Monday, May 19, 2014
Man has filed lawsuit suing lots of people for two undecillion dollars
A Manhattan man is suing New York City, NYC Transit, Au Bon Pain Store, two local hospitals, Kmart, a “Latina” dog owner and several others for two undecillion dollars.
Anton Purisima, 62, filed the hand-scribbled lawsuit in Manhattan federal court. Purisima, who is representing himself, appears to be more of a mathematician than a lawyer.
He correctly listed the obscure number, which is written with a “2″ followed by 36 zeros, in a 22-page complaint accusing the defendants of everything from civil rights violations to attempted murder. While its difficult to decipher just what Purisima is accusing the defendants of, some allegations are clear.
His claims include having his middle finger infected and bloodied after being bit by a “rabies-infected” dog on a city bus and then having a “Chinese couple” taking unauthorized photos of him while he was being treated at a local hospital. The suit claims the pain and damages he suffered can’t be measured in money and are, therefore, “priceless.” Included in the suit as evidence is a photo of his bloodied finger.
Anton Purisima, 62, filed the hand-scribbled lawsuit in Manhattan federal court. Purisima, who is representing himself, appears to be more of a mathematician than a lawyer.
He correctly listed the obscure number, which is written with a “2″ followed by 36 zeros, in a 22-page complaint accusing the defendants of everything from civil rights violations to attempted murder. While its difficult to decipher just what Purisima is accusing the defendants of, some allegations are clear.
His claims include having his middle finger infected and bloodied after being bit by a “rabies-infected” dog on a city bus and then having a “Chinese couple” taking unauthorized photos of him while he was being treated at a local hospital. The suit claims the pain and damages he suffered can’t be measured in money and are, therefore, “priceless.” Included in the suit as evidence is a photo of his bloodied finger.
One man arrested after 90-year-old woman had TV stolen while she was watching it
Franklin County deputies say one person is behind bars after three suspects allegedly stole a television while a woman was watching it.
According to Sheriff Zach Scott, three people broke into a home in South Columbus, Ohio. While one resident was asleep in her room, her 90-year-old aunt was watching television at around 10:50am.
The three suspects took the TV and $500 in cash. The 90-year-old was confused and not sure what was happening. She did tell deputies that one person had a gun.
The suspects fled when the sleeping resident awoke and screamed. On Thursday, deputies arrested and charged Shawn McCoy with the crime. Court documents indicate McCoy tried to sell the 50-inch set. Deputies say the search for the other two suspects continues.
According to Sheriff Zach Scott, three people broke into a home in South Columbus, Ohio. While one resident was asleep in her room, her 90-year-old aunt was watching television at around 10:50am.
The three suspects took the TV and $500 in cash. The 90-year-old was confused and not sure what was happening. She did tell deputies that one person had a gun.
The suspects fled when the sleeping resident awoke and screamed. On Thursday, deputies arrested and charged Shawn McCoy with the crime. Court documents indicate McCoy tried to sell the 50-inch set. Deputies say the search for the other two suspects continues.
Mysterious elephant having a paddle at Florida beach was probably there for a birthday party
An elephant spotted on North Redington Beach in Pinellas County, Florida, on Saturday was likely part of a beach birthday party.
Back in February, a woman asked the city commission to sign off on having the trained elephant to make an appearance at her 60th birthday party.
Commissioners approved that request.
Unbelievable isn't it? *Repeat infinitum*
YouTube link. Also here.
Beach goers had spotted the elephant having a paddle in the comfortable Gulf of Mexico waters.
Back in February, a woman asked the city commission to sign off on having the trained elephant to make an appearance at her 60th birthday party.
Commissioners approved that request.
Unbelievable isn't it? *Repeat infinitum*
YouTube link. Also here.
Beach goers had spotted the elephant having a paddle in the comfortable Gulf of Mexico waters.
Couple surprised to find eight-foot alligator having a dip in their pool
Sharon Bente heard a noise in her backyard in Bradenton, Florida, at about 4am on Thursday when she found an eight-foot alligator taking a dip in her pool.
"I saw something that is not usually in the pool along with the little floaty, and it turned out to be an alligator," she said. The gator had ripped through a screen of the enclosed patio, said Bente's husband, John.
"He was just swimming around in circles," he said. "He tried to get up here for awhile, [but] I think he was a little intimidated with everybody watching, too." A trapper later came and removed the reptile after the couple called the Sheriff's Office.
YouTube link.
"It was quite an evening," said John. "I'm sure there's other alligators. I'm sure I'm going to be sleeping with my - with at least one eye open for a while." The couple has since repaired the screen surrounding the pool, while the gator was taken to a farm in Arcadia.
"I saw something that is not usually in the pool along with the little floaty, and it turned out to be an alligator," she said. The gator had ripped through a screen of the enclosed patio, said Bente's husband, John.
"He was just swimming around in circles," he said. "He tried to get up here for awhile, [but] I think he was a little intimidated with everybody watching, too." A trapper later came and removed the reptile after the couple called the Sheriff's Office.
YouTube link.
"It was quite an evening," said John. "I'm sure there's other alligators. I'm sure I'm going to be sleeping with my - with at least one eye open for a while." The couple has since repaired the screen surrounding the pool, while the gator was taken to a farm in Arcadia.
Police stopped man riding motorbike while drunk and carrying two-year-old boy in his arms
A man has been pulled over while riding an unregistered motorbike with a two-year-old boy in his arms.
Police officers say they noticed the motorbike in Heckenburg, south-west of Sydney, Australia, at about 9:45pm on Saturday.
The officers observed that the rider was not wearing a helmet and had no lights on the bike. It appeared the rider was carrying a bag in his arms and as the officers followed the bike they activated their warning lights and sirens. The man allegedly rode onto a footpath, dropped the bike and attempted to run from the officers.
A foot pursuit commenced and police caught the man as he ran away. When the man was apprehended, the officers discovered he was carrying a two year old boy, who was not injured. An ambulance was called and the man and boy were conveyed to Liverpool Hospital with a police guard.
The man was later released from police custody pending further inquiries. Police are investigating several offences including riding under the influence of alcohol, riding whilst disqualified, riding in a manner dangerous, being unregistered and hindering police. The boy was cared for by his mother and police have alerted authorities in relation to the child’s ongoing welfare.
The officers observed that the rider was not wearing a helmet and had no lights on the bike. It appeared the rider was carrying a bag in his arms and as the officers followed the bike they activated their warning lights and sirens. The man allegedly rode onto a footpath, dropped the bike and attempted to run from the officers.
A foot pursuit commenced and police caught the man as he ran away. When the man was apprehended, the officers discovered he was carrying a two year old boy, who was not injured. An ambulance was called and the man and boy were conveyed to Liverpool Hospital with a police guard.
The man was later released from police custody pending further inquiries. Police are investigating several offences including riding under the influence of alcohol, riding whilst disqualified, riding in a manner dangerous, being unregistered and hindering police. The boy was cared for by his mother and police have alerted authorities in relation to the child’s ongoing welfare.
Hundreds of sheep died after eating darling pea and bashing their heads open like heroin addicts
Hundreds of sheep in the central west of New South Wales, Australia, have died after eating a poisonous plant and bashing their heads open "like heroin addicts".
Plague proportions of darling pea have dealt another blow to farmers who suffered the impacts of the bushfire in Coonabarabran last January.
The endangered native pea, which usually exists in the area in small quantities, has spread wildly following the bushfire, which burnt 54,000 hectares of the Warrumbungle National Park and adjoining farms.
Stephen and Louise Knight have lost 800 sheep to the noxious plant so far on their steep, rocky property, Tannabah. "We counted 800 missing wethers at shearing time," Mrs Knight said. "It was just devastating they weren't there when we went to get them. The fire was a distressing thing to have happen, we lost so many stock, fences, pasture - and then for it to come back with a terrible noxious plant like this, it's awful and very distressing." Darling pea, from the Swainsona species, is a stout-stemmed, erect plant with purple pea-shaped flowers and long woolly pods.
The Swainsona species contain a poison that is toxic to livestock. When grazed on for extended periods of time, the plant's toxins build in the animals' systems and affect their central nervous systems by attacking an enzyme involved in metabolism. North West Local Land Services regional veterinarian Bob McKinnon said the stock became addicted to the plant and displayed erratic behaviour "similar to that of a drunk". "They lose weight to start with and then get staggery, the progression gets worse, they get unco-ordinated and depressed, they don't know where their feet are and they become recumbent and die that way," he said. Other symptoms the affected animals display include staring eyes, head pressing, muscle tremors, walking with a paddling gait, high stepping, and dragging hind legs.
Mrs Knight said the symptoms were evident. "They just go to a post and bang their head on it till they crack their heads open; it's like dealing with a thousand heroin addicts," she said. With stock in this condition, paddocks that once took the Knights six hours to muster now take them days. Unfortunately, Mr McKinnon said there was no easy cure for the affected animals. "The cure is to get the animals off it," he said. "Once you take them off it they are no longer exposed to the substance that is blocking the enzyme and the cells can then repair themselves. But if they've been on it too long the damage has been done and it doesn't repair to where it should be."
Stephen and Louise Knight have lost 800 sheep to the noxious plant so far on their steep, rocky property, Tannabah. "We counted 800 missing wethers at shearing time," Mrs Knight said. "It was just devastating they weren't there when we went to get them. The fire was a distressing thing to have happen, we lost so many stock, fences, pasture - and then for it to come back with a terrible noxious plant like this, it's awful and very distressing." Darling pea, from the Swainsona species, is a stout-stemmed, erect plant with purple pea-shaped flowers and long woolly pods.
The Swainsona species contain a poison that is toxic to livestock. When grazed on for extended periods of time, the plant's toxins build in the animals' systems and affect their central nervous systems by attacking an enzyme involved in metabolism. North West Local Land Services regional veterinarian Bob McKinnon said the stock became addicted to the plant and displayed erratic behaviour "similar to that of a drunk". "They lose weight to start with and then get staggery, the progression gets worse, they get unco-ordinated and depressed, they don't know where their feet are and they become recumbent and die that way," he said. Other symptoms the affected animals display include staring eyes, head pressing, muscle tremors, walking with a paddling gait, high stepping, and dragging hind legs.
Mrs Knight said the symptoms were evident. "They just go to a post and bang their head on it till they crack their heads open; it's like dealing with a thousand heroin addicts," she said. With stock in this condition, paddocks that once took the Knights six hours to muster now take them days. Unfortunately, Mr McKinnon said there was no easy cure for the affected animals. "The cure is to get the animals off it," he said. "Once you take them off it they are no longer exposed to the substance that is blocking the enzyme and the cells can then repair themselves. But if they've been on it too long the damage has been done and it doesn't repair to where it should be."
Nearly half of children in Dundee have never tried haggis
Almost half of children in Dundee have never tried haggis.
New figures reveal 41% of Dundee’s children have never tried Scotland's national dish, preferring instead American treats like burgers and doughnuts.
Dundee’s children have tried the dish more often than other young people in Scotland however, with 47% of children nationally having never tasted the savoury pudding.
The research also shows that 67% of children in Dundee have never tried black pudding. Despite seaside holidays being very popular, 32% of children in Dundee have never tasted the seaside classic treat, candy floss.
The research suggests that the palates of children in Dundee are now more attune to international foods like pizzas, burgers and chips, and doughnuts.
Dundee’s children have tried the dish more often than other young people in Scotland however, with 47% of children nationally having never tasted the savoury pudding.
The research also shows that 67% of children in Dundee have never tried black pudding. Despite seaside holidays being very popular, 32% of children in Dundee have never tasted the seaside classic treat, candy floss.
The research suggests that the palates of children in Dundee are now more attune to international foods like pizzas, burgers and chips, and doughnuts.
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