- Homeless people do not get nearly enough credit. They
barely get enough spare change to survive, but one indigent man in Houston is
working to change all of that. He was the man on the spot after a motorist
found herself in a dangerous spot. Bianca Thomas somehow managed to walk away
unscathed after a car landed on top of her vehicle while she was sitting at a
red light, police said. Thomas herself is unsure how she escaped without harm
after a Nissan Altima that was speeding along the North Freeway road approaching
the W. Mount Houston intersection spun out of control and struck her car. "He
[hit] the curb, and one of the wheels actually did come off," said
Sergeant Ignacio Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department. The 66-year-old
man behind the wheel allegedly plowed through two traffic signs and careened
into the U-turn lane, where he lammed into a light pole and his car whipped
around. "I just heard something, and I heard the car just trample all over
my car," Thomas said. "I'm just blessed to be alive right now. I was
stopped at the red light and a car just came out of nowhere and trampled over
my car." As the accident happened, a homeless man who was standing on a
nearby street corner washing windows and presumably receiving no shortage of
scorn from those he tried to serve sprinted over to help. "The homeless
guy on the corner got me out on the passenger side, and I jumped out of the
car," Thomas said. The driver of the Nissan died at the scene, but
Thomas walked away intact and she has a man most people would not give the time
of day to to thank for it……
- From the department of “And your point is?” comes a bold,
revolutionary statement by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Wenger boldly called Bayern
Munich midfielder Arjen Robben "a very good diver" after the Dutch
star earned a disputed penalty call in his team’s Champions League clash with
Arsenal. Bayern won the series on aggregate score, 3-1, after a 1-1 tie in the
second match between the two sides. Robben was also at the center of some drama
when he crumbled under a challenge from Wojciech Szczesny in the first leg at
Emirates Stadium last month, netting a red card for the Arsenal keeper that
swung in the balance of Bayern. After watching his team try and fail to
overcome a two-goal deficit, Wenger elected not to go the classy route and
instead accused Robben of doing the one thing that is inherent in the skill set
of all soccer players: diving in an attempt to win calls from the referees. "Robben
did well, he dived well," Wenger said. "We do not want to make this
the trial of the referee, but I said this yesterday and it happened again. It
is no surprise. We want the referee to make the right decisions, it's as simple
as that. Robben is very good at getting the maximum of nothing and he is a
great player and as well a very good diver, but it is part of it. He is a fantastic
player, I would not deny that, he's one of the best players in the world, but
he gets in front of a player and then he slows down and goes down.” After his
prolonged post-match whining, Wenger wrapped up his rant by saying that he had
spoken with the referee before the second match of the series, but to not
avail. Robben took another dive and earned a free kick that was saved by
Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski. When quizzed about the accusations against
him, Robben responded well. “I always say if you are a big manager then take
your loss," Robben said. "If you win be happy, but don’t start
complaining about silly things. From a big manager you expect a little bit
more.” He’s right. Diving is ingrained in soccer and complaining about it is
simply pointless……..
- The five-second rule rules. Hungry people everywhere have
been using this made-up rule for decades to justify eating all manner of food
they dropped on the floor, but researchers at Aston University in England have finally
done the necessary legwork to prove that the rule actually has merit. The team,
led by microbiology professor Anthony Hilton, found that picking up food
immediately after it falls on the floor decreases chances of the food being
contaminated with disease-causing germs. Hilton led a team of biology students
who threw Doritos on the floor, er, tested how long it takes the bacteria E.
coli and Staphylococcus aureus to transfer onto food when it stayed on the
floor for a period of three to 30 seconds. For their work, they raided the
biology department fridge and dropped pasta, toast, a biscuit and sticky candy
on different types of floors, including laminate, tiled and carpeted floors.
"Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it
very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time,"
the researchers wrote in their findings. "However, the findings of this
study will bring some light relief to those who have been employing the
five-second rule for years, despite a general consensus that it is purely
myth." For those who don’t know, the five-second rule declares it
acceptable to grub on food that is dropped on the floor but picked up within
five short seconds. The researchers found found that not only did quickly
picking the food up shorten the amount of bacteria, the amount also depended on
the type of floor. "We have found evidence that transfer from indoor
flooring surfaces is incredibly poor with carpet actually posing the lowest
risk of bacterial transfer onto dropped food," the team added latter in
its report. In the study, bacteria were most likely to transfer to moist food
if it was dropped onto tiled and laminated floors for more than five seconds.
When study participants were asked if they use the five-second rule, a solid 90
percent said they either had done so or would………
- Nerds, calm down. Your beloved sitcom of choice isn't
going anywhere any time soon, not if CBS has anything to say about it. The
dork-tastic “The Big Bang Theory” will be around for at least
another three years after the network officially extended it Wednesday,
ensuring the show will hit the legendary 10-year mark that so few shows ever
reach. It joins the club occupied by “Friends” and “M.A.S.H.” among others and
getting there will mean huge paydays for stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley
Cuoco, who will each make $350,000 an episode…or will they. All three have
reportedly asked for a raise of $150,000 per episode to put themselves at a
cool $500,000 per show. That will happen when a show pulls in 19 million
viewers a week and is d the most popular show for people ages 19-45. All of
this is quite a nice turn for what was once billed as a niche show with a
limited appeal. Along the way to an eighth, ninth and tenth season,
opportunities galore have popped up for the show’s stars. Parsons hosted
“Saturday Night Live” and received glowing reviews and Galecki recently starred
in a high-priced Super Bowl add for Hyundai. Cuoco has been annoying the hell
out of views as the pitch person for the travel website priceline.com. Stars
cam be hesitant to lock in to any show for a full decade for fear of being
typecast as their character on that show, but since none of the stars of “Big
Bang” are considered Hollywood A-listers who get prime roles in movies, taking
a reliable, high-paying gig for three more years is a solid choice. Shooting 24
episodes a year would earn all three of the aforementioned trio $24 million
before taxes and with show creator Chuck Lorre having both “Big Bang” and “Two and a Half Men” in the 10-season club,
those are tough numbers to ignore………
- How’s your week going, Pakistan? If you live in Karachi,
probably not well. If you get to watch the horrifying violence unfolding there
from a safe distance, then perhaps the week sucks a little less. The scene in
Karachi was chaotic on Wednesday as street battles between two rival gangs armed with
RPGs and machine guns killed at least 16 people, including four women. That’s
right, gangs in Karachi have access to rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Any
gang can get machine guns, but it takes true resourcefulness to procure RPGs.
The clash also injured 39 people, mainly schoolchildren, and is the worst
outbreak of criminal-related violence to plague the troubled city in recent
months. “It erupted this morning when two gangs exchanged heavy gunfire in the
Lyari neighborhood,” senior police official Faisal Bashir said. “Later they
fired RPGs and lobbed hand grenades at each other.” According to a spokesman
for paramilitary troops called to the scene, two gangsters were killed and one was
arrested. Bashir claimed that one of the gangs suspected the other of providing
a tip to police that led to the killing of a top leader and because no one
likes a rat regardless of where they are in the world, it was go time. Gunfire
rang out around 4 a.m. because in Pakistan, gangs rise early lest they waste
precious early-morning killing time napping it out. A 43-year-old resident was treated at Karachi
Civil Hospital for a gunshot wound in his right leg and reported sitting in his
shop when he heard explosions. According to eyewitness reports, some locals
marched with the wounded and chanted angry slogans against security forces
before briefly clashing with them. By the afternoon, more than 200 police
commandos were on the scene and relative calm was restored….for now…….
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