Last week, Ennis man John O'Connor installed a device which transmits an electric shock to those who relieve themselves outside his shop.
The device has sparked debate in the town, with one councillor suggesting the appointment of two "urine wardens".
Those wacky Harvard Business School students. Dress them in drag, and you don’t know what they’ll do. But it wasn’t the lipstick and heels that got one partygoer in trouble at the HBS Australian and New Zealand Club’s annual “Priscilla Ball,” cops said.
It all went awry just before 11:30 p.m. Friday, police said, when two students tried to get back into Tequila Rain on Lansdowne Street, after they’d reportedly been bounced for a “high level of intoxication and disruptive behavior.”
Then, police said, Sidani called the cops racists, saying, “I’m a Lebanese citizen. I’m going to call the Lebanese Embassy,” while Huot stuck his arms out, saying, “Arrest me. I want you to arrest me.”
A crowd started to gather, and when one of the officers tried to escort him up Lansdowne Street, Huot allegedly grabbed him by the throat. The officers wrestled him to the ground and handcuffed him, police said, while Sidani tried to photograph them with a camera phone, saying, “This is going to get us a lot of money.”
The Obama administration's $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program should be renamed "cash for gas-guzzling pickup trucks," according to an Associated Press analysis of the data.
AP reports that for 8,200 deals — the most common — buyers traded in their old Ford 150 pickups for new Ford 150 pickups. Fuel economy for the new trucks is just 1 to 3 mpg better than the clunkers — less than 20 mpg.
So, it completely and utterly failed to help the environment or boost American auto sales, and cost taxpayers billions of dollars. It was an empty, symbolic gesture that will, in the long run, hurt far more than it helps. Folks are going to discover that the $4,500 rebate needs to be disclosed as income on their taxes and have an unpleasant surprise come April 15, 2010. Used car prices have skyrocketed, with supply severely diminished because the "Clunkers" were destroyed under the Cash for Clunkers program.
I believe the exact term is "All sizzle, no steak" - what an apt analogy...
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(CNN) -- Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.
Moon, 64, was no match for Douglas Burden, 24, in custody on various drug charges. With Moon still in his chair, Burden put him in a choke hold and pulled tight.
And then, surveillance video of the Monday attack showed, other inmates jumped into the fray.
But it's not what you think - watch the video in the link. They beat that dude like a redheaded stepchild. As the inmates start swarming in, it really looks bad for the deputy - right up until they start practicing amateur phrenology on the attacking inmate. The video has a quick synopsis of the first four men to jump to Moon's aid - none are choirboys - but gets one thing right: These four men saved Deputy Moon's life, no question. They could have sat and watched the attack and done nothing, yet chose to go against one of their fellow prisoners to help a popular guard.
Pretty damn heroic, even considering their circumstances.
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Glock vs. 1911: Height
Glock vs. 1911: Length
Glock vs. 1911: Width
The Glock, being a subcompact model, has the advantage in length (even subtracting 3/4" for the shorter Commander size of Weerd's 1911SC) and definitively in height. The 1911 is significantly thinner than the Glock. Both guns have other sizes available; there are micro-1911s with 3" barrels and shortened grips; there's also a single-stack subcompact Glock (G36) that's substantially thinner than the double-stack.
Next, the weights:
1911 Weight
Glock Weight
Only 1.3 ounces separate the two guns; that's pretty surprising - I would have thought the polymer-framed Glock to be substantially lighter. Had the 1911 been an all-steel model, the weight differential would be more dramatic (of course, as my grandfather used to say, had the dog not stopped to shit he'd have caught the rabbit, so...)
I'd like to thank Weerd Beard for suggesting this comparison and for providing the specs and pics of his 1911SC. Blame him if you want to get into the holy mother of all opinion wars as to which of the two guns is a better platform... *g*
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RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said.
As is customary in Brazil, the funeral was held the following day, which happened to be the holiday of Finados, when Brazilians visit cemeteries to honor the dead. What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends over drinks of a sugarcane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper. He did not get word about his own funeral until it was already happening Monday morning.
Councilor Chuck Turner has said for months that voters would look past his federal indictment and grant him another term, and last night the five-term Roxbury councilor got his vindication: a 20-point blowout over challenger Carlos “Tony’’ Henriquez.
“It’s significant that I was reelected, but the real significance is that our community did not fall for the hype,’’ Turner, standing on a chair, told a crowd of about 50 campaign supporters who gathered at his district office in Dudley Square and chanted “Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!’’
You might be a gun nut if..
You design your costume around a particular weapon in your possession.
I have an SKS, and it just seemed natural to me to go as a certain young revolutionary. Tell me if you know who I'm supposed to be, as I was surprised at the number of people who didn't.
I'm not responsible for any coffee through the nose, or need for duct tape. :-)
PhillipC
Guess Who???
Please, for the love of all that's good and holy, tell me that y'all know who Phillip is dressed as?
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"Is the m1911 pistol only available in .45acp?"
TRENTON, N.J. — Chris Christie, an aggressive former prosecutor who racked up a perfect conviction rate in public corruption cases and became the darling of New Jersey's Republican Party establishment, has unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine.
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With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Christie had 50 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Corzine. Independent candidate Chris Daggett, who at one point had been feared as a potential spoiler, had about 5 percent.
Holy crap. I wouldn't have bet on Christie for 100:1 odds. This is a most interesting turn of events, especially with VA already being called for McConnell.
Oh, and a note to the GOP:
Take heed. Ignore the Tea Party attendees at your own peril.Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who was sharply criticized when he yelled, "You lie," during Obama's health care speech to a joint session of Congress, stumped for Christie in the campaign's final weekend.
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SALEM — A Beverly man has been sentenced to up to 3½ years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a Peabody boy numerous times when he was between the ages of 6 and 8.Got that? "Up to" 3½ years. This man destroyed a child's life and will most likely not even serve two years in prison for it. This is how the state of Massachusetts handles dangerous criminals - slap 'em on the wrist, wag your finger, and let 'em out the revolving door. Here's the kicker. If I were to pick up a 12 round magazine manufactured in 1995 at a gun show, I would serve a five year prison term. Think about that for a second.
Prosecutors called the actions of 31-year-old Shawn Finnegan "despicable, horrific and unimaginable" in Salem Superior Court on Monday.
Citing “inflammatory’’ media coverage of her arrest on corruption charges, “outrageous’’ behavior of federal prosecutors, and potential under-representation of minorities on a jury, the attorney for former state senator Dianne Wilkerson called yesterday for either a dismissal of charges or a change of venue for her impending trial.
JaysBane
Oh cruel fate, why do you mock me?!?!?!
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