Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker critically injured in plane crash

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.
Officials said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane hurtled off [...]

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US Supreme Court to revisit question of death penalty for child rape

A case shaping up to be reheard by the US Supreme Court is that of Kennedy v Louisiana.
Patrick Kennedy was convicted of aggravated child rape, and sentenced to death.  The victim was his eight-year-old stepdaughter.  The state moved the court to reconsider its decision that death is a cruel and unusual punishment for child rape, [...]

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Vicious dog attack, 6-year-old airlifted to hospital in serious condition

I would be very interested to know if this dog’s owner knew the animal was that vicious.  Surely they at least suspected it, because this is not at all normal behavior for a dog.

From MSNBC:
SEATTLE – A six-year-old Moses Lake boy was in serious condition Tuesday night after a pit bull pushed open a gate [...]

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Philadelphia man convicted of child porn, had thousands of videos of himself raping children and babies

From Yahoo News:
PHILADELPHIA – A man who produced thousands of images of himself sexually abusing children as young as 3 months old was convicted Wednesday on more than 50 child pornography charges.
Jurors spent more than a week reviewing excruciating video evidence in the case of John Jackey Worman, 41, of the Philadelphia suburb of Colwyn. [...]

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Judge denies HOA lawsuit to move and restrict protesters

The judge in the case involving the nonstop protests in front of the Casey Anthony home has denied the injunction requested by their Homeowners’ Association, but not for the reason many may assume.
The HOA’s attorney was unable to give the statutory three days’ notice to the protesters, since they are not part of an organized [...]

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Tiny insect can survive in space

Tiny Critters Survive Space (With No Spacesuit)
Irene Klotz, Discovery News

When it comes to surviving open exposure in space, a tiny invertebrate now stands out: tardigrades, also known as “water-bears.”
These small, segmented animals not only survived a 12-day orbital expedition, some members of the community felled by solar radiation actually recovered upon their return to [...]

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Elephant scores 89% on math test

A behavioral ecologist at the University of Tokyo, Naoko Irie, has proven that elephants have math skills.
Nope, I’m not making that up.
Under controlled conditions, comprised of a large cage and two buckets of assorted fruit, an elephant at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo managed to score 87% on a math test. Another elephant in [...]

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“Butt Bandit” strikes again, and again, and again, and….

I had to write about this one, mostly because I chuckled at the nickname given to this master criminal by the press.
The “Butt Bandit” smears his derriere with petroleum jelly and lotion, then leaves the imprint of his buttocks on windows all over the small town of Valentine, Nebraska.  He does the same thing with [...]

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Dry pet food recall

Mars Petcare has issued a precautionary salmonella recall on a number of dry pet foods produced in their Everson Pennsylvania plant.  Brands subject to the recall include Pedigree, Paws and Claws, and many others.  You can see press release for more information and the entire list of recalled pet food here.
Since Mars has voluntarily made [...]

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White trash on parade, or, What the hell is wrong with these people?

I haven’t said much about the protests going on at the home of Cindy and George Anthony, grandparents of missing child Caylee Anthony and parents of Caylee’s mother Casey. Except to note early on that it concerns me, and that it would get far worse, I’ve kept my thoughts to myself. I’m a [...]

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Meme: Three Things

I haven’t done a meme in a while, so it’s that time again. I was tagged by Dee.
3 Joys

My son brings me more joy than anyone or anything else ever could
Spending time with my other half
Shopping for bargains

3 Fears

Drowning – if I believed in past lives, I’d think I must have drowned in one of [...]

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AiF gets blogging award from TheDeeZone

Today, Adventures In Frickintardistan received a “Brilliante Weblog” award from our friend Dee at TheDeeZone.  Cool!  Thanks, Dee! 

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LNC trying to remove elected LNC member Angela Keaton from office!

Angela Keaton in comments:
Sullentrup, Flood, Starr, Karlan voted to remove me from the room.  It failed.
The motion is to have me removed.
Sullentrup made a scene regarding my calling Knapp.
Referred to me as “swamp.” Or something.  MO has weird terms.
Since the LNC is trying to remove an elected member of the LNC, then ALL support should [...]

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Anthony family allegedly offered $2 million for interviews, movie/book rights

Investigation Discovery’s David Lohr has reported that the news program 20/20 has offered the Anthony family a stunning one million dollars for an exclusive interview.  He also reports that AIM Productions from Nashville has offered them another million for book and movie rights.
Was it AIM Productions which put up the funds to get Casey out [...]

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Casey Anthony getting out of jail again

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Casey Anthony’s $500,000 bond has been posted yet again, and she is expected to be released to home confinement by mid-morning tomorrow (Friday).  Bond on the lesser charges had already been posted.
It is unknown as of this writing who posted the bond.
Casey Anthony is a “person of interest” in the [...]

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“Significant levels” of chloroform found in Casey Anthony’s trunk

From FOX 35 in Orlando:
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.  –  Sources close to the investigation confirmed late Wednesday for FOX 35 in Orlando that “significant levels” of chloroform were found in the car used by Casey Anthony.
This is the same car that was found abandoned that investigators said contained traces of human decomposition.
Also sources said one of [...]

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Casey Anthony charged with six new counts today

WFTV Orlando is reporting that Casey Anthony was charged with an additional six counts related to financial fraud today.  The new charges are two counts of uttering a forged check, two counts of petit theft, and two counts of fraudulent use of personal identification.  These newest fraud charges are also related to the theft of [...]

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