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US: Toddler falls from balcony, caught by stranger


CBS News
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00 UTC
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© CBSA 2-year-old girl fell from a fourth-floor hotel balcony in the tourist district of Orlando on Wednesday night, but she was caught by a hotel guest and was not injured, according to Orange County deputies.
Tourist from England catches 2-year-old girl who fell from 4th-floor balcony of Fla. Hotel; Police: "miracle" child not hurt

A concerned citizen who spotted a toddler clinging to a fourth-floor balcony of an Orlando-area hotel managed to catch the child, who was not injured.

Orange County Sheriff's spokeswoman Denise Rollins said "it was a miracle" the 2-year-old girl, Jah-Nea Myles, wasn't injured in the fall, which happened about 9:15 p.m. at the Econo Lodge on International Drive in Orlando, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

Helen Beard, a tourist from England, was at the pool and saw the child hanging from the the fourth-floor railing and caught her as she fell, deputies told WKMG. Beard said it appeared that the girl slipped through a railing lining the walkway of the balcony, according to deputies.

Jah-Nea struck the third-floor railing as she fell, but she had no scratches, bruises or injuries, deputies said. She was playful and did not have any marks or appear to be in any discomfort after being taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital as a precaution, deputies said.
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US: TV taught him CPR: Heroic 9-year-old boy saves baby sister's life

Nadine Bells
Good News
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:23 UTC
This past Sunday, 9-year-old Tristin Saghin saved his 2-year-old sister's life


The Las Vegas children were visiting their grandmother's in Mesa, Arizona, when Tristin's sister, Brooke, wandered into the backyard alone and fell into the pool. Their horrified mother found the toddler lying face down in the water and pulled her out.

The little girl was unconscious and not breathing.

Tristin heard his panicked mother and grandmother outside and ran to his sister's side. He performed CPR and told his grandmother to call 911.

The sole source of his first-aid training? Television.
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Failblog Irony


Wordpress
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:55 UTC
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Have you ever printed a boarding pass?

Bill Bryson
Bill Ill's blog
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:07 UTC
Well this little feat has been a long time coming. For those of you who have worked with me in Unalakleet you probably have heard about my aspiration of using the poster printer to print my boarding pass. Well two days ago my dream became a reality. I logged onto nwa.com and checked in for my flight. Selected my seats and chose the option to print my boarding pass. Well as you know Mac computers make it super easy to print things as a PDF file instead of to a printer. So thats what I did. I was on two different flights and both boarding pass tickets were on the same page stacked on top of each other. This wouldn't do I need each boarding pass to be on a different print out to really dramatize the "Big Boarding Pass". So I took a screen shot of each individual one and then took them over to the poster printer. Each one printed out to be about three feet wide and about 1.5 feet tall. I put them in a picture tube and flew to Anchorage. My flight was on Hageland which doesn't require a boarding pass, so none needed for the first leg of my trip.

After my arrival at Anchorage I got my bags checked and headed to the TSA security screening area. Rebecca tagged along to take some pictures from a distance as I made my way through security. I flashed my MVP card to the first TSA lady who let me into the MVP line without the need for my boarding pass. Then it came to the person that checks your ID with your boarding pass just before the screening area. Here is how it played out.
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Creative Activism: US Uncut & Yes Men on GE Tax Hoax


You Tube
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00 UTC

On the morning of Wednesday, April 13, 2011, a group of cyber-activists from US Uncut working in collaboration with the Yes Lab sent out the following press release (http://yeslab.org/archive/pr-gerelease.html):
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Goose, Deer Form Odd Bond


CNN
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:45 UTC
A deer is taking the role of protector for a nesting goose at a New York cemetery. CNN affiliate WGRZ reports.

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Horse dreams dashed, German teen turns to cow Luna

Veronika Oleksyn
Associated Press
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:01 UTC
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© AP Photo / Kerstin JoenssonRegina Mayer jumps with her cow Luna over a hurdle in Laufen, southern Germany, on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the 15-year-old didn't go sulk in her room. Instead, the resourceful teen turned to a cow called Luna to make her dream come true. Hours of training and tons of treats, cajoling and caresses later, the results are impressive. Not only do the two regularly go on long rides together through the picturesque southern German countryside, they even do jumps over a homemade hurdle of beer crates and painted logs.

Laufen - When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn't sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

Hours of training, and tons of treats, cajoling and caresses later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they do jumps over a makeshift hurdle of beer crates and painted logs.

"She thinks she's a horse," the golden-haired Mayer joked on a recent sunny afternoon as she sat atop the impassive brown-and-white, grass-munching cow.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as 'The Governator'

Benjamin Svetkey
Entertainment Weekly
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:30 UTC
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He's been a famous body builder. He's been a killer cyborg from the future. He's been Governor of California. And now, in this week's exclusive cover scoop, Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals his plans for the next phase of his extraordinary career: He's going be a cartoon superhero, known as The Governator. "When I ran for governor back in 2003 and I started hearing people talking about 'the Governator,' I thought the word was so cool," Schwarzenegger, 63, tells EW in his first press interview since leaving office last January. (Watch an EW-exclusive video of Schwarzenegger talking about the project.) "The word Governator combined two worlds: the world of politics and the movie world. And [this cartoon] brings everything together. It combines the governor, the Terminator, the bodybuilding world, the True Lies..."

The animated TV show and comic book, being co-developed by no less a superhero authority than Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee (pictured, right), won't be out until next year, but this week EW offers an exclusive early look at Arnold's cartoon alter-ego. "The Governator is going to be a great superhero, but he'll also be Arnold Schwarzenegger," Lee says of the semi-fictional character. "We're using all the personal elements of Arnold's life. We're using his wife [Maria Shriver]. We're using his kids. We're using the fact that he used to be governor. Only after he leaves the governor's office, Arnold decides to become a crime fighter and builds a secret high-tech crime-fighting center under his house in Brentwood."
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Any last requests? Judge offers to let Willie Nelson off drugs jail sentence . . . so long as he sings her favourite song in court

Simon Neville
Mail Online
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:00 UTC
Singer-songwriter and marijuana enthusiast Willie Nelson could have faced a lengthy jail term after he was arrested for possession in November.

But perhaps the Texas prosecutor has been smoking some of Willie's special cigarettes, because he has agreed to let the 77-year-old legend avoid prison but only if he gives the court a song.

Hudspeth County Attorney Kit Bramblett said: 'I'm gonna let him plead, pay a small fine and he's gotta sing "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" with his guitar right there in the courtroom.'

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© Getty Images / SplashFree Willie: Nelson was arrested in November, right, but the marijuana advocate will be freed if he pleads guilty and sings 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain' in court.
He added: 'You bet you're a** I ain't gonna be mean to Willie Nelson.'

Nelson was arrested in November his tour bus was crossing the Mexican border into Hudspeth County, Texas on its way to Los Angeles when officers smelled cannabis coming from inside.

The bus was searched and six ounces was discovered, which Nelson said was his.
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Elizabeth Taylor was "late" for her own funeral!


CBS News
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00 UTC
It was at her own request!; Her fans suddenly clamoring for her movies and memorabilia


Elizabeth Taylor was remembered by family and friends at a small private service Thursday before being laid to rest, just one day after her death at the age of 79.

The funeral was held quickly in keeping with Taylor's Jewish faith. Taylor converted to Judaism when she married Eddie Fisher.

Although media were kept at a distance, details about the service have emerged -- including word on its humorous beginning.

Several black limousines carrying Taylor's family entered the famous Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, Calif.

The private service was set to begin at 2:00 but, reports CBS News National Correspondent Ben Tracy, the ever-dramatic actress left specific instructions that it begin 15 minutes later than scheduled because she "even wanted to be late for her own funeral."

During the hour-long service, actor Colin Farrell, Taylor's close friend, did a poetry reading.
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