A website where men pay to watch her consume fast food

An obese mother in the US is trying to put on weight in order to become the world's fattest woman.

Donna Simpson, from New Jersey, weighs 273kg but told the Daily Mail newspaper she had her heart set on reaching her goal weight of 1000lb (450kg) in two years.

The 42-year-old already holds the title of the world's fattest mother after giving birth to her daughter in 2007 when she weighed 241kg.
"I'd love to be 1000lb ... it might be hard though, running after my daughter keeps my weight down," Ms Simpson told the Daily Mail.
Ms Simpson, who needs a mobility scooter to go shopping, eats huge amounts of junk food each week and tries to move as little as possible so she doesn't burn off as many calories.
"I do love cakes and sweet things, doughnuts are my favourite," she said.
Ms Simpson said she also loved eating sushi and would often eat 70 big pieces in one go.
Her 49-year-old partner Philippe — who she met on a dating site for plus-size people — was encouraging her to reach her goal, she said.

"I think he'd like it if I was bigger ... he's a real belly man and completely supports me," she said.
To put on enough weight, Ms Simpson will need to eat 12,000 calories a day, which is six times the recommended daily intake for women.

In order to pay for the enormous amounts of food she is eating — her weekly grocery bill is $815 — Ms Simpson makes money by running a website where men pay to watch her consume fast food.

Video shows goat smashing through doors of strip club

The 150-pound goat smashed two large glass doors at Lynx Gentlemen's Club over the weekend, causing roughly $2,000 in damage, the owner said Monday.

The act was caught on surveillance tape.

“I would never believe it if I didn't see it myself,” said the club's owner, Hank Piecura. “It must have been mesmerized by its reflection in the door, so it rammed it.”

After staring at its reflection in the doors for hours, Piecura said the goat reared up on its hind legs and smacked the glass. The goat hit the door repeatedly until he smashed it.

“I'm glad he didn't smash the mirrors in the lobby,” Piecura said.

The club at 46-156 Dillon Road hasn't opened for business, yet. Piecura said he hopes to open later in the week after he receives his liquor license.

The goat first visited the club Friday morning and Piecura chased him away. He found blood and the safety glass smashed Saturday morning.

Authorities initially responded to a vandalism call, but found an animal had smashed the door after reviewing the surveillance footage, said Det. Matt Diaz, a spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

No report was taken.

Rachel Ledoux, owner of goat farm Rancho Buena Vista in Whitewater, said goats have two things on their minds:

“Females and eating,” she said.

Because goats are not independent, the animal likely wandered off or was abandoned, she said.

Ramming a door also is unusual behavior. “They're the gentlest little creatures,” Ledoux said.

Ben Guitron, spokesman for the nearby Indio Police Department, said they've had their share of dealing with unusual animal calls, such as when polo horses raced past JFK Memorial Hospital about a year ago.

But they've not had destructive goats, he said, “unless they're eating someone's bills.”

Police: Bloody Brawl Sparked Over Bathroom Hygiene -

Police: Bloody Brawl Sparked Over Bathroom Hygiene - FORT WORTH, Texas -- A bloody brawl erupted outside a tavern after one customer thought another failed to wash his hands after using the bathroom, according to police. One man was hospitalized with stab wounds. Another was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to a police report, the fight broke out Thursday after Eric Jennings Kisiah, 27, became upset about a customer's apparent hygiene failure at the Tumbleweeds Sports Bar.

Witnesses told police Kisiah confronted the customer and two of his friends, calling them names, telling them they were dirty and threatening to "slash their throats."

Kisiah then hid near a shrub outside the bar and charged the group as they left, the police report said.

One of the men, 25-year-old Morgan Jackson, was stabbed four times, police said. He was listed in good condition after surgery.

Kisiah was jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail. Mansfield Jail officials declined to let a reporter speak with Kisiah or say whether he had an attorney.

A call to the bar Friday went unanswered.

Larry King Admits He’s Never Used The Internet: ‘Do You Punch Little Buttons and Things?’

Think Progress » Larry King Admits He’s Never Used The Internet: ‘Do You Punch Little Buttons and Things?’: "Larry King Admits He’s Never Used The Internet: ‘Do You Punch Little Buttons and Things?’

Last night CNN’s Larry King confessed to Roseanne Barr that he’s never used the Internet. King expressed doubt that the Internet was a viable political medium because “there’s 80 billion things on it.” When Barr said she liked the Internet, King acknowledged that “I’ve never done it, never gone searching.”

Barr said King would love the internet if he tried it. King replied, “I wouldn’t love it. What do you punch little buttons and things?” Barr even offered to show King how to use the Internet. King declined. Watch it:

Transcript:

LARRY KING: On your blog you write, “Bush is going to declare war on China next, I swear.”

ROSEANNE BARR: I was so scared because I woke up and there was the Drudge, you know. I always read the Drudge Report and it said on there that the Chinese were like, you know, spying on our subs or doing something with our subs and I was like, “Oh no, he’s going to think that’s an act of war and then we’re going to go over there next.�"

'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former MoD chief

'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former MoD chief : "UFO sightings and alien visitors tend to be solely the reserve of sci-fi movies.

So when a former MoD chief warns that the country could be attacked by extraterrestrials at any time, you may be forgiven for feeling a little alarmed.

During his time as head of the Ministry of Defence UFO project, Nick Pope was persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically, Britain.

His concern is that 'highly credible' sightings are simply dismissed.

And he complains that the project he once ran is now 'virtually closed' down, leaving the country 'wide open' to aliens.

Mr Pope decided to speak out about his worries after resigning from his post at the Directorate of Defence Security at the MoD this week.

'The consequences of getting this one wrong could be huge,' he said.

'If you reported a UFO sighting now, I am absolutely sure that you would just get back a standard letter telling you not to worry. ''Frankly we are wide open - if something does not behave like a conventional aircraft now, it will be ignored.

'The X-Files have been closed down.' If these words had come from a sci-fi fanatic, they could be easily dismissed by cynics.

But Mr Pope's CV - he was head of"

Letter Carrier Attacked by Squirrel

Pa. Letter Carrier Attacked by Squirrel: "Letter carriers occasionally have to deal with angry dogs or maybe even a spider's nest in a mailbox, but a mean squirrel?

Barb Dougherty, a 30-year Postal Service employee, said she was attacked and bitten Monday by a squirrel while delivering mail in Oil City, about 75 miles north of Pittsburgh.

'It was a freak thing. It was traumatic,' Dougherty told The Derrick newspaper. 'I saw it there on the porch, put the mail in the box and turned to walk away and it jumped on me.'

She said the animal ran up her leg and onto her back.

'I eventually got a hold of the tail and pulled it off me,' Dougherty said. 'No one was home at the house where I was delivering the mail, but the neighbor lady heard me screaming and came over.'

An ambulance took Dougherty to a hospital, where she was treated for cuts and scratches. The squirrel was killed with a BB gun and sent to a lab to be tested for rabies. Dougherty was given the first series of rabies shots as a precaution.

Postal officials said the attack is extraordinary.

'In about 230 years of postal history, I bet it is not the first, but I've personally never heard of another squirrel biting,' said Steve Kochersperger, spokesman for the Erie district."

Issaquah bus driver appeals firing for "flipping off" President Bush

The Issaquah bus driver appeals firing for "flipping off" President Bush: "An Issaquah school bus driver fired for allegedly 'flipping off' President Bush during a visit to Seattle in June is appealing her termination.

According to Issaquah School District officials, the incident happened when a district school bus stopped for the president's motorcade while returning from a field trip in Seattle.

As the president waved to the school children from his limousine, the bus driver made an obscene gesture, said Sara Niegowski, a spokeswoman for the district.

Bush was in Seattle attending a fundraiser for Congressman Dave Reichert, who was riding in the same limousine.

Reichert campaign officials confirm that Bush told Reichert about the gesture and that the congressman later called Issaquah's superintendent to let her know about the incident.

But the district had been informed by other staff the same day it happened, Niegowski said. It investigated and found evidence pointing to 'unprofessional conduct' from the driver, she said.

The 43-year-old driver, with the district since 1999, was fired in September. 'This incident has to do with the responsibility of an employee who is supervising students to act professionally and serve as a role model for appropriate behavior,' said Issaquah Superintendent Janet Barry. 'This was part of" pattern of behavior with this particular bus driver, not an isolated incident."

The fired bus driver filed a union grievance last month for wrongful termination. She has declined to be identified or interviewed.

Chris Dugovich, a spokesman for the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, said it wants the district to re-evaluate its decision.

"There's only one individual who saw this and it happens to be the president of the United States," Dugovich said. "We're interested in saving her employment."


Barry said she personally knows Reichert from his days serving as King County Sheriff when they discussed school resource officers. Reichert called as a courtesy, Barry said.

"He never discussed his view or suggested what action he thought would be appropriate to take," Barry said. "He reported the incident believing — rightly — that I would want to know this occurred, that as a steward of children and public resources, one of my employees had acted inappropriately in her job capacity."

Barry reiterated that the decision to terminate the employee was not motivated by any political reason.

"If the bus driver had made the gesture to a driver who cut her off on a local road, we would have taken the same action," Barry said.

T-ball coach gets 1-6 years for ordering beaning

Fayette County Judge Ralph Warman said the actions by Mark Downs Jr., of Dunbar, in June 2005 were "outrageous" and "extremely reprehensible" because he was coaching a league of children 7 to 9 years old.

Testimony indicated Mr. Downs promised $25 to one of his best players if he hurled a ball at Harry Bowers Jr., 11, an autistic and mildly retarded teammate, presumably to keep him from playing in a game.

A jury convicted Mr. Downs last month of corruption of minors and conspiracy to commit simple assault.

Judge Warman sentenced him to six months to three years on each count.

Mr. Downs didn't say anything during this afternoon's sentencing hearing. But as he was led away, he replied "Yes" when asked if he thought the sentence was too harsh.

Judge Warman could have sentenced him to up to 12 years.

Mr. Downs' bond was revoked and he was taken to jail to await transfer to a state prison.

Mr. Downs' family, including his wife, a 6-week-old baby and three other children were in the courtroom for part of the hearing. But the three older children were hurried out before the actual sentencing.

Jennifer Bowers, mother of the injured player, said the sentencing ends a chapter in the story. "Hopefully we can close the book on this," she said, but added her son still doesn't understand what happened.