Miss America 1944 Exercises Her 2nd Amendment Right

Here's a woman who's 82 years old, and still has a handgun for her protection. There were some criminals breaking into her barn where thieves had previously stolen farm equipment. When she confronted them, they tried to flee, but the former Miss America pulls out a .38 snub-nose and shoots out the tires on the getaway vehicle! She had to balance herself on her walker to get the shots off. Amazing! 

"I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it," she said. "If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be 6 feet under by now."

She was able to flag down a vehicle and they called 911. One man was charged with misdemeanor trespassing and the other three were released.

This is why they were named "the greatest generation". They hold people responsible for their actions.

Even though this man will probably get off with a fine, the psychological punishment that this woman dished out should make those guys think twice about stealing from people again.

 

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The Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, On Gun-Free Zones

I say, Ted in '08

WACO, Texas (CNN) -- Zero tolerance, huh? Gun-free zones, huh? Try this on for size: Columbine gun-free zone, New York City pizza shop gun-free zone, Luby's Cafeteria gun-free zone, Amish school in Pennsylvania gun-free zone and now Virginia Tech gun-free zone. Anybody see what the evil Brady Campaign and other anti-gun cults have created? I personally have zero tolerance for evil and denial. And America had best wake up real fast that the brain-dead celebration of unarmed helplessness will get you killed every time, and I've about had enough of it.

Amen Ted. VT was a gun-free zone, all of those students followed the law, except one. So what exactly is the rationale of those proclaiming for more gun-free zones? Criminals do not follow the law, if they did, they wouldn't be criminals.

The 2nd amendment or violent movies/video games are not the causes of these shootings. Poor parenting and America becoming a country of enablers is the cause. Millions of kids watch violent movies and play violent video games and the percentage of those committing atrocities is probably like .0001%. The poor parenting comes from not paying attention to your children.

For instance, in the Columbine killings, how can you, as a parent, not look in your child's room and not notice anything wrong. Your child has a sawed off shotgun, gun powder and other assorted nonsense and you don't think anything is wrong? Don't use the excuse that "they were insane". If you, as a parent, think there is something wrong with your child, it is up to you to take them to a doctor. It's better for them to get their feelings hurt, than for them to kill themselves or others.

Lack of personal/ parental responsibility is no longer criticized, but accepted. It's always someone else's  fault, never your own. If a child is caught drinking or doing drugs at the school, the parents blame the school for violating their child's rights. It's become ridiculous. As for those students who threaten schools in the days following the VT shootings, it will be interesting to note the behavior of their parents. How many of those parents will apologize for the actions of their child and/or force their child to apologize? On the other hand, how many of those parents will say the schools and/or police overreacted and it was just a lack of good judgement? I'm guessing the majority will be the latter.

The fall of the Roman Empire began from the inside.

 

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This Is Probably The Last Post About The VT Shooting.

Mirror.co.uk

THE grandad of university mass killer Cho Seung-Hui said last night: "Son of a bitch. He deserved to die. "It's better not to have such a child in the family." And he dismissed Cho - diagnosed with autism as an eight-year-old - as "a trouble-causer who has destroyed his mother's life". Kim Hyang-Sik, 81, spoke at his home in South Korea after seeing the video Cho made of himself holding a gun to his head. Student Cho, 23, shot dead 32 at Virginia Tech University before killing himself.

Wow, I guess he was better off killing himself. He certainly didn't need to kill 32 other people before that, though. When your family hates you, it's not a good sign.

 

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Top Terrorist Sympathizer Declares, "War Is Lost"

This pathetic excuse for an American has declared that the war is lost and the surge isn't working.

Perhaps Harry Reid doesn't realize that the "surge" hasn't occurred yet. There was a holdover from some units, but the troops that are to make up the "surge" have not been deployed yet. The mere mention of a surge caused violence to drop significantly. Yesterday there was rash of car bombings that killed 100+ Iraqi's, but they killed each other, not our soldiers.

Things are not going to get better until we deal with that problem east of Iraq. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Ostriches hide their heads in the ground, we should have a higher regard for ourselves. As John McCain was singing today, bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran.

***UPDATE 4/20***

 Michelle Malkin has asked members of the military, active duty or retired, to send emails or trackbacks to her weighing in on 'Retreatin' Reid's comments.

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Knut Receives Death Threat!

I call for the Zoo to be locked down and a search of everyone in Germany. This crazed person cannot be allowed to get anywhere near Knut. The death threat, a handwritten fax, had the words "Knut Is Dead!".

Knut is not about to be intimidated by such nonsense. This is a bear that survived being abandoned by his mother, and the painful experience of teething. Knut is a man among cubs and will not be intimidated.

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Lunatic Mailed Package To NBC News Between Shootings

MSNBC.com

The package included an 1,800-word manifesto-like statement diatribe in which he expresses rage, resentment and a desire to get even. The material is “hard-to-follow ... disturbing, very disturbing — very angry, profanity-laced,” Capus said in an interview late Wednesday afternoon. The material does not include any images of the shootings Monday, but it does contain “vague references,” including “things like ‘this didn’t have to happen,’ ” Capus said. “You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today,” Cho says on one of the videos. “But you decided to spill my blood. You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option. The decision was yours. Now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off.” [...] Among the materials are 23 QuickTime video files showing Cho talking directly to the camera, Capus said. He does not name anyone specifically, but he mentions “sin” and “spilling” his blood and talks at length about his hatred of the wealthy. The production of the videos is uneven, with Cho’s voice so soft that at times it is hard to  understand him. But they indicate that Cho had worked on the package for some time, because he not only “took the time to record the videos, but he also broke them down into snippets” that were embedded paragraph by paragraph into the main document, Capus said. The package also includes 29 photographs. He looks like a normal, smiling college student in only the first two. In the rest, he presents a stern face; in 11, he aims handguns at the camera that are “consistent with what we’ve heard about the guns in this incident,” Capus said. Other photographs show Cho holding a knife, and some show hollow-point bullets lined up on a table.

 

 

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Supreme Court Upholds Late-Term Abortion Ban

Today, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the late-term abortion ban that has been in effect since 2003. It was never followed because lower courts kept ruling the law unconstitutional. The law prohibits abortions after 12 weeks unless medically necessary. Thank You George Bush for nominating judges with common sense.

I think it's just appalling that some filthy little animals see the need to murder a baby because it isn't convenient. Abortions wouldn't be necessary if people would teach their kids personal responsibility and hold them accountable for their decisions. But then again, we are slowly becoming a nation of enablers and no one will be able to do anything without the government's help, and then our way of life will be gone.

 

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Good News From The War On Terror 4/15-4/17

OPERATION DIXON: NITRIC ACID CACHE SEIZED, THREE DETAINED

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized a large cache consisting of 600 five-gallon containers of nitric acid during an operation in eastern Baghdad April 12. Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, uncovered the nitric acid cache inside a warehouse during cordon and search operations in the Baghdad’s Rusafa district. “Operation Dixon” was aimed at disrupting local vehicle-borne improvised explosive device networks operating in the area and gaining additional information and intelligence on the VBIED networks. Nitric acid is commonly used as a primary ingredient in explosives. Numerous locations were searched in the Rusafa district.  Besides the nitric acid cache uncovered, three Iraqi suspects were detained and various items were confiscated, to include mobile phones, vehicle license plates, various identification cards, batteries, ammunitions and electrical components. The suspects are being held for further questioning.

 

AFGHANS SEEKING PEACE, TURN-IN WEAPONS CACHES

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghans from Pachir village, Pachir Wa Agam District, Nangarhar Province, reported the locations of two weapons caches to Afghan National Police and Coalition forces operating near the city of Jalalabad yesterday. Munitions consisting of two artillery rounds, 37 rocket propelled grenade rounds, two RPG boosters, 54 bomblets, 300 rounds of 12.77mm machine-gun ammunition and a bag of powder explosives were recovered from the villages of Pachir and Candibagh. The munitions recovered are commonly used by Taliban extremists and foreign fighters to build improvised explosive devices that terrorize and kill innocent Afghan civilians and government officials. “The Afghan populace is tired of the destruction brought about by the Taliban and foreign fighter insurgents,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesman.  “Their continued effort to turn-in weapons caches is a significant indication that there is growing support for the Afghan Government.”

 

FAILED TRUCK BOMB CONTAINERS FILLED WITH GAS, NOT ACID

BAGHDAD — A dump truck that overturned attempting to deliver its payload of explosives in Mushada, Iraq April 16 held eight containers filled with fuel, not acid. The containers were consistent with those normally used to transport nitric acid, but upon examination, they were found to be filled with gasoline. The attempted vehicle-borne explosive device attack on a Joint Security Station failed when the driver overturned the vehicle.  A coalition patrol arrived at the scene to provide assistance and discovered the containers, believed to be nitric acid, and explosives in the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle told the Soldiers that he was paid $30,000 to attack the JSS, which also houses the Mushada Police Station. An explosive ordnance team removed the munitions and explosives from the site and continue to study them. The driver remains in custody for questioning.

 

Iraqi Special Operations Forces raid nets five Al-Qaeda members in Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted a late night raid in Baghdad on April 11, capturing five suspects believed to be linked with al-Qaeda in Iraq. With coalition advisers present for support, Iraqi Forces raided several residences in western Baghdad and detained their targets without incident. The primary targets of this operation are alleged to be involved in insurgent activities and organizations in the Baghdad area. As prior intelligence provided by locals indicated, Iraqi Forces also discovered weapons at the locations raided. No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation

 

COALITION FORCES CAPTURE EIGHT SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

BAGHDAD – Eight suspected terrorists, including two linked to a network placing improvised explosive devices, were detained Tuesday when Coalition Forces conducted raids near Baghdad and Fallujah. In Baghdad, two individuals were detained for having alleged ties to a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network operating in the area.  They are suspected of providing and transporting VBIED materials. In Karmah, a village northeast of Fallujah, Coalition Forces detained six men for suspected ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network. “These captures are another step in disrupting the terrorist networks operating in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

Provincial Security Forces discover weapons cache

RAMADI, Iraq – Provincial Security Force 1 discovered a weapons cache in the Hay Al Dhobot Thanaya district while conducting clearing operations here April 13. The cache consisted of 22 speed bump improvised explosive devices, 11 fire extinguishers, four propane cylinders, two suicide vests, 60 projectiles and mortars ranging in size from 60mm to 130mm, and 10 gallons of chlorine. Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment assisted in the recovery of the cache by securing the area until demolition experts arrived to assess and reduce the cache. The weapons and materials discovered are commonly used by insurgents to make improvised explosive devices. Coalition demolition experts destroyed the cache with a controlled detonation.

 

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Was The Shooter A Muslim?

According to the Chicago Tribune, the shooter had "Ismail Ax" written in red ink on his arm. Part of the mysterious note that was left said he was mad at "rich kids," "debauchery" and "deceitful charlatans"

Some have been wondering what "Ismail Ax" could mean. After some searching, it could be said it is a Muslim reference. "Ismail Ax" itself doesn't yield many results in a search, but search for "Ismail Axe", and you would find the answer. The shooter was "Americanized" for 14 years, it is common for Americans to use the word "Ax" instead of "Axe".

From al-islam.org, I think I found the explanation.

Quran XXII: 28  You played the role of Ibrahim, not just to play but to worship and to love. Do not return to play your role after playing the role of Ibrahim! Do not leave the house of people. Do not isolate yourself. Do not replace your Ihram with your previous clothing. Leave Mina for Mecca and take your Ismail with you!  You are like Ibrahim who in the history of mankind was a great fighter against idolatry. He was the founder of unity in this world and had the responsibility of leading his people. He was a rebellious leader whose soul was suffering, whose heart was loving, whose thoughts were enlightening and ...  The axe was in his hand! Faith was raised in the hearts of the Kofr and monotheism flourished in the midst of polytheism. Ibrahim, the fighter of idolatry, came out of the house of "Azar", the idol-maker of his tribe. He broke the idols; he broke Nimrood. He fought against ignorance, oppression and passiveness. He rebelled against the tranquility of suffering and the security established by persecution. He was a guide for his tribe and the founder of his movement, life, direction, hope, goal and faith of unity.  You are like Ibrahim! Fight the fire, the fire of oppression and ignorance so that you may save your people. The fire is in the fate of every responsible individual; it is your duty to guide and save. But ... Allah makes the fireplace of Nimrod and his followers a rose garden for Ibrahim and his followers. You will not burn or turn into ashes. This teaches you to be ready to jump into the fire for Jihad (Struggle)! And  ... to teach, let yourself into the fire in order to prevent the people from burning. ... to the more painful stage of Shahadat.  You are like Ibrahim! Sacrifice your Ismail. Put the knife to his throat with your hands...Save the throat of the people from being cut-the people are always sacrificed at the doors of palaces of power, and temples of torture. PUT THE BLADE AT YOUR SON'S THROAT SO THAT YOU MAY TAKE THE BLADE FROM THE EXECUTIONER'S HAND!  But ... Allah will pay the ransom of your Ismail. You do not kill and do not lose your Ismail. THIS IS TO TEACH YOU THAT YOU SHOULD BE READY TO SACRIFICE YOUR ISMAIL (LOVE) IN YOUR OWN HANDS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR FAITH!..."to the more painful stage of Shahadat"! And now, Oh Hajj who is returning from circumambulating love, you are in the position of Ibrahim. You have reached the point where he did.  Ibrahim's life was filled with struggle when he reached this point- braking the idols, fighting with Nimrod, tolerating his fire, struggling with Eblis, sacrificing his Ismail, migration, homelessness, loneliness torture, passage from the stage of prophecy to the stage of leadership (Imamat), going from "individuality" to "collectivity" and being from "the house of "Azar" to being "the builder of the house of unity" (Kaaba)!  At the end of his life, gray-haired and old, Ibrahim built the house of Allah and laid down the black stone. His helper Ismail carried the rocks and handed them to his father. How wonderful! Ibrahim and Ismail built the Kaaba. Ibrahim and Ismail, one was saved from the fire and one saved from being sacrificed. Both were representatives of Allah and were responsible to the people. They were the architects of the oldest temple of "unity" on this earth, and the first house of the people." The "free house," the house of love and worship (Haram), is a symbol of "heavenly privacy".  You are in "Ibrahim's position" - right where he stood. The very last step of his ascension, in Miraj, is the shortest distance toward Allah.

 

You also have the Ismaili Muslims, which are found in China and South Asia, among other areas.

Will update if any experts tie this together, or if I'm wrong.

***UPDATE***

From Hot Air. This Ismail Ax reference could also be from a play titled the "The Prairie" by James Fennimore Cooper.

You probably already know this, but in James Fennimore Cooper’s story “The Prairie,” the settler Ishmael Bush, who is attempting to escape from civilization, sets out across the prairie with two key tools, a gun and an axe. Each has a symbolic meaning. The axe — which can either kill or provide shelter — stands for both creation and destruction. Given that the VT killer was an English major, might this be the likely meaning of the words on his arm?

I should note, the "Ismail" the shooter used, is the Arabic and Muslim spelling. The "Ishmael" in the play, is the common Christian spelling.

***UPDATE***

Well, it doesn't seem that any of the "bigger" blogs have picked up on this. I've only found one other blog that begins to explain the Ismail and Ax reference. It really wasn't that hard to find. All I did was do a search on Google and sift through the results. I guess it must be too much work for some. What I am seeing is many of these people are trying to explain it away.

***UPDATE***

There seems to be more clues about him possibly being Muslim. He pretty much refused to talk to anyone there. Muslims will not talk to infidels. What info that was released about his note indicates a "jihad" against the infidels or as he says, "rich kids," "debauchery" and "deceitful charlatans"

I am in no way trying to say this was a planned Jihad. But, I think after the altercation with the female student, it kind of kicked in. I don't know the rules in Islam as far as suicide, but I do know they will not get their 72 virgins if they are killed by an infidel. This could be why he killed himself as police moved in.

***UPDATE***

I've still been trying to nail this down as a definite. But, I haven't had any luck. From bits and pieces that I have found, we once again find that the pedophile prophet Mohammed has bastardized history to suit his needs.

I'm going to try to put this together from what I can remember. It's not intended to be used as a reference, but rather to give a general idea.

Isaac and Ishmael (Ismail) were children of Abraham (Ibrahim). Ishmael (Ismail) was the the oldest and his mother was a hooker. Isaac was born from the wife of Abraham (Ibrahim), Sara. As you can read in the above quranic chapter, Ismail was nearly sacrificed by his father. That is false, it was Isaac that was nearly sacrificed by Abraham when God told him to stop. Isaac was the heir to Abraham (Ibrahim), Ishmael (Ismail) became successful, but was overshadowed by his brother. As you can imagine, things didn't work out that well for the two brothers, and it is still evident today because Ishmael (Ismail) became the father of Arabs, and Isaac became the father of the Jews.

***UPDATE 4/19***

The jihadi's are falling over themselves to claim this guy. Check out this blog. He translates the Arabic sites and message boards regarding the VT Shooter.

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With Every Tragedy, There Is A Hero

Liviu Librescu, 76, was a professor of mechanics and engineering at Virginia Tech University. This man has survived the holocaust and Russian labor camps, or Gulags, as they are more commonly referred as. That alone would make you admire this man. But Mr. Librescu was killed Monday during the VT shooting rampage. A man like Mr. Librescu would not go easily. He threw himself in front of the shooter and allowed all his students to survive. I certainly hope the students, faculty, and the university will put together some kind of permanent tribute to Mr. Librescu.

Here is short biography of Mr. Librescu:

Librescu was sent to a labor camp in Russia as a child and saved by the townspeople. His father was deported by the Nazis.

As a scientist working under Nicolae Ceaucescu's oppressive regime, Librescu was forbidden to have any contact with sources outside Romania. He defied the ban, continuing to publish scientific articles secretly.

His Zionist affinities eventually caused him to be forced out of his job. In 1978, the Librescus emigrated from Romania to Israel, where they raised two sons. In 1986, the family moved to Virginia for Librescu's sabbatical. While they only planned to stay in the United States a year, but have lived there ever since.

Librescu's second son, Arie, told The Jerusalem Post that his father had served as an "ambassador" for Israel in a community with many Muslim residents, but few Israelis.

I could never imagine how hard this must be for his family, but I would think the fact he was hero in the midst of tragedy, would help with the healing process.

 

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And The Shooter Is...

23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui (pronounced Choh Suhng-whee) from South Korea. He was an English major. He had lived in the United States for 14 years. The following are "confirmed" which clears some things up.

He was a resident alien which would allow him to purchase the gun.

He was a loner, and authorities are having a difficult time getting the info they need.

One of the guns was a Glock 9mm, the other was .22 cal pistol and he still had the receipt for them.

Ballistic's tests show the gun was used in both shootings, at the dorm and the engineering building.

The serial number was scratched off the guns.

He left behind a "disturbing note" which has yet to be released.

 

Previous Post, VA Tech Shooting

 

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VA Tech Shooting

Unless you live under a rock, you already know about the shooting, if you did, you also wouldn't have internet access. There is far more questions about this than answers and it's likely they won't be answered for several days. I also think the university has come under an attack that isn't necessary. Everyone needs to realize that the students are adults, they're not 15 year olds. There could, of course, be an exception or two.

People are saying that the university should've canceled classes and locked down the school after the initial shooting of two people. This isn't high school. There isn't a few hundred or a few thousand students. The enrollment for VT is around 24,000. That is a city. You cannot shut a city down because of a shooting. They're not even sure if the two incidents are related, it could be a separate incident. One thing that I do agree with is that they should've notified the students immediately. It could've been something as simple as an email stating there was a shooting on campus and to be cautious and vigilant.

People also want to use the bomb threats in past weeks to blame the university for a lack of heightened state of alert. Bomb threats are almost always just that, a threat. If you were going to bomb something, why would you warn the people/place you wanted to bomb? It wouldn't make sense. It would be just a waste of time and resources to over-react to a bomb threat.

Parents are already demanding the VT president and VT police chief be fired.

In my opinion, the president of VT and the VT police did the right thing. In all aspects of this, they assumed the first the shootings were isolated and that the shooter had left campus. I would guess that 99% of people surveyed would not think, what appears to be a lover's quarrel, would wind up being the largest school shooting spree in history. This was a tragedy and there's very little that could've been done to avoid that. The blame game has already started and the person that deserves all the blame, is not being blamed. That person is the shooter(s).

Finally, I think the media overkill on situations like this does more harm than good. Somewhere, some lunatic is sitting on his bed cutting his arms wondering, "How can I top that?". I don't know what time the coverage started, but I saw it about 10:30am EST. It is now 10:30pm and they are still asking people questions which no one knows the answers. It's the same thing over and over again. They interview student after student and they have no idea what's going on. They only know what gets trickled down and spread around.

If you're craving more information, Head over to the Drudge Report. He's got several news links up.

You can also check out the right side of this site. I have a Fox News feed there.

 ***UPDATE 11:25PM***

The VA Tech newspaper. Has plenty of info. It's currently being redirected to the parent site of Collegemedia.com.

Kinda feel bad for this guy. He was being accused of being the shooter. You can't blame some for thinking that. Take one look at his livejournal blog and you could easily think he was the shooter.

Here's some video from today. 

 

It was only a matter of time before it was the President's fault. I'm not a gun "enthusiast", but I've never seen a 9mm with a high-capacity ammo magazine. There hasn't been any info on what type of 9mm it was, but I can assume it was something like this. It could be one of these, which can use the larger magazine, but I doubt it. It's not something you could hide easily.

 

***UPDATE 12:00am 4/17***

The gun was probably obtained ILLEGALLY.

 

***UPDATE***

There's a leak that somehow the gun was purchased legally, still can't figure out how. He was here on a student visa which would prevent him from legally owning a gun, per ATF.

As you may be aware, Section 121 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Appropriations Act for 1999, amended the Gun Control Act of 1968 to prohibit, with certain exceptions, the transfer to and possession of firearms by aliens admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa. This definition includes, in large part, persons traveling temporarily in the United States for business or pleasure, persons studying in the United States who maintain a residence abroad, and certain foreign workers. Therefore, you, as a Federal firearms licensee, are prohibited from transferring firearms to aliens that fall within this category.

Also, this was one of the guns, and this was the other one. This has not been confirmed yet. Apparently, the serial number was scratched off both guns.

 

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Knut Is Sick!

Yahoo! News

BERLIN - The Berlin Zoo's popular polar bear cub, Knut, is not feeling well and had his daily public appearance in front of thousands of visitors cut short Monday after only 30 minutes. The zoo's veterinarian, Andre Schuele, put the 4 1/2-month old cub on antibiotics and said the Knut is "off stage to get some rest while we watch him closely." "At the moment he is resting on his blanket and sleeping," Schuele said, adding that despite his lethargy Knut did eat his regular meal in the morning. Later Monday, Schuele told the Associated Press he examined the cub and said Knut is probably not feeling well because he is teething. "He is getting his right upper canine," Schuele said.

Everyone's thoughts and prayers should be with little Knut as he courageously fights his illness.

 

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Entertainer Don Ho Dead at 76

FOXNews.com

HONOLULU —  Legendary crooner Don Ho, known for his raspberry-tinted sunglasses and catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has died, his publicist said. He was 76. Publicist Donna Jung said the singer died Saturday morning of heart failure. He had suffered with heart problems for the past several years, and had a pacemaker installed last fall. In 2005, he underwent an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart in Thailand in 2005.

I've never listened to anything from Don Ho. If I did, I must not have liked it. But I thought I would share a little story.

At my store, there used to be (or what appeared to be) a Hawaiian man who delivered for Hostess. We used to call him Don Ho-ho. I thought it was funny.

 

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