Hays County Justice Center Infested With Mites
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
Creepy crawlers have succeeded in closing down the Hays County Justice Center for the third time in two weeks.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
Creepy crawlers have succeeded in closing down the Hays County Justice Center for the third time in two weeks.
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Chocolate-eating bugs provide fuel of the future
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
Chocoholic germs can provide hydrogen, the clean-burning energy of the future, New Scientist reports.
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Scientists Say Arctic Once Was Tropical
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
Scientists have found what might have been the ideal ancient vacation hotspot with a 74-degree Fahrenheit average temperature, alligator ancestors and palm trees. It's smack in the middle of the Arctic.
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Students Off And Spelling In Annual Bee
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
From nullipara and immolate to hyphaeresis and ikat, the annual national spelling bee got off to a fast start Wednesday en route to its first televised, prime-time finale.
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A Skipping Rope With A Difference
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
An American inventor has patented a bizarre new exercise tool - a ropeless skipping rope.Lester Clancy says his device is perfect for clumsy people who cannot trust themselves not to trip over when using a traditional skipping rope.
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National Spelling Bee Goes Prime Time
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A-n-x-i-o-u-s. There's even more reason than usual for the 275 children here for the national spelling bee Wednesday and Thursday to feel that way. As if the competition to be crowned America's best speller isn't intense enough, this year it includes the first live, prime-time network broadcast of the finals.
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Woman Wins $2 Million In Matchmaker Suit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A widow won $2.1 million from a high-priced matchmaker whom she claimed failed to deliver on promises of introductions to cultured, wealthy men.
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'F-word' banned in World Cup-free hotel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A British hotel is offering football-free breaks for "soccer widows" desperate to escape wall-to-wall coverage of the World Cup.
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Manly surfers hope to ride into record books
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A group of surfers in Sydney claims to have broken a world record for the largest number of riders on a single wave.
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Planning Cock-Up Over 'Erection' Email
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A council's planning department was thrown into confusion after a computer blocked emails with the word "erection" in them.Ray Kennedy from Middleton, Greater Manchester, sent three emails to Rochester Council complaining about his neighbour's house extension.
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Today In History - May 31, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
Today is Wednesday, May 31st, the 151st day of 2006. There are 214 days left in the year.
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Convicted Killer Wants State To Pay For Sex Change
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,31
A man serving a life sentence for murdering his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation, arguing that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Flare Gun Toting Man in Women's Swim Suit Arrested
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
A man wearing a purple women's bathing suit and carrying a flare gun was arrested after he told a bartender he was going to "get rid of all the dirt bags in Key West," authorities said.
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Man Severs Penis to Prove Faithfulness
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
A man who apparently severed his penis in an attempt to convince his wife that he was faithful to her was recovering after surgery to reattach the organ at a northern Malaysian hospital, a news report said Tuesday.
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Woman's 2,000 Mile Flight To Nowhere
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
A pensioner had to travel more than 2,000 miles on two aborted flights in an attempt to get home - only to end up back where she started.
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Handbag And Tears For Rugby Star
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
An All Black flanker has proved rugby players really do have a sensitive side - by reportedly bursting into tears after being hit over the head with a woman's handbag.Chris Masoe was involved in a scuffle that ended when his team-mate whacked him with the bag.
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Crocs new hazard for north Qld golfers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
There is a new hazard for golfers in Townsville, in north Queensland, with crocodiles taking up residence at a local course.
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Today In History - May 30, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,30
Today is Tuesday, May 30th, the 150th day of 2006. There are 215 days left in the year.
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Cordless Jump Rope Allows Clumsy To Exercise
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
If you think keeping fit is merely mind over matter, Lester Clancy has an invention for you -- a cordless jump-rope.
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Dracula's castle returned to family
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
One of Romania's most popular tourist attractions, Dracula's castle has been returned to its ancestral owners six decades after it was seized by communists.
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Cheese chase leaves bumps and bruises in wake
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
Organisers of an annual cheese-rolling competition in western England, where daredevils chase giant cheese down a steep slope, say 25 people have been injured.
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Rental Car Yields Slithery Find
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
The next time Dan McBride rents a car, he may want to inspect it not just for dings and dents but also for snakes.
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Brothels Lobby To Keep Butts In Their Business
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
Brothel owners in the southern state of Victoria, Australia, have called for an exemption to a new ban on smoking in the workplace, saying customers like to light up after sex.
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Today In History - May 29, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
Today is Monday, May 29th, the 149th day of 2006. There are 216 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day Observance.
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AP Poll: U.S. An Impatient Nation
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,29
An Associated Press poll has found an impatient nation. To get to the point without further ado, it's a nation that gets antsy after five minutes on hold on the phone and 15 minutes max in a line. So say people in the survey.
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Bangladesh students say no to exams during Cup
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,28
Hundreds of students at a Bangladesh university have besieged the office of their vice-chancellor demanding exams be postponed during the soccer World Cup.
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Brothels Fight Against Smoking Ban
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,28
Brothel owners in Australia are begging to be exempted from a smoking ban - because customers like to light up after sex.Representatives for sex parlours in the state of Victoria say the new law could end up putting prostitutes in danger by forcing them back on to the streets.
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Why Swan's New Love Is Doomed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,28
A swan in Germany has apparently fallen in love - with a swan-shaped paddle boat.The bird has spent the past three weeks flirting with the vessel, which is five times its size, on the lake they share in the town of Muenster.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,28
Today is Sunday, May 28th, the 148th day of 2006. There are 217 days left in the year.
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X-Ray Of 'Alien Head' Inside Duck To Be Auctioned
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,27
Supermarket tabloids, take note: Researchers in California claim to have a duck X-ray showing what appears to be an -- ahem -- alien creature in the bird's stomach.
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Hallelujah: Lordi Fans Set Record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,27
Finns celebrating their country's Eurovision Song Contest victory have set a new karaoke world record.More than 50,000 people joined winners Lordi in singing an ear-splitting rendition of Hard Rock Hallelujah.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,27
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Drought order leaves British clowns high and dry
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,27
Circus clowns have reportedly fallen foul of a drought order granted to a British utility because of diminishing stocks of water.
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Marie Antoinette's Mops is top dog in Cannes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
The coveted prize for movies at Cannes may be the Palme d'Or, but for those films' canine casts the Palm Dog is the only award worth winning.
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Sex Offender Ruled Too Short For Jail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
A judge's decision to sentence a 5-foot-1 man to probation instead of prison for sexually assaulting a child has angered crime victim advocates who say the punishment sends the wrong message.
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Robertson Says He Leg-Pressed 2,000 Pounds
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says he has leg-pressed 2,000 pounds. The feat is recounted on the Christian Broadcasting Network Web site, in a posting headlined, "How Pat Robertson Leg Pressed 2,000 Pounds."
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Swan romances paddle boat on German lake
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
A swan has fallen in love with a plastic swan-shaped paddle boat on a pond in the German town of Muenster, a sailing instructor says.
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Scientists Film Undersea Volcano Eruption
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
An unmanned probe got within feet of a violent underwater eruption in the Pacific Ocean, returning with the clearest footage ever captured of seismic activity under the sea, a team of Japanese and US researchers said.
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A Pint A Day Could Keep Doctor Away
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
Having a drink a day could cut the risk of heart disease for men - but not necessarily for women.A study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that men who drink alcohol every day have a lower risk of heart disease than men who drink less frequently.
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Croc Farmer Hopes Business Will Bite
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
Britain's first crocodile farm has been given the go-ahead.Farmer Andy Johnson, 36, of Oldhurst, near Cambridge, has imported eight Nile crocodiles - each around eight feet long - to breed them for meat.
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Look Into My Ball: Brits Are Believers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
Most Britons believe in psychic abilities such as premonitions and mind-reading, a survey has revealed.Six out of 10 people apparently believe in the possibility of psychic powers, while more than half (52%) have had a dream or premonition of an event before it happened.
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Pint A Day Could Keep Doctor Away
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
Having a drink a day could cut the risk of heart disease for men - but not necessarily for women.A study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that men who drink alcohol every day have a lower risk of heart disease than men who drink less frequently.
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Hungry Burglars Leave Trail For Police
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
A trio of hungry burglars helped their own undoing by leaving a trail of snack wrappers after stealing six packages of instant lottery tickets from a convenience store.
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Judge Says Man Too Small For Prison
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 years of probation instead.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
An armless man stopped for speeding was driving with one foot on the steering wheel and another on the pedals, a policeman testified in court.
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About 9,500 Riverside residents found themselves in the dark after a rat chewed through power equipment at a substation.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,26
New materials that can change the way light and other forms of radiation bend around an object may provide a way to make objects invisible, researchers say.
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Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father. Researchers in England and the United States think they know how to do that. They are laying out the blueprint and calling for help in developing the exotic materials needed to build a cloak.
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