Even fire rescue crews were concerned. A bee removal specialist was called in, but the man was already dead by the time rescue crews were able to get inside the room. It's estimated that nearly 60,000 bees were in the room at the time.

The Medical Examiner Office will determine the cause of death.

What would you do if such a thing happened to you?
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FIND FACTS- TUESDAY-11/8/2011

Are Buddy and Pedro, two African penguins at the Toronto Zoo, gay?

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but their keepers have noticed the two are inseparable, and perhaps most telling, they’re showing signs of mating behaviours.

There are other cases of gay penguins — zoos in New York, Japan, Germany and Sea World Orlando have seen examples.

As part of an experiment a few years ago, Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins at New York’s Central Park zoo, incubated an egg together and raised the chick, named Tango, after she hatched. A children’s book about them called And Tango Makes Three was a smash best seller.

But in Toronto, Buddy and Pedro’s relationship, however you describe it, is destined to come to an end soon because they have a duty. They have top-notch genes, so the zoo intends to separate them from each other and pair them with females for breeding.

Given that African penguins are endangered, the move falls within a species survival plan among zoos.

Buddy, 20, and Pedro, 10, are in Toronto as part of the popular African penguin exhibit that opened at the zoo in May. The two, bred in captivity, were part of a group of 12 penguins — six male, six female — that came to Toronto from zoos in the U.S.

Buddy and Pedro arrived from Toledo, Ohio, where they formed a connection as members of a bachelor flock.

Their relationship, referred to as “pair bonding’’ in zoo speak, continued after they arrived here, say their zoo keepers. Scientists don’t use the words gay or straight when it comes to sexual orientation in animals.

During the day all 12 penguins generally swim and frolic together in their enclosure, which includes a massive pool with underwater windows for the public to view.

But at night Buddy and Pedro pair off together. Every night.

“They do courtship and mating behaviours that females and males would do,’’ one keeper said in an interview.

Those behaviours include making a “braying’’ sound, almost like a donkey, as a mating call. They defend their territory, preen each other, and are constantly standing alone together. In fact when the Star visited the exhibit this week Buddy emerged from the water, followed a few moments later by Pedro. The two huddled together for quite some time.

Their relationship is somewhat of a delicate issue for the keepers to discuss with outsiders. But they’ve all noticed the pair’s bond, and talk about it among themselves.

Can such a thing be true? What do you think the zoo should do?
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FIND FACTS- 11/7/2011

Seria killer pens kids book – Convicted serial killer Charles Kembo reportedly pens kids’ book and has it up on Amazon. Kembo, who was found guilty on four murder counts, reportedly came to Canada in 1989.

Convicted serial killer Charles Kembo, was born in Malawi, reportedly has written a children’s book entitled “The Trinity of Superkidds Book One: Quest for Water.” PublishAmerica Press is the publisher of the 372-page book and was released Jan. 20, 2010, where it sells for $15.95. The sale of the children’s book has sparked new discussions about the business practices of the online marketplace behemoth.

Would you read this book? Do you think it should be published?

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FIND FACTS -11/4/11-FRIDAY

CARSON CITY, Nev. — A man who stormed into a Carson City IHOP restaurant with an assault rifle was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager and feared demons were after him in the months before he killed four people before ending his own life, according to newly released police information.

Eduardo Sencion, 32, was diagnosed in 1999 and declared permanently disabled two years later.

The Carson City sheriff's office detailed the deterioration of his mental state and the law enforcement agency's handling of the Sept. 6 chaos following 85 seconds of terror that left five dead — including three National Guard members — seven injured and a community traumatized.

The new information was first reported by the Nevada Appeal. A presentation was given during a meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas of the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association, and a copy of the PowerPoint presentation was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
wHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? DO WE NEED A GUN REGISTRATION IN CERTAIN STATES?
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FIND FACTS-11/3/11- THURSDAY

AUSTIN -- A woman is uninjured after driving her car into a swimming pool Tuesday morning.

Mary Lee Fine, 86, says someone parked too close to her car Dodge Neon when she tried to get in it around 8 a.m. She decided to get into the car via the passenger side. When she started it, the car took off backwards and hit another vehicle.

The car unexpectedly went into drive and sped through the parking median, through a fence and into the pool.

Witnesses say Fine was smiling and unhurt after being rescued by a good Samaritan. She said the water was warm.

The question still remains, do you think elderly people should be allowed to drive?
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FIND FACTS-WEDNESDAY-11/2/11

A lawyer for one of the two women who made complaints of sexual harassment against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has claimed he is not telling the truth about the allegations.

...The attorney, Joel P. Bennett, told CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 that his client Mr. Cain ( who is running for president in 2015) was "very upset" and was considering talking publicly about the case if she was released from a confidentiality clause.

The National Restaurant Association made financial severance agreements with two women while Cain was the organization's CEO from 1996 to 1999. The New York Times reported late Tuesday that one woman was given $35,000, a year's salary, citing three people with direct knowledge of the payment.

Cain accuser got a year's salary in severance pay
Asked if his client believed Cain was not telling the truth, Bennett told CNN: "Yes."

"Naturally, she's been very upset about all this since the story broke last Sunday, because Mr. Cain has been giving the impression that she's someone who came out and made false allegations. That's certainly not true," Bennett told the station.
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FIND FACTS-10/31/11-MONDAY- INVADING SPECIES

Invasive species spreading across America
October 30, 2011 6:41 AM

Scientists estimate that there are currently 50,000 invasive plant and animal species in America - and that number's sure to rise. Mark Strassmann reports.



America is being invaded by all sorts of scary creatures that were not in this country years ago.
What do you think should be done about this on coming ecological disaster that is affecting your world today?

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FIND FACTS-10/28/2011- FRIDAY

On Thursday evening, there was a shooting at Lillard Elementary School. Police surrounded the building, shots were fired while small children were walking home, the parents of the students were upset!

What do you think should be done with this incident! What if this was a member of your family?

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FIND FACTS- 10/27/2011- THURSDAY

A heavy, wet snowstorm descended on the Denver area early on Wednesday morning, causing widespread power outages and numerous car crashes and minor injuries in the Centennial State.
Just two days after record high temperatures, six inches of snow fell in the Denver area forcing the closure of roads in the mountains and eastern planes. Another two to five inches is expected before the storm moves out on Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

There were no fatalities but numerous car crashes and slide-offs causing minor injuries, the Colorado State Patrol said.

Some 87,000 customers east of the continental divide and north of Denver were without power, public utility company Xcel Energy, Inc. said in a statement.

How would you feel if an incident like this, happened to you in Tennessee?
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FIND FACTS-10/26/2011- HALLOWEEN

Should trick or treater's receive cash instead of candies for Halloween?
Since the scare for unwanted poisons, sharp objects, and bad materials have parents concerned about sending their children out to receive treats for Halloween, what if the kids received cash instead of treats?

Could that become a more pleasing treat to parents also?

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FIND FACTS-TUESDAY-10/25/2011

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President Obama has released all of the brave men and women who fought during the Gulf War. They are free to return home by the end of this year.

How do you think they will react to the present economic situation? How will they feel about the problems in education? And how will they react to the current job market?

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FIND FACTS MONDAY-10-24-2011

After the death of so many animals in Ohio, should endangered species be allowed to be kept on residential property?

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FIND FACTS/ THURSDAY/ 10/13/2011

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant may appear in at least one game with the Italian team, Virtus Bologna, for $2 million.

So says team owner Claudio Sabatini, who hasn't been shy about making such bold declarations even if they turn out not to be true. The latest: Sabatini told Il Resto del Carlino he has secured a network deal and unspecified sponsorships to pay for Bryant's proposed $2 million appearance fee. The game would be dubbed "Kobe night."

Sabatini did leave out one kind of important detail: This whole scenario hinges on Bryant actually accepting the offer.

Still, with the NBA canceling the first two weeks of the regular season, it wouldn't be surprising if Bryant would latch onto this idea. Single-game appearances would feed some of his competitive juices. It would mark a return to his childhood roots in Italy. It wouldn't prove as risky to his body as a long-term deal might. Plus, the money actually marks a higher pay rate than the $83.5 million he would be due with the Lakers through the 2013-14 season.


IS KOBE WORTH THIS MUCH???
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FIND FACTS-10/13/2011- WEDNESDAY

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Check out this video and answer this question:

If you had the choice to live in any of these places listed in the video, which one would it be? And explain why.

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FIND FACTS-10/11/2011- TUESDAY

A 2-year-old girl was run over by an SUV driven by her father Monday.

Clarksville police tell Channel 4 News when they arrived at the scene the father was visibly distraught.

"Just imagine what the father felt like running over his own child, that's horrible, when it's your child or someone else's, it's a horrible thing," said Jim Knoll, public information officer for the Clarksville police department.

Ryan Watts, according to police, was backing out of his driveway as his 2-year-old daughter Kylie was playing with friends in the front yard. Police say Watts took precautions, using an adult to spot him as he was backing out at about 2:25 p.m.

The unthinkable happened when Kylie suddenly darted toward the back of the vehicle.

"This turned out to be a tragic accident. The father wasn't doing anything wrong. He had someone back him up, the child was out of harm's way in the beginning," said Knoll.

Kylie was airlifted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital with bruises on her lower back and arms.

Police told Channel 4 News they don't intend to pursue any charges against the father.

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT? Should the father be sentenced? Or what should be done?

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FIND FACTS- MONDAY- 10/10/2011

SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Some fans consider Tiger Woods a hot dog. On Sunday at the Frys.com Open, someone decided to throw one at him.

At the green of the seventh hole, Woods' 16th of the day, a spectator ducked under the ropes and approached the green, calling, "Tiger! Tiger!"

Woods' caddie Joe LaCava said the man threw the hot dog at Woods from about 20 yards away.

The hot dog landed on the green, then the fan immediately raised his arms and dropped to the ground to surrender to security officials.

How far should fans be allowed to go? Should a celebrity have the right to retaliate against the brutality of an over-zealous fan?

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FIND FACTS-10/7/2011- FRIDAY

There has been a huge controversy about the wealth of this country. Many people all over the country are claiming that only 1% of the population has the majority of the wealth and that 99% of the population (the rest of us), are left to struggle financially.

What do you think? Does it bother you or your family about the amount of money that some people have over others?

Should it be even? Should we all receive the same amount of finances? Would that be fair?

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FIND FACTS- 10/6/2011- THURSDAY

Apple innovator, Steve Jobs passed away. Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them.

Jobs, who founded and ran Apple, told us what we needed before we wanted it.

"To some people, this is like Elvis Presley or John Lennon. It's a change in our times. It's the end of an era," said Scott Robbins, 34, a barber and an Apple fan. "It's like the end of the innovators."

Can you name the different types of technology that Apple has created that has changed our lives?
And how many of these various types of inventions you use today?
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FIND FACTS- 10/4/2011- WEDNESDAY

According to recent polls, many veterans feel that the 10 year war (10 years? Whew!) that we have been involved in, was not worth it.

How do you feel about this opinion?
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FIND FACTS- 10/4/2011- TUESDAY

Recently, in Australia, a small plane crashed into a fairground Ferris Wheel. Several people were injured including the pilot.

The pilot claimed that he never saw the Ferris Wheel! Wow!
What do you think? Should certain rides in our amusement parks install an insurance clause with customers who are willing to ride?

The same way that some airlines do. There are airlines that offer the option of taking out flight insurance before you get on their plane, what if Ferris Wheels, Roller coasters, and other rides were required to do that also? Would that be a good idea?

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FIND FACTS-10/3/2011- MONDAY

In some of the Asian Countries, students are required to go to class everyday, including Saturdays and students are required to LIVE at the school while attending it.

As you probably know, Metro Nashville has adopted a new school schedule for next year. Students will return to school in July rather than in August, which means a longer class time.

How would you feel if the United States began to adopt the same rules as Japan or China, and agreed to include a 7-day school week? Very little vacation days and you would have to live at the school in order to improve the attendance problem?

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FIND FACTS-9/30/2011- FRIDAY

I HATE GETTING SICK!!!! I can't sleep properly due to my body temperature being off,(it's either too hot and I sweat or too cold and I shiver!)I begin coughing too much, too long! My throat gets sore and my body aches! YUCK!!!

However, it's funny that every time this happens to me...I think of my Mother. She had the ability to recognize any cold symptom before they would ever get to my brother and me. And she would ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, give us this homemade remedy she would create called "GOOSE GREASE"! It was a mixture of whiskey, honey, Vick's vapor rub (I think), and maybe "cooking grease" (EWWW!) She would keep it in an old GIN BOTTLE (I swear!) and place it on the highest shelf in the apartment (we lived in the Projects. Yeah Baby!) As though it was this mysterious, magic, brew, that only she knew about! She would grab it, shake it up,find the biggest spoon in the place, and make us take it!

It would make you shiver as it slowly eased down your throat...like a snake!
But IT WORKED! The next morning you would feel great! So, then, she would keep us home from school , dress us in our flannel "Davey Crockett Pajamas", and we would sit on the couch and watch "OLD MOVIES " with her. That was nice! That's maybe why I love movies (especially the OLD ONES), like I do today.

So, what about you? What happens at your home when you get sick? What do you do to feel better?
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FIND FACTS- 9/29/2011- THURSDAY

Last night, I witnessed at least two car accidents while on the way home. They were very bad and the cars were torn up!

I have been involved in over four to five car accidents myself, and in most of them I could have lost my life!

How about you? Have you ever experienced or even know someone who has been in a deadly automobile accident? Where there was not only damage to the car, but also to the people involved?

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