Waching daily Sep 2 2017

From DailyDoseOfWeirdNews.com, I'm Darren Marlar; this is your Daily Dose of Weird News!

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A dry cleaner in Oregon has posted a sign that if you support President Trump, then

they don't want you as a customer.  ***That might have an effect... if you are the only

dry cleaner in the area.  You're not.  So enjoy your lack of business for being so

obtuse.  Heck, I didn't vote for Trump – but I still wouldn't want to do business

with you just because you're being a jerk.  If I were the competition, I'd put up a

sign saying "Who you voted for isn't any of our business, we just want to clean your

clothes."

The University of Victoria's law library is turning the page on innovation by introducing

a new item students can borrow: a dog. Echo, a four-and-a-half-year-old black lab, can

now be checked out from the library for 30 minutes at a time to give students a stress-relieving

break with man's best friend.  ***But don't bring keep the dog past your time, because

the late fees are astronomical!  Each human dollar is like seven dollars in dog money!

Worth noting that the Anheuser-Busch Brewery put beer production on hold this week so that

they could can safe drinking water to distribute to flooding victims affected by Hurricane

Harvey. ***But Democrats are still angry about it because the cans contain the name "Bush"

(busch).

In Shanghai, after encountering a police checkpoint late, one drunk driver came up with a creative

way of getting out of failing a breathalyzer test. Less than 100 meters away from the checkpoint,

the man fled his black Mercedes and began stumbling up a roadside hill, before slipping

and tumbling back down. It was there that police caught up with him. Noticing that he

reeked of alcohol, they asked him to take a breathalyzer test, despite the fact that

he kept insisting: "I wasn't drinking! I wasn't driving!" He then suddenly started eating

grass by the handful. Officers tried to get him to stop but he just kept going. Well,

the stunt did save him from taking a breathalyzer test but it did not save him from being taken

back to the police station where a blood test found that his blood alcohol content was 0.156,

far over the legal limit.  ***Plus, he tested positive for grass.

Hillary Clinton will go on a 15-city tour this fall to promote her book, "What Happened,"

with the most expensive seats in the house going for $1200.  ***Seriously?  She expects

people to pay over a thousand dollars to hear her say, "I lost the election because people

hated Trump – but they hated me even more"? 

For every extra pound you put on, your brain shrinks, according to a recent study from

UCLA. Elderly people who are obese or overweight have significantly less brain tissue than

people of normal weight. "The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than their healthy

counterparts while [those of] overweight people looked 8 years older," UCLA neuroscientist

and senior study author Paul Thompson told HealthDay News. Most of the brain tissue that was lost

was in the frontal and temporal lobe regions of the brain, which governs decision-making

and memory, among other things. ***Which explains why I make poor decisions about eating junk

food – because I'm fat.  It's a vicious circle! 

A Texas alligator sanctuary is on alert as floodwaters threaten to unleash hundreds of

gators. Roughly 350 reptiles could potentially swim out of their enclosures if water keeps

rising. But the owner of a sanctuary says rumors that his gators have already escaped

are not true. Gator Country owner Gary Saurage spoke out yesterday, saying in a Facebook

video: "They're there. I'm not going to tell you that we may not lose a few little

alligators like that. It's very possible. But I can tell you that we're almost through

this thing, and we're holding tight."  ***Does this not sound like a SciFi movie

scenario like Sharknado? "This summer… just when you thought it was safe to go back

into the water… FloodGator – This Flood Has Bite!"

The CEO of McDonald's was paid $15.4 million last year which included perks like contributions

to a retirement plan. ***Yes – but did he also get a discount on his Extra Value Meals? 

In Singapore a 36-year-old man drove his car through safety barricades and into the ocean.

His car sunk to the bottom of the ocean but a bystander pulled him out. The man told police

"a mermaid" told him to plunge into the waters.  ***I'm going to take a stab in

the dark here and say this guy had been consuming more than Chicken Of The Sea. 

A study says crying babies can reduce household income by 11%. ***Seeing as today's kids

continue to be crybabies right into college, that number seems low to me.

Puretta is advertising a toothbrush holder that cleans the reported 60% of all toothbrushes

that contain fecal matter. I have to say, if your toothbrush contains fecal matter,

I'm guessing you're probably brushing your teeth the wrong way. 

A University of Tampa assistant sociology professor has been fired after he suggested

Hurricane Harvey is retribution for Texans who voted Republican. In a tweet this week,

Kenneth L. Storey stated: "I don't believe in instant karma but this kinda feels like

it for Texas. Hopefully this will help them realize the GOP doesn't care about them."

***But really, Professor Ken, NO politician cares about us unless it's RIGHT BEFORE

AN ELECTION. This even worse than it sounds.  Not only is he saying that Texas is being

punished for voting Republican – you can only conclude then that all hurricanes are

staunch Democrats.  Personally, I see that as a reason not to vote Democrat – but that's

just me. 

In Great Falls, Montana, a woman called 9-1-1 to complain about the quality of the meth

she had just purchased. ***This is your brain on drugs – any questions?

First Lady Melania Trump got into some social media hot water Tuesday as she and President

Trump headed to Texas to survey damage from Hurricane Harvey. The First Lady was photographed

stepping out of the White House in four-inch stiletto heels. One Twitter user asked: "Who

the BLEEP wears stiletto heels to a disaster area?" The First Lady changed footwear while

on Air Force One, stepping onto Texas ground in white sneakers. ***Which prompted critical

comments like: "Why is she in Texas, to survey hurricane damage or to SHOOT HOOP?!?" (I tells

ya, you can't do ANYTHING RIGHT these days on social media!)

A 79-year-old Canadian man has run his 100th Marathon. Today's friendly reminder that you

truly are an under-achiever.

There's a furniture store and a bowling alley in Houston that have opened their doors to

flood victims. ***New sofas, beds, recliners, a snack bar, and a working bowling alley? 

With free accommodations like that people might start praying for another hurricane. 

 

Clowns are complaining that the new movie "It" is scaring away business. Then they honk

their horn and squirt water out of a flower and it's all O.K.

They were digging on the site of the new police and fire station in the town of Thornton,

Colorado, when they uncovered a triceratops skeleton.  ***Geologists say the skeleton

is almost as old as the former police and fire station they're trying to replace. 

Zark's Burgers in the Philippines celebrated their anniversary recently by selling burgers

for 15-cents each to the first 80 customers in the door. Thousands show up for the burgers

that normally sell for $2.84.  ***"Zark's" Burgers? Sounds like something you'd do

after getting a bad hunk of meat!: "I got a 15-cent burger but then later I ZARKED ALL

OVER THE PLACE!"

Authorities around the world are on the alert for the fugitive billionaire heir to the Red

Bull energy drink fortune. ***But he's proving extremely difficult to catch since he obviously

never needs to sleep.

The Muppets have debuted the new voice of Kermit the Frog. ***It's very well done.

It just takes a while to get used to the Brooklyn accent.

A woman in Southern California was about to eat an organic salad recently when she found

a tiny frog in the salad. She explains: "I'm halfway through my salad and as I'm going

to stab another bit, I see [the frog] peeking out from under the salad. I jumped back. I

screamed: 'There's a frog in my salad!'" So the woman and her husband put the amphibian

in an old aquarium in their home and named it "Lucky."  ***Good name.  Lucky for

you that you didn't swallow him, lucky for him you didn't stab him with a fork.  Maybe

not so lucky for the Target store who you can now sue because they sold you lettuce

with a frog living in it. 

Now a new study claims that a low-fat diet could lead to an early death. You know what's

going to kill me? All these studies.

A woman who was arrested for throwing a cup of urine on a Washington, DC, bus driver says

she was angry the driver told her to have a nice day, but in a sarcastic tone. She adds:

"I was provoked. I hate the Metro."  ***I'm not buying this for a moment.  She had no

idea the guy was going to say "have a nice day" before she boarded the bus – but

in order to throw a cup of pee on the driver, she had to already have had it.  Who walks

around with a cup of urine just waiting to be offended by something?

Some people are actually charging $99 for a gallon of fresh water in Texas. Then again,

that's basically the cost of coffee at any Starbucks.

A university freshman had a lot to celebrate after riding 2672 miles across China for the

start of the new semester. He finished the trip in 22 days.  ***I've heard of guy

biking to school from home – but I think 2,672 miles might be a bit too much if he's

planning to live at home to save money on rent.    

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ended their three-week vacation to Africa with a visit

to romantic Victoria Falls. Remind me again, regarding Prince Harry---vacation from what?

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CNN Student News - September 2, 2017 | One day of Air Traffic Controller at Busiest Airport - Duration: 10:01.

Hi. I`m Carl Azuz. It`s a privilege to welcome you to CNN STUDENT NEWS, ten minutes of commercial

free current events. First up this Wednesday, April Second, General Motors has seen better

days, the maker of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC has recalled more than 2.5 million

vehicles worldwide. The reason - a problematic ignition switch that can slip out of place

while someone`s driving. Disabling the engine, the airbags, power steering and power breaks.

GM`s new CEO Mary Barra was on Capitol Hill yesterday. She was there to apologize and

to answer investigators` questions. GM says the ignition switch problem caused 13 deaths

and car accidents. And because ten years passed between the time when the problem was first

discovered and when GM ordered the recall this February, lawmakers are trying to find

out why the company waited so long.

Backup cameras. If you`ve been inside a newer truck or SUV, you might have seen one. It

gives you a view of what`s behind the vehicle. That appears on the screen in the dashboard

or a rearview mirror. At the moment, backup cameras are in option on many cars. The U.S.

government is making them the law. All new cars, SUVs, trucks and vans will have to have

one by 2018. The government estimates this will save between 60 and 70 lives every year,

and they`ll increase visibility, especially in larger vehicles. Some families who`ve lost

loved ones in backover accidents, say the law is long overdue. But it will add to the

cost of cars. The government estimates a complete system will start at $132. And some critics

say smaller vehicles like roasters or smartcars simply don`t need them.

What you are about to see almost looks like a scene from a war movie or a on older version

of "Call of Duty" but this is real. This is recent. This is from Syria. Someone mounted

the camera on a tank to get this. And notice, not just the firing, but the areas around

the tank. Shot up, shell, burned out buildings where people used to live, shop and work.

These are scenes from Syria`s civil war, which started three years ago. It`s between the

government forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and various rebel groups who want

that government out.

Terrorists have also joined in the fighting. One observation group says at least 150,000

people have been killed in the civil war. As many as a third of the victims are reportedly

civilians.

A United Nations` peace mediator said last week, that talks between the Syrian government

and the rebels are unlikely to continue any time soon. So the war will likely rage on.

There`s not much new information to give you about a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger

plane. Nothing has been recovered after 26 days. The batteries on the plane`s locator

beacon are probably running out, but you`ve got to be close to be close to the wreckage

to hear the beacon. Officials` orient. One reason the search has been so difficult is

because the ocean is so vast. We know more about the surface of Mars than what`s under

the surface of our oceans.

You can`t take a picture from a satellite of the ocean floor and get the symmetry, get

the up and down, get the canyons. You just can`t see through the ocean far enough. So,

how do we get that data? We have a pinger on the ship and the ship moves along. While

the pinger just like a fish finder, finds the bottom, depending on how far away the

bottom is, that`s about a mile or so width. It can be farther. If it`s a 12,000 feet the

beam goes out farther. So, its` a wider footprint. But the ship could really only go about five

miles per hour or so to get a really decent ping if you`re trying to map the bottom of

the ocean. And try to go faster, but here`s what happens: when you ping, and then you

wait for it to come back up, if you are going too fast, the ship is here, and ping will

get to the transducer on the bottom of the boat. So, you can`t go too fast.

So, five miles per hour, that`s the assumption, one mile width, that`s the assumption. So,

that`s five square miles per hour of the ocean.

There`s 130 million square miles of the ocean bottom. I did the math, I divided it all up.

If you never stop for fuel and you never stop for new sailors, it will take you 2955 years

to map the ocean with one ship. Here`s the deal: we`d love to have a pattern here in

the past that looks something like what (INAUDIBLE) back and forth, and back and forth, and back

and forth, there`ll be a couple of miles, you need to get a really great sense. We don`t

have that. What we really have are these lines where ship went that way. And then a ship

went that way. But there`s an awful lot of blue in between all of those spots. And do

the same thing for the U.S., it`s a lot better because of NoVa, all of this has been essentially

mapped, we get some blue skies, blue areas out here, far enough away or far enough out

here in the Pacific, but on the way back and forth to Hawaii, down here pretty good, even

off the coast of Mexico pretty good. It`s because of the remoteness of that ocean that

we simply don`t know what it looks like.

Here`s what a stereographic picture looks like of the Moon. Two pictures side by side,

we know how deep this crater is, we even know the size of it back and forth. And we also

know that there`s a crater inside the crater.

Here`s what Mars looks like. It`s pretty incredible as well. All of the craters that we have here

on Mars, all because of 3D mapping. You get two eyes or you get two cameras, you take

a pictures of the same thing. It can`t see three dimensions. We can`t see through the

water to do the same thing on the ocean floor.

In 2013, 94 million passengers travel through Hartsville Jackson international airport in

Atlanta, making it once again, the world`s busiest airport. There are almost nine miles

of runway, 2600 takeoffs and landings in one day. 250,000 passengers a day. It`s a few

miles from where we produce this show, and CNN wanted to find out what it`s like for

an air traffic controller with so much up in the air.

62 heavy contact (INAUDIBLE).

When you push back off the gate, you`re going to be talking to an air traffic controller

from the minute you start taxing to the runway till you get to your final destination.

We have five parallel runways, and I was working departures for runway 2a.

This is one 11 contact departure.

I`m talking directly to the pilot in the cockpit, and I`m issuing lineup and weigh procedures,

which means you`ll line up on the runway and issuing takeoff clearances.

32 contact departure.

We run 2700 airplanes a day. Volume breeds complexity here in Atlanta. There`s so many

aircraft coin for a tax instructions, so many aircrafts returning from the landing runways

trying to get to the gates.

You`ve got to stay alert. And you`ve got to be focused at all times. Because of the volume

that we have here, we run probably about five or six emergencies a shift. There`s a cardiac

arrest patient, a woman going to labor on an aircraft. People having strokes on aircrafts.

Smoke in the cockpit. That happens here every shift every single day.

But when is aircraft coming to the airspace, we get him into the airport as quickly as

possible. You probably wouldn`t even notice it. It`s just another day at work and the

guys - they are professionals. We just keep moving.

I always liked the aviation since being a kid. We used to have a little matchbox airport

that you could fall down and (INAUDIBLE), airplanes and stuff like that. It was one

of my favorite things I can play with. But I get to play with them for real.

But don`t misconstrue what I`m saying. What we do here is extremely important. The sheer

volume of what we do every day and doing it without any - without a hiccup. That - job

has faction enough.

It`s Worldwide Wednesday - get ready to go globetrotting. We are happy to be part of

your day at Esquela, Americana, glad to see students in San Salvador, El Salvador are

watching.

Up north, in Ontario, Canada, hello to our viewers at (INAUDIBLE) Boulevard Public School.

I hope you are enjoying this show there. And in Konya, Turkey, we are online at Mevlana

University. Thank you for taking ten minutes for CNN STUDENT NEWS.

Time for "The Shoutout." Whose home field is located at 4 Yawkey Way: let`s play ball.

Is it the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, or Boston Red Sox? You`ve

got three seconds, go.

4 Yawkey Way is the address of Fenway Park, and that`s the home of the Boston Red Sox.

That`s your answer and that`s your shoutout.

But the bow (ph) Sox. We (INAUDIBLE) been yesterday. They were in the Capital and not

for a game with the Nationals. They were enjoying an American tradition when a championship

team gets a trip to the White House. The Sox won the World Series last year, so they visited

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday, presented the president with an honorary jersey and

posed for a picture, though David Ortiz took the chance to snap a selfie. The president

didn`t need a pitch. He played right along. It seemed like everyone was having a ball

- no one looked like he was in the foul mood. No one seemed to have a bad time. Of course,

maybe we are being empirical, but the snap selfie crossed no baselines, there were mounts

of smiles and everyone got home safe. I`m Carl Azuz and CNN STUDENT NEWS is out.