http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum: Forum: The Newsroom - Recent Topics en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:04 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23064#post-471925 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:42:30 +0000 Dee 471925@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/porthcawl" rel="nofollow">http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/porthcawl</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23074#post-472237 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:51 +0000 Dee 472237@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/cat_saved_after.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/cat_saved_after.html</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23077#post-472252 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:02 +0000 Dee 472252@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>(scroll down)<br /> <a href="http://www.equineonline.net/horseforum/horse-talk/16582-moms-lap.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.equineonline.net/horseforum/horse-talk/16582-moms-lap.html</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23060#post-471903 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31:36 +0000 Dee 471903@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=436" rel="nofollow">http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=436</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23076#post-472249 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:07 +0000 Dee 472249@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Second Chance Rescue Center is seeking donations of Purina Puppy Chow to help feed more than 100 puppies born since a large-scale rescue action in September.</p> <p>The puppies were born to some of the 172 dogs seized from a breeder in Turner County who is accused of animal abuse.</p> <p>Donations can be dropped off at the center, four miles west of Roosevelt High School at the intersection of West 41st Street and Highway 17. Monetary donations can be made through the Second Chance Rescue Center Web site at <a href="http://www.secondchancesiouxfalls.com" rel="nofollow">www.secondchancesiouxfalls.com</a> or by calling 362-1722. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23051#post-471826 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:39:28 +0000 Cato1730 471826@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/new_virus/default.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/new_virus/default.asp</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23058#post-471881 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:04:53 +0000 Dee 471881@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.catsforgold.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.catsforgold.com/</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23055#post-471848 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:35:43 +0000 Dee 471848@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_oprah_4" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_oprah_4</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23061#post-471917 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:22:40 +0000 Dee 471917@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/death_of_dog_thrown_from_roof_oreo_dJxzdZLoFxeO9rrDTfunpL" rel="nofollow">http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/death_of_dog_thrown_from_roof_oreo_dJxzdZLoFxeO9rrDTfunpL</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22975#post-470211 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:11:24 +0000 Dee 470211@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.clicktogive.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.clicktogive.com/</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18201#post-401398 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:44:52 +0000 Dee 401398@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>you can sign up for daily e-reminders, too...<br /> <a href="http://www.freekibble.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.freekibble.com/</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/17613#post-390083 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:17:07 +0000 Dee 390083@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>They are donating up to a million boxes! You can donate a box each day with a simple click of the button. (There are printable coupons at the site, too.)<br /> <a href="http://brands.kraftfoods.com/sharealittlecomfort/" rel="nofollow">http://brands.kraftfoods.com/sharealittlecomfort/</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23056#post-471849 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:40 +0000 Dee 471849@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/hl_nm/us_pounds_elderly" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/hl_nm/us_pounds_elderly</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23053#post-471846 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:44 +0000 Dee 471846@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>The Bill of Rights was ratified by New Jersey, the first state to do so, on this day in 1789. This was an important step in the establishment of the cornerstone of American civil rights. </p> <p>The Nuremberg Trials officially convened for the first time on this day in 1945. Twenty Nazi war criminals were made to answer for their roles in World War II throughout the course of these trials. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23054#post-471847 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:27:03 +0000 Dee 471847@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Good cider apples have great names: Hangdown, Chibble's Wilding, Kentish Fill-Basket &amp; Glory of the West.</p> <p>There really was a Captain Morgan. He was a Welsh pirate who later became the lieutenant governor of Jamaica.</p> <p>Despite the horrific display, nearly two-thirds of those aboard the LZ 129 Hindenburg survived its fiery crash in 1937.</p> <p>The G in "G-Spot" stands for Gräfenberg, a German doctor who studied female sexual physiology. </p> <p>The cooking spray PAM actually stands for "Product of Arthur Meyerhoff" </p> <p>When he died in 1977, Elvis had $1,055,173.69 in a non-interest-bearing checking account.</p> <p>In 1988, the first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance went<br /> to Jethro Tull, beating out (among others) Metallica.</p> <p>When An American in Paris won the Oscar for best picture (beating both the heavy favorites A Streetcar Named Desire and A Place in the Sun), there was an audible gasp from the audience.</p> <p>In the 1922 Olympics, 22 male gymnasts scored perfect 10s... in rope climbing!</p> <p>Even though domestic turkeys can't fly, their by-products are well-traveled. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin tore into their first meal on the Moon, those foil packets contained freeze-dried roast turkey with all the trimmings.</p> <p>Jim Jones sold pet monkeys door-to-door to raise money to fund his own church that would be named Wings of Deliverance. He later renamed his church the Peoples Temple, located in Indianapolis. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23038#post-471562 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:41:27 +0000 Dee 471562@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/14-Vintage-WD-Pet-Covers.html?cid=5385" rel="nofollow">http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/14-Vintage-WD-Pet-Covers.html?cid=5385</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23040#post-471596 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:16:51 +0000 Dee 471596@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.thelocal.se/23372/20091119/?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="nofollow">http://www.thelocal.se/23372/20091119/?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23039#post-471589 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:10:13 +0000 Dee 471589@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Today is the day in 1095 when the Council of Clermont was convened. It was at this council that Pope Urban II rallied the Western world and began the First Crusade. </p> <p>Today in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. It remains one of the most famous speeches in American history; Lincoln delivered it to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who perished in the Civil War. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23010#post-470984 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000 SoxsMom 470984@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MR. BUMBLE LIVES: In 2002, attorney Constantine Xinos sued to prevent the<br /> building of a new public library in Oak Brook, Ill. The lawsuit failed,<br /> and he also lost his bid to be elected to the village board. But he's<br /> quite supportive of staff layoffs at the library due to budget<br /> shortfalls. During a public meeting, Sydney Sabbagha, 11, spoke against<br /> the cutbacks. "I used to go to the library knowing there were people<br /> there to help me find a book," the girl told the village board. "It<br /> will never be the same without the people you fired." Xinos, 69, spoke<br /> for the other side: "Those who come up here with tears in their eyes<br /> talking about the library, put your money where your mouth is," he<br /> fumed. He characterized the girl's remarks as "whining" punctuated by<br /> "crocodile tears," and said the town had to "stop indulging people in<br /> their hobbies" and "their little, personal, private wants." When asked<br /> later about his gruff treatment of an 11-year-old, Xinos -- who<br /> escorted a reporter into his gated community in his Mercedes for the<br /> interview -- confirmed he "wanted that kid to lose sleep that night."<br /> Xinos was successful in his previous bid to stop a city project: a<br /> senior housing complex. "I don't want to live next to poor people," he<br /> said at the time. "I don't want poor people in my town." (Arlington<br /> Heights Daily Herald) ...Funny, but Xinos sounds like one of the<br /> poorest people in the world. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22065#post-459319 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:31:26 +0000 Vicki 459319@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_interracial_rebuff;_ylt=An4DTbamu3UaOZRfVGe72OJH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTJvY3E2bGc4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDE1L3VzX2ludGVycmFjaWFsX3JlYnVmZgRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNpbnRlcnJhY2lhbGM-" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_interracial_rebuff;_ylt=An4DTbamu3UaOZRfVGe72OJH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTJvY3E2bGc4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDE1L3VzX2ludGVycmFjaWFsX3JlYnVmZgRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNpbnRlcnJhY2lhbGM-</a><br /> WTF is wrong with this guy? This isn't 1959; this is 2009. There may be a few fools who do not 'accept' biracial people, but the times are changing. The 2000 census for the first time included a section in which multiracial individuals are able to describe their multiracial heritage. Besides, the only person who has to 'accept' a multiracial person is the multiracial person himself/herself. Idiots like this are what's preventing couples who love each other from changing the social landscape of the U.S. for the better. (BTW, does he realize that our current president is biracial and also has a biracial sister?) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23009#post-470983 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:47:18 +0000 SoxsMom 470983@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>OLIVER TWISTED: Colton Harris-Moore, 18, is suspected in around 50<br /> burglaries around the Seattle, Wash., metropolitan area in the last 18<br /> months. He's also a fugitive after escaping from a halfway house after<br /> one of his many convictions. Whenever a burglary victim -- or the<br /> police -- spot him, Harris-Moore, who is typically barefoot, runs into<br /> the woods and disappears. He grew up in the woods, and apparently knows<br /> how to hide in them. Police are especially worried about a new crime<br /> trend, which they think is being committed by Harris-Moore: airplane<br /> theft. Several small planes have been taken in recent months from<br /> hangars, where investigators have found bare footprints; all the planes<br /> were found crash-landed. His mother, Pam Kohler, doesn't find much<br /> wrong with her boy's activities. In fact, considering he doesn't know<br /> how to fly a plane, he's doing pretty well, she says. "I hope to hell<br /> he stole those airplanes," she told a reporter. "I would be so proud.<br /> But put in there that I want him to wear a parachute next time." Locals<br /> seem to think the hoodlum is some sort of folk hero for avoiding<br /> capture, but police say they don't have the manpower to hunt him over a<br /> huge area for simple property crimes. (Seattle Times) ...Let's see what<br /> they all have to say when an empty plane crash-lands in a fireball at a<br /> school, while a barefooted felon hanging from a parachute watches. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23012#post-471006 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:03 +0000 Dee 471006@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/11/dinkytown_dad_s.php" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/11/dinkytown_dad_s.php</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22997#post-470656 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:25:17 +0000 Dee 470656@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-cooking-problems-solved-10000001673240/" rel="nofollow">http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-cooking-problems-solved-10000001673240/</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23013#post-471011 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:07:35 +0000 Vicki 471011@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108191/leggo-your-eggo-theres-a-waffle-shortage" rel="nofollow">http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108191/leggo-your-eggo-theres-a-waffle-shortage</a><br /> *scratches head* What's so wrong with cereal and milk, or bacon and eggs, or, let's see, HOMEMADE WAFFLES for breakfast? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22998#post-470657 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:25:17 +0000 Dee 470657@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/6582441/Fabulous-or-frightful-What-do-you-think-of-Alexander-McQueens-monster-shoes.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/6582441/Fabulous-or-frightful-What-do-you-think-of-Alexander-McQueens-monster-shoes.html</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22995#post-470645 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:41:53 +0000 Dee 470645@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>It's Mickey Mouse's birthday! Walt Disney released Steamboat Willie today in 1928. The simple cartoon became the benchmark for animation of the time and sparked the success of the Disney company. </p> <p>The first-ever comic strip of Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson, was published today in 1985. Based on a boy and his stuffed-toy tiger, the strip transcended jokes and invited the reader to ponder deeper questions about the world. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22991#post-470575 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:01 +0000 gatakitty 470575@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>From the town in which I work: <a href="http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austin/entries/2009/11/17/case_of_kitten_curiosity_for_t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austin/entries/2009/11/17/case_of_kitten_curiosity_for_t.html</a></p> <p>Check out the comments! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22971#post-470162 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:06:03 +0000 Dee 470162@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>The United States Congress convened for the first time ever in Washington, D.C., on this day in the year 1800. Thomas Jefferson presided over the historic occasion as president of the Senate. </p> <p>Beset by ballooning costs and construction delays, the Suez Canal finally opened today in 1869. This famous canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and is one of the most important shipping routes in the world today. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22978#post-470278 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:27 +0000 Dee 470278@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091117/hl_hsn/fearless3yearoldsmightbetomorrowscriminals" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091117/hl_hsn/fearless3yearoldsmightbetomorrowscriminals</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22921#post-469495 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:03:07 +0000 rainingwolf 6/15 469495@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4&amp;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4&amp;feature=related</a> </p>