Fat cat fell on diner
A Chinese restaurant diner has been paid compensation after a fat cat fell through the roof and landed on him.
The man, named Bi, from Beijing city, was enjoying a meal when the overweight cat dropped on him from the roof.
The owner of the restaurant, Mr Lou, admitted responsibility as the section of roof above Bi had been replaced with thin board during renovations.
104-year-old sprinter
A 104-year-old South African man has set a new world record for the 100 metre race.
Phillip Rabinowitz, from Cape Town, is now officially the world’s fastest centenarian sprinter, reports the Daily Mirror.
He finished the 100 metres in 30.86 seconds, knocking more than five seconds off the previous best.
It’s Clinton, Not Obama. No, It’s Obama!
It’s Clinton, Not Obama. No, It’s Obama!
Montgomery County authorities say a man stabbed his brother-in-law during an argument over who should get the Democratic nomination for president. What’s more, Jose Ortiz, 28, who’s charged with felony assault, is a registered Republican.
District Attorney Risa Ferman said Ortiz supports Hillary Clinton and Sean Shurelds supports Barack Obama. She told reporters Monday that the two got into an argument in a Collegeville home Thursday night and Shurelds tried to choke Ortiz. She says Ortiz then stabbed Shurelds in the abdomen.
World’s fastest commute!
A Swiss company has created the world’s fastest ever road vehicle - a 340mph bullet-shaped cross between a motorbike and a car.
Its makers claim it could reach 300mph in 30 seconds - much quicker than the Bugatti Veyron which takes 55 seconds to reach its top speed of 250mph.
An electric version with a top speed of around 300mph is also planned and its designer, former Porsche engineer Peter Maskus, sees it as the future of high-speed, low-emission transport.
After 33 Years, Man Recovers Lost Wallet
After 33 Years, Man Recovers Lost Wallet
A man lost his wallet over 30 years ago at college, and the institution recently returned it to him.
Tom Eichenberg of Elk Grove, Calif., lost his wallet while a student at Santa Clara University in 1975, Sacramento station KCRA reported.
Eichenberg said his wallet was lost in the days before identify theft, so he carried his Social Security card with him.
Will the Prince Turn Pauper?
Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei once was one of the wealthiest men in the world. Now he’s worried he may soon be homeless and forced into bankruptcy.
“They want me to give it all back,” he says, flanked by giant Dutch landscape paintings and billowing gold drapery in the cavernous living room of his London villa, where he resides with one of his three wives and two of his 18 children. “We don’t know where we are going to live.”
The 53-year-old younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei, Prince Jefri is on the losing end of one of the world’s most colorful family feuds. It started a decade ago, when the prince was stripped of his government roles and later accused by Brunei authorities of misappropriating $14.8 billion of the royal treasury’s money.
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?
High-school students here rarely get more than a half-hour of homework a night. They have no school uniforms, no honor societies, no valedictorians, no tardy bells and no classes for the gifted. There is little standardized testing, few parents agonize over college and kids don’t start school until age 7.
Yet by one international measure, Finnish teenagers are among the smartest in the world. They earned some of the top scores by 15-year-old students who were tested in 57 countries. American teens finished among the world’s C students even as U.S. educators piled on more homework, standards and rules. Finnish youth, like their U.S. counterparts, also waste hours online. They dye their hair, love sarcasm and listen to rap and heavy metal. But by ninth grade they’re way ahead in math, science and reading — on track to keeping Finns among the world’s most productive workers.
Students Punished After Buying Lunch With Pennies
Students Punished After Buying Lunch With Pennies
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research study, released February 28, 2008, states that ten percent of adults are not getting sufficient rest or sleep every night. Chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders also raise the risk for additional health problems.
Further, the study found that 38 percent of the people surveyed did not get enough sleep in seven or more days during the month.
The CDC researchers took data from adults living in Delaware, Hawaii, New York, and Rhode Island and from information of a National Health Interview Study.
Director Of Program For DUI Offenders Receives DUI Herself
Director Of Program For DUI Offenders Receives DUI Herself
Program officials said the executive director of a nonprofit agency that gives classes to DUI offenders has been suspended after the Palm City woman received a DUI herself.
Margot Cioffi has been suspended from her job as executive director of the Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation and Education program. The program, which operates in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties, will continue.
According to a deputy’s report, Cioffi was arrested in Palm City on Monday night. She’s facing charges of DUI with property damage, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly intoxication.
A price to pay in Mexico for backing out at the altar
A price to pay in Mexico for backing out at the altar
Mexican brides and grooms who get cold feet before walking down the aisle will have to pay their significant other for the inconvenience, if a proposal by a local congressman is adopted.
In Mexico, weddings are big social events where large amounts of money are spent before the big day on gowns, tuxedos, catering and music bands and churches are even reserved years in advance.
Weddings of over 500, or even 1,000 guests, are frequently splashed across newspapers’ social pages. According to Mexican tradition, the bride’s family absorbs most of the expenses.