California bill to force colleges to honor online credits?

Senator Darrell Steinberg will be introducing a bill that, if passed, would require California state universities to honor credits received from approved online courses of study. This would address the current backlog in students graduating. With budget cuts and the resultant shortage of courses being taught at public schools, less and less students -- as little as 16 percent -- have been able to graduate within a four year time frame. Source: The New York Times.

Man accidentally put through car wash

An eighty two year old man gets wash of a lifetime when he is accidentally put through car wash while tidying up at his son's gas station. One minute Tage Schill was cleaning up, the next he was being cleaned...and it wasn't exactly a delicate cycle. According to the elderly gentleman, "water splashed from all directions  – and there" he "was in the middle of it all. It was frightening and terribly noisy." I think we can all give a collective shudder imagining that experience. But, as Schill was able to avoid getting a wax with his wash, he is thankfully doing okay. Source.

A dolphin by any other name...is another dolphin

Apparently dolphins are just as smart as we think they are. Researchers say that dolphins, like humans, call each other by name or, more accurately, with a distinct whistle for each of their friends. They're the only animal besides humans currently known to do this. Carry on dolphins. Well done.

Alleged phone snatch suspect accidentally uploads his pic to victim's Facebook page

Another genius has allegedly stolen a New York City woman's iPhone then taken pictures of himself:

Courtesy of NYPD
 

This photo and others uploaded automatically to the woman's Facebook page. Cops are currently searching for the suspect with the aid of these images.  Source article.


That reminds me, I should go set my phone to automatically send pictures to my PC. The other thing I do is simply be vigilant when I have my phone out. I'm always alert to anyone moving towards me. I also glance around occasionally to see if anyone has taken an unusual interest. That's when the phone goes securely into my pocket and I reach for something to defend myself with if need be. Sh*t can happen...and frequently does. Just saying.

Cause of death: Swallowed Greenhouse

A beached four and a half ton sperm whale in southern Spain has been found to have died from ingesting a greenhouse. 36 square yards of plastic sheeting, several feet of plastic rope and a couple of flower pots were discovered in the whale's ruptured stomach. When any animal has fatal interaction with garbage, it's a sad end; but when such a large, majestic creature meets this kind of end, it's seems especially tragic. Source article.

Face appears on mom-to-be's stomach

British mom-to-be, Karen McMartin, was shocked recently when this outline of a human face appeared on her belly. See image here.

I want to say, "Oh, that's just the baby's face." I really want to say that...but the face is kind of adult sized. What do you guys think?

Woman arrested for trying to sell porn to neighbors

Jeanette Ellis 52 of South Carolina was arrested after a neighbor complained that she had tried to sell them porn...on VHS. Scratching your head yet? Apparently Ellis discovered a box of discarded porn near her home and decided to try to make some quick cash to the tune of $5 a piece. I'm doing my best not to imagine her going door to door with those videos...which is exactly what she did. After receiving a call from one of the neighbors she'd approached, the police confiscated the 12 videos she had in her possession. Ellis was then arrested for non-licensed solicitation. Source.