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Dog Unharmed By Bus Collision

16 Mar

Dog unharmed by bus collision

LONDON (UPI) — A British man said his dog was miraculously unharmed after being struck by a double-decker bus and becoming stuck between the vehicle’s
front wheels.

Brian Levy, 70, of London, said he was walking Chloe the Dalmatian near his home when the dog slipped its leash and ran into the street toward a dog on
the other side, the Daily Mail reported.

Levy said he feared the worst when Chloe was hit by the No. 31 First bus and was shocked to find the dog still alive, but stuck between the front wheels.
He said he was further shocked a few moments later when firefighters used a hydraulic jack to lift the vehicle and found the dog was completely unharmed.

“Chloe’s had a check-up at the vet’s and it’s amazing — she is in shock but doesn’t have any injuries at all,” Levy said. “She was trapped under the front
axle, between the two front wheels.”

Man Finds Jesus In Burnt Pan

16 Mar

Man finds Jesus in burnt pan

SALFORD, England (UPI) — A British man who fell asleep while cooking bacon said he awoke an hour later to find the image of Jesus Christ burned into the
base of the frying pan.

Toby Elles, 22, of Salford, England, said he was making a bedtime snack after having some beers with housemates and fell asleep on the couch while waiting
for his bacon to cook, the Daily Mail reported.

“When I woke up about an hour later the room was full of smoke,” he said. “Luckily we have an electric hob so I just turned off the heat, but then I lifted
up the bacon and there was JC looking back at me.

“It’s some kind of miracle,” Elles said.

He said the “gift from God” image clearly depicts the eyes, nose and familiar long hair and beard of Jesus.

“I’m not going to scrub it clean though, just in case I get struck by lightning, it’s going to take pride of place on a wall instead,” he said. “It’s become
quite a talking point for people who come round to the house and I have even thought I might get a glass cabinet to put it in.

“I’m going to keep it for the rest of my life, perhaps it can watch over me,” Elles said.

When You And I Became A We

16 Mar

this is the poem I wrote to celebrate Bailey’s 4TH year of being a guide dog.

When You and I Became A We
Golden fur,Four big paws,Two soft ears,sixteen clippy-cloppy claws,One cold, wet nose,Two beautiful brown eyes,One wagging tail,That is forever hitting
my thighs.
Beautiful you are,From nose to tail,Lovely you seem,And you hardly ever fail To prove your love,Your trust, dedication and loyalty,And four years ago,You
and I became a we.
A team,A partnership,A bond so strong,When you stand beside me,In harness so clean and bright,Nothing seems wrong,And all seems right.
Your bouncy ways when you get excited,Your sulky face when I tell you “no!”Your happiness when its food time,And your dedication when I say, “Time to go!”Your
loyalty as you guide me,Through the streets we both have learnt,Your my eyes and my companion,And no matter what life brings it will never hurtSo much
if you are there,Standing strong by my side,Wagging tail at new friends,Happy bounces at your four-legged ones.
Still a puppy at heart,But a great mobility aid to me,That is why I am grateful,That four years ago you and I became a we.
Sitting to be stroked,When you’re off duty and just a dog,Head so proudly held you’d think you were King of the hogs.Drooling as we pet you,Enjoying the
attention and love,A wonderful buddy you turned out to be,Four years ago when you and I became a we.
We nicknamed you Lord Bailey,As you give off that aristocratical air,Your paws tucked in and your nose held high,And sniff around with that superior glare.Sleeping
so peacefully,In your many beds,Curled up on the living room rug,Or sprawled out on your cushion bed,Jumping with joy as you get a weekly treat,snacking
on the ears of pigs because you’re not fond of the feet,Chewing your bones so loudly,So loud we have to turn up the TV,
Groaning at my feet when I’m studying,You never seem in peace,Twitching and running you go,While you’re soundly asleep,And yet hearing all these noises
it makes me Feel so much at ease.
I feel safe while you’re beside me,You bark to warn of your fear,You sit beside me when I laugh,Nuzzle me when I have tears,When you’re sick I’m beside
you,And it pains me to see you sad,You’re a wonderful best friend/companion,A bonny big old lad.
Some think you’re still in training,Others think you’re old,But I know what you are to me,My furry friend with a heart of gold.Sometimes you’re mischievous
and have to be told off,And sometimes you’re a crazy fool and make me want to laugh,Others you just lay down calmly and quietly at my knees,And I am so
grateful four years ago, You and I became a we.
You guide me through busy streets with ease,Dodge all the lamposts and things,You may sniff the odd bin or two,But you’re a dog and I know dogs have needs.You
run free whenever we get chance,And I love to see you play,And in my heart I keep you safe,For today and all days.You stop at kerbs to warn me,The road
is just right there,You wait to be told to cross,And at “forward” you take me there,You find the shops we need,And sometimes you pretend you don’t hear,I
guess some shops you hate to be in,And then others you would never fear,You know where I like to go,After us being together so long,You know when you’ve
been good or bad,and you know when you’re right and when you’re wrong,You trudge come rain or shine,You plod on even when you’re tired and want to sleep,But
for all your help I am grateful,Four years ago when you and I became a we.
A special dog you are,Like so many others through this world,Gifted to be patient, honest and true,And put my safety on your list of things to do.You ask
for warmth, comfort, food, water and care,And all you truly need other than that is A cuddle or two here and there.So calm and efficient yet Still a crazy
hound,Your personality makes me love you so,And want you to always stick around,The bond we share so special,Your company preferencial,Your presence a
comfort and soMy love is consequential.
So on this day when you became my eyes,When officially you became my best friend,I want you to know I appreciate all that you do,And will until the very
end,So when others understand that bond,Or see you the way I see,Then they will surely know why I am grateful,Four years ago when you and I became a We!
 

Feet Stink Up Airport Carpet

16 Mar

Feet stink up airport carpet

PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) — Officials at a Florida airport said security workers want to replace two carpets at checkpoints they say have been ruined by passengers’
smelly feet.

Palm Beach County Airports Director Bruce Pelly said at an advisory board meeting Wednesday that security officials at Palm Beach International Airport
“are complaining of odor” left behind on the floors from the smelly feet of those who remove their shoes for the two security checkpoints, the Palm Beach
Post reported.

“They just want the carpeting changed,” airport spokeswoman Casandra Davis said.

Davis said airport managers are formulating a plan to replace much of the carpeting and tile inside the airport, but no plans have been finalized.

Sari Koshetz, a Miami spokeswoman with the Transportation Security Administration, which operates the security checkpoints, said officials would support
changing the carpets. She said finding time to clean the carpet is difficult, as the checkpoints open at 4:30 a.m. each day and may not close until 1 a.m.
if flights are delayed.

“Getting carpet shampooed and dried in that short time window can be a challenge,” Koshetz said.

Classic Quotes by James Madison

16 Mar

Classic Quotes by James Madison

1751-1836

U.S. President

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.

Democracy is the most vile form of government… democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention: have ever been found incompatible
with personal security or the rights of property: and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted,
bastardized form of illegitimate government.

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and
sudden usurpations.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so
incoherent that they cannot be understood.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against
crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

Such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property;
and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.
 

Notable Birthdays For March 16

16 Mar

Those born on this date include:
- James Madison, fourth president of the United States, in 1751
- German physicist Georg Ohm, a pioneer in the study of electricity, in 1789
- Former U.S. first lady Pat Nixon in 1912
- Actress Mercedes McCambridge in 1916
- Actor Leo McKern in 1920
- Entertainer Jerry Lewis in 1926 (age 84)
- Former U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., in 1927
- Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci in 1940 (age 70)
- Game-show host Chuck Woolery in 1941 (age 69)
- Actor Erik Estrada in 1949 (age 60)
- Actress Kate Nelligan in 1950 (age 60)

This Day In History: March 16

16 Mar

In 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

In 1827, Freedom’s Journal, the first black newspaper in America, was published in New York.

In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter” was first published.

In 1926, Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fuel rocket.

In 1966, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott docked their Gemini 8 space vehicle with an Agena craft, a first in orbital history.

In 1968, some 300 Vietnam villagers died at the hands of U.S. troops in what came to be known as the My Lai massacre.

In 1978, the U.S. Senate approved the first of two Panama Canal pacts, guaranteeing neutrality of the canal after Panama assumed control at the end of
1999.

In 1991, Baghdad claimed its troops had crushed an uprising in southern Iraq that began in the wake of the Gulf War.

In 1992, a state court in Los Angeles awarded humorist Art Buchwald and producer Alain Bernheim $900,000 from Paramount Studios for Buchwald’s idea for
the movie “Coming to America,” which was a hit for comedian Eddie Murphy.

In 1994, the International Atomic Energy Agency said North Korea barred its inspectors from checking one of the nation’s seven nuclear sites.

In 1998, in a 14-page statement, the Vatican apologized for not doing more to prevent the killing of millions of Jews at the hands of the Nazis.

In 2002, Crown Prince Abdullah, the defacto leader of Saudi Arabia, told U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney that it wasn’t in the best interests of the United
States or the region for the United States to attack Iraq.

In 2004, Hans Blix, the former U.N. chief weapons inspector in Iraq, criticized the Bush administration for having “a set mind” about going to war with
Iraq, calling the search for weapons of mass destruction an old-fashioned witch hunt.

In 2006, Iraq’s recently elected 275-member parliament convened for the first time in Baghdad but did little and adjourned after 30 minutes.

Also in 2006, joint U.S. and Iraqi military forces staged a massive air offensive with more than 50 aircraft hitting insurgent positions northeast of Samara.

In 2007, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who admitted he masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, revealed that he personally executed Wall Street Journal reporter
Daniel Pearl the following year in Pakistan, the U.S. government said.

In 2008, with the Bear Stearns investment bank teetering on the brink of collapse on Wall Street, the Federal Reserve in New York approved a $30 billion
loan to JP Morgan Chase to back a bargain buyout of Bear Sterns stock.

Ezzy’s Joke of the Day: Medical Records

16 Mar

The following are actual medical records [supposedly] taken from patients’ actual medical charts…

– The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.

– I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

– The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week.

– She is numb from her toes down.

– While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

– The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

– Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.

– Patient was alert and unresponsive.

– When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.

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