Sure, the perfect solution is obviously to have the principal proofread the entire yearbook, every year. What I want to know is WHY are they getting yearbooks in AUGUST! Also look at that line break, really “anal-” is just plain sloppy.
Hitler Quote Printed in High School Yearbook
EASTON, Pa., Aug. 27, 2010 | cbsnews.com
Principal Blames Lack of Oversight for Mistake; Some Students and Parents Say they Don’t Believe Choice was Malicious
(CBS3.com) Students from Easton Area High School are talking about more than just Monday’s first day of class; they’re talking about a quote by Adolf Hitler from the 2010 yearbook.
“It is in fact a quote from Hitler and it was selected from numerous quotes and various sources,” Easton Area High School Principal Michael Koch said.
The quote reads: “And in the last analysis, success is what matters.”
Many outlets have covered this story, but only J-Wire: Jewish Online News from Australia and New Zealand, noted it was a Catholic school and that during judging in an assembly fellow students were chanting “HITLER HITLER” and the kids selected the winner. Thanks J-wire! I want to know what the hell the fourth year student was reading? Mein Kampf?
Random kid in Hitler costume image.
Catholic School apologises for Hitler prize
August 28, 2010 | www.jwire.com.au
A Catholic primary school in the inner-city are a of Perth awarded a prize to a pupil who characterised Adolph Hitler for a book-week dress-up day.
As the judges, who included the school’s principal, were going through the decision-making process, the child dressed as Hitler received chants of “Hitler” from his schoolmates as he was being assessed.
The principal told media that he “took umbrage” to the calls being chants. He said they were part of “the voting process”. He said that other characters’ names were called out during the voting.
The school received complaints from parents some of whom objected to the child wearing a swastika on his uniform.
An apology has been circulated to the parents who were offended and The West Australian reports that Junior schoolteachers will “debrief students in a pastoral way to ensure students understand the significance of their choice of character and the impact it has on other people”.
Geotags are a feature that one must WORK to disable, the worst type of creeping technology.
Adam Savage, host of the popular science program “Mythbusters,” posted a picture on Twitter of his automobile parked in front of his house that was geotagged.
Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live
By KATE MURPHY | August 11, 2010 | New York Times
When Adam Savage, host of the popular science program “MythBusters,” posted a picture on Twitter of his automobile parked in front of his house, he let his fans know much more than that he drove a Toyota Land Cruiser.
Embedded in the image was a geotag, a bit of data providing the longitude and latitude of where the photo was taken. Hence, he revealed exactly where he lived. And since the accompanying text was “Now it’s off to work,” potential thieves knew he would not be at home.
Security experts and privacy advocates have recently begun warning about the potential dangers of geotags, which are embedded in photos and videos taken with GPS-equipped smartphones and digital cameras. Because the location data is not visible to the casual viewer, the concern is that many people may not realize it is there; and they could be compromising their privacy, if not their safety, when they post geotagged media online.
Mr. Savage said he knew about geotags. (He should, as host of a show popular with technology followers.) But he said he had neglected to disable the function on his iPhone before taking the picture and uploading it to Twitter.
“I guess it was a lack of concern because I’m not nearly famous enough to be stalked,” he said, “and if I am, I want a raise.”
It is a shame these creative, intelligent, young men fired shots at the police and then died in a shootout. Bank robbery is a crime, no matter if Santa Claus, a Leprechaun or Charles Manson is the perp. Shooting at the police is bad and will get you killed, on the spot or perhaps later after a stint on death row.
I stumbled onto the story of Cotton and Skinner while researching a leprechaun sighting. Ha ha ha Leprechaun robs bank! That tangent lead me to Santa robs bank and Darth Vader robs banks.
I was shocked to discover Cotton and Skinner were the Leprechaun AND Santa Claus bank robbers. The story got deeper and sadder as facts revealed that they fired shots while fleeing the Leprechaun heist and died after a chase and a shootout.
Below are links to video of their story, with comments from close friends as well as a horror film that Cotton helped make.
In this undated photo provided by Gallatin Police Department, David Christopher Cotton is shown. Police have linked a deadly St. Patrick's Day bank robbery by a man in a leprechaun costume with a Christmastime bank holdup by a man in a Santa suit. Police on Thursday, March 18, 2010 said the two suspects who died after a shootout with Gallatin police were Cotton of Brentwood and Jonathan Ryan Skinner, a Western Kentucky University student. Both were 20 years old. (AP Photo/Gallatin Police Department)
In this undated photo provided by Gallatin Police Department, Jonathan Ryan Skinner is shown. Police have linked a deadly St. Patrick's Day bank robbery by a man in a leprechaun costume with a Christmastime bank holdup by a man in a Santa suit. Police on Thursday, March 18, 2010 said the two suspects who died after a shootout with Gallatin police were David Christopher Cotton of Brentwood and Skinner, a Western Kentucky University student. Both were 20 years old. (AP Photo/Gallatin Police Department)
In this image made from surveillance video provided by Gallatin Police Department, David Christopher Cotton, dressed as a leprechaun, is seen during a robbery of First State Bank in Gallatin, Tenn., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Police have linked a deadly St. Patrick's Day bank robbery by a man in a leprechaun costume with a Christmastime bank holdup by a man in a Santa suit. Police on Thursday, March 18, 2010 said the two suspects who died after a shootout with Gallatin police were David Christopher Cotton of Brentwood and Jonathan Ryan Skinner, a Western Kentucky University student. Both were 20 years old. (AP Photo/Gallatin Police Department)
Brentwood HS Grads Killed In Police Shootout
Families Remember Sons, Not Costumed Robbers
March 19, 2010 | www.wsmv.com
GALLATIN, Tenn. — The man who staged a St. Patrick’s Day bank robbery in a leprechaun costume and died during a police shootout also held up a bank three days before Christmas in a Santa suit, police said Thursday.
Investigators in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin said information from the FBI linked David Christopher Cotton, 20, of Brentwood to the December robbery.
The last footage of Cotton and Skinner is video from the dashboard camera of a Gallatin police vehicle. But that’s unlikely what friends and family will remember most.
The two men were both 20 years old and graduates of Brentwood High School. Skinner was a junior at Western Kentucky University, majoring in meteorology. He had an internship at a Nashville television station last year.
Things are tough all over. Santa needed cash in Tennessee to “pay his elves.” Since that heist was so successful a few months later the same lads dressed as Leprechauns to rob a bank. The luck of the Irish was not with them and they met a bad end. After the jump are more photos and a story about the Santa robbery.
This Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 image made from video released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows a man dressed as Santa robbing the Sun Trust Bank in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
GALLATIN, Tenn. – The man who staged a St. Patrick’s Day bank robbery in a leprechaun costume and died during a police shootout also held up a bank three days before Christmas in a Santa suit, police said Thursday.
Investigators in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin said information from the FBI linked David Christopher Cotton, 20, of Brentwood to the December robbery.
FBI Supervisor Special Agent Scott Augenbaum told The Associated Press that investigators found a Santa suit at Cotton’s home, and that the suspect made similar comments during both robberies.
I think if the personal sexual behavior and histories of candidates are points of interest in elections their parenting skills should be too. One could argue, treatment of one’s own children is more important than sexual history in gauging the principles of a candidate.
Divorce hurts. Statistics show that men, fare better financially post divorce then their spouse. If children are involved, typically the children suffer financially along with the mother, who is typically the custodial parent.
John Mantooth apparently has treated his daughter poorly. When the several times divorced Mr Mantooth recently ran for a primary his daughter was motivated to start a multi media campaign www.donotvoteformydad.com.
John Mantooth won the primary, we’ll see if he wins the election.
This image provided by Andrew and Jan Schill is of a political advertisement attacking Jan Schill's father, McClain County, Okla. judicial hopeful John Mantooth. The ad, which reads "Do not vote for my dad!" and features a picture of the daughter's family, also highlights cases in which Mantooth has been sued and a website the couple started.(AP Photo/Andrew and Jan Schill) NO SALES
Daughter urges Okla. voters to not vote for father
By SEAN MURPHY | Jul 26, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judicial candidate is fending off a political attack from his daughter, who has taken out a local newspaper ad urging voters: “Do not vote for my dad!”
McClain County judicial hopeful John Mantooth’s daughter and son-in-law paid for the quarter-page advertisement, which features a picture of the daughter’s family, highlights cases in which Mantooth has been sued and lists a website the couple started, http://www.donotvoteformydad.com.
Mantooth said the bad blood stems from his 1981 divorce from his daughter’s mother.
“This is a family issue which should have been kept private,” he said Monday. “I’m very sad about this. I’m very disappointed. I’m hurt, but I love my daughter, and I want things to get better, and I hope they will.”
Tila Tequila did not do a good job of handling the unruly crowd at The Gathering of the Juggalos, an Insane Clown Posse event. The crowd pelted her with a variety of things that according to various sources may have included, stone, rocks, “stone rocks,” beer bottles, water balloons filled with urine, batteries, feces, various liquids, firecrackers and after she had taken off her shirt at least one hoodie or jacket.
The crowd then chased her offstage, broke out the windows of the trailer where she sought refuge then broke out the windows of the SUV she escaped in.
At first it seems funny. Ms Tequilla is a nebulous celebrity at best and her music skills seem weak and a poor fit for “outsider music” event The Gathering. But violence of this magnitude is not good.
According to some sources, the attack was premeditated by event organizers via TWEET. Classy guys.
Tila Tequila suffers cuts, but escapes juggalos attack
By Alan Duke | CNN | August 15, 2010
(CNN) — Reality TV star Tila Tequila suffered facial cuts when she was pelted with rocks and bottles while performing at a music festival in Illinois early Saturday, according to a witness and a law enforcement official.
“She’s pretty cut up,” said a performer who saw the violence at the “Gathering of the Juggalos” in rural Hardin County, Illinois. The witness asked not to be identified so that he does not anger the juggalos.
Tequila, a Playboy model who also sings, posted a Twitter message Saturday, saying she would sue the festival, which is organized for fans of the hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse.
“Pretty soon, the owners who run the juggalos will be bankrupt,” she tweeted.
The fans are mostly young people who sometimes wear clown make up and are referred to as juggalos and juggalettes.
Festival organizers did not immediately respond to CNN requests for a response.
Air steward Steven Slater shot to notoriety and fame after recently quitting his job with amplified four letter words and an exit on the emergency slide while carrying 2 beers.
While this story is heavily covered, it’s difficult to get a complete time line of events and background on Mr Slater. I’ve cobbled together the following story using a variety of internet sources, newspapers, networks, blogs of eyewitnesses and social networking posts made by Slater prior to his incident.
There are several “video recreations” of the events online but none are accurate when compared to the story the sources tell.
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater after being released from jail in the Bronx on Tuesday night. Heckman for NY Daily News
video of his release from custody after posting bail.
Steven Slater, who is 37 or 38 years old began working as an air steward at age 19. His father was a pilot for American Airlines, and died more than a decade ago. His mother Diane Slater of California, currently has lung cancer.
He had enthusiasm for his work, posting on MySpace page under the moniker NYCFLYER “My airline affiliation allows me amazing travel privileges. And I love to max it out with trips around the world, sometimes on a moment’s notice! Let’s go!”
This March in a series of posts to online forum Airliners.net a user, Skyliner747, who appears to be Slater took a swipe at passengers who try to bring on too many bags. “I hate to be a bag nazi when i work a flight, but I feel if I am not, then I am letting down all those who cooperate and [try] to help out as well, I am frustrated with many of them for their unrealistic approach regarding carry-ons.”
His attorney Howard Turman said Slater was personally affected by the events of TWA Flight 800 and the September 11 attacks. The lawyer pointed out that Slater was scheduled to work on the return voyage of Flight 800 and had lost a lot of friends from the disaster.
ROUGH TIME LINE
-Slater is an air steward on JetBlue Airways Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport August 9, 2010.
-Mr Slater’s attorney, Howard Turman, said his client had been drawn into a fight between two female passengers over space in the overhead bins as the Pittsburgh-to-New York flight was awaiting takeoff. Somehow, Mr Slater was hit in the head, Mr Turman said.
-Passengers report turbulence during the flight was a bit more intense than typical, but nothing to be alarmed over.
-JetBlue Flight 1052 landed at Kennedy Airport in New York around 11:45am EDT
-A women who had been asked to gate-check her bag was reportedly furious that it wasn’t immediately available.
With the availability of plastic surgery and artificial enhancement, not all of these women can be considered “naturally blessed.” That being said a few ladies at the top of the list appear to have 100% natural breasts. This is also an education post, who knew polypropylene, or string, breast implants even existed!
There is no nudity in this post, but this may be NSFW content that not everyone will want to view. Others however may want to view it over and over again.
The list was compiled a few years back and the ailing Ms Hershey is #8 on this list. View the original list here.
There isn’t a man alive who doesn’t love large breasts, but sometimes they can be too big. It’s a strange thing for a man to say that “those boobs are too big for my taste,” but it’s true. This is why I always recommend marrying a woman with a small C cup or smaller. If you don’t, you’re going to deal with some unsightly boobies when she gets older.
10)Lolo Ferrari (36G) – The French model and singer
Lolo Ferrari, born Eve Valois (February 9, 1968(1968-02-09)– March 5, 2000) was the stage name of a French dancer, actress, and singer billed as “the woman with the largest breasts in the world”though their size was artificially achieved. She appeared in the French Guinness Book of World Records in 1996 and again in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1999.
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France, she was raised in the resort town of La Baule. As a teenager, she obtained a few modelling jobs. In 1988, she married Eric Vigne, a man 15 years her senior.
9) Busty Heart (46H)
Busty Heart (born Susan Sykes on May 9, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a big-bust model and stripper. She owns and operates a strip club, Busty Heart’s Place, in Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania.
Busty Heart appeared on the season finale of America’s Got Talent NBC on Oct 1st 2008. She also appeared on “Rude Tube” in England Nov 2008. E4 T.V. Among her most famous television appearances was on Comedy Central’s The Man Show, where she demonstrated her talent for crushing beer cans by slamming her breasts on top of them. Busty Heart has done numerous TV shows, including Fox-TV’s That’s Just Wrong, The WB’s Steve Harvey-hosted Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge Season Finale, Endemol TV’s Private Parts on Channel 5 in England, Bravo TV’s Outrageous and Contagious Viral Videos, Fuji TV Tokyo Japan “2006 Bakademy Awards”, E!’s Talk Soup, and 2007 Spike TV Manswers. E! named a Busty Heart clip the #14 best video clip of 2005. On July 1, 2008 she demonstrated her “talents” on the third season of America’s Got Talent, and received unanimous “No” votes
I wish Ms. Hershey a speedy recovery. She may have a world’s record but is it worth risking one’s life for? Visit her official site here.
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Biggest boob girl stricken after life saving surgery
www.thesun.co.uk | By RHODRI PHILLIPS | 15 Jul 2010
A MODEL with the world’s biggest breasts needed lifesaving surgery yesterday – and could lose her prized assets.
Brazilian Sheyla Hershey, 30, contracted an infection in her 38KKK boobs last month after her latest size-boosting op.
She underwent an emergency procedure after a surgeon told her the bug could enter her bloodstream and put her life at risk. Doctors were expected to remove her implants – and possibly all her REAL breast tissue.
Airline regulations are made for a reason, but this is surely one of the smallest, quietest pets to fly the friendly skies. BUT it could have been an endangered species or carrying salmonella or other unknown pest that would wreck havoc like kudzu. Or it could have been a trick animal full of C4.
The turtle in question.
In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Helm, Carley Helm, 10, poses with her turtle Neytiri. The caged turtle caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn't bring their pet along. (AP Photo/Rebecca Helm)
Tiny turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate
KATE BRUMBACK | Jun 25, 2010 | AP
ATLANTA (AP) – A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn’t bring their pet along.
The sisters threw the animal and cage in the trash and returned to their seats crying Tuesday after AirTran Airways employees on the jetway said they couldn’t care for the turtle while their father drove to retrieve it. Two days later, however, Carley Helm was reunited with Neytiri even though at first the family thought the pet was emptied with the trash.
Carley was heading home to Milwaukee after visiting her father in Atlanta with sisters Annie, 13, and Rebecca, 22, when the flap unfolded.
Rebecca said the three were led onto the jetway and told they’d have to get rid of the baby red ear slider – named Neytiri after the princess in the movie “Avatar” – if they wanted to reboard.
It sure seems Muslims have a religion that micromanages. How about focusing on “don’t kill people” or “don’t rape women.”
Woman (not allowed to show her hair) and poster of approved men's hairstyles in Iran. Image CNN
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Long in the back-this haircut is not OK in Iran. This image is a reminder that a gentle mullet, with length and flow can be a thing of beauty.
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Long in the back-this haircut is not OK in Iran.
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Iran promotes ‘Islamic’ haircuts
Iran has laid down the law: mullets won’t make the cut.
July 8, 2010 | By Saeed Ahmed and Mitra Mobasherat | CNN
* Don’t: mullet
* Do: short on the front and sides
* Do: gel-slathered, combed-back
The Islamic regime, which strictly enforces head coverings for women, issued grooming guidelines for the guys this week.
Among the do’s that are now don’ts? The ’80′s Prince-style pompadour preferred by many young Iranian men, the Steven Seagal-style ponytail and the “business in the front, party in the back” sentiment of the mullet — also popular among the Persian populace.
The approved styles have a distinctly 1950s look to them: short on the front and sides for the most part. But the gel-slathered, combed-back 1980s look also received the government’s blessing.
