Pilots blinded by laser lights

Source: Guelph Mercury

OTTAWA — Pilots flying in Canadian skies are getting hit with blinding lasers more than ever, sparking calls for a crackdown on a problem that experts say threatens passenger safety. Nationwide, reports of aircraft getting hit w ...
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The Thuggery Continues

Source: The American Catholic

It might not be done by the same people; once the story got on to national radio, I expected some copy-cats– in this case, it sounds like they wanted to be annoying, not deliberately get him killed. (Accidental vs homici ...
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'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'In the Fog,' 'The Hunt' take preliminary Cannes awards

Source: HitFix

We're only a few hours away from hearing what Nanni Moretti and his motley crew of jurors have decided is the best of the Cannes Film Festival, but in the meantime, a slew of smaller awards announcements have dropped -- some more surprisi ...
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NJ officials: NYPD Muslim surveillance legal

Source: Jihad Watch

TRENTON, N.J. â New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups, Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday following ...
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Ontario pavilion hosts at Expo 67 reunite in Montreal

Source: Toronto Star

Ronald and Kip Veale met while working at the Ontario pavilion at Expo 67 and got married after the world's fair. Ron is now a senior Supreme Court judge in Yukon and Kip is a gerontologist. STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR Josh Tappe ...
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Stock Market Crash Alert, Market is Falling Like a Stone

Source: The Market Oracle

As you might have noticed, the stock market is falling like a stone. German 2-year debt (bund) has dipped below 0% this morning at auction, signalling an acceleration in the bank run taking place in southern Europe. Depositors in Spain, Greece, ...
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The poop

Source: National Post

More than 7,000 academics are gathered in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., this week for the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, presenting papers on everything from scatological censorship in children's ...
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Rocklahoma goes all weekend long near Pryor

Source: Tulsa World

As bands including Adelita's Way, Cavo, Chevelle, Slash and Creed rocketed through sets on the site's massive outdoor stage, members of P.O.D. met with several hundred fans under a canopy next to a side stage. "T ...
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Have piranha returned to Lake Jack Lee?

Source: Arkansas Online

LITTLE ROCK Dear Otus, When I was a kid, our family used to camp at the Grand Marais Campground near Felsenthal. Then one year when I was about 10, my dad said we’d never go back and forbade us from ever swimming in Lake Jack Lee. ...
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