Solarium booth mother calls for imprisonment for your daughter, 5, a misunderstanding; "It was a sunburn," says dad

A New Jersey woman arrested for allegedly putting her 5-year-old daughter in a tanning booth says it was all a big misunderstanding.
Patricia Krentcil, 44, told NBC's local New York affiliate that she took her daughter with her to a local tanning salon but that the child was not exposed to the booth's synthetic UV rays.
"I tan, she doesn't tan," Krentcil said. "I'm in the booth, she's in the room." "That's all there is to it."
Krentcil, of Nutley, n.j., which arrested last week, and Columbine Tuesday with felony child endangerment. She was released on a $25,000 bond and is due in court Wednesday.
"It's like taking your daughter to go food shopping," Krentcil said. "There's tons of moms that their children bring in."

Merkel's old Volkswagen sold at auction, second time lucky

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel who was old Volkswagen in worth 130,000 euros ($172.100) wrong online bidder had it to earlier this month, but the first woman of Chancellor's 1990 Golf eventually went to the highest bidder on Monday for 10.165 euros.
Bidder Dirk Fricke, bought the car for his company fresh light, told of Reuters that he was happy with what he saw as a low cost, even though he not a fan of Merkel.
"We are completely politically neutral," he said by telephone. "It was pretty much keep the car in Germany." "A car like this cannot car for Germany, such as the Pope years ago lost."
In a similar auction in 2005, a U.S. bidder paid nearly $250,000 for a 21-year-old, VW 1990 grey Golf, which once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the later Pope Benedict.

"Bullied" hide from intrusive pod, officials say Dolphin

A lone Dolphin spent the last few days here in a California coast Bay, after several reports suggest it "was harassed" by a pod of other dolphins blocked his return to the open sea.
"He was afraid he was intimidated, he was victimized," said Peter Wallerstein of the marine animal rescue of the Los Angeles Times.
First tried wildlife officials encouraging sea to return "Bolsa Chica Bob". But if the dolphin, the nickname, which he has taken under protection after the section of the wetlands, tried again in the sea he joined by two other dolphins that blocked his way.
"Could it can be very aggressive, even with each other, tensions between the Dolphin pod and dolphins", Wallerstein said.
Now, Wallerstein says officials are not more pressure on the 7-foot dolphin, leave the Bay, say there is a plentiful supply of fish should he choose the field of his permanent home.
"In harm's way by forcing it very carefully his are," he said.

Merkels alte VW versteigert, zweites Mal Glück

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's old Volkswagen wasn't worth the 130,000 euros ($172,100) bogus online bidders kited it to earlier this month, but the first woman chancellor's 1990 Golf finally went to the highest bidder on Monday for 10,165 euros.
Successful bidder Dirk Fricke, who bought the car for his company fresh light, told Reuters he what happy with what he saw as a low price tag, though he wasn't a fan of Merkel's.
"We're politically totally neutral," he said by telephone. "It what just about keeping the car in Germany." "A car lost like this can't be to Germany, like the Pope's car years ago."
In a similar auction in 2005, a U.S. bidder paid nearly $250,000 for a 21-year-old gray 1990 Volkswagen Golf that once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict.
A previous attempt to sell Merkel's car earlier this month failed after online auction platform eBay noticed the offers came from fake bidders, prompting a second auction in which bidders had to pre-register and identify themselves.

Key witness to RFK assassination says Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone

A key witness who has 1968 driven to murder of Robert F. Kennedy their official statements in the case and now claims, sentenced the murderer Sirhan Sirhan be not alone.
Nina Rhodes-Hughes, 78, tells CNN that the FBI "their original statements twisted authorities". In the last judgement General Kamala Harris argue applications under the direction of California Attorney prosecutors, that even if there was a second shooter on the stage, Sirhan of still of the murder is guilty.
"What has come up is that it was an another shot on my right," said Rhodes CNN. "The truth has said are." "No more cover-ups."
She says then only 8 shots heard and makes no mention of a second Rhodes original statement FBI protect. Rhodes, was only metres away says Kennedy but they never claimed, heard only 8 shots.
"I have never said eight shot." I never said it never. There were more than eight shots, "said CNN." "There were at least 12 14., maybe" "And I know that it was because I heard the rhythm in my head."
In November last year Sirhan of's lawyers announced that they were a challenge to the ruling, submitting a conspiracy by authorities in the case. You request that Sirhan be released from prison. His lawyers argue that Sirhan caused the victim of a malicious form of 'hypo programming", which falsely became him to believe that he was RFK of the murderer.

Pig POO makes the answer to China's Porky Poser?

Seven hundred million pigs produce SYDNEY (Reuters) - a lot of POO.
China's love pork presents a problem for the environment, 1.4 million tonnes of pig POO a year, to be exact, a mountain, but an Australian company believes it is part of the answer.
Why not turn the pig POO into electricity?
With a bioreactor, called "PooCareTM" and other technologies, the swine manure is converted into biomass for cooking and heating, while the rest to farmers as a nutrient-rich fertilizer.
"The benefits are to prevent energy and fuel for farmers, as well as further contamination of the environment," said Ravi Naidu, chief scientist at CRC for contamination assessment and remediation of the environment (CRC care), a South Australian based company in the preparation of the technology involved.
"There is a green technology from this perspective, really" Naidu, a Professor of the University of South Australia, told of Reuters.

Golden retriever wake owner's bike, then hop on board for a ride

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One in seven thinks end of world is coming - poll

NEW YORK (Reuters)-nearly 15 percent of people believe the end of the world in the course of their lives will be worldwide and 10 percent think that the Mayan calendar could mean that it will happen in 2012 according to a new survey.
The end of the Mayan calendar, which stretches over about 5.125 years on 21 December 2012 broke interpretations and evidence that it marked the end of the world.
"If they think that it thinks one to an end by the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, which is also the reason, seven, that is the end of the world," said Keren Gottfried, research manager at Ipsos global public affairs the the poll for Reuters.
"Perhaps it is prophecy, which States that the world 'end' in our calendar year due to the attention of the media from an interpretation of the Maya 2012," said Gottfried, adding that some Maya researchers have disputed the interpretation.

Hang glider pilot accused of ‘swallowing evidence’ after tourist’s death

Lenami Godinez-Avila (LinkedIn) Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27, celebrated an anniversary with her boyfriend by a hang gliding trip to Canada on Saturday, April 29.
But something terribly wrong run Godinez-Avila fell from the glider, until her death in fall nearly 1,000 feet.
And now, the story has an even stranger twist how to accused the hang glider pilot, swallowing can a computer memory card, which have included video of the accident.
Court documents accuse, William (Jon) orders, 50, attempting justice by swallowing the memory card, part of a camera connected on the screen during the flight were possibly hinder.
"It is a claim that he has withheld any possible key evidence that could help our investigation," said RCMP cpl Tammy Hollingsworth CBC News. "We have spoken all witnesses." "As I say, additional interviews may be required but our investigation further."
Orders itself is an accomplished flown hang gliding for over 16 years and became a member of the Canadian National hang gliding team 2007. According to his company website, Vancouver hang gliding was second of the Canadian Championships in 2006 he.

Giant panda's artificial insemination: National Zoo tweets procedure

Mei Xiang, a 13-year-old giant panda at the National Zoo. (AP)
Is every wonder what a giant artificial insemination? If you the National Zoo's Twitter-feed on Monday followed, tweet by Tweet found you in amazingly vibrant details.
Washington, D.C., Zoo handed control over his Twitter feed to Dave Wildt, Director of the Center for the survival of the species, the "live-tweeted the insemination of Mei Xiang, a 13-year-old, 230-pound Panda in the Zoo". (The Zoo was actually the procedure on Sunday night, but still Wildt updates as charged "living.")
With the Hashtag "# pandaAI," Wildt provided a steady stream of joyous Tweets--including photos-as Mei with was filled, thawed sperm.
"It's an exciting day!" Wildt wrote. "It takes only one!"
It only 1,600 pandas left on Earth, he added, which is why they are hoping to get a young Mei.

Grandparents allegedly tow 7-year-old behind SUV in toy car while drunk

The grandparents of a 7-year-old Florida girl are several charges after she her supposedly in a plastic car behind their SUV dragged - all under the influence of alcohol.
The Herald Tribune reported that Paul j. Berloni, 49, driving under the influence, child exposure and drive with a suspended license is responsible. Sarasota sheriff deputies say that Berloni was convicted on three previous DUIs. His wife, Belinda Jean Berloni, 47, is a charge of child vulnerability.
The granddaughter was not hurt during the incident.
According to the report, arrest could "the Berloni offer adequate supervision for the child and put the child in a situation, the slightly too much physical damage, permanent disfigurement or even death could have led."
Police became aware the illegal journey as a member the pair discovered her granddaughter in a plastic hot wheels car towing. The child was dressed in a bathing suit, without any protective gear. Hot Wheels car posted on the SUV trailer hitch with two dog leash and an estimated 5 to 10 mph on the road.
Belinda Berloni was reportedly in the back of the SUV riding and "Celebration to the child", according to the arrest report. The couple did not deny, they drank, or, that license was exposed to Paul Berloni. Rather, Belinda Berloni reportedly told ", all day, were that she understood that it was dangerous to pull a child behind the vehicle, but they were just for fun and" according to the arrest report.
Father of the child was called to the scene and "verbally annoyed" was supposedly with his mother before taking custody of his child.

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Bomb-sniffing dogs enlisted to stem Florida python invasion

ORLANDO (Reuters) - einige Bombe-sniffing Hunde ausgebildet zur Bekämpfung des Terrorismus sind drehen ihre olfaktorische Aufmerksamkeit auf ein anderes Übel: birmanischen Pythons im Florida Everglades National Park.
Die Hunde sind Mitglieder des "EcoDogs", eine drei-jährige Zusammenarbeit Alabamas Auburn Universität zwischen der Wissenschaft und der Schule Canine Erkennung Research Institute, die Hunde zu erkennen, Sprengstoff Züge.
"Die Hunde sind wirklich, wirklich gut," sagte Christina Romagosa, ein Biologe in Auburn.
Sie sagte in einem Test der Python-Erkennung in Süd-Florida, die Hunde einen Suchbereich 2,5 mal schneller als eine Person abdecken könnte.

Sir Richard Branson ice cubes take on Virgin

The "Little Richard" Branson ice cubes (Virgin.com)
If you have ever wanted to chill out with one of the richest men in the world, this may be your best chance. Virgin Airlines announced that it now is ice cube like "Little Richard" the Virgin Group Chief Richard Branson offers to all flights with Virgin Atlantic.
But even with ice cubes Branson roasting will not come cheap; You have to fly as an "Upper Class" passengers on the cube access that have the features in an image from Branson.
"Means all passengers are enjoying out time with Mr. Branson at the new bar the new ice cream innovation capable of some chill - the longest any airline - which is designed to provide additional space and comfort for those who like to chat during the flight," reads a statement of the company Web site.
Virgin claimed that the creation of cubes required a team of four designers a "painstaking" six weeks to the craft, with "laser-scanning technology" according to the similarity of the face.