Man claims Virgin Mary in neighbor's tree
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario (UPI) -- A Scarborough, Ontario, man claims an image of the Virgin Mary has appeared in the bark of a tree outside his home.
Christopher Moreau, 47, said he first noticed the image of Jesus' mother with her arms outstretched on a tree in his neighbor's yard last week, The Toronto Star reported Monday.
"I don't know why it's there, but I think it's a blessing," Moreau said. "It raises the hair on your neck, it gives you chills."
Moreau said the first person he showed the image to was his mother-in-law, who was given a clear bill of health last week after a fight with cancer.
"At first I thought I was seeing things," he said. "Then I went and got my mother-in-law to tell her. She was overwhelmed by it. She was crying."
He said the divine image has attracted the attention of his neighbors, as well.
"Some of the neighbors have seen it and they just started shaking," Moreau said.
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
WHY WE DON'T NEED GUNS
Man injures self during gun inspection
MINEOLA, N.Y. (UPI) -- Nassau County, N.Y., police said an elderly man shot himself in the finger during an annual inspection at the pistol license unit of police headquarters.
Police said the 77-year-old man had brought his pistol in for an annual inspection, but apparently did not know there was a bullet loaded in the chamber. The weapon discharged, shooting off the tip of the man's left index finger, Newsday reported.
Detective Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was expected to undergo surgery to have his fingertip reattached.
"He was shaken up and very remorseful," Repalone said.
He said police do not intend to file charges, but the man's five licensed pistols have been confiscated as a result of the incident.
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MINEOLA, N.Y. (UPI) -- Nassau County, N.Y., police said an elderly man shot himself in the finger during an annual inspection at the pistol license unit of police headquarters.
Police said the 77-year-old man had brought his pistol in for an annual inspection, but apparently did not know there was a bullet loaded in the chamber. The weapon discharged, shooting off the tip of the man's left index finger, Newsday reported.
Detective Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was expected to undergo surgery to have his fingertip reattached.
"He was shaken up and very remorseful," Repalone said.
He said police do not intend to file charges, but the man's five licensed pistols have been confiscated as a result of the incident.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
PUES LO BUENO QUE NO ESTABA DESNUDO TOTALMENTE!!
Man in underwear chases burglars
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (UPI) -- A shotgun-wielding man in West Valley City, Utah, chased a pair of burglars from his home while wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts, police said.
Tony Gamonal grabbed a shotgun and gave chase when the burglars fled from his home, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Police arrived on the scene and Gamonal helped apprehend a suspect while the second suspect managed to escape.
Gamonal said he didn't realize until after the suspect was arrested that he was outside in his underwear.
"I looked down and said, 'oh man ... here I am,'" he said.
He said this was the second time in two weeks that his home had been burglarized. He said he intends to protect his home at all times, regardless of his attire.
"If you can't be safe in your own home, where can you be?" Gamonal said. "There was no doubt; I was so mad that I would have shot them."
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (UPI) -- A shotgun-wielding man in West Valley City, Utah, chased a pair of burglars from his home while wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts, police said.
Tony Gamonal grabbed a shotgun and gave chase when the burglars fled from his home, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Police arrived on the scene and Gamonal helped apprehend a suspect while the second suspect managed to escape.
Gamonal said he didn't realize until after the suspect was arrested that he was outside in his underwear.
"I looked down and said, 'oh man ... here I am,'" he said.
He said this was the second time in two weeks that his home had been burglarized. He said he intends to protect his home at all times, regardless of his attire.
"If you can't be safe in your own home, where can you be?" Gamonal said. "There was no doubt; I was so mad that I would have shot them."
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
AIR AND CHAIR
Balloon man floats 235 miles in lawn chair
CAMBRIDGE, Idaho (UPI) -- An Oregon man landed safely in Idaho after floating 235 miles at 10,000 feet above the ground in a chair attached to a cluster of balloons, onlookers say.
Kent Couch, 48, of Bend landed near Cambridge, Idaho, Saturday after floating about 235 miles in a lawn chair suspended by 160 large helium-filled balloons, The (Portland) Oregonian reported.
"A customer said, 'Oh, it's the balloon man, it's the balloon man.' So we ran outside," said Laurene Houghton, owner of the Cambridge City Market.
This was the third time the gas station owner tried floating from Bend to Idaho in a chair tied to balloons, the newspaper said.
Couch said his flights aren't "that dangerous" but he took a parachute and satellite phone just to be on the safe side.
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CAMBRIDGE, Idaho (UPI) -- An Oregon man landed safely in Idaho after floating 235 miles at 10,000 feet above the ground in a chair attached to a cluster of balloons, onlookers say.
Kent Couch, 48, of Bend landed near Cambridge, Idaho, Saturday after floating about 235 miles in a lawn chair suspended by 160 large helium-filled balloons, The (Portland) Oregonian reported.
"A customer said, 'Oh, it's the balloon man, it's the balloon man.' So we ran outside," said Laurene Houghton, owner of the Cambridge City Market.
This was the third time the gas station owner tried floating from Bend to Idaho in a chair tied to balloons, the newspaper said.
Couch said his flights aren't "that dangerous" but he took a parachute and satellite phone just to be on the safe side.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
WHAT'S NEXT, DAD?
Son beats dad in pit spitting contest
EAU CLAIRE, Mich. (UPI) -- Brian "Young Gun" Krause bested his father Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause to win this weekend's International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in Michigan.
Competitors exercised their best spitting skills Saturday at the 35th International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, Mich., the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported.
Brian Krause, 30, of Dimondale, Mich., beat his father, Rick Krause, 54, of Yuba City, Ariz., by 6 1/2 inches. "Young Gun's" winning spit was 56 feet, 7 1/2, the Tribune said.
Combined, the father and son have won the pit-spitting crown 20 of the 35 years it has been awarded.
Amanda Jennings, 18, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, said it was "cool" to win in the women's division for the second consecutive year. This year, she took the crown with a 43-foot, 11-inch spit, the newspaper said.
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EAU CLAIRE, Mich. (UPI) -- Brian "Young Gun" Krause bested his father Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause to win this weekend's International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in Michigan.
Competitors exercised their best spitting skills Saturday at the 35th International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, Mich., the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported.
Brian Krause, 30, of Dimondale, Mich., beat his father, Rick Krause, 54, of Yuba City, Ariz., by 6 1/2 inches. "Young Gun's" winning spit was 56 feet, 7 1/2, the Tribune said.
Combined, the father and son have won the pit-spitting crown 20 of the 35 years it has been awarded.
Amanda Jennings, 18, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, said it was "cool" to win in the women's division for the second consecutive year. This year, she took the crown with a 43-foot, 11-inch spit, the newspaper said.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
Monday, December 1, 2008
WHY STEAL BANANAS???
Thief makes off with $40,000 in bananas
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Delaware police officer said "a whole lot of potassium" is missing after someone stole two trailers carrying $40,000 worth of bananas.
The trailers were found in the Bronx borough of New York Saturday but the bananas were mysteriously absent, the New York Post reported.
"Someone's got a whole lot of potassium," Delaware State Police Cpl. Jeffrey Whitmarsh said.
Whitmarsh said the banana trailers went missing Thursday and New York police discovered them unattended along the road.
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NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Delaware police officer said "a whole lot of potassium" is missing after someone stole two trailers carrying $40,000 worth of bananas.
The trailers were found in the Bronx borough of New York Saturday but the bananas were mysteriously absent, the New York Post reported.
"Someone's got a whole lot of potassium," Delaware State Police Cpl. Jeffrey Whitmarsh said.
Whitmarsh said the banana trailers went missing Thursday and New York police discovered them unattended along the road.
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EVEN BEFORE HE WON THE PRESIDENCY HE WAS THE NUMBER ONE COOKIE!!
Obama cookies outsell McCain in Ill. NORTHBROOK, Ill. (UPI)
-- The folks at an Illinois restaurant say their cookies featuring the likeness of Barack Obama have been vastly outselling ones bearing the face of John McCain.
Ben Schlan, manager and co-owner of Max and Benny's in Northbrook, said cookies with the face of the Illinois senator -- who is the Democratic presidential nominee -- have been outselling those with the face of the Arizona senator, the Republican nominee, by a 20-to-1 margin since being introduced in July, the Chicago Pioneer Press reported.
"We're in Obama land," Schlan said. "I'm sure if you went to Arizona with these cookies, McCain would be outselling Obama."
Schlan said the line of politically themed cookies, which he created with pastry chef Joe Lochirco, are being expanded to include pastries with the faces of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Republican counterpart Sarah Palin.
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