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Acid Attack Victim in Vancouver WA Admits She Did it to Herself!

VANCOUVER, Wash — A woman who claimed she was the victim of an acid attack has admitted her injuries were self-inflicted, Vancouver, Wash., police said Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Clifford Cook said at an afternoon news conference that Bethany Storro, 28, told detectives the truth during an interview after discrepancies emerged in her story. Her interview was conducted after a search of her home, which she shares with her parents, police said. Interviews with her family are continuing, they said. Police will turn over their findings to prosecutors who will decide if charges will be filed against Storro, 28. They said they were not ready to discuss Storro's motivations. Storro is remorseful and in a “fragile mental state,” police said. Splash patterns and other parts of the story, like wearing sunglasses at night, led to the unraveling of Storro's story, Cook said. “All things that didn't add up to the circumstance,” Cook said. The revelation followed the cancellation of Storro's scheduled Thursday appearance on “Oprah.” Storro originally claimed a black woman with a ponytail threw acid in her face at night on Aug. 30 as she was celebrating a new job and had just bought a pair of sunglasses. Police said it was important to get the word of Storro's confession out immediately to assure the public knew that the Esther Park area of downtown Vancouver, scene of the alleged attack, was safe. [More at Link] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39221785/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ added by: div

America’s Founding Fathers Probably Smoked Pot

Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Evidence suggests that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison enjoyed growing and smoking marijuana. http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/16/founding-fathers-george-washington-thomas-jeffe… added by: JackHerer

Acid Attack Was Faked: Bethany Storro Admits to Police She Maimed Herself

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/16/washington.acid.attack/ CNN) — A 28-year-old woman who said an unknown assailant threw a cup of caustic liquid in her face has admitted her injuries were self-inflicted, Vancouver, Washington, police said Thursday. Bethany Storro was being interviewed by detectives, and whether she will be charged will be up to prosecutors, police said. “She is extremely upset,” said police Commander Marla Schuman. “She is very remorseful. In many ways it got bigger than she expected.” Police would not speculate on Storro's motives, only saying the August 30 incident did not occur as she described and that there were discrepancies in her account, including wearing sunglasses in the evening. They also had questions about the liquid's splash patterns on Storro's face. Officers acquired a search warrant and conducted a search Thursday morning. They removed several undisclosed items, but said they did not find a substance that might have caused her injuries. Video: Police: Acid attack was self-inflicted RELATED TOPICS Criminal Assault Crime Vancouver (Washington) Vancouver had searched for an assailant, described as an African-American woman with an athletic build and slicked-back hair pulled into a pony tail. Storro was released from an Oregon hospital on September 5 after undergoing surgery for her injuries after the alleged attack. Police spent hundreds of hours on the case and the community came together to offer donations for Storro's treatment. “It has had an impact on our community,” said Police Chief Clifford Cook. “It has brought negative attention on our community that is undeserved.” Storro's family was also being interviewed, police said. They described her as being in a fragile mental state. Storro credited a new pair of sunglasses — which she said she bought just 20 minutes before the attack — with saving her eyesight. “God is watching over me,” Storro, of Vancouver, told CNN affiliate KATU in Portland, Oregon, at the time. “I believe in him. That his hands are on me and I can't live the rest of my life like that — in fear. I can't let what she did to me wreck my life.” Storro told KATU that she had stopped at a Vancouver Starbucks about 7:15 p.m., just after she had gone back to buy a pair of sunglasses that she had seen earlier. The woman walked up to her and said, “Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?” When Storro declined, the woman threw the contents of the cup in her face and ran off, Storro claimed at the time added by: keithponder

Video game fans rally after tragic death

September 15 2:47 P.M. Brian Wood spent his life thrilling millions of faceless gamers, but his last moment was spent saving the lives of those he loved most. Wood, a 33 year-old lead designer at popular game developer Relic Entertainment, was on his way back to his Washington home when his wagon was struck by an oncoming Chevy Blazer being driven by a 21 year-old woman believed to be driving under the influence. With his pregnant wife Erin in the passenger seat, Wood swerved his car to put himself directly in the path of the oncoming SUV — a decision that ultimately cost him his life, but protected his wife and unborn child from harm. Two other passengers riding in the backseat of the Blazer were also killed. “All the policeman say that if we had hit the car head-on all of us would be dead,” Erin Wood told The Province. “At the very last second (Brian) braked really hard and turned right so that he would be put in the path of the SUV and not me and the baby, and that is the only thing that saved us both.” “He was always sacrificing himself for me and the baby,” she added. But while Wood's impossibly brave act left a permanent void in the life of Erin Wood, the same people who Brian strived to please with his work have returned the favor with a striking show of support for his bereaved widow. A memorial trust was set up within days of the accident. Countless game developers, journalists and fans posted links on Twitter and Facebook, leading to literally thousands of supportive comments, messages and financial donations, prompting Wood to send an open letter to the gaming community to popular game blog Kotaku. “Brian always told me about how close-knit and wonderful the video game community was, but I had no idea until this tragedy just how special a group it really is,” she writes. “From all the articles and comments, to the emails and donations, I am simply stunned and so touched by the love, kindness, and generosity shown to me and my family.” At the time of his death, Brian Wood was working on Company of Heroes Online, a free-to-play version of Relic’s award-winning strategy game. It's currently in open beta-test. To help Erin, please visit the Brian Wood Memorial Trust . added by: Almibry

Our moral code is out of date

Human progress requires good ideas. Consider how just two fundamental ideas have ushered in the modern world. Rewind a scant 600 years, and modern science doesn't yet exist. http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/16/brook.moral.code.outdated/ added by: lu7cky

Palin Counsels Christine O’Donnell: ‘Speak Through Fox News’

Sarah Palin appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show last night to discuss the internal GOP debate over how to welcome Christine O'Donnell to the party stage. Palin had previously appeared on the network and spoken out against Karl Rove's dour comments about O'Donnell's election prospects (which he's since walked back). O'Reilly tried to smooth things over with a can't-all-us-paid-Fox-employees-just-get-along tone, and Palin ended by offering O'Donnell some branding advice. “Well it wouldn't be prudent of me either to get into a tussle with Karl Rove, as you say,” Palin told O'Reilly. “But what the heck, lets go ahead and do it.” “Some of these good ol' boys — and I have nothing against Karl Rove personally, you know, he's the expert — some of these folks, they are saying that people like Christine O'Donnell and other tea party Americans can't win because they don't want them to win,” Palin said. “I think that some of those in the hierarchy of the political machine — on both sides of the aisle — they are very much into control and titles and egos in everything else.” She couched these comments by saying that she didn't believe any of these things about Karl Rove, of course. “You and she and Rove are sympatico in your positions,” O'Reilly offered, as Palin nodded in agreement. O'Reilly asked if she didn't agree with Rove on O'Donnell's electability. Palin wouldn't bite. “I grant you that she's going to have to learn very quickly to dismiss what some of her handlers want,” Palin said. “Go with her gut, get out there, speak to the American people, speak through Fox News, and let the independents who are tuning into you let them know what it is that she stands for.” Ah, finally, something we can all agree on. added by: TimALoftis

Why Beer Is Better Than Woman

Here we have some examples showing that beer is better than woman! http://idiotduck.com/funny/why-beer-is-better-than-woman/ added by: idiotduck

Sony Brings out Flexible Electronic Paper Display

This year’s special Sony Dealer Convention had some interesting products displayed. Sony showed off its latest products and also gave us a glimpse of what was coming. The event was held in … http://bit.ly/aXlBTV added by: itgrunts

An entire week without Facebook?

http://watercooler.freedomblogging.com/2010/09/16/a-week-without-facebook-pennsy… An experiment by a small PA college is evaluating the role of social media on the lives of its students. For one week, which began on Monday, students as well as staff have no access to social media sites which include Twitter and Facebook. The school says this is not a punishment, but an experiment. Click the link for more. added by: twoon

‘Hotbeds of Sex’: Texas on Top, Maine at Bottom

Men's Health Magazine Survey Rates Austin, Texas, Sexiest City, But Portland, Maine, Comes Last American sex. Desire rises in the Lone Star State but goes limp in the cold surf of Maine, at least according to a survey of 100 U.S. cities in the October issue of Men's Health magazine. Austin, Texas, was ranked number 1 in a Men's Health magazine survey this week. Portland, Maine, came in last. (Courtesy Travis Measley) More Photos Austin came in at No. 1, and Dallas at No. 2, but five other Texas cities — Arlington, Houston, Lubbock, Fort Worth and San Antonio — made the top 15. El Paso was No. 27. “Wow. I mean, 'Wow,' said 23-year-old Tessa Thibodeau, an at the University of Texas in Austin, amazed. “Maybe [Texans] aren't in the Bible Belt after all.” The survey determined the bedroom barometers by using census birth rates, sales of sex toys and condoms, and rates of sexually transmitted diseases. Other sexy cities that made the top 10 were Columbus, Ohio; Durham, N.C.; Denver; Indianapolis; Oklahoma City and Bakersfield, Calif. Portland, Me., and Burlington, Vt., on the other hand, came in last, at Nos. 100 and 99, respectively. Other unsexy cities were Manchester, N.H. (96); Charleston, W.Va. (97); Yonkers, N.Y. (98); Manchester, N.H. (97); and St. Petersburg, Fla. (95). But in Texas, where the summer heat tops 100 degrees, the bedroom exudes its fair share of sweat. When Men's Health announced the survey results this week, the Austin American-Statesmen called its hometown the “Capital of Copulation.” “As Texans know, size does matter,” the newspaper bragged. “We do note that a lot of the cities on the list are college towns. Maybe there's a correlation? Go figure. Either way, the heat is on in Texas, but you already knew that.” Austin, which takes top honors, or dishonors, depending on how you look at it, is the Live Music Capital and houses the University of Texas, one of the largest universities in the country. “If you have a college this size, you're bound to get a bunch of hot girls,” said Kyle Goldstein, a 23-year-old film major. “I mean, it's Texas. You're bound to have all those cute little Southern blond girls running around.” The ranking “could mean we are just the sleaziest city in the country,” said Mark Teschauer, a first-year graduate student. “But it could also be a reflection on the city's progressive culture. People are more open-minded here.” Each year, hundreds of thousands of scantily clad men and women flock to Barton Springs to lie on the banks and soak in the cool waters, and the night life on Austin's popular Sixth Street may be the reason the city gets dubbed the “King of Promiscuity.” Being the “king of sex” means high condom sales, but also high rates of STDs. “Sure, it's a positive to see that we are being smart about sex,” said Andrew Schnitker, a senior broadcast major. “But nobody wants to be the city with the most STDs. That's not exactly something to be proud of. It probably shouldn't go in our tourism brochures.” =========Read the entire story where does your town rate ?=================== In Austin the median age is 30 -34 years of age. Go figure, we have more SEX ! And Yes Ladies everything is bigger in Texas! http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/americas-hotbeds-sex-survey-rates-aust… added by: Sparky2U