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Super Bowl viewers in Arizona see porn clip instead of game | Herald Sun

SOME US football fans watching the Super Bowl game suddenly found they were watching super porn instead.

The incident has echoes of the nipple-slip by Janet Jacksonduring the half-time show at the 2004 Super Bowl.

This time with less than three minutes to play in a tight match between Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, many viewers in the Tuscon area of the Cardinals’ home state lost the signal.

Instead of the game coverage from Tucson TV station KVOA they saw about 30 seconds of an adult movie, in which a woman unzipped a man’s trousers.

They then saw full frontal male nudity from the adult channel Club Jenna. This was followed by a “graphic sex act”.

In Tucson, cable provider Comcast said the clip was broadcast to some suburban customers watching the Super Bowl on a low definition service.

Comcast spokeswoman Jenni Moyer said the company was “mortified” at the interruption, which might have been caused by someone tapping into their transmission.

“Our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act. We are conducting a thorough investigation to determine who was behind this,” Ms Moyer said.

The Arizona Daily Star newspaper said its newsroom was inundated with calls from irate viewers.

AdelaideNow… Cricket, tuna-tossing – what a holiday

THERE will be parades and concerts in Adelaide, but the highlight of the Australia Day weekend in South Australia remains the traditional one-day international cricket.

Officials say the Adelaide Oval match, between Australia and South Africa, is a sell-out.

Elsewhere, the annual tuna-tossing competition will take place at Port Lincoln.

Contestants bid to toss a 10kg fish the furthest, not only seeking fame among the tuna-fishing community on Eyre Peninsula but also to claim a share of the $2000 prize pool.

The competition record has stood for 10 years after former Olympic hammer thrower Sean Carlin flung the the frozen fish 37.23m in 1998.

In keeping with the seafood theme, organisers will also stage a prawn-tossing competition for children and a prawn-peeling championship.

Back in Adelaide an Australia Day parade to the city’s Elder Park will kick off celebrations on Monday followed by a flag-raising ceremony and cake-cutting by Lord Mayor Michael Harbison.

A family concert will also feature 2008 Australian of the Year and popular country singer Lee Kernaghan.

Across Adelaide, citizenship ceremonies will result in several hundred people becoming Australian citizens.

Amtrak photo contest participant arrested by Amtrak police – Gadling | travel blog

When photographer Duane Kerzic first heard about Amtrak’s “Picture our Trains” photo contest, he never imagined that Amtrak police at New York’s Penn Station would confuse his picture-taking for suspicious activity and arrest him. Amtrak’s police and marketing department have to communicate better than that, don’t they? 

Well, we already know the answer to that. Kerzic was charged with trespassing after refusing to delete the photos of the trains from his camera. 

Kerzic, the alleged victim of all this, is not taking this incident lying down. On his blog, he’s encouraging people to write to their Mayors, Senators, the CEO of Amtrak, and even the President to help make sure this doesn’t happen again. Kerzic has also composed a detailed account of his arrest called (really) “Amtrak Police Intentionally Injure My Right Wrist” and he says he’d like criminal charges to be filed against the arresting officer. 

Don’t hold your breath, Duane.

Thief broke into bank toilet

MARSEILLE – A HAPLESS thief drilled his way into a French bank at the weekend, but missed the safe and instead found himself in a lavatory where he was promptly arrested, a French newspaper reported on Sunday.  The 21-year-old broke into a building adjoining a branch of Banque Populaire in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille in the early hours of Saturday morning, La Provence newspaper said.  The paper said the man, who came from Belgium and was not named, thought that he was going to end up in a room housing safe deposit boxes but instead drilled into the lavatories.  Alarms were triggered when he broke through the wall and police caught the man when they arrived on the scene. — REUTERS

Gulfnews: Man flying from Dubai caught with pigeons in his pants

Sydney: An Australian traveller who flew from Dubai to Melbourne was caught on arrival with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants, customs officials said on Tuesday.  The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage, said Richard Janeczko, national investigations manager for the Customs Service.  They found the pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to each of the man’s legs with a pair of tights, according to a statement released by the agency. Officials also seized seeds in his money belt and an undeclared eggplant.  The alleged bird smuggler, who arrived in Melbourne from Dubai on Sunday, was being questioned.  Charges of wildlife smuggling — which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of 110,000 Australian dollars ($70,430) — could be brought against the man.  Janeczko said the pigeons were not endangered and that the case — as well as the birds, eggs and seeds — had been turned over to the Quarantine Service to assess the health risk associated with bringing the birds into the country.

Businessman uses Aston Martin to decapitate himself in horrific suicide as revenge against his ex-wife

A businessman decapitated himself in his sports car to get back at his younger wife for leaving him, an inquest has heard.  Gerald Mellin, 54, taunted his estranged wife Mirrielle, 33, with threats of suicide.  He even showed her the rope he was going to use, which he kept in the boot of his open-top Aston Martin DB7.  The court heard that the day before his death Mrs Mellin had been awarded an extra £100 a week in maintenance from her former husband. … ‘He had been to see an accountant but the way he did it was all wrong. I said it was about time we stopped arguing and started behaving like adults.  ‘That was when I met him in the pub and he showed me the rope.‘  The inquest in Swansea heard that after her husband’s death she discovered he had cancelled a life insurance policy which would have paid out to her.  She said: ‘He ran up an extortionate amount of debt. I’ve got to sell the farmhouse now, just to pay the debts.‘  A suicide note was found in Mr Mellin’s pocket detailing his funeral wishes.  The cause of death was given as decapitation. Recording a verdict of suicide, Coroner Phillip Rogers said: ‘I’m satisfied this was a deliberate attempt by Mr Mellin to kill himself.‘

Elvis Alonzo Barrett, Florida Man, Issued 50 Traffic Citations In One Day

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Elvis has left the vehicle. A man was arrested on more than 50 traffic citations _ all in one day. Police said Elvis Alonzo Barrett, 46, fled from police trying to stop him for a traffic violation Thursday morning. Police said he ran through red lights, crashed into another car and a fence. Police said they found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in his car.  Barrett faces several charges, including fleeing and eluding and reckless driving.  He was also issued more than 50 traffic citations on charges including speeding, running red lights, and not wearing a seat belt.  Police said Barrett has a lengthy criminal history and his driver license was suspended.  A phone number listed for him was not in service Thursday night.

Klingon sword used in two Colorado Springs heists – The Denver Post

A man wielding a “Star Trek Klingon-type sword” robbed two Colorado Springs convenience stores early this morning, police said.  The first robbery happened at about 1:55 a.m. at a 7-Eleven at 145 N. Spruce St., Colorado Springs police said in an incident report. The second robbery happened at about 2:20 a.m. at a 7-Eleven store at 2407 N. Union Blvd.  Witnesses told police that a man wearing a black mask, black jacket and blue jeans entered the stores carrying a sword. The armed robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot from both stores, police said.  Officers searched the area but didn’t find the robber or the weapon, which was described as a “bat’leth.”

Football league nixes naughty 69 jersey for Karlsruhe’s Drpic – The Local

Dino Drpic, the new Croatian defender at Bundesliga side Karlsruhe SC, apparently wanted 69 put on his jersey as an homage to the fiery love he has with his vixen pop star wife Nives Celzijus, but the German football league nixed the naughty number.      * Germany warms up for first friendly of the year with Norway – Sport (10 Feb 09)     * Ballack and Frings recalled to face Norway – Sport (5 Feb 09)     * Hoffenheim back on top – Sport (1 Feb 09)  “Dino and I picked out the number 69 for him. But he unfortunately can’t wear it,” Celzijus told the Monday edition of newspaper Bild.  Celzijus, known for her provocative public personality, has proudly talked about her passionate relationship with her husband – not always to the benefit of his football career. Drpic had to leave his old club Dinamo Zagreb after his wife revealed on television that the couple had had sex on the middle of the pitch at the club’s stadium.  He is currently on loan to Karlsruhe, which seems to have less against the sexy PR shenanigans of former Playboy Playmate Celzijus. But the German Football League (DFL) poured cold water on using 69 for Drpic’s jersey number.  “We had come to an agreement with KSC,” said Drpic’s advisor Milan Lopac. “The club thought it was a good marketing idea. But unfortunately the DFL turned down the petition.”  After the DFL balked, the Croatian defender ended up with the number 11.  “We asked the club to pick a lower number for the sake of clarity,” DFL official Holger Hieronymus told Bild.

TheStar.com | GTA | Stabbed student shows up for job interview

A 16-year-old student went to a job interview instead of the hospital after he and a schoolmate were stabbed yesterday.  Staff at the King West Vets veterinary clinic said the Central Commerce Collegiate student showed up on time for his 1 p.m. co-op placement interview. But when employees noticed blood on his leg, they called police.  “He did really well on the interview and we were very proud of him for sticking to the appointment,” said veterinarian Kent Ackerman. He wouldn’t say if the student will get the job.  The teen, the second 16-year-old to be stabbed in the Crawford and College Sts. area yesterday, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

FOX Sports on MSN – More Sports – Report: Eight charged over Phelps bong photo

Michael Phelps’ world has already lost at least one sponsor after a picture of him smoking from a bong was published by a British tabloid. Now it seems others will pay a price as well.  Eight people have been arrested in connection with the pot-smoking picture, WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C. reported. According to the report, seven people have been charged with drug possession and one person with distribution.  Phelps was not one of the people charged.  Police have confiscated the bong from the picture, according to the report, after the bong’s owner tried to sell the paraphernalia for $100,000 on eBay. The owner was not at the party when Phelps was photographed.  Richland County sheriff’s department, which last week said it was considering pursuing charges against Phelps, could not confirm or deny the TV station’s report.  “The reporter who released that story is claiming that he has sources, but we’re not the source of that information,” said Lt. Chris Cowan, the department’s public information officer, according to a Los Angeles Times report Tuesday. “We’re not releasing any additional information. We are investigating, and if we determine that illegal activity has occurred, we will bring charges.”

FOX Sports on MSN – More Sports – Pro-pot lobby calls for Kellogg boycott over Phelps

NEW YORK (AP) – Snap, crackle … pot?  Bursting with indignation, legions of marijuana advocates are urging a boycott of Kellogg Co., including all of its popular munchies, for deciding to cut ties with Olympic hero Michael Phelps after he was photographed with a pot pipe.  The leader of one of the biggest legalize-pot organizations, the Marijuana Policy Project, called Kellogg’s action “hypocritical and disgusting,” and said he’d never seen his membership so angry, with more than 2,300 of them signing an online petition.  “Kellogg’s had no problem signing up Phelps when he had a conviction for drunk driving, an illegal act that could actually have killed someone,” said Rob Kampia, the group’s executive director. “To drop him for choosing to relax with a substance that’s safer than beer is an outrage, and it sends a dangerous message to young people.”  Also urging a boycott were the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Drug Policy Alliance. They encouraged their members to contact Kellogg to vent their views.  In one sign of the campaign’s impact, the Phelps saga took precedence over the tainted peanut butter outbreak in the recorded reply on Kellogg’s consumer hot line Tuesday.  “If you would like to share your comments regarding our relationship with Michael Phelps, please press one to speak to a representative,” said the recording. “If you’re calling about the recent peanut butter recall, please press two now.”

The Associated Press: Injured deer stumbles into Ohio vet clinic

ROSSFORD, Ohio (AP) — Workers at an Ohio pet shop are used to worried pet owners bringing their animals in to be treated in the store’s clinic. But an unaccompanied visit Saturday by a deer to the PetSmart in Rossfield was a first for the store.  Manager Trudi Urie says the wounded doe was hanging out behind the store and then ran through an open door into a stockroom.  Staff members made sure the animal couldn’t enter the shop area and called police and a veterinarian.  Agustin Cuesta had the deer brought into the clinic and closed a wound on its hind leg with dissolvable stitches as assistants held it down.  He says he couldn’t tell how the animal got hurt.  The door was reopened and the animal ran back into the wild.

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Associated Press  Thu Aug 7, 7:54 PM ET  Authorities say a grandmother was arrested for driving around the parking lot of a Marathon grocery store with her 3-year-old child sitting on the roof of the car.  Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Publix store Tuesday and arrested a 54-year-old woman after she was driving around with her three-year-old granddaughter on the roof of her car.  The grandmother was released from jail 15 hours later.  The woman said Thursday she would never let anything hurt her granddaughter. She says she was driving at “snail-speed” and holding the child’s leg.  Authorities say the woman told police she was giving the child some air and letting her have fun.  She faces charges of child abuse. The child is back with her mother.

India to launch cow urine as soft drink – Times Online

Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India’s Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine.  The bovine brew is in the final stages of development by the Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s biggest and oldest Hindu nationalist group, according to the man who makes it.  Om Prakash, the head of the department, said the drink – called “gau jal”, or “cow water” – in Sanskrit was undergoing laboratory tests and would be launched “very soon, maybe by the end of this year”.  “Don’t worry, it won’t smell like urine and will be tasty too,” he told The Times from his headquarters in Hardwar, one of four holy cities on the River Ganges. “Its USP will be that it’s going to be very healthy. It won’t be like carbonated drinks and would be devoid of any toxins.” The drink is the latest attempt by the RSS – which was founded in 1925 and now claims eight million members – to cleanse India of foreign influence and promote its ideology of Hindutva, or Hindu-ness.  Hindus revere cows and slaughtering them is illegal in most of India. Cow dung is traditionally used as a fuel and disinfectant in villages, while cow urine and dung are often consumed in rituals to “purify” those on the bottom rungs of the Hindu caste system.  In 2001, the RSS and its offshoots – which include the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party – began promoting cow urine as a cure for ailments ranging from liver disease to obesity and even cancer.  The movement has often been accused of using more violent methods, such as killing 67 Christians in the eastern state of Orissa last year, and assaulting women in a pub in Mangalore last month. It also has a history of targeting foreign business in India, as in 1994, when it organised a nationwide boycott of multinational consumer goods, including Pepsi and Coca Cola.  The cola brands are popular in India, now one of their biggest markets, but have struggled in recent years to shake off allegations, which they deny, that they contain dangerous levels of pesticide.  Mr Prakash said his drink, by contrast, was made mainly of cow urine, mixed with a few medicinal and ayurvedic herbs. He said it would be “cheap”, but declined to give further details about its price or ingredients until it was officially launched.  He insisted, however, that it would be able to compete with the American cola brands, even with their enormous advertising budgets. “We’re going to give them good competition as our drink is good for mankind,” he said. “We may also think of exporting it.”

Admirals to host ‘Don’t Be Like Mike’ night – JSOnline

There’s a good chance Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps won’t be at the Milwaukee Admirals game Feb. 19.  That’s when the American Hockey League team is holding a “Don’t Be Like Mike” night when it plays Rockford at 7 p.m. at the Bradley Center.  Any graduate of the DARE program can get into the game for $2 by bringing their graduation certificate to the Admirals’ office or the Bradley Center box office.  Also, anyone with the name Michael, Phelps, Mary Jane, Cheech, Chong, Weed – or Wied – can get a $2 ticket as well. Those who have won an Olympic gold medal also get the discount.  The Admirals will give away a weed wacker signed by the team as well.  If Milwaukee scores with 4:20 left on the clock in any period, one fan will win a season ticket for next season.  The team also is providing a document shredder at the DigiCopy information table outside Section 225 “so fans can bring any embarrassing or incriminating photo to be destroyed,” according to a news release.

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