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On Sunday night Dateline MSNBC aired an episode of You might be rich where they discovered a man was owed $1,046,000 when he only expected to recover about $50,000 doing his own research. In fact, the show has put up a website where you can go and enter your details and find out for yourself if the government owes you money.
Here is the link for Dateline MSNBC (dateline.msnbc.com) to check unclaimed money from You Might be Rich tonight. You Might be Rich on MSNBC helps you search unclaimed money in your state.
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Continue ReadingHampton University Shooting
Report says that there was a deadly shooting at the Hampton University just about some hours ago. Officials say the shooting happened inside Harkness Hall at about 1 A.M USA Time.
From the only and latest news from the school officials there, it is believed that a former student of the Hampton University came on the campus and shot a hall monitor and a pizza delivery guy who was on a delivery shift. There no much news or details yet about this. More details about this will be updated here in some hours.
HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton Police and Hampton University school officials confirm there was a shooting on campus overnight.
Continue ReadingIntermediate 2nd year Results Marks 2009 AP links
Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate announce Second Year – General & Vocational Results of 2009 on 24th April, 2009. The Board of Intermediate Education(BIE) Conducts Intermediate Exam in Andhra Pradesh. Read more info About AP education Click Here.
Board Of Intermediate education has released the results of Intermediate 2nd year public examination 2009 (both General & Vocational) on April 24, 2009.The overall pass percentage is 60.15 %.
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Continue ReadingRegister to solve crimes
PEEL Chamber of Commerce vice-president and Centro Mandurah general manager Nigel Haines met with Senior constable Amanda Ahearn on Tuesday to discuss a CCTV register being set up in Mandurah.
The Blue Iris CCTV register is a new initiative developed by WA Police in conjunction with the Office of Crime Prevention.
The register has been developed as a secure database to hold information on government and private CCTV systems.
Continue ReadingBen & Jerry’s: Free Cone Day
Stop by Ben & Jerry’s today to receive a free cone.
Tomorrow (April 21) is Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day, celebrating thirty-one years of Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia. Stop by any of these Manhattan shops between noon and 8:00 p.m. for a free scoop. Participating Chicago area locations include:
Ben & Jerry’s on Third Avenue
41 Third Avenue, New York NY 10003 (map)
212-995-0109
What does 420 mean? A quick 420 definition
The number 420 is not just for telling time or a shorter way to write out April 20th. 420 happens to be a very sacred popular pot smoking phrase used in almost every marijuana, weed head, toke taker, bowl burner, bong sucker, joint roller, blunt smoker, grass growing, pot junkie… basically to all of the marijuana Smoking community.
There are many myths and legends about where exactly the 420 meaning originated from. We did some research and here is what We found (of course any true 420 single or couple would have heard of these theories already!) and for those who are still virgins to the single 420’s community Knock yourself out with these eye brow raising terms.
- The popular tale is that 420 is the police radio code or criminal code for someone holding or smoking grass.
- We actually didn’t find any truth to that tale but we did learn that California has two different 420 codes the first -California Penal Code 420 is a misdemeanor obstructing entry of public lands, and California Family Code 420 distinguishes A wedding ceremony.
- There are 420 active chemicals in the marijuana plant when in all actuality there are 315, and that number changes for different types of pot plants.
- Another theory is that tea time in Amsterdam is told to be at 4:20, when it’s actually at 5:30. Hmmm… way off.
- The most common is that 420 is a national cannabis holiday -April 20th is the National Pot Smokers Day. (Not an actual holiday to “regular” folk)
- 5. The infamous German ruler Adolph Hitler’s birthday falls on April 20th but in reality the number 420 started out as a time, not a date.
- 6. And the disturbing date of April 20th is the day of the Columbine school shootings, but again a magical number that was started in the 70’s, and was most likely created by peace, love, and harmony folk. So I don’t think that is where our three digit code came from.
- In all sense if you love smoking pot, rolling joints, hitting a bowl, or glue your face to a nice big water bong I’m sure no matter what the 420 community.
Back in 1990, I covered the Grateful Dead and Deadheads for High Times. At a New Year’s week show in Oakland, I received a flyer that talked about 420 – both smoking at 4:20 and celebrating as a group on 4/20. High Times published that flyer in the May 1991 issue. The author of the flyer contended that 420 was a police code for “marijuana smoking in progress.” For the next five years that was the accepted definition of 420.
Here’s what the flyer said:
“420 started somewhere in San Rafael, California in the late ’70s. It started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression 420 when referring to herb – Let’s Go 420, dude! After a while something magical started to happen. People began getting stoned at 4:20 am and/or pm. There’s something fantastic about getting ripped at 4:20, when you know your brothers and sisters all over the country are lighting up and tokin’ up right along with you. Now there’s something even more grand than getting baked at 4:20. We’re talking about the day of celebration, the real time to get high, the grand master of all holidays: 4/20, or April 20th. This is when you must get the day off work or school. We are going to meet at 4:20 on 4/20 for 420-ing in Marin County at the Bolinas Ridge sunset spot on Mt. Tamalpais. Just go to downtown Mill Valley, find a stoner and ask where Bolinas Ridge is. If you make it to Marin you will definitely find it. Helpful Hints: Take extra care that nothing is going to go wrong within that minute. No heavy winds, no cops, no messed-up lighters. Get together with your friends and smoke pot hardcore.”
In 1998, a person calling himself Steve Waldo contacted High Times claiming he and five friends of his (”The Waldos”) had coined the term while they all attended San Rafael High School in Marin Country north of San Francisco in the early 1970s. He had proof (letters, posters, banners) that they had come up with the term. So High Times named the Waldos the founders of 420.
However, the Waldos hadn’t conceived the idea of a stoner holiday on 4/20. That came from the Deadheads and has taken on a life of its own over the years.
Parents, police monitoring kids’ mobile phones
Programs such as My Mobile Watchdog and Mobile Spy are becoming increasingly popular with parents as more school-age children are carrying cell phones.
Parents say the services help them protect their kids against predators and also reduce “sexting,” the growing practice of using mobile phones to share sexually explicit text messages and pictures. In 2008, Jessica Logan, a Cincinnati, Ohio, teen, hanged herself after her nude photo, meant for her boyfriend, was sent to teenagers at several high schools, exposing her to ridicule and taunts.
The monitoring programs work like this: Once a child’s phone is equipped with the software, the parent or law enforcement officer creates a list of contacts — close relatives, trusted friends — who are authorized to communicate with the minor’s phone.
Continue ReadingRick Pitino Extortion Plot: Just the Facts
It was reported Saturday evening by the Louisville Courier-Journal that U of L head basketball coach Rick Pitino has been the victim of an apparent extortion scheme.
Here’s what we know: Pitino issued a statement, via the U of L Athletic Department, claiming to be the victim of an extortion plot –
“My family and I were recently threatened as part of a criminal scheme to extort money. Upon receiving these threats, we reported this extortion attempt to the FBI. While I did not want to make this matter public, I recently learned that the individual behind this extortion attempt has already gone to the media with false, defamatory and outrageous allegations in an attempt to pressure me to cave in to this scheme. I intend to vigorously defend my reputation and the character of my family against any criminal scheme to extort money.”
Continue Readingkaren sypher, Final version: Pitino extortion story
karen sypher. University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino says that he is the target of an extortion attempt and that he has asked the FBI to investigate. karen sypher, Final version: Pitino extortion story
The coach released a statement through the university last night after being contacted by The Courier-Journal yesterday afternoon.
Pitino gave no specifics on the actions he claims are being taken against him, but said in the statement, “I intend to vigorously defend my reputation and the character of my family against any criminal scheme to extort money.”
Continue ReadingWhen Is Palm Sunday 2009?
Question: When Is Palm Sunday 2009?
Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week. Christian churches distribute palms (and sometimes pussy willows) on Palm Sunday to commemorate Christ’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest and Crucifixion on Good Friday. What is the date of Palm Sunday 2009?
Answer: Palm Sunday falls on April 5, 2009.
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