Tux of Borg

http://www.wftv.com/news/10650370/detail.html Angry Woman Accused Of Setting Walgreens On Fire ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A dispute over spare change may have inspired a woman to set a Walgreens store on fire and she did the deed using a lit cigarette. Store employees said their night turned from frustrating to scary, Monday. One moment, the customer was angry. The next, she was going up and down the aisles lighting merchandise on fire. For workers at the Walgreens on South Orange Blossom Trail, Tuesday morning, it was back to business. But after what happened Monday night, business will never quite be the same. "You see flames all over the store, smoke all over the store, it was crazy," said store employee Harry Ambriose. The fire started around ten o'clock and it was no accident. "I smelled smoke in the cooler and I was like, 'What's going on? What’s going on?' Ran out and I see big black smoke all over the store, black on the ceiling, black everywhere," Ambriose said. Employees said an angry customer was to blame. "She just came into the store and she got pissed off because the change was incorrect or something," Ambriose explained. That's when the anger turned into action. The woman started going down the aisles, employees said, with a lit cigarette and started setting merchandise on fire. Fire crews swarmed the scene, knocking out the flames and snuffing out the smoke. But before they could get there, the woman ran out the door. For employees, it was like nothing they'd ever seen. "She just started the fire, arson basically, that's all it was, was arson," Ambriose said. For fire investigators, it leaves them sorting through evidence and working to track down the woman responsible. A Walgreens spokesperson said store managers have been meeting with fire investigators all morning and looking at surveillance video of the incident. Despite all the smoke, the fire did very little damage inside.

Gruden, Parcells, Weis, Belichick, Cowher.... keep dreaming. They'll be lucky to land Larry Coker.

SDS would hit it.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/...r_Trailers.html Briny Breezes' mobile home owners could soon be millionaires By BRIAN SKOLOFF BRINY BREEZES, Fla. — Nestled conspicuously amid multimillion-dollar homes and splashy high-rise condos, the coastal trailer-park town of Briny Breezes seems out of place, a relic of Old Florida that may soon vanish. If residents approve the Palm Beach County community's sale to a developer for more than a half-billion dollars, almost every owner of the 488 trailers would become an instant millionaire. Not a bad return on investment if you consider that some bought their homes as recent as a decade ago for $35,000. But just how much is a lifestyle worth? It's quiet here in one of the last remaining coastal trailer-park communities between Miami and Palm Beach, an island of unpretentiousness surrounded by glitz and glamour. Residents cruise the narrow streets on golf carts, passing palm trees and tiny, neatly manicured yards. They wave to each other, exchange goodies and chat about the next neighborhood outing — water aerobics at the community pool, shuffleboard near the clubhouse and bowling nights. "You just can't buy a way of life," said Tom Byrne, a 68-year-old retired sales executive from New York. He doesn't want to sell even though he stands to make a little over $1 million on the trailer and site he bought two years ago for $150,000. "This is my home." Kevin Dwyer, 47, has a different attitude. "See these pockets? They're empty," Dwyer said. A stack of unpaid bills sits on a table in his single-wide trailer — it's less than 100 yards from the ocean. "I've nickeled and dimed my whole life. I hit the lottery." Dwyer, who paid just $37,500 for his trailer nine years ago, would make about $800,000. The 43-acre town sprouted from a strawberry farm in the 1920s, back when Florida's charm was its subtropical weather and quiet, coastal bliss — long before the days of Art Deco, Miami Vice, and Walt Disney World. So-called "tin-can tourists" came down yearly with their trailers to escape the Northern cold. A group of regular visitors bought the property in 1958, and it became a town in 1963. It is run as a corporation by a board of directors, and the residents own shares based on the size and location of their lot. The number of shares — each worth about $32,000 under the developer's offer — will determine how much residents gets if the town is sold. Briny Breezes' board recently approved the sale for $510 million. Shareholders have until Jan. 10 to ratify or reject the deal. A two-thirds majority is needed to sell, although the contract isn't official — and residents don't get any money — until 2009. With 600 feet of oceanfront property and another 1,100 feet along the Intracoastal Waterway, land like this in southeast Florida is gold. "This is pretty much it for an affordable community along the coast," said Debbi Murray of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. "It's just another piece of Floridiana that is going to disappear." And it's not just a Florida phenomenon, said John McIlwain, a senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C. "There's huge pressure on that land and the values have been skyrocketing. We're seeing this up and down the coast," McIlwain said. "These holdouts really don't stand much of a chance." John and Gay Sideris, retired teachers from New York who bought their home in 2001, are conflicted. "It will be good for us because we'll be able to help our family, but this is an amazing place to live. You know all your neighbors. You can walk your dog in your pajamas," said Gay Sideris, 70. "If you sneeze, a neighbor hands you a napkin," added John Sideris, 71. The couple paid just $155,000 for their home and now stand to make close to $1.5 million. "We've been living a beautiful life," John Sideris said, sitting in a chair staring out his window at his boat tied up to a dock just feet away. Similar lots up and down the coast sell for millions. Asked how he'll vote, he crosses his arms and breathes a heavy sigh. "The money is great but you can't get another place like this to live," he said. "It's like Club Med." Boca Raton-based Ocean Land Investments has big plans for the property if the deal is approved. The company had initially envisioned about 2,000 low-rise multimillion-dollar condo units, a high-end marina and a 300-room luxury hotel. This week, however, after discussions with neighboring town officials about density and traffic concerns, the company scaled back the residential project and now plans to build just about 900 condo units, along with the hotel and marina. "There really is no other piece of property like this in Florida," said Logan Pierson, the company's vice president of acquisitions. He acknowledged that the loss of Briny Breezes means a piece of Old Florida will be gone forever, but notes that, because of it's location on a barrier island, a hurricane could eventually wipe out the town. "At some point Briny is going to face a bad storm," Pierson said. "There are other potential threats out there other than development." Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty isn't so sure it's a done deal because of constraints on zoning, water, sewage and traffic for such a high-density project. "I find the developers extremely optimistic to the point of being delusional," McCarty said. The community is located in a hurricane evacuation zone and has few ways in or out. Developers will have to clear their plans through the state before any dirt is moved, and neighboring communities will have a chance to weigh in. "This would be extremely complicated and extremely unpopular," McCarty said. "But people see dollar signs and it sparks the imagination." "It's a tragedy to see it go," added Mayor William Koch of the neighboring town of Gulf Stream. "I'm sure there will be a coalition of municipalities that will fight this." In the end, what's really at stake is a lifestyle. The Briny Breezes brochure says it all: "A self governed mobile home community of kindred souls." Maybe. But not for long. These kindred souls are about to become instant millionaires — and neighbors no more, a way of life sold to the highest bidder. Gone forever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6225301.stm Stuck woman traps SA cave group An overweight woman who got stuck in a South African cave trapped 22 fellow tourists for more than 10 hours and had to be prised free with liquid paraffin. The woman became trapped in the Tunnel of Love obstacle in the Cango Caves on New Year's Day. The caves' manager said the woman had been warned she might not be suitable but she insisted on trying. One of those trapped was a diabetic who had to be brought insulin. The woman and the other tourists were unhurt. The rescue operation involved several ambulance teams and a helicopter. Hein Gerstner, manager of Cango Caves, told the BBC it was an "expensive exercise" that could cost 40,000 rand ($5,700). "We don't know yet who will foot the bill," he said.

When you sell your step-daughter's pet to buy beer. Thirsty man sells beagle to buy beer BERLIN (Reuters) - A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer, the Bild newspaper reported Friday. The unemployed man offered to take the dog for a walk and then stopped at a bar where he convinced the owner to buy the 3-year-old dog for 40 euros ($53). The man spent the proceeds quenching his thirst for beer. The bar owner has now returned the dog to its owner.

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/sta...dergarment.html Judge bars man from possessing porn or panties By BETTY ADAMS AUGUSTA - A 23-year-old Albion man will have to avoid shopping at stores like Victoria's Secret for the next six years, under a unique probation arrangement. Nicolas R. Leathers, 23, who was released from Kennebec County Jail on Thursday after completing a sentence for burglary, is banned from using and possessing women's underwear as a condition of his probation. "It's because of his offense history," said Deputy District Attorney Alan Kelley. "In another case, he entered a residence in Albion and took women's underwear." Court records show that, in 2004, Leathers was accused of taking a man's thong, and admitted taking tampons and other items from a neighbor's home in Albion. At a Kennebec County Superior Court hearing Thursday before Justice Nancy Mills, Leathers was sentenced to a suspended five-year jail term and three years probation for burglarizing a camp in Albion in 2005, damaging some items and stealing others. Leathers was charged with that burglary while on probation for having unlawful sexual contact with children. As a result, he was ordered to serve 16 months of the suspended portion of the sentence for the sex offense. With credit for time served, he was released from jail on Thursday. Kelley said the new sentence will keep Leathers under state supervision for six years. If Leathers violates probation, he can be ordered to serve the full five years for the burglary, plus another year that was suspended in the previous case. Other probation conditions added Thursday bar Leathers from the use and possession of sexually explicit material and pornography and order him to participate in a psychological evaluation once he is released from custody. He is subject to search for female undergarments, sexually explicit material and pornography (including computers). Leathers also must abide by a 7 p.m. curfew unless his therapist and probation officer decide otherwise. The conditions were requested by Jeffrey Furlong, Leathers' probation officer. Leathers already was banned from unsupervised contact with children under 16 and with three individuals named as victims in the sex offenses in 2004. "Mr. Leathers has some mental health issues as is typical in the court system, and the tough thing is he was previously convicted for sex offenses," said Kevin Sullivan, Leathers' attorney. "Once somebody commits a crime that gets him on the (Maine Sex Offender) registry, the help doesn't exist. People like Nicolas need help and it's not available. They're the outcasts of society." The camp burglary was reported May 27, 2005, when the owner returned for the season. Kelley said Leathers took a television, VCR, tapes, and pillows as well as a mattress and box spring, which he threw into a nearby river. He was ordered to pay $2,668 in restitution.

Any reputable bank will refund your card within 72 hours of reporting fraud/ID theft to them. I would argue that credit cards are more dangerous than debit cards. With my debit card i can only take out what's in my checking account. With a credit card i have a huge limit. I've seen first hand people maxing out multiple credit cards just to buy things. I don't want the temptation, so I leave my cards for emergencies only.

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she said yes!

Bring on Ohio State!

I called it.

4th down.... playaction pass to the TE

Never any doubt in my mind.

1:02 and two time outs

He was in rough shape after the stroke. They say he couldn't even talk.

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks Jarrett has an attitude problem. Him taunting the Michigan players every time he made a catch got really old.

Jarrett is the next TO

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I have a chase rewards card for emergencies. I use my Visa check card for daily purchases.

Except girls dancing on bars.

My boy Forest got his ass kicked tonight. It's ok, he'll be back. Liddell vs. Ortiz was a classic. Ortiz lost because he tried to go punch for punch with Liddell. He needed to get Liddell on the ground and try to work him from there. There is no doubt we will see a Liddell vs Ortiz 3.

So you don't put out either.

I can't wait till the next South Park.

If it wasn't for Mora sticking his foot in his mouth, Vick would be on the hotseat right now.