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Mom Loses Track Of Tot While In Parenting Class

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March 3, 2011

I don’t have any children, so I can’t really throw any stones, but the irony in this is rather pronounced. Here’s where I located the story:

CHARLEROI, Pa. — Police said charges are pending after a 2-year-old was found without shoes or a jacket wandering down a Washington County street Wednesday.

Charleroi police said a neighbor spotted the toddler walking down Washington Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

“He kind of just came up to me, and I picked him up, asked him where he lives and he was kind of too little to say anything,” Robin Stasicha said.

Investigators said the child’s mother was attending a parenting class when the incident occurred.

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Watch Out For The Measles

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March 2, 2011

Here in the Washington, DC, area, health officials are on the alert about a possible Measles victim who traveled to the area. Check out the story below from breitbart.com:

>>US health officials are warning air travelers about possible exposure to measles, after a woman infected with the highly communicable disease traveled in Britain and several US states.

The 27-year-old first traveled from Britain to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, just outside the US capital, visiting Washington and the neighboring state of Maryland before flying to Albuquerque, New Mexico after a transfer in Denver, Colorado.

Local and state health officials are now searching for people who may have been exposed to measles during the unidentified woman’s extensive travels.

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Gasoline Is Becoming A Precious Commodity

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March 1, 2011

As the price of gasoline continues to rise, the substance that keeps our motor vehicles running is becoming more and more valued. Here’s a story from wbtv.com in South Carolina about some thieves who came up with a novel way of getting gasoline:

>>Gas thieves drilling holes into tanks of parked vehicles

By Jeff Rivenbark

FORT MILL, SC (WBTV) – Police are looking for thieves who are stealing gasoline by drilling holes into gas tanks of parked vehicles.

The York County Sheriff’s Office says there have been five incidents reported in the Baxter Village and Bailiwyck areas of Fort Mill.

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Another Musical Weekend: The Women Sing

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February 26, 2011

I was recently chastised for calling women “ladies,” which I thought was a term of respect, by the hosts of the Women In Sci-Fi podcast, so women it is! (Check out their podcast via iTunes!)

First up is Enya singing “Caribbean Blue,” one of my favorites she performs:

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Is Being Redneck A Religion?

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February 24, 2011

I never quite get what some folks are thinking.

Take, for example, the man in Texas who, upon being arrested, listed his religion as “Redneck.” Check out the article below from thesmokinggun.com:

>>In Some Parts Of The U.S. “Redneck” Is Actually Considered A Religion

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Man Leaves Dead Uncle To Go Gambling

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February 23, 2011

I don’t understand some people. I know gambling can be an addiction, but this? And that’s not the worst of it!

Here’s the story from the CBS Sacramento station’s website:

>>Deputies: Man Left Dead Uncle In Home For 30 Days

MERCED, Calif. (CBS13) — A man has been arrested on a number of charges after allegedly failing to notify authorities that his uncle died and then stealing money from the victim’s account.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Department said a relative of a 63-year-old man flagged down deputies and told them the man was dead inside his home on the 2000 block of Beachwood Drive on Monday.

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The Comics Industry Loses A Shining Light

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February 22, 2011

I’ve enjoyed the work of Dwayne McDuffie for years. He did terrific things on television as well as comics. To hear of his passing today was quite a shock to me. Here’s the story from Reuters:

>>(Reuters) – Comic and television writer Dwayne McDuffie, perhaps best known as the co-creator of Emmy Award winning animated TV series “Static Shock,” has died, his publisher DC Comics said on Tuesday. He was 49 years-old.

McDuffie died on Monday due to complications in surgery, according to a report on the website Comic Book Resources, but the cause of death could not immediately be confirmed.

“Dwayne McDuffie left a lasting legacy on the world of comics that many writers can only aspire to,” Dan DiDio, co-publisher of DC Comics media division DC Entertainment, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Another Musical Weekend: The Guys Sing

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February 18, 2011

Since I’ll be at the Farpoint convention this weekend, I thought I’d get an early start on the music, so check out some of my favorite songs below. This time, we’ll give the guys the spotlight. The ladies will come on another weekend.

First up is Lionel Ritchie singing “Say You, Say Me” live:

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Computer Defeats Humans At ‘Jeopardy’

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February 17, 2011

It’s an old sci-fi staple that computers would one day be better than humans at everyday tasks.

Well, the syndicated show Jeopardy found that computers were better than humans when it comes to playing that game.

Here’s the story from myway.com:

>>Final score on ‘Jeopardy!’: Computer 1, humans 0
By FRAZIER MOORE

NEW YORK (AP) – Note to self: Never play “Jeopardy!” with a supercomputer.

That’s a useful lesson for me or any mortal who has followed the Man vs. Machine faceoff this week on the popular trivia game show, where on Wednesday the second of two exhibition matches sealed the deal: Watson, the IBM-created megabrain, officially buried his flesh-and-blood opponents, veteran “Jeopardy!” champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

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Check Your Co-Workers Occasionally

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February 16, 2011

When you leave your job to go home, you might want to check on the person working near you … they just may have given their all to their job.

Here’s the story from KTLA:

>>L.A. County Employee Dead in Cubicle a Day Before Being Noticed

The exact cause of death remains unclear.

DOWNEY (KTLA) — An L.A. County employee apparently died while working in her cubicle on Friday, but no one noticed for quite some time.

51-year-old Rebecca Wells was found by a security guard on Saturday afternoon.

She was slumped over on her desk in the L.A. County Department of Internal Services.

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