- China
has done is and now, India is following suit. New Delhi, the world's most polluted city, is trying whatever it can
to reduce the amount of toxic smog choking its air and everyone inside its city
limits. As of this week, the city government is in the midst of a second round
of two-week car restrictions to reduce air pollution that has propelled the
Indian capital ahead of numerous Chinese rivals and to the top of the list of
the world’s most polluted cities. According to the city's top elected official,
Arvind Kejriwal, private cars will be allowed on the streets on alternate days
from now until April 30 based on even or odd license plate numbers. The first
day of the ban was a holiday in India and traffic was minimal compared to the typical
gridlock that clogs the roads in the capital every day. With schools, colleges
and government offices closed, it was a rare and short-term chance to clear the
air in the most minimal way possible. To enforce the restrictions, more than
5,000 civil defense volunteers will assist police and violators will be fined
$30. This could be a solid moneymaker for the government, as over 700 people
were fined in the first few hours after the restriction went into effect at 8
a.m., police said. Most believe that the true chaos will begin on Monday when
people return to work. A similar short-term driving crackdown in January had
led to a significant reduction in pollution levels after more than one-third of
the city's 3 million private cars went off the roads. A large part of the
problem is that many vehicles in India, especially trucks, run on highly
polluting diesel. As a result, air pollution contributes to more than 600,000
deaths each year in the country. But breathe easy - for now - New Delhi residents……..
- You can't
rock the mic in America if you can't get past U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Grime
recording star Skepta was supposed to light up the stage at Coachella this
weekend, but it turns out that the only flow he’ll be unleashing will come through
social media for the time being after he was denied a work visa that would have
allowed him to enter the United States. "Love
to everybody that wanted to see me on tour this month, my U.S visa has been
denied and I am not allowed in America right now," he wrote on Twitter. In
a subsequent Instagram post, he added, "Still taking forward steps and
forever working with God. Brb.” This could affect more than one festival gig,
as Skepta has several other U.S. tour dates booked April and May, all of which
are now under threat. It was supposed to be a big weekend for the grime
star, as he revealed details of a new song, “Man,” and
confirmed that Pharrell Williams will appear on his new album 'Konnichiwa.’ “Man”
samples heavily from Queens Of The Stone Age's song 'Regular John,” and the
album on which it appears is due out on May 6. Performing at Coachella is
typically a great chance to grab attention from new fans in a new country, but
the British rapper with a Nigerian birth certificate won't have that chance and
may not be able to perform in the U.S. any time soon if he can't clear up the
bureaucratic red tape that tripped him up this time around……..
- There
is no sense in making or enjoying quality meth if you’re not going to pass the
joy of the white trash drug of choice on to the next generation. North Carolina
resident Kimberly Dawn Lowery and her boyfriend,
Nathan Todd Vallini, understand the importance of sharing the good things in
life with your children even though that sharing now has them in jail. This
dynamic parenting duo was arrested after Lowery’s four children tested positive for
methamphetamine, the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office announced. The four
children – ranging in age from 4 to 12 – were living with the couple when some
narc of a relative filed a complaint about possible drug use in the home.
Clearly, this unidentified relative didn’t appreciate the chance for these kids
to get an head start on becoming top results in a Google image search for “faces
of meth,” so investigators subsequently began an investigation and tested the
children. When the kids tested positive for meth, Lowery and Vallini were each
charged with four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. It’s
unclear how the meth got into the children’s bodies, be it by using the drug
directly or secondhand means, but either way, it’s a nice reminder that there
are a hell of a lot of people in this world who should not procreate and should
be immediately relieved of any children if they do happen to give birth. Here’s
hoping you enjoy your jail time and your kids being in foster care, tools………
- Long
live Jimmy Smokes. He may be 71 years old and about 751 packs of Marlboro Reds
past the time lung cancer and emphysema should have sent him shuffling off this
mortal coil, but that doesn’t mean Detroit Tigers special assistant Jim Leyland
is simply going to chill and casually enjoy his remaining time on this planet. Leyland,
the famously irascible and incorrigible former skipper of the Tigers,
Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies, clocked out as an MLB
manager in 2013, but has continued to work for the Tigers and will now manage Team
USA in the World Baseball Classic. "It's a great honor to be named manager
of team USA," Leyland said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to
working with USA Baseball on this challenge in my career. I'm excited to get
started and flattered with this opportunity." Of course, that’s assuming
the multiple packs of unfiltered cigarettes this guy smokes daily don’t claim
his life before the fourth World Baseball Classic takes place in 2017, but it
would be awesome to see a guy who has never served as a manager on an
international level get this chance. He ranks 15th on the all-time MLB
managerial wins list with 1,769 and first all-time in nicotine ingested, so
maybe Leyland will help the United States bounce back in the WBC after being eliminated
in the second round in 2013. "We could not be happier to have Jim Leyland
serve as the manager," USA Baseball CEO Paul Seiler said in a statement. "His
tremendous managerial success will produce immediate respect and rapport
amongst the players and staff and we look forward to him leading Team USA to
new heights in the World Baseball Classic." Just make sure there’s a
designated smoking area at the stadium for all Team USA games and everything
will be just fine………
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