They came running through, picking up the big metal barrier poles and swinging them like swords at each other. I saw one of the men lying on the ground, and another man came up with a pole and just started smashing it into his head.
Naomi Constantine • Who witnessed a biker brawl that took place in Sydney’s airport. One person died, which makes it perhaps something we shouldn’t compare to “Mad Max,” but seriously, doesn’t this sound just like a scene from “Mad Max”? • source
*LOL* Sorry, we can’t help ourselves. Apparently, the urine recycler they’re testing on the International Space Station isn’t working quite right, so they’re shutting it down for now. The device is supposed to convert urine into wine … er, uh … water. There are so many bad, awful and terrible jokes we could make here, so maybe it’s time to stop. source
Earlier this afternoon, the Associated Press reported that the fourth police officer involved in Saturday’s shooting in Oakland died. It’s a pretty crazy story. source
This is the danger of being too hasty to report facts. The police made a bad mistake and the AP reported it. Be careful! These are people we’re talking about. source
“We simply – we simply need them.” Christina Romer, an economic adviser for Obama, chatted with “Fox News Sunday” about the nature of “toxic,” i.e. uncertain, assets. Private investors are doing the administration a favor, she says, by not forcing the government to carry all of the weight of the toxic assets. Good for them. We’ll buy those investors a beer (probably a PBR; times are tough) next time we see them in our local dive bar. source
It doesn’t matter if it’s from the farm down the road or from Chile. As long as it meets the standards it’s organic.
Joan Shaffer • A spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, on the nature of the “U.S.D.A. Organic” program, which she describes as a marketing program. It’s not local and the standards often leave small farmers off the table. Doesn’t that make you want to eat organic? • source