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PITTSBURGH - A zombie-preparedness study, commissioned by Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and released Monday, indicates that the city could easily succumb to a devastating zombie attack. Insufficient emergency-management-personnel training and poorly conceived undead-defense measures have left the city at great risk for all-out destruction at the hands of the living dead, according to the Zombie Preparedness Institute.
A rare Canadian landscape painting has gone from a table at an Ontario yard sale to attracting the attention of art connoisseurs across the country - and will go a long way toward the future education of an unborn child.
A painting by British Columbia artist E. J. Hughes will come under the hammer next week at Heffel Fine Art Auction House, six years after an enterprising art collector found it at a rural yard sale.
The painting, originally purchased for $200 cash, is expected to fetch more than $100,000 at auction.
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| Lake Okanagan was painted during E.J. Hughes's prime period after a 1958 Canada Council-funded visit to the B.C. Interior. Paul Martin bought it for $200 six years ago. |
A painting by British Columbia artist E. J. Hughes will come under the hammer next week at Heffel Fine Art Auction House, six years after an enterprising art collector found it at a rural yard sale.
The painting, originally purchased for $200 cash, is expected to fetch more than $100,000 at auction.
Studs Terkel, the great journalist, raconteur and listener, turns 95 this week. He was born in New York City on May 16, 1912, to a tailor and a seamstress. He says: "I was born in the year the Titanic sank. The Titanic went down, and I came up. That tells you a little about the fairness of life."
A lorry-load of Cadbury's Flake bars worth about ยฃ140,000 has been stolen.
It's like voicevertising, but quieter.
A couple of years ago, we posted a link to Floyd's eBay auction, which offered his exclusive VoiceVertising services. The high bidder was Halls Fruit Breezers. Millions of PR impressions ensued (more or less).
Years later, a quieter, more reflective Floyd has emerged. And he's willing to train his thoughts on your brand.
A couple of years ago, we posted a link to Floyd's eBay auction, which offered his exclusive VoiceVertising services. The high bidder was Halls Fruit Breezers. Millions of PR impressions ensued (more or less).
Years later, a quieter, more reflective Floyd has emerged. And he's willing to train his thoughts on your brand.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - A woman in Hot Springs has been arrested after she allegedly exchanged blasts of pepper spray with two police officers. Police said Lawanda Diane Clay, 38, produced a can of pepper spray when two officers were investigating a disturbance complaint Sunday.
Heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, Paris Hilton, was recently ordered to 45 days in jail for violating her probation.
But because of some serious overcrowding in Los Angeles jails, she may not have to serve the complete sentence.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's spoken to the chief of jails in Los Angeles and offered to house Hilton at Tent City.
But because of some serious overcrowding in Los Angeles jails, she may not have to serve the complete sentence.
Comment: Boy that's good because we were getting a bit concerned that she might not get speshul treatment.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's spoken to the chief of jails in Los Angeles and offered to house Hilton at Tent City.
A hospital screened footage of a baby being born by caesarian section on a giant screen at a shopping mall in China.
Anzhen Hospital, in Changsha city, broadcast the eight minute clip three times at the downtown Fashion Square mall.
"We wanted to do something special on Mother's Day. And we think broadcasting a C-section is a good idea," said a hospital spokesman.
"On the one hand it can remove the fear of future mothers, on the other hand we want people to see how great our own mothers are."
Anzhen Hospital, in Changsha city, broadcast the eight minute clip three times at the downtown Fashion Square mall.
"We wanted to do something special on Mother's Day. And we think broadcasting a C-section is a good idea," said a hospital spokesman.
"On the one hand it can remove the fear of future mothers, on the other hand we want people to see how great our own mothers are."
Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried.
Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too.
Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too.
