Good
morning to you, today is Wednesday, January 11, 2012, and I am your humble
host, the sultan of sarcasm, the purveyor of non-pertinent information, the troublemaker
extraordinaire and I are coming to you recorded from the Eagle’s nest here at
wake up central with news you can’t use here on the Wednesday edition of The
Morning Wake Up Call.
UPS Man – Fox News
GREENBELT, Md. – A
man awaiting trial in the deaths of a mother and her daughter has been
sentenced to 100 years in prison for crimes committed during dozens of armed
home invasions and burglaries.
Jason Scott was
sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. A judge said he'll be
remembered as one of the "most hated" people in the county and that
he was a "tsunami" of crime.
The 28-year-old was
convicted in July of crimes including armed carjacking, producing child
pornography and stealing firearms. Prosecutors say he admitted to dozens of
burglaries and other crimes.
Prosecutors say Scott
used a database at the UPS facility where he worked to target the homes.
Scott faces separate
murder charges in the deaths of a mother and her daughter in March 2009
Binge Drinking on the
Rise – Fox News
Binge drinking rates in
the U.S. are at a much higher rate than previously thought, according to a
report released Tuesday from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC found that more
than 38 million Americans binge drink four times a month—consuming an average
of eight drinks each time.
And it’s not just young
adults. Although it is more common between the ages of 18-34, those 65 and
older reportedly binge drink more often—five to six times a month.
The frequency of binge
drinking is higher in households with an income of $75,000 or more. But the
disturbing data found that the highest number of drinks consumed per occasion
is by people living just above or below the poverty line, with eight to nine
drinks per occasion.
Binge drinking is
defined by the CDC as consuming five or more drinks for men and four or more
drinks for women on a single occasion. Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing
health editor of FoxNews.com, said he thinks it is disturbing that Americans
are drinking nearly double the amount of what is already considered too much.
“It is alarming to me
that Americans are not being smart in knowing how to respect the effects of
alcohol,” Alvarez said, “it’s putting their health in jeopardy.”
According to the CDC,
binge drinkers are at a higher risk for many health and social problems,
including car accidents, violence, liver disease, certain cancers, heart
disease, sexually
transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies.
Overconsumption of
alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of death, with more than 80,000
fatalities in the United States each
year.
UFO’s
During the first week of 2012, UFO
reports streamed in from around the world as numerous eyewitnesses described
and videotaped strange things in the sky.
Whether they were balloons,
conventional aircraft or misidentified astronomical objects, the new year of
UFO sightings is off and running as the worldwide proliferation of digital
video cameras and phone cams makes it easier than ever to photograph unusual
sights in the sky above us.
The Colorado-based Mutual UFO Network, the largest UFO investigative
organization in the world, received many reports of UFOs during the first week
of the year from eyewitnesses in 36 out of 50 states. The 14 states that haven't reported in so far
are Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming --
but the year is young.
Used Underwear –
Huffington Post
Zimbabwe may
have an 80% unemployment rate, but one thing the country absolutely won't stand
for is its impoverished citizens wearing used undergarments. According to the Zimbabwe Mail, the
country's finance minister Tendai Biti recently announced a total ban on the importation and sale of secondhand underwear. "If you are a husband and you see your
wife buying underwear from the flea market, you would have failed. If I was
your in-law, I would take my daughter and urge you to first put your house in
order if you still want her back," Biti told the paper. The law went into effect on Dec. 30, 2011
calling forthe Zimbabwe Revenue Authority to charge 40 percent duty, 15 percent value added tax and a $3
penalty for every kilogram (2.2 lbs) of imported underwear, according
to The Guardian.
It is believed the ban will help
address health concerns as well as work to protect the country's domestic
textile industry.
Quote of the Day
“All the responsibilities of an adult,
none of the benefits” – Paige Wyatt
Useless Facts
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push
your thumbs into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
Legal Mumbo Jumbo
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