Students devastated by Sackville apartment fire

I remember when Michelle and I first moved into an apartment. The two requirements were that we own a vacuum cleaner and had insurance. Insurance was like $100 for the year. One day I got a call at work that the apartment was on fire so I rushed home and Michelle and Alexander were outside and okay. One of the apartments went up in flames. Luckily the damage was only done to that one unoccupied apartment. But I remember talking to the tenants that lived below that apartment and they said they had a fair amount of smoke damage. I mentioned that they should look to their insurance to replace the smoke damaged items. They said they didn’t own any. I have seen this a lot. Just pay the $100 bucks and save yourself some grief.

Students devastated by Sackville apartment fire
When Bailey started renting the place, he said it didn’t occur to him to buy insurance. He didn’t even know it was an option. He figures he’ll have to start again from scratch.

Update: Thanks for the video Bill!

Comma quirk irks Rogers

That’s it! I change my name from Greg Rekounas to Greg Rekounas, Inc. All my student loans should be null and void!

globeandmail.com : Comma quirk irks Rogers
It could be the most costly piece of punctuation in Canada.

A grammatical blunder may force Rogers Communications Inc. to pay an extra $2.13-million to use utility poles in the Maritimes after the placement of a comma in a contract permitted the deal’s cancellation.

The controversial comma sent lawyers and telecommunications regulators scrambling for their English textbooks in a bitter 18-month dispute that serves as an expensive reminder of the importance of punctuation.

Teaching kids the Bible

Here is a website that teaches kids about God and the bible by listing FACTS that are either irrelevant to the existence of God or they aren’t really facts at all.

Kids 4 Truth International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that exists to inspire and equip God’s people to reach boys and girls worldwide with the memorable, creative, leading-edge teaching of God-focused truth.

What makes the Bible different from the book of Mormon, the Qur’an and other “religious” books?

1. Tons and Tons of copies of the Bible exist — more than any other book EVER!

So, therefore the Bible is right? That is like saying your school is the best because it has the most students.

2. Underground Discoveries — these discoveries by archaeologists always prove the Bible!

This is a little far fetched to say the least.

3. Fulfilled Prophecies — the Bible has always been right concerning future predictions!

Just like Nostradamus and many others have predicted future events.

4. Facts too amazing to be coincidence — too much evidence exists to say “not true” MORE FACTS

Wow! The listing of 3 non facts cannot be categorized as “FACTS.”

When you click on the link MORE FACTS, you get a very appropriate “URL Not Found” message. They might as well replace the message with “FACTS Not Found” message.


FACTS NOT FOUND!

(Via J-Walk Blog)

Elton John doesn’t think American Bands look gay enough

Who gives a rats ass? So today’s dirty looking bands look more like homeless teenagers ready to squeegee your windshield than the look like some fruity rock star. Big fucking deal. I can do without frilly hats.

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Yahoo News – Attention, rock ‘n’ rollers. Elton John is sick of your tattoos and piercings. John, who will perform at the third Fashion Rocks concert Sept. 7 at Radio City Music Hall, says he’d like American bands to adopt the cutting-edge, glam-rock style made popular by his peers.

“It’s been a thing the British have always been very good at, with Bowie, myself, T.Rex, the Who, Queen. … We all embraced that side of it,” John, 59, tells Fashion Rocks magazine, on newsstands Aug. 8.

“And I think it’s good that some American bands are beginning to do that, but it’s still very rare for bands to make a real effort. So when you get groups like The Killers and Scissor Sisters who come along, it’s thrilling. I’m so over the tattoos and the T-shirts and rings through the noses. It’s not pretty, it’s not pleasant, it’s not exciting. Please stop it now.”

Mel Gibson a drunken racist

Oh how the might William Wallace has fallen.

Mel Gibson was drunk and driving on Friday and was a little annoyed when police pulled him over.

Apparently, TMZ.com has the full report.

TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report.

Once inside the car, a source directly connected with the case says Gibson began banging himself against the seat. The report says Gibson told the deputy, “You mother f****r. I’m going to f*** you.” The report also says “Gibson almost continually [sic] threatened me saying he ‘owns Malibu’ and will spend all of his money to ‘get even’ with me.”

The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: “F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked the deputy, “Are you a Jew?”

The deputy became alarmed as Gibson’s tirade escalated, and called ahead for a sergeant to meet them when they arrived at the station. When they arrived, a sergeant began videotaping Gibson, who noticed the camera and then said, “What the f*** do you think you’re doing?”

A law enforcement source says Gibson then noticed another female sergeant and yelled, “What do you think you’re looking at, sugar tits?”

We’re told Gibson took two blood alcohol tests, which were videotaped, and continued saying how “f****d” he was and how he was going to “f***” Deputy Mee.


House fails to override stem cell veto

This jerkoff talks about morals yet bombs innocent civilians every day.

House fails to override stem cell veto – Yahoo! News
“This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others,” Bush said. “It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect.”

When did we start giving out birth and death certificates for stem cells?

Zidane is not a terrorist

When I watched the replay of what happened in the World Cup final, I thought something was said about Zidane’s Algerian heritage to provoke the man. Still, you don’t leave your team, country, family, and integrity high and dry like that at the world’s biggest stage because someone called you a name. Europe will always be racist and that will never change.

The Zidane mystery: What set him off? – Yahoo! News
The Paris-based anti-racism advocacy group SOS-Racism issued a statement Monday quoting “several very well informed sources from the world of football” as saying Materazzi called Zidane a “dirty terrorist.” It demanded that FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, investigate and take any appropriate action.

FIFA, which reviews all red cards at the World Cup, would not comment on the specifics.

25 year old kills 72 yeor old, claims self defense

A 25-year-old, 6’7″, 240lb man, beat a 72-year-old, 5’2″, 100lb man to death and claimed self defense. He was found innocent! How is that possible? Was the old guy driving a tank?

Dropped charges infuriate family – Dateline Florida
“It’s absurd,” said Ervin Barfield, whose father died two weeks after the May 10 fight. “I mean, c’mon — a 72-year-old man against a 25-year-old guy? I don’t see where self-defense comes into it.”

There was certainly a physical mismatch, as the 6-foot-7, 240-pound Lambert emerged unscathed while the 5-2, 100-pound Barfield was later hospitalized with a broken jaw, injured eye and swollen brain.