Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
David said 11:53AM on 12-19-2007
I agree with Mr. Craven, if we do nothing to try and prevent global warming and it does cause all of these catastrophe"s in column B then humans and animals will gradually be wiped off the face of the earth. In-action in this case is not a very good choice on our part. Anything we can do such as driving less and using less energy can help fight global warming. I believe it"s true, why else would the North polar ice be melting so much. Also, why else would there be such extreme"s in the weather all around the world that have never been seen before?
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sonotekfb said 12:10PM on 12-19-2007
Simple, yet eloquent argument that is the most compelling I have heard. Kudos to Mr Craven who obviously does justice to his profession and helps to enlighten all of us.
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toohot said 1:50PM on 12-19-2007
Sorry, Mr. Craven, you have sugar coated column A as to downside of "yes" actions. Many of B True box negatives will also be in A false or true. Also, economic depression of A False goes into A True. That leaves the only choice to be not on your chart. The right choice is to proceed as proper sewards of the earth without taking draconian anti-warming action.
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Catherine said 3:39PM on 12-19-2007
I am personally tierd of the talk about global warming. It is a cycle that cannot be stopped. The Earth started warming over 14,000 years ago when no fossil fuels or land clearing. There is not a way to stop this cycle so why spend money on something that is going to happen anyway. It does cause more problems but the effects in collum one are completly downsisded. You can share this with others causingus to spend funds for a lost cause but there is no way to prevent it.
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T L Heart said 3:52PM on 12-19-2007
It ia a joke! Get real. A hoax of the greatest magnitude
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T L Heart said 3:53PM on 12-19-2007
The ice at the south pole is growing at the same rate that the ice is melting at the north pole
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Gordon said 3:58PM on 12-19-2007
One argument that should also be taken into account is the block indicating that Global Climate Change is false and we take action. If the actions we would take are effective and GCC is false, would these actions not cause a GCC in the opposite direction that we had assumed? So, instead of Global warming, Global cooling? Thus, if we are only "playing once" action could be as devasting as inaction until we know whether GCC is true or false.
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Dick Reed said 4:12PM on 12-19-2007
The Great Global Warming Swindle was also compelling, but it was done in Britain and the only way I could see it was to download it on my computer. The dvd was supposed to be available in the U.S., but I haven't seen it. I wonder wonder who's stonewalling it - probably Al Gore.
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Devlyn said 4:47PM on 12-19-2007
I feel he presented it in a great way and a way everyone could understand . My thinking on this subject is I often wonder if we are actually at the end of the ice age and although a big change for us it is a normal change for the earth . Is it possible that all the natual disasters we have been having over the past 10 years or so is actually mother earth cleanseing herself and in a few years it will settle back down ? who knows no one person does so we have to prepare anyways just in case and do our part or that worst this guy is saying happens it is going to be quite nasty everywhere !
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Rod said 4:47PM on 12-19-2007
The premise that the this fellow presents is based on the assumption that global warming can be changed / stopped, etc., by human actions... However, it is based on the cause also being based on human actions... There is also a vast group of scientists that have evidence that places the cause of global warming to be the Sun... He doesn't consider that aspect of the changes in climate... Several other planets in our solar system have EXACTLY the same rate of warming as does Earth. The same polar ice melt, the same ratio of surface temerature increase, etc... So, taxing us to death and creating HUGE govenment agencies to control our lives, will do nothing to change the activities of the Sun... There are no SUV's, no coal powered electric plants, or steel mills on Mars - or any of the other planets, but they are having the same increases in temperature as Earth - because of solar activity... The Earth has experienced climate change many times over millions of years, long before any human existed... This "All Gore" approach is "pop culture science" is not real science, and the beat of his drum is attracting millions of "lemmings" to run in mass without questioning the obvious flaws in his "Pied Piper" story...
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emma said 4:54PM on 12-19-2007
Great job! I am with the teacher. Even if human made global warming was false, the actions suggested to slow it are the same actions we should be taking anyway. So given the FACT that the human population will continue to grow exponentially and given the FACT that humans will continue to use the planet's resources, outpacing sustainability, we will destroy the planet at the rate we are going REGARDLESS of global warming. I am happy to see that at least a couple of people on here can look past the politics to social conscience and ethical reasoning!
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rob said 5:10PM on 12-19-2007
as usual AOL is SCREWED up and wont play this video for me. My GOD you can teach a Monkey TRICKS AOL. HIRE some competent people?
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Greg Kirchman said 5:16PM on 12-19-2007
How many people existed when the first "native" Americans crossed the frozen ocean from what is now Russia to Alaska? How many were there when the ice disappeared? Was the "global warming" then man made? No - it was a natural occurrence. And today it is the same thing. Damn it, I don't want to change my ways because the climate is going to change with or without humans. My pedaling to work along with everyone else in the world isn't going to change a damn thing if weather patterns are up to mother nature.
What's missing from the argument is the FACT that whether or not we do anything climate is going to change.
Peace, yo!
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Bret said 5:18PM on 12-19-2007
I agree that we have global warming, partially caused by mankind. I, although, believe that this premise is wrong or not fully correct. 1)This phenomenon is slow, very slow. We're talking 100's of years. 2) Mankind is, in fact, doing something about it today. Slowly, but still doing something. And third. Mankind adapts. I, personally, will support any global "fixing" but let's not yell "The sky is falling".
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Randy said 5:26PM on 12-19-2007
The only thing that I have to say about this is what if we used this same concept in all the things we do. If so, we must all support the war on terrorism, anti-abortion, and the belief in God (just to name a couple of things). This arguement is no different then all the other scare tactics that are out there and have been out there for years. Using this arguement, everyone should stay at home all day because the possibility of you being in a car accident is there. Come on people, it is not good enough to act without information on something like this. This is one of the biggest problems with liberals and liberalism, it is based on intent not on results. Good intentions do not mean good results.
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james gary said 5:52PM on 12-19-2007
I would not spend eight seconds watching some pinhead talk about global warming, when it is only a theory and not a good one at best. I declare if I hear one more word about florida going under water when the glaciers melt I'll puke. Of course if it were Frisco I'd say bring it on. drown all the bath houses
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Well He's Just Plain Wrong said 6:03PM on 12-19-2007
In column A both true and false lead to economic depression and that will lead to war unrest etc. So we can either guarantee that we commit economic suicide, or we can take a 50 - 50 chance and hope we didn't cause Global warming.
Also, there is ample scientific evidence to show that the current warming trends are part of a cycle and there is scarce to no evidence to prove that global warming is human caused.
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Jacqueline said 6:35PM on 12-19-2007
To those of you that STILL have not made the connection, please watch NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S "STRANGE DAYS ON PLANET EARTH" so you can be taken step by step on the SCIENTIFIC CONNECTION BETWEEN GLOBAL WARMING AND MANKIND ACTIVITY.
You can also read "BOILING POINT" by Ross Gelbspan- a prized journalist.
COPY AND PASTE:
http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographics-Strange-Planet-Earth/dp/B0007LBM4K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1198106708&sr=1-3
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John Yaeger said 6:57PM on 12-19-2007
Mr. Craven's presumption is that the evidence for the False row is equal to the evidence in the True row.
I’m not so sure that is the case.
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matt matthews said 7:04PM on 12-19-2007
As usual another ed major trying to do a logic diagram. dodo, you have to put all the possibility's on the board and then weight them and look at the remedy not destroy the world's systems on Al "the jerk" theories!!! ask about the earth's [-] feed back systems none of you chicken littles want to include!!why because it says the worse case will not occur if man is the cause and if he is not,there is nothing we can do about it.I worked for 40 years as an engineer!!!go back to teaching espranza or the mretic system or the last failed ED subject.
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