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Legendary Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister may seem like an immortal figure, namely God, but the musician recently went through an operation for serious heart issues. We hate to burst your bubble, but Lemmy is simply a man — a man who now has a defibrillator embedded into his chest.

CLEVELAND — A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League said Wednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last week when he was a day old.

Men are twice as likely as women to drown, according to a new study, with middle-aged men with alcohol in their bodies posing the greatest risk. Swedish addicts could get glass 'free zone' (19 Jun 13) Wine pulled because it was 'too good': supplier (14 Jun 13) Swedish governor shows cheap wine fit for a king (27 May 13) "It was surprising that there were so many, many more men. It raises many questions, said Johanna Gustavsson, lecturer in risk management at Karlstad University and one of the study authors, to the Dagens Nyheter (DN) daily. The study considered 4,000...

Lawrence Lim has never taken part in any dragon boat race, but when the annual dragon boat festival arrives, the storekeeper remembers the medium-sized iron wok in his village kitchen along Sg Sekeli in Sarikei. This will be a time, like any major Chinese festival, when siblings of the Lim family return to their elderly parents’ village about 20 km from Sarikei, and gather round the wok, taking turns to cook and feast together. “It is this iron wok that holds a special meaning in our family. The wok is as old as I am. I grew up with it....

An Italian court Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of around €1 billion ($1.33 billion), according to media reports. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyoncé and Madonna, immediately said they will be appealing, and under Italian law the sentence will be suspended in the meantime. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were accused of having transferred control of their brands to a shell company in Luxembourg in 2004 and 2005 to avoid paying Italian taxes. …

Here's my new Ford truck. After owning my Chevy for 17yrs and the fact Ford didn't take any taxpayer bailout money, it was time to make the switch. Any other Freepers own a F150 truck? If so, thoughts? [URL=http://s20.photobucket.com/user/MallardHole/media/truck_zpsbf22b1ed.jpg.html][IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/MallardHole/truck_zpsbf22b1ed.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Journalist Michael Hastings was killed early Tuesday morning in a bizarre car incident in Los Angeles. Hastings, 33, was best known for writing the Rolling Stone story that ended in Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation as head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Hastings’ final story, “Why Democrats Love to Spy on Americans,” was a searing take on the NSA snooping scandal, which Hastings described as “North Korea-esque.” Hastings pulled no punches as he linked the NSA scandal to the Department of Justice’s spying on reporters and the IRS abuse scandal. Hastings built a case that the same Democrats who turned Bush-era...

A parent contacted 13 News reporter Jessie Shafer Wednesday evening, saying his son had turned himself in for the vandalism to 30 Braxton County school buses. That suspect is underage, and as a result, his name will not be released. The father said he is extremely disappointed in his son, and asked for privacy following the confession. We have numerous calls into the Braxton County detachment of the West Virginia State Police and the Braxton County Sheriff's Office, and will update this story as new details arise.

Watch out, we have right turns this weekend!

The first-century quarry, which fits into the Second Temple Period (538 B.C. to A.D. 70), would've held the huge stones used in the construction of the city's ancient buildings, the researchers noted. Archaeologists also uncovered pick axes and wedges among other artifacts at the site in the modern-day Ramat Shlomo Quarter, a neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem... In total, the team uncovered an area of around 11,000 square feet (1,000 square meters) where the ancient quarry would've existed. The quarry connects with other previously identified quarries, all of which seem to be situated in Jerusalem's so-called "city of quarries" dating...

June 19, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - In September of 2012, a thirteen-year-old girl from Elwood, Indiana was overpowered and raped by her seventeen-year-old neighbor and became pregnant as a result. Her abuser was found guilty of molesting her and two other child victims and faces sentencing this week. The girl, now fourteen, chose to carry the baby to term and is due in early July. The crime is tragic, but not rare. According to the Guttmacher Institute, in Indiana, hundreds of girls aged fourteen and under become pregnant each year. Most of these pregnancies are the result of child molestation. Under...

The president, it seems, committed a minor gaffe during this week's G-8 meetings in Northern Ireland. According to the Financial Times, the stumble came during a discussion of tax avoidance issues, when Barack Obama thrice interrupted the British chancellor of the exchequer in order to say he agreed with "Jeffrey." The chancellor's name is George Osborne. Obama later apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, man. I must have confused you with my favorite R&B singer." The U.S. leader was referring to Jeffrey Osborne, the soulful crooner responsible for "On the Wings of Love." But is Osborne really the favorite that Obama claims?...

LANSING , MICHIGAN, June 19, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two pro-abortion Michigan state legislators protested being banned from the House floor by staging a reading of “The Vagina Monologues,” an obscene play that in one section celebrates the molestation of a minor girl by an adult lesbian. During debate on the state’s wide-ranging pro-life bill last Thursday, Democratic State Representative Lisa Brown of West Bloomfield, said, “I’m flattered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but no means no.” She and another female Democrat were censured – a move they protested by holding a reading of the play yesterday. Between...

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Hunter has an encounter.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIJGb8mLyOE&feature=em-share_video_user

Living here in the People's Republic of Kommiefornia, I don't know a lot about Governor Walker, other than his hugely successful effort that prevented his recall as WI governor. But I know that he is a conservative, not a RINO, and he appears to be someone who has actually done positive things for the conservative movement and for the state of Wisconsin. He seems like a guy who, if elected to the Presidency, could accomplish many good things. Is he a potential candidate in 2016?

Star Trek: Into Darkness: My Semi-Review with a Yoda Contemplation The new take on old characters in “Star Trek: Into Darkness” is like adding almonds to chocolate: it makes a good thing differently as good if not better. From Uhura to Chekov to Sulu, the entire crew is great fun to watch. Perfect pitch characterizes Zachary Quinto’s Spock, Karl Urban’s Bones McCoy, and Simon Pegg’s Scotty. And as a Captain Kirk admirer since I was nine years old, I think Chris Pine is impeccably cast as Kirk. Yet I was even more pleased with the plot. Star Trek: Into Darkness...

The writing-about-writing crowd is abuzz with discussion about the rather unusual death of Buzzfeed/RollingStone/Gawker writer Michael Hastings. Mr. Hastings, whose name is never mentioned in the press without the immediate mention that he was “the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal”, died in a single-car accident in Los Angeles yesterday morning. This in and of itself is not unusual, but the circumstances of the crash and its aftermath won’t do anything to quiet the conspiracy theorists who are already claiming that the military-industrial complex found a way to cap the guy. The definitive video...

This Video Of A Giant Snake Opening A Door May Traumatize You For Life Hide your kids, hide your wife. While you’re at it, hide yourself too. “Bored of being in a dark room, she flips on the light, opens the door and bails. This particular episode takes place at 1am. This is why we keep doors locked with her around. We don’t need her harassing the neighbors.”

The New York State Senate has passed a bill that will require convicted animal abusers to register their name and address with criminal justice services. Additionally, they will undergo undergo a psychiatric evaluation and be banned from owning a pet again, Senator Greg Ball (R,C,I-Patterson) announced Tuesday. The bill seeks to amend the current Buster's Law, which passed in 1999 and made animal cruelty in New York state a felony. The law was named after a cat that was doused in kerosene and lit on fire in 1997. The animal abusers registry will contain the names and addresses of persons...

"This monstrous revolver known as the Raging Judge will have most people shaking in their boots. With a 6.5-inch barrel, high visibility optic fiber sight, a grip-reducing recoil and the ability to fire 28GA shotgun shells, this gun is definitely hardcore. So if you want to blast zombies away and shout all sorts of 80s action movie one-liners, the Raging Judge should help you do it. "

The 'Anchorman 2' trailer is here! The 'Anchorman 2' trailer is here! This time around, Ron Burgundy works at a 24/7 cable news network! It's like we are living his life. Here's the synopsis, and the trailer. Enjoy. With the 70's behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) - All of...

Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted in a recorded deposition to telling racist jokes, using the N-word, and planning a slavery-themed wedding, according to multiple reports. The May 17 deposition where she made the alleged admissions is part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers. Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her. According to the reports, in the deposition, Deen replied “Yes, of course,” when asked if she used the N-word....

Glenn returned to D.C. on Wednesday to give his first speech at a Tea Party event at the Capitol since Restoring Honor. Thousands showed up for the Tea Party Patriots ‘Audit the IRS’ event that coincided with the press conference, featuring Reps Bachmann, Gohmert, and King, to block any immigration legislation from passing through the House.The ‘Audit the IRS’ event kicked off at 12pm ET, following the press conference on immigration. Glenn joined conservatives leaders like Dana Loesch, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Rand Paul, and many others to speak at the event. While most focused on the issue of the...

It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become mayor of the Mexican city of Xalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz, has now turned into a social media phenomenon with a serious message about political disenchantment.

Read an article earlier today (don't remember where I saw it)suggesting Rubio be primaried in 2016 by none other than a true American hero by the name of Allen West. Rubio's obviously drank the Washington kool-aid and has turned on us to show the RINO he is. There is no turning back from this guy as we now need to rid him of his post via the ballot box. ps...if someone has that article, please post up.

We had a computer serviceman here this morning and while he made the repairs I requested, now my computer doesn't look anything like it did and it is SO distracting, I can't stay focused on my work. On many websites, the text is blue, and on a spreadsheet the appearance is SO plain and I don't seem to be able to add color to the columns. The taskbar at the bottom is all different as well as the menu bar at the top. Should I try a 'restore'?

More than 35 percent of U.S. adults and 17 percent of children and teens now have a disease, after the American Medical Association formally voted Tuesday to classify “obesity as a disease requiring a range of medical interventions.” The shift is aimed in part to get doctors to tackle obesity as if they were treating a disease instead of a lifestyle condition in need of modification. “Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans,” Dr. Patrice Harris of the AMA said in a statement....

C onsider two towns, of about the same population.
 One is named Coventry, the other Chester.
 Coventry hasn’t had a murder this year. Neither has Chester.
Coventry hasn’t had a break-in this year. Neither has Chester.
No felonies have been committed in Coventry this year. None in Chester, either. There were drunken and disorderly incidents in both towns. In Coventry, a couple of teenagers threw a rock through a drug store window, apparently on a dare. In Chester, a couple of teenagers were rounded up for setting up a corn-mash still up by the dam.  
     So far, we could say that Coventry is a...

"Someone as refreshingly unique and unusual as second-place finisher—the Jewish, lesbian, banshee-voiced, wind-up box of endearing quirk Michelle Chamuel—would have been a much more invigorating choice for the show, and a winner who might have been able to put the series on the industry map."

Possible human remains have been found by FBI and NYPD organized crime investigators digging at the home of a former mobster who inspired Robert DeNiro's character in the movie "Goodfellas." Law enforcement officials told NBC 4 New York Wednesday that the potential bones were found buried in the ground, along with other evidence now being sent for testing. Jimmy Burke, the late Lucchese family crime associate, allegedly masterminded a nearly $6 million robbery at Kennedy Airport in 1978 -- one of the largest cash thefts in American history, known as the Lufthansa heist.

A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday. On several occasions, according to an FBI affidavit, the suspects injured her and ordered her to go to an emergency room for pain medication they would then take for themselves. The 29-year-old woman was forced to do housework under the threat of harm to her and her child by...

A Republican hill staffer participated in a publicity stunt designed to bring awareness to the plight of food stamp recipients by spending only as much money on food in a week as the federal food stamp program provides. “I didn’t plan ahead or buy strategically, I just saw the publicity stunt and made a snap decision to drive down the street and try it myself,” Ferguson said. “I put my money where my mouth is, and the proposed food stamp cuts are still quite filling.”Ferguson says Democrats are playing up the difficulties of the challenge in order to boost the...

A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, state media said Tuesday, provoking outrage online. Images posted online showed a group of tourists manhandling the grey creature, which washed ashore on a beach Sunday in the southern Chinese province of Hainan, the state-run Shanghai Daily reported, adding that it later died of "excessive bleeding."

June 19, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - Words are powerful. They can be used to illuminate, and they can be used to conceal. Consider this excerpt from MSNBC’s Meet the Press: Pastor Rick Warren clearly asked, “At what point does a baby get human rights?” but for some reason Tom Brokaw seemed to be hearing another question, “When does life begin?” “When does life begin?” The abortion debate is so often framed around that question, but of course, that question is entirely irrelevant to the abortion debate. Abortions can only be performed on living babies! If the human fetus was not alive,...

US President Barack Obama has argued that parochial schools are an impediment to the establishment of a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Speaking to a crowd in Belfast, during a trip to Northern Ireland for a G8 summit meeting, Obama said that “segregated schools” block the path to full reconciliation. “If towns remain divided, if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have theirs, if we can't see ourselves in one another, if fear or resentment are allowed to harden, that encourages division, it discourages cooperation," he said. …

A bicyclist who witnesses said was drunk and repeatedly falling off his bike into traffic was arrested on multiple charges after an officer confronted him and he fled on the bike while making a siren noise with his mouth. Gainesville Police Department Officer Michael Cavett spotted 57-year old Scott R. Morse of Gainesville as Morse was traveling east on the north side of Archer Road near Butler Plaza. Morse was arguing with bystanders and fell off his bicycle while Cavett watched. The officer tried to stop Morse using his car lights and siren, but when he exited his police car,...

Bernanke just now during his post-FED Meeting presser: "Between 5% and 6% unemployment is what we consider to be "Full Employment"". Remember when Nancy Pelosi and the TV told you that 4.3% Unemployment (1.8% in Indiana at the time) was "THE WORST ECONOMY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION!!!" under Bush?

Does it? Should we believe the OMB's numbers that legalizing 15 million illegals will add $179 billion dollars to the U.S. economy over the next 10 years, and $700 billion over the next 10 years after that? Should we believe Menendez? How accurate was the Office of Management and Budget on what OBAMACARE would cost? I would like to see how much faith Rubio, McCain, Graham and others - be they conservative hosts on television or on talk radio - put in the numbers that the OMB supplied concerning legalizing 15 million illegals. Should they believe Menendez? The New York...

MCGREGOR, Minn. (KMSP) - A woman was attacked by a 190 lb. black bear in northern Minnesota on Monday night after her dog chased after its yearling cubs. According to the Minnesota DNR, the 72-year-old McGregor, Minn., woman was bitten and clawed, but sustained non-life-threatening injuries. HOW IT HAPPENED The incident began when the woman let her golden retriever outside after checking to make sure the bears, which had been seen on the property for several days, weren't around. After letting the dog out, three young bears unexpectedly ran out from under the deck and the dog to chase dafter...

We all know Amnesty is AWFUL. I just thought to myself.. think about it. From when they pass the bill until December 31st.. Anyone in the WORLD who is able to cross into our country illegally will automatically become a US Citizen. It's a terrorists dream. It's not just Mexicans bankrupting our welfare system we need to worry about. Terrorists, Muslims, Jihadists.. will stream over that border like there ain't no tomorrow. I have a bad feeling in my stomach. We CANNOT allow this to go through.

Oh, no big deal, it’s just a monkey buying himself a juice from a vending machine and remembering to return the change. Aki the Capuchin monkey from Nihonmatsu, Japan inserts his coins into the vending machine, then bangs on it until a beverage is released. The monkey returns the change from the coin slot, and goes on to enjoy his drink. I also would like to note that he opens the bottle himself. Capuchin monkeys are known for being the most intelligent of the New World monkeys and live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, and...

The maker of the popular Firefox browser is moving ahead with plans to block the most common forms of Internet tracking, allowing hundreds of millions of users to limit who watches their movements across the Web, company officials said Wednesday. The decision comes despite intense resistance from advertising groups, which have argued that tracking is essential to delivering well-targeted, lucrative ads that pay for many popular Internet services. When Firefox’s maker, Mozilla, first publicly suggested that it might limit blocking in February, one advertising executive called it “a nuclear first strike” against the industry. Widespread release of the blocking technology...

AMD unveiled their monstrous FX-9000 series at E3 2013 which are pure monsters in terms of clock speeds and power consumption. When we reported about the new FX-9000 series processors, we knew the pricing on these bad boys would be pretty high compared to the normal FX-Vishera lineup and we were right although there was an issue with the availability of these parts.  Image is courtesy of TechPowerUP!AMD FX-9000 Processors Available For Pre-Order in US The FX-9000 were meant to be limited to OEM suppliers only with consumers only available to purchase them with a OEM PC and wasn’t available...

A leaked Intel roadmap by Chinese portal of VR-Zone has spilled the beans of some interesting details of the upcoming Haswell-E Processors which would replace the Ivy Bridge-E platform. Haswell-E Compatible With X99 Chipset and LGA2011-3 Socket – DDR4 Support Confirmed We know that Ivy Bridge-E launches in Q3 2013 and would consist of three SKUs which would be compatible with the current LGA 2011 socket and X79 chipset based motherboards. A year after its launch, the Ivy Bridge-E would be replaced by the Haswell-E platform which brings alot of new developments along with it. Haswell-E would be compatible with...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim." ~snip~ During the ride, Aden said, the woman assumed that he was a Muslim and said that all Muslims come to the U.S. and serve...

This is just funny. And a great insight on the Russian view of the world.