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KLS52 said:
FedEx and UPS failed to make some deliveries in time for Christmas. I placed my last online order three weeks early and received the last box on 12/24. I'm not going to say I wasn't annoyed because I kept getting emails from ups giving me a delivery date and time but then the package wouldn't arrive. I knew something bizarre was going on because this never happened to me before and three separate deliveries from three stores were delayed.

I'm kind of feeling bad for the workers, though.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...w-fire-after-christmas-delivery-problems?lite
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The same thing happened to my mother. She ordered something on the Dec. 4 with 2-3 day shipping. It didn't arrive until Christmas Eve.
 
http://twitchy.com/2014/01/02/die-f...ath-on-ailing-former-first-lady-barbara-bush/

There are nuts on both sides of the fence.
 
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Boy, are they strict in Australia. I leave my windows down all the time in the summer.

A FATHER who left the window down on his parked and unattended car on a scorching summer's day has been slugged with a fine that has left him hot under the collar.
Julian Harris was visiting family in Brisbane's north on Sunday when he decided to leave two windows down "three to four" centimetres to let some of the hot air escape from the parked car on the 34C day.
It was a decision that left the father of one with a $44 fine and a rap across the knuckles from police.
"It was 34 degrees so I left the windows down slightly so it wouldn't be boiling hot for my 3-year-old son when we got back in.
"I was trying to do the right thing…it's just what you do with it being so hot in Queensland."
Mr Harris returned to the car, which was parked on Windsor Place at Deception Bay, about two hours later to discover the fine for an offence he had never heard of.
Under Queensland law, if a driver is more than 3m from their car, the vehicle must be "secured" with the engine off, hand brake applied, ignition key removed (if no one over 16 remains in vehicle) and windows up with a gap no more than 5cm....
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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-down-on-hot-day/story-fnihsrf2-1226793936291
 
I couldn't imagine doing one, let alone 365 marathons.
A couple in their 60s ran a marathon every day in 2013, completing a year-long run around Australia on Tuesday.

And they did it all while maintaining a raw, vegan diet, they say on their website.

Janette Murray-Wakelin, 64, and Alan Murray, 68, finished their 365th consecutive marathon on Dec. 31 in Melbourne with their children and grandchildren among the 200 onlookers, they wrote on their Facebook page. Other runners began to run alongside them for the final stretch.

“A very emotional moment and so wonderful to see them,” they said of seeing their family. “We were quite overwhelmed with such a wonderful welcome.”

Then today, Jan. 1, they ran their 366th consecutive marathon, which they say is a world record.

Since setting out on their journey a year ago, they’ve run 9,776.75 miles, according to their Facebook page.
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Elderly Couple Ran a Marathon Every Day of 2013
 
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This week, on That Wacky Facebook, Facebook gets sued for allegedly (read: totally) reading the private messages of its users and selling them to advertisers! :weird:


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Moll Flanders said:
Nick Griffin: BNP Leader Declared Bankrupt - Yahoo News UK

Aw, Nick Griffin, chairman of the BNP (far-right fascist) party, has gone bankrupt. He is now planning to produce a booklet on dealing with debt.o_O Why doesn't he produce a booklet on being a sweaty, racist moron, it seems more his style.
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Why is there not a rule against politicians being bankrupt? There should be. In other news: Haaaaa.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/05/3120251/texas-family-life-support-pregnant/ awful story. what a hard situation to be in.
 
Why would the parents even take their daughter to a dentist that wanted to do 4 root canals on a 3 year old? I hope the dentist is charged with manslaughter.
Very sad. :(

Fried said that the child was diagnosed by the dentist and scheduled for procedures on 10 teeth, including root canals on four teeth and fillings in the others.

The toddler in Hawaii went into a coma after the procedure Dec. 3 and was later diagnosed as in "a persistent vegetative state,'' Fried said.

His suit alleges the dental practice made at least four critical errors in the case including misdiagnosis, overmedication and inadequate monitoring and resuscitation of the patient.

Fried said examination by another dentist later determined that most of the dental work was unnecessary...
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/04/child-dead-after-dental-work/4319529/
 
I would have thought that you wouldn't even do root canal on a three year old; if the tooth was that bad they would just pull it out, and leave it until the second teeth came through, but maybe they need to keep the gap filled.....
 
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