Be safe tonight... But just in case, I may have found your legal defense
by turtledove
on 31 Dec 2015
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Auto-brewery syndrome: US woman avoids drink-driving charge A US woman in New York state has avoided drink-driving charges after arguing that she suffers from a rare condition called "auto-brewery ...
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by turtledove on 26 Dec 2015 38 comments, latest 9 years ago
@Patrick. I'm no longer being notified of likes. Has that feature been disabled, or is something up? For a moment I thought no one liked me anymore... but then ...
by turtledove on 26 Dec 2015 38 comments, latest 9 years ago
@Patrick. I'm no longer being notified of likes. Has that feature been disabled, or is something up? For a moment I thought no one liked me anymore... but then ...
Woman allowed to wear spaghetti strainer in Mass. license photo
by turtledove on 14 Nov 2015 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
A woman who identifies herself as a Pastafarian, a follower of a religion that teaches that an airborne “spaghetti monster†could have created the universe, has succeeded in her ...
by turtledove on 14 Nov 2015 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
A woman who identifies herself as a Pastafarian, a follower of a religion that teaches that an airborne “spaghetti monster†could have created the universe, has succeeded in her ...
ISIS Praises San Bernardino Attackers
by turtledove on 5 Dec 2015 17 comments, latest 9 years ago
After news emerged Friday that the female shooter in a deadly attack in California had pledged allegiance to ISIS, the extremist group issued a radio bulletin calling Tashfeen Malik ...
by turtledove on 5 Dec 2015 17 comments, latest 9 years ago
After news emerged Friday that the female shooter in a deadly attack in California had pledged allegiance to ISIS, the extremist group issued a radio bulletin calling Tashfeen Malik ...
Fmr. FBI Counterterror Agent Just Exposed A Disturbing Truth About Vast Majorit
by turtledove on 4 Dec 2015 7 comments, latest 9 years ago
John Guandolo, former FBI counter-terrorism special agent, author of Raising a Jihadi Generation, and site administrator of UnderstandingTheThreat, is making some shocking claims about who is actually advising the ...
by turtledove on 4 Dec 2015 7 comments, latest 9 years ago
John Guandolo, former FBI counter-terrorism special agent, author of Raising a Jihadi Generation, and site administrator of UnderstandingTheThreat, is making some shocking claims about who is actually advising the ...
Germany spied on FBI, US companies, French minister
by turtledove on 11 Nov 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — German public radio station rbb-Inforadio reported Wednesday that the country's foreign intelligence agency spied on the FBI and U.S. arms companies, adding to a growing list ...
by turtledove on 11 Nov 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — German public radio station rbb-Inforadio reported Wednesday that the country's foreign intelligence agency spied on the FBI and U.S. arms companies, adding to a growing list ...
Which Presidents Have Been Best for the Economy?
by turtledove on 28 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
Over the last six decades or so, history has tended to favor Democratic presidents in terms of economic performance. The country's unemployment rate has been lower at the end ...
by turtledove on 28 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
Over the last six decades or so, history has tended to favor Democratic presidents in terms of economic performance. The country's unemployment rate has been lower at the end ...
OT: Does anyone here know about airsoft guns?
by turtledove on 17 Oct 2015 22 comments, latest 9 years ago
After years of begging, I finally relented and bought my son an airsoft gun (handgun style with targets). He loves this thing. Wears all the proper protective gear. Only ...
by turtledove on 17 Oct 2015 22 comments, latest 9 years ago
After years of begging, I finally relented and bought my son an airsoft gun (handgun style with targets). He loves this thing. Wears all the proper protective gear. Only ...
Do boys or girls handle it better?
by turtledove on 13 Oct 2015 45 comments, latest 9 years ago
I have a single, gay male patient who wants to have a child through donor egg and a surrogate. He and I spent the morning together, and he asked ...
by turtledove on 13 Oct 2015 45 comments, latest 9 years ago
I have a single, gay male patient who wants to have a child through donor egg and a surrogate. He and I spent the morning together, and he asked ...
Ebola 'lives on in eye of US survivor'
by turtledove on 8 May 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
The Ebola virus has been detected in the eye of a US doctor who had already recovered from the illness. The medic, who caught the bug while working in ...
by turtledove on 8 May 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
The Ebola virus has been detected in the eye of a US doctor who had already recovered from the illness. The medic, who caught the bug while working in ...
Google just revealed it's paying its new CFO $70m
by turtledove on 26 Mar 2015 43 comments, latest 10 years ago
Google just found out that luring a top executive from Wall Street to Silicon Valley is expensive. The Californian company is paying its new chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, ...
by turtledove on 26 Mar 2015 43 comments, latest 10 years ago
Google just found out that luring a top executive from Wall Street to Silicon Valley is expensive. The Californian company is paying its new chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, ...
We're on a WikiLeaks diplomatic cable! Not sure how I feel about that...
by turtledove on 24 Mar 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
We're working on this project regarding something we did a few years ago in Tehran. As part of that, we were looking for references to a Jerusalem Post article ...
by turtledove on 24 Mar 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
We're working on this project regarding something we did a few years ago in Tehran. As part of that, we were looking for references to a Jerusalem Post article ...
This first-grade readiness checklist from 1979
by turtledove on 22 Mar 2015 26 comments, latest 10 years ago
Is your child ready for first grade? Earlier this month, Chicago Now blogger Christine Whitley reprinted a checklist from a 1979 child-rearing series designed to help a parent figure ...
by turtledove on 22 Mar 2015 26 comments, latest 10 years ago
Is your child ready for first grade? Earlier this month, Chicago Now blogger Christine Whitley reprinted a checklist from a 1979 child-rearing series designed to help a parent figure ...
Man wins 39k over IVF baby deceit -- Lost and Confused, this is for you!
by turtledove on 22 Mar 2015 9 comments, latest 10 years ago
WOW! Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing the other way.... ============================== A woman who conned her former husband into believing he was the father of her IVF baby ...
by turtledove on 22 Mar 2015 9 comments, latest 10 years ago
WOW! Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing the other way.... ============================== A woman who conned her former husband into believing he was the father of her IVF baby ...
by turtledove on 12 Mar 2015 41 comments, latest 10 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/
EPA can't tell if its climate models are correct
by turtledove on 9 Mar 2015 13 comments, latest 10 years ago
There was a pretty heated exchange recently between Alabama's Sen. Jeff Sessions and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. During the hearing, ...
by turtledove on 9 Mar 2015 13 comments, latest 10 years ago
There was a pretty heated exchange recently between Alabama's Sen. Jeff Sessions and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. During the hearing, ...
Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept.
by turtledove on 3 Mar 2015 80 comments, latest 10 years ago
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements ...
by turtledove on 3 Mar 2015 80 comments, latest 10 years ago
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements ...
How low can you go? Sweden cuts interest rates to zero
by turtledove on 28 Oct 2014 40 comments, latest 10 years ago
The world's oldest central bank has slashed interest rates to a record low of 0pc as it battles to ward off deflation. Sweden's Riksbank decided to cut its benchmark ...
by turtledove on 28 Oct 2014 40 comments, latest 10 years ago
The world's oldest central bank has slashed interest rates to a record low of 0pc as it battles to ward off deflation. Sweden's Riksbank decided to cut its benchmark ...
21-Year-Old Sues Parents to Pay College Tuition -- And Wins!
by turtledove on 10 Dec 2014 60 comments, latest 10 years ago
Caitlyn Ricci, 21, has been battling her parents over college tuition in court since August 2013. On Monday, a judge ruled that Michael Ricci and Maura McGarvey must pay ...
by turtledove on 10 Dec 2014 60 comments, latest 10 years ago
Caitlyn Ricci, 21, has been battling her parents over college tuition in court since August 2013. On Monday, a judge ruled that Michael Ricci and Maura McGarvey must pay ...
Dallas County prosecutor considering criminal charges against Ebola patient
by turtledove on 7 Oct 2014 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
DALLAS — The Dallas County prosecutor is considering whether to file criminal charges against Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who traveled from Monrovia to Dallas, where he was ...
by turtledove on 7 Oct 2014 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
DALLAS — The Dallas County prosecutor is considering whether to file criminal charges against Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who traveled from Monrovia to Dallas, where he was ...
Spectre of 1929 crash looms over FTSE 100
by turtledove on 1 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
The spectre of the 1929 stock market crash looms large for UK investors as traders borrow record amounts to invest in rising stock markets. Nothing has been learnt from ...
by turtledove on 1 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
The spectre of the 1929 stock market crash looms large for UK investors as traders borrow record amounts to invest in rising stock markets. Nothing has been learnt from ...
China Cracking Down on Money Laundering to Buy Real Estate in CA
by turtledove on 19 Aug 2014 5 comments, latest 10 years ago
The Chinese have been driving up high-end real estate prices with all cash purchases in California’s Orange County, Vancouver, New York’s East Side and Sydney’s Gold Coast. But with ...
by turtledove on 19 Aug 2014 5 comments, latest 10 years ago
The Chinese have been driving up high-end real estate prices with all cash purchases in California’s Orange County, Vancouver, New York’s East Side and Sydney’s Gold Coast. But with ...
Chelsea Manning to get sex change treatments at military lockup
by turtledove on 19 Jul 2014 40 comments, latest 10 years ago
Under Pentagon approval, national security WikiLeaker Chelsea Manning is set to start undergoing sex change treatments in military prison and won't be transferred to a civilian prison, officials said. ...
by turtledove on 19 Jul 2014 40 comments, latest 10 years ago
Under Pentagon approval, national security WikiLeaker Chelsea Manning is set to start undergoing sex change treatments in military prison and won't be transferred to a civilian prison, officials said. ...
The New Water Barons: Wall Street Mega-Banks are Buying up the Worlds Water
by turtledove on 11 Aug 2014 12 comments, latest 10 years ago
This article was first published on December 21, 2012 A disturbing trend in the water sector is accelerating worldwide. The new “water barons†— the Wall Street banks and ...
by turtledove on 11 Aug 2014 12 comments, latest 10 years ago
This article was first published on December 21, 2012 A disturbing trend in the water sector is accelerating worldwide. The new “water barons†— the Wall Street banks and ...
How Italy became a submerging economy
by turtledove on 14 Jul 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
Economic decline takes many shapes. In the northern Italian town of Ivrea, it looks like the abandoned, overgrown tennis courts where the employees of electronics giant Olivetti SpA once ...
by turtledove on 14 Jul 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
Economic decline takes many shapes. In the northern Italian town of Ivrea, it looks like the abandoned, overgrown tennis courts where the employees of electronics giant Olivetti SpA once ...
Woman goes from H-cup to O-cup trying to look like Jessica Rabbit
by turtledove on 4 Jul 2014 17 comments, latest 10 years ago
Most women dream of an hourglass figure - but for Penny Brown it has become an obsession. Inspired by voluptuous cartoon character Jessica Rabbit, Penny has sculpted her bust ...
by turtledove on 4 Jul 2014 17 comments, latest 10 years ago
Most women dream of an hourglass figure - but for Penny Brown it has become an obsession. Inspired by voluptuous cartoon character Jessica Rabbit, Penny has sculpted her bust ...
For sale: Small South Dakota town, bar included
by turtledove on 29 Jun 2014 19 comments, latest 10 years ago
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A businessman looking to invest more time in his traveling concession business is seeking a buyer for his rural, southwestern South Dakota town — ...
by turtledove on 29 Jun 2014 19 comments, latest 10 years ago
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A businessman looking to invest more time in his traveling concession business is seeking a buyer for his rural, southwestern South Dakota town — ...
Failing world banks prepare to steal your savings
by turtledove on 23 Jun 2014 49 comments, latest 10 years ago
Just like in 2007, the predictable upcoming financial crash will arrive suddenly overnight and the new day's world economy will be in chaos. At the starting gun of this ...
by turtledove on 23 Jun 2014 49 comments, latest 10 years ago
Just like in 2007, the predictable upcoming financial crash will arrive suddenly overnight and the new day's world economy will be in chaos. At the starting gun of this ...
Looks like some RE investors are returning to SF
by turtledove on 23 May 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
Norway’s $33 Billion Man Steps Up Search in Asia Real Estate Bet After getting the green-light in 2010 to expand into the property market, Norway’s $860 billion wealth fund ...
by turtledove on 23 May 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
Norway’s $33 Billion Man Steps Up Search in Asia Real Estate Bet After getting the green-light in 2010 to expand into the property market, Norway’s $860 billion wealth fund ...
Some women buying used pregnancy tests to entrap men
by turtledove on 18 May 2014 112 comments, latest 11 years ago
An unmarried and undecided man is on his way home when he receives a phone call from his girlfriend. They've been dating on and off for many months now; ...
by turtledove on 18 May 2014 112 comments, latest 11 years ago
An unmarried and undecided man is on his way home when he receives a phone call from his girlfriend. They've been dating on and off for many months now; ...
Quick reality check.... CA state testing
by turtledove on 2 May 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
Last week, the kids had state testing. One of the sections had an essay question. My fourth-grade daughter told me that her question was something like, "what happens to ...
by turtledove on 2 May 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
Last week, the kids had state testing. One of the sections had an essay question. My fourth-grade daughter told me that her question was something like, "what happens to ...
San Diego woman outbid of her dream home exacts strange vengeance
by turtledove on 13 Apr 2014 36 comments, latest 11 years ago
Woman Poses As Owner Of Her Dream Home On Craigslist To Invite Men Over To Rape Her San Diego’s Kathy Rowe was livid to find out that her dream ...
by turtledove on 13 Apr 2014 36 comments, latest 11 years ago
Woman Poses As Owner Of Her Dream Home On Craigslist To Invite Men Over To Rape Her San Diego’s Kathy Rowe was livid to find out that her dream ...
College Students Scared Straight
by turtledove on 8 Mar 2014 12 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/embed/N Auto Auto ($video_quality) Speed Normal Annotations Captions look like this Captions Audio track OFF ON Options Play on Copy video URL Copy video URL at current time Copy ...
by turtledove on 8 Mar 2014 12 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/embed/N Auto Auto ($video_quality) Speed Normal Annotations Captions look like this Captions Audio track OFF ON Options Play on Copy video URL Copy video URL at current time Copy ...
A Robust Housing Recovery? Not So Fast
by turtledove on 10 Mar 2014 55 comments, latest 11 years ago
That’s a question I’m asking after reading some new housing data and real estate market studies out this week. The national numbers make it seem like we’re having a ...
by turtledove on 10 Mar 2014 55 comments, latest 11 years ago
That’s a question I’m asking after reading some new housing data and real estate market studies out this week. The national numbers make it seem like we’re having a ...
Britain: Filling a Hole With Real Estate
by turtledove on 10 Mar 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
Britons have a huge demand for foreign goods—on a broad measure the country imports far more than it exports. So where does the U.K. find the money to buy ...
by turtledove on 10 Mar 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
Britons have a huge demand for foreign goods—on a broad measure the country imports far more than it exports. So where does the U.K. find the money to buy ...
The White House Promises There Will Be No Obamacare Bailout
by turtledove on 6 Mar 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
Yesterday, Bloomberg News health-care reporter Alex Wayne noticed that the new White House budget includes $5.5 billion in potential payments to insurance companies that suffer losses under Obamacare—a scenario ...
by turtledove on 6 Mar 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
Yesterday, Bloomberg News health-care reporter Alex Wayne noticed that the new White House budget includes $5.5 billion in potential payments to insurance companies that suffer losses under Obamacare—a scenario ...
You Think The Deficit Is Bad? Federal Unfunded Liabilities Exceed $127 Trillion
by turtledove on 2 Mar 2014 16 comments, latest 11 years ago
Although the battle over a two-year budget deal and the national debt limit in Washington, D.C. has received the lion’s share of media attention recently , the bigger, more ...
by turtledove on 2 Mar 2014 16 comments, latest 11 years ago
Although the battle over a two-year budget deal and the national debt limit in Washington, D.C. has received the lion’s share of media attention recently , the bigger, more ...
Gold Fix Study Shows Signs of Decade of Bank Manipulation
by turtledove on 2 Mar 2014 8 comments, latest 11 years ago
The London gold fix, the benchmark used by miners, jewelers and central banks to value the metal, may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks setting it, ...
by turtledove on 2 Mar 2014 8 comments, latest 11 years ago
The London gold fix, the benchmark used by miners, jewelers and central banks to value the metal, may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks setting it, ...
Obamacare's 'Cadillac Tax' Could Help Reduce The Cost Of Health Care
by turtledove on 26 Feb 2014 37 comments, latest 11 years ago
Like much of the Affordable Care Act, the Cadillac tax—Obamacare’s solution to a tax subsidy created during World War II—offers a solution to an important problem, but is fraught ...
by turtledove on 26 Feb 2014 37 comments, latest 11 years ago
Like much of the Affordable Care Act, the Cadillac tax—Obamacare’s solution to a tax subsidy created during World War II—offers a solution to an important problem, but is fraught ...
22 Craziest Animal Laws
by turtledove on 19 Feb 2014 4 comments, latest 11 years ago
These crazy animal laws make us think lawmakers everywhere are itching to be comedians. 1. When in Alaska, do not ever shove a live moose out of an airplane ...
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by turtledove on 19 Feb 2014 4 comments, latest 11 years ago
These crazy animal laws make us think lawmakers everywhere are itching to be comedians. 1. When in Alaska, do not ever shove a live moose out of an airplane ...
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