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Dead people's names used to claim dozens of lotto wins
Feb 20th 2015 12:34PM

In New Jersey, dozens of lottery winners might have used dead people's Social Security numbers to collect.

An audit released this week also found the lottery failed to recover up to $890,000 in taxes and other obligations from winners.

Winners of prizes more than $600 are required to list a Social Security number or tax identification number in order to claim their winnings and have state and federal taxes withheld.

But audit states the lottery wasn't verifying Social Security numbers on all claim forms and found 680 instances where unconfirmed information was given - 46 of which had dead people's Social Security numbers and names.

The audit also found the lottery doesn't always identify people who owe court-ordered debts, like child support and defaulted student loans, as required by the law.

Officials were doing pretty thorough checks on winnings topping $250,000 - but if prize money was less than that, the audit suggests the state left money on the table.

Right now, the lottery only checks the information of winners of more than $250,000. The audit recommends changing that amount to $600.

In a written statement, the lottery said it's working on a new computer system to help with these issues.
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So this is a transcript of the video report, leaving out the guys jokes about it. You might not be missing anything.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/27/study-reveals-most-dangerous-sex-position/21135622/?cps=gravity_1593_5952633095574253455

Study reveals most dangerous sex position

As Valentine's day approaches, couples are starting to plan how they'll spend the night together. But before anyones dives under the sheets, there's one sexual position that maybe should be avoided.

A team of Canadian researchers did a study to find out exactly which position is the most dangerous. They found that having a woman on top in the "cowgirl" position is most likely to cause penile fractures.

According to the Telegraph, researchers looked at three hospitals in Brazil and examined records involving patients with penile fractures. More than half are related to having a woman on top.

The studies authors published in the journal Advances In Urology, "Our hypothesis is that when woman is on top, she usually controls the movement with her entire body weight landing on the erect penis, not being able to interrupt it when the penis suffers a wrong way penetration. On the contrary, when the man is controlling the movement, he has better chances of stopping the penetration energy in response to the pain related to the harm, minimizing it."

While penile fractures are somewhat uncommon, they can cause fear and embarrassment.
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http://www.aol.com/article/2015/02/...=maing-grid7|main5|dl13|sec1_lnk3&pLid=618828Catacombs anyone? :?



Toronto police baffled by mystery tunnel with rosary nailed to wall

By ALASTAIR SHARP Feb 25th 2015 10:21AM







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(Reuters) - A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer's Pan American Games contained a rosary with a crucifix and poppy, and did not appear to be linked to criminal activity, police said on Tuesday.

Police said they had no idea who built the tunnel or why, saying "there's nothing illegal about digging a hole" as they appealed for information from the public.

While the discovery of the tunnel initially led to speculation about possible terror links, police downplayed the risk and public focus quickly turned to jokes about Toronto's overheated housing market and failed efforts to expand its subway.

The hand-dug tunnel, which ran for about 10 meters (33 feet) and was large enough for an adult to stand in, was discovered Jan. 14 in a wooded area near Rexall Centre, a tennis stadium at York University that will be used for the Pan Am Games in July.

"If you built a tunnel near the Rexall Centre in #Toronto give us a call, k?" Toronto Police Sergeant Chris Boddy tweeted.

Reinforced with wooden walls and ceiling supports, the tunnel had electricity supplied by a generator, a sump pump to remove water and a pulley system to remove dirt. Toronto police said it likely took more than one person to build.

Police found the rosary with crucifix and a poppy nailed to one of the wooden supports. Such synthetic red poppies are widely distributed in Canada in November as an annual symbol of remembrance for soldiers lost in combat.

While media speculated the tunnel could be used to store weapons or explosives, or to give attackers access to the Pan Am site, Toronto police Deputy Chief Mark Saunders was dismissive.

"I was not overly concerned that 'Oh my goodness this is going to be something horrific'," Saunders told a news conference. "My concern is that I don't know why this is here."

Canada has been on heightened alert for terrorist activity since a gunman attacked the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa in October after fatally shooting a soldier at the nearby National War Memorial. The attack by a so-called "lone wolf" Canadian convert to Islam came two days after another Canadian convert rammed two soldiers in Quebec with his car, killing one.

Saunders said there is nothing to suggest the tunnel, which he noted was "very comfortable inside", was used as a drug lab.

"It's not your everyday find," he said.

Twitter users, using the hashtag #terrortunnel, quickly offered up such possible explanations as a stunt by engineering students and the act of a Catholic wartime ghost. Others objected to the implicit bias in relaxing vigilance because a rosary was found rather than a Koran.

"(Islamic State) was hoping every Canadian would fall in and twist our ankle," wrote one Twitter user.

Saunders said the tunnel had been used during the winter and construction appeared to be ongoing when it was discovered. Once forensic evidence had been removed, the tunnel was filled in to protect public safety, police said.


(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Writing by Andrea Hopkins; Editing by Peter Galloway)

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amberwolf said:
I dunno...maybe you could
http://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&p=1009878#p1009878
unless you just don't care if people read the actual story and not just a url
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Takes up a lot of page space. Next time I'll try to compress it. Sorry AW. :oops:
 
Dear Amy: I was once in the situation of the "Weary Wife," who could not persuade her husband to stop smoking cigars. In my case, I was furious because my husband would not wear a bike helmet, despite all the news articles about cyclists being killed when not wearing helmets.

I actually took the same route Weary was considering to solve the problem. I sat him down at a calm time and told him our marriage was for better or worse, but NOT if the "worse" was caused by a serious accident in which he was not wearing a helmet. I said I would divorce him, leave him to be cared for in a nice nursing home, and would be happy to visit him with my new husband at my side.

He figured out that this was really important to me, stomped around and didn't ride his bike for a year, he told me. (I didn't notice, so he was only hurting himself.) But when he went back to riding, he was wearing a helmet.

Twelve years ago someone stepped in front of him when he was on a bike path and he swerved and crashed headfirst into a tree. The helmet split in half, but he was fine.

Control? Probably yes, but it did save his life and certainly made me happy.

— Just a Thought

Dear Thought: You are brilliant. And a life saver.

From The Chicago Tribune
 
http://abc7.com/pets/meet-the-hulk-a-173-lb-pit-bull/513062/
Now that's a big doggie. :lol: Note: His tail was off the scale, could add another 5 pounds(almost as much as my entire dog). :D
Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:34AM
CARROLL, NH --
A 173-pound pit bull named "The Hulk" stands as tall as his owner when lurching on his hind legs.
Hulk is the family dog of Marlon and Lisa Grennan. They raised the pit bull after was he born in September 2013. The couple runs a dog-training company called Dark Dynasty K9s.
The Grennans say he has a great relationship with their 3-year-old son, Jordan, calling him the "ultimate babysitter."
"He's a wonderful, excellently trained dog," Grennan told ABC News. "He plays with my kid, he's great with the family and he's so, so sweet."
The couple's company has several focuses for their training the dogs, including "Security Dogs and Obedience Training."
"I breed my dogs for size," Dark Dynasty owner Marlon Grennan told The Huffington Post.
Critics of the Grennan's practice say breeders should not breed pit bulls due to their historically aggressive nature.
Grennan tells the Huffington Post that he is very careful about who he allows to purchase his pit bulls. He also takes in rescue dogs and is working to start his own pit bull rescue program.
Hulk has gotten quite a bit of attention online, and Grennan hopes this will help the image of all pit bulls.
"My hope is that we can stop ignorance and change people's minds about pit bulls in a positive way with all this attention," he told ABC News.
 
"My hope is that we can stop ignorance and change people's minds about pit bulls in a positive way with all this attention,"
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I think i know exactly who needs their minds changing .
Anyone who has seen what a "regular" 30 lb PB can do when they "flip", would never entertain that animal near kids.
I just met a guy in Hospital who had both his arms schredded to pulp by the 12 yr old family pet terriers. He had raised the pair of them from pups and had no issues until one day ......
I just prey there is not an ugly incident with that child.
 
http://uptownalmanac.com/2012/04/sfpd-officers-think-bikes-stopping-stop-signs-kinda-bullshit-too :lol:
Courageous? Or foolhardy? Smart? Or smart aleck? An easy way to get shot around here. :shock:
From the Uptown Almanac:

Local cyclist Amy Farah Weiss explains what went down on Haight the other day:

"At the 25 second mark, this video shows two cyclists on Haight Street demonstrating the “Idaho roll” (aka yielding at a stop sign rather than fully stopping) … the catch is that these are SF police officers on bikes. I am fully supportive of the “spirit of the law” approach to bike-riding, and wish that tickets were only given when a cyclist shows disregard for the safety/flow of others.

I'm personally interested in this issue since I received a $388 ticket for failing to come to a full and complete stop at an EMPTY intersection on the Wiggle (In my case I applied my brakes and wasn't pedaling, but the officer wasn't moved by my “spirit of the law” defense)."

For those of you not in the know, the “Idaho Stop Law” is a nice piece of Reagan-era cycling legislation from the lefty moonbat progressive red state of Idaho permitting cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, making what the two officers did in this video completely legal.  And the lawworks.  For 30 years, the law has reduced case load in Idaho traffic courts while increasing cycling rates without increasing accident rates.  So it's no wonder people are calling for the adoption of the law in SF, especially given all the unnecessary SFPD cycling crackdowns we've seen lately.

Anyway, it's good to know the rank and file of SFPD agrees with San Francisco's cycling citizenry on this issue.  Now, can you stop busting our balls?
 
Idaho stops are the norm for motor vehicles in my city of 40,000. It angers me because it makes those who do stop look suspicious, and gives LE another reason to initiate traffic stops if you follow the norm of rolling through.

I have never, and still refuse to 'Idaho stop' ever since my first traffic law detention where I insisted that I had stopped, and the officer admitted he pulled me over because he didn't see me put my foot down when I stopped on my moped.
 
http://abc7.com/news/suspect-spray-paints-face-to-hide-from-cops/559421/

Sunday, March 15, 2015 07:56PM


FRESNO, Calif. --
Madera police say a suspect tried to hide from them by spray-painting his face.

Officers say Jose Espinoza, 23, ran from a stolen car Saturday evening. They arrested him later in the night after he tried to get away a second time.

Investigators say this time, Espinoza spray-painted his face black in an effort to camouflage himself. It obviously did not work.

Espinoza was arrested and taken to the Madera County Jail.
 
Sounds like it could be a 'Key and Peele' sketch. Basic theme of the show, the cops were looking for a black man anyway. They figure out he painted his face, they let him go. Then they catch him trying to steal a car but they feel so bad about before they help him start it. . . .
 
Well, this involves Howie Mandell, so thats weird. And it's toilet paper, lots and lots of toilet paper, truly toxic.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/03/16/howie-mandel-left-speechless-by-toilet-paper-prank/21153891/?ncid=webmail1

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http://abc7.com/pets/company-offers-coverings-for-your-pets-butt/477557/ :lol:
PORTLAND, OR --
Are you tired of looking at your dog's unsightly backside? Is your pet's rear something you fear?

Then you might need Rear Gear.

A Portland, Oregon company is now selling tags that you hang on your dog or cat's tail to cover up their rear. They're called, what else, Rear Gear, and their sales slogan is "No more Mr. Brown Eye."

The company says with these tags, you can pretend your dog is not a living, pooping animal.

"Rear Gear is a fun and enchanting way of covering your pet's rear while boosting their confidence," the product description states.

Rear Gear comes in various designs, including cupcakes, disco balls, and bio-hazard symbols that cost $6 each.

Big spenders can dish out $20 to customize a rear gear tag with your company logo or the face of a friend of family member.

The company notes that Rear Gear is a novelty product and intended for fun and a good laugh, not for everyday use.
 
This made me laugh, maybe cos it's right around the corner from me.

'Fake' gynaecologist Raffaele Di Paolo operating for more than a decade in Melbourne

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/f...an-a-decade-in-melbourne-20150317-1m1ghi.html

"A man accused of fraudulently posing as a gynaecologist with IVF expertise appears to have been operating for more than a decade in some of Melbourne's most exclusive suburbs.

One day after Fairfax Media reported that the Medical Board of Australia had charged Raffaele Di Paolo with pretending to be a medical practitioner, a Melbourne woman said she had spent more than $30,000 on services delivered by him in two clinics - one in Bay Street, Brighton and the other on St Kilda Road in Melbourne."
 
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TheBeastie said:
This made me laugh, maybe cos it's right around the corner from me.

'Fake' gynaecologist Raffaele Di Paolo operating for more than a decade in Melbourne
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:shock: ..a decade ? It must have been profitable, because the novelty would wear off pretty quick I suspect ! :eek:
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To me, that would be as bad as being a Sushi Chef who's allergic to fish. All day long you get to see fish, smell fish, touch fish, talk about fish, rub all kinds of things on the fish, tell other people what to do with their fish, and get paid good money for it too. But no matter what, you couldn't eat the fish. The Sushi Chef would have similar problems. :mrgreen:
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...urne-s-CBD-breaks-law-not-wearing-helmet.html :lol:

He's been in Melbourne to oversee the Arnold Classic Australia body building competition, which was named in his honour.
But Arnold Schwarzenegger took a little time out for himself on Monday, following the event.
The former Governor of California was seen taking a leisurely bike ride around Melbourne's CBD.
The American star may have been unaware of the law, which requires all bike riders and their passengers and scooter riders to wear a helmet.
The superstar was stopped by two policemen, one of whom later told Matt Tilly and Jane Hall on KIIS 101.1 Arnold was issued with a warning.
'As is the case with people from overseas, it’s a bike patrol policy that in the first instance we'll give a warning,' said constable Robert Gillson.
He said the actor was respectful and revealed his father was a policemen.
The fine for not wearing a helmet is $185.
The mega-star wore only a black T-shirt, blue shorts and sand shoes for his cycle around the picturesque city
The 67-year-old is in Melbourne to host the Arnold Classic Australia bodybuilding competition, which was held over the weekend.
It was the first time the sports festival, held annually in the US, Brazil and Spain, has been brought to Australia.
While he's here, the Austrian-born actor will also headline the Queensland Real Estate Agents summit, acting as a motivational speaker.
 
http://abc7.com/food/burger-king-to-sell-burger-scented-perfume/563239/ :lol: Might smell attractive to Dogs. :lol: If I lived in Japan I would stockpile it for importing to the USA at a huge markup as a gag gift. :wink:
Though the smell of burgers may be mouth-watering to some, the idea of smelling like one sounds pretty gross. But that's not stopping Burger King from releasing their new Whopper-scented perfume!
As part of Burger King Japan's new ad campaign, they announced via Facebook today that the new body fragrance, 'Flame-Grilled', will be sold at Burger King stores for just one day: April 1. Though obviously being released on the the international holiday for pranks, Burger King Japan has also registered April 1 as "Whopper Day" with the Japan Anniversary Association, making it an official holiday.
In a press release issued March 18, the company clearly markets the product as an April Fool's gimmick, but says it's real nonetheless. The perfume will be sold in all stores in Japan, though in limited quantities.
This isn't the first time Burger King has produced a body fragrance. In 2008, the fast food chain released a cologne called 'Flame,' touted as being "the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat." Though now discontinued, it was available online and at Ricky's stores in New York City for some time.
One Ricky's manager described the Flame cologne as "a combination of Axe body spray, TAG and this YSL cologne." Pungent and vile, but sadly, not burger scented.
 
http://www.etonline.com/news/161419_us_weekly_retracts_its_kendall_jenner_story_about_bruce_jenner/

This is just one of the weirdest tabloid rumors ever. They go so far as to claim that Bruce Jenner has a reality TV show about to air about his becoming a woman, even going so far as to say there's a hitch and the premiere is delayed as the air date arrives. There's all sorts of celebrities commenting on it as though it's true. I loved the guy saying Jenner was his idol as a kid as he was winning the decathlon, but after THIS. . . .

Clearly, you can’t believe everything you read!

After Kendall Jenner denied giving an unusually candid interview to Us Weekly about her father Bruce Jenner's rumored transition, it appears the publication is backing down.

In a new statement, the magazine offers that the reported interview was conducted by a freelance reporter, and apologized to Kendall and her family. They also removed the original story from their website.

NEWS: Kendall Jenner's Most Recent Quotes About Bruce Jenner Are 100% False.

Here's Us Weekly’s full statement:

On Wednesday, March 18, Us Weekly published on UsMagazine.com an interview with model and reality star Kendall Jenner entitled "Kendall Jenner Breaks Silence on Bruce Jenner's Transition: 'I Will Always Love My Dad.'" The interview was allegedly conducted by an independent freelance journalist at the Saturday, March 14, taping of Comedy Central's roast of Justin Bieber in Los Angeles. When Ms. Jenner denied, via Twitter, that the interview took place, Us Weekly immediately reached out to the freelance reporter. He stood by the interview, and continues to maintain that the quotes are accurate. However, after attempting to reconfirm his account, editors of Us have concerns about the veracity of this interview and the circumstances under which it was obtained. We would like to retract the story entirely and have removed it from our website. We sincerely apologize to Ms. Jenner and her family.

The quotes in question center around Bruce’s gender identity. "He's a wonderful man. And just because he's changing shoes now, so to speak, doesn't make him less wonderful," Us Weekly originally reported the 19-year-old having said. "I will always love my dad, whether he's a man or a woman."

Shortly following publication of the story, a source close to Kendall Jenner told ET this interview never happened and the quotes are "100% false."

Kendall also took to her own Twitter to express her dismay. "How is it legal for someone to 'quote' someone and publish it if in fact you never said what was quoted?," she tweeted. "Shame on Us Weekly for making up quotes, I NEVER said those things. I never spoke to them. how is it legal for someone to "quote" someone and publish it if in fact you never said what was quoted."

Bruce's gender identity has long been a topic of increased speculation. While the 65-year-old former Olympian has yet to address the issue himself, other members of his family have spoken out. "I think he’s just very happy and I think every time he makes a change in his life -- whether it's emotional or physical or whatever he's doing -- somebody's going to comment on whatever look you have going on for the day," Bruce's ex-wife Kris Jenner told ET last October.

Kim Kardashian also added her support. "I think everyone goes through things in life, and I think that story and what Bruce is going through, I think he'll share whenever the time is right," she told us earlier this year. "I feel like that's his journey to talk about."

NEWS: 'In Touch' Magazine Photoshops Makeup on Bruce Jenner, Sparks Outrage

ET can confirm reports that Bruce will sit down with Diane Sawyer and tell his story in May.

Watch the Kardashian-Jenner women rally around Bruce Jenner below.
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The fingers said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...urne-s-CBD-breaks-law-not-wearing-helmet.html :lol:

He's been in Melbourne to oversee the Arnold Classic Australia body building competition, which was named in his honour.
But Arnold Schwarzenegger took a little time out for himself on Monday, following the event.
The former Governor of California was seen taking a leisurely bike ride around Melbourne's CBD.
The American star may have been unaware of the law, which requires all bike riders and their passengers and scooter riders to wear a helmet.
The superstar was stopped by two policemen, one of whom later told Matt Tilly and Jane Hall on KIIS 101.1 Arnold was issued with a warning.
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Yeah when I heard he went on a bike ride without a helmet I wondered if he got pulled over by the cops but never heard anything about it till now.
I guess its good they gave him a written warning as I wouldn't be surprised he got stopped multiple times and he could just flash his police issued warning ticket and continue riding for the day.

I think if I was a copper I would of just turned a blind eye as its Arnold..
I think due to another well reported killing of a cyclist in Melbourne the other day the cops have been a bit more on the beat grabbing folk on the roads for any kind of breaking of the rules.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/car-dooring-victims-fiancee-remembers-partner-alberto-paulon/6291692
 
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