Gun crime in Scotland has fallen to a 32-year low, according to the latest official figures. The total number of offenses involving firearms recorded by police across Scotland decreased by 28 percent since over last year.
Scottish Gun Crime Falls to 32-year Low
From Bottom to Top: World Series Hometown Hero David Freese
From ‘burned out’ to bright lights, baseballs’ newest champion is being called a local boy-turned-hero.
“I’m trying to soak this all in,” David Freese said, after being named the MVP of the World Series for his performance with the St. Lewis Cardinals in their come-from-behind victory over the Texas Rangers in the seven game series.
It’s a surprise that Freese, 28, even arrived at this point. Burned out from playing baseball, he quit the game during his senior season in high school and didn’t take a baseball scholarship.
Last Cast Iron Foundry in US: Still Thriving Through Innovation
A metal foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee has invested in advanced technology and acquired management techniques to insure its success as the last company in the nation still turning out cast iron skillets on a daily basis.
But Lodge Cast Iron is also benefiting from a cast iron renaissance.
This all adds up to a successful fourth-generation family-owned business that’s been churning out cast iron cookware for more than a century. (To watch the video, jump to the bottom)
Last Cast Iron Foundry in US: Still Thriving Through Innovation
A metal foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee has invested in advanced technology and acquired management techniques to insure its success as the last company in the nation still turning out cast iron skillets on a daily basis.
But Lodge Cast Iron is also benefiting from a cast iron renaissance.
This all adds up to a successful fourth-generation family-owned business that’s been churning out cast iron cookware for more than a century. (To watch the video, jump to the bottom)
Humane Society Pairs Problem Pups With Prisoners
California inmates are helping correct the behavior problems of shelter dogs, a therapeutic exercise that benefits both convicts and canines.
Dogs described as having “limited adoption potential” are matched with minimum-security inmates through the Humane Society’s TAILS program (Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations).
In two years the program has graduated 30 dogs and 50-some inmates from the program.
Pope Expresses ‘Shame’ for Christian Violence in History
Pope Benedict, leading a global inter-religious meeting, acknowledged ‘with great shame’ that Christianity had used force in its long history as he joined other religious leaders in condemning violence and terrorism in God’s name.
Pope Benedict spoke as he hosted some 300 religious leaders from around the world in an inter-faith gathering for peace.
Missing Autistic Boy Found Alive After Six Days
The thousand volunteers who searched wooded areas in Virginia this week for 8-year-old Robert Wood Jr., missing since Sunday, expressed jubilation today with the news that the boy had been found.
The severely autistic boy who cannot speak went missing 6 days ago while on a walk with his family in North Anna Battlefield Park in Hanover County.
He was found curled up on the ground in a rock quarry.
Royal Daughters Win Equal Right to Ascend to British Throne
In a majestic moment for gender equality, female members of the British royal family were on Friday granted the same rights as males to ascend to the British throne.
The 16 Commonwealth nations announced that male heirs will no longer take precedence over their sisters in succession.
The historic reform overturns a 300-year rule stating that first-born sons inherit the British throne.
Canada’s Murder Rate Drops to 44-year Low
Canada’s murder rate in 2010 fell to a 44-year low of just 1.62 per 100,000 people, official data showed on Wednesday. The decline followed a decade of relative stability in Canada, which has a population of around 34.5 million. A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he was pleased to see the lower number of murders.
US Economic Growth Best in a Year, GDP Up 2.5%
A new GDP report shows the economy grew in the third quarter at its fastest pace in a year, as consumers and businesses stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year.
Growth of 2.5 percent offers evidence that the recovery is back on track, and builds on optimism delivered by the European Union overnight when it agreed on a recovery plan for economies there.
Most Powerful US Nuclear Bomb Dismantled – Forever
The last of the nation’s most powerful nuclear bombs has been taken apart in Texas.
Technicians removed the uranium Tuesday from the last of the nation’s largest nuclear bombs, a Cold War relic known as the B53.
The bomb put into service in 1962 was 600 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
Big Pharma Giving Away Drug Patents To Help Cure Disease
By offering up their drugs for free to developing countries, drug companies hope to make inroads into new markets, and prevent a few diseases along the way.
Intellectual property is crucial for pharmaceutical companies to survive; without it, their pricey blockbuster drugs can be replaced with cheap generics. And yet, big companies like AstraZeneca, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Merck are willingly putting some of their intellectual property information in a public database — an initiative that aims to treat neglected tropical diseases.
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Happy Ending: Switched at Birth Girls Want to Stay With Wrong Moms
A pair of 12-year-old girls who discovered they were accidentally switched at birth want to stay with the mothers who have been raising them rather than go to their real parents.
The girls have grown up just a few miles away from each other in a small town.
Their mothers gave birth in the same maternity ward just 15 minutes apart.
iPod Creators Unveil the Smartest (and Prettiest) Thermostat Yet
An intelligent thermostat seems like an odd project for the minds behind Apple’s iconic iPod, but in a strange way, the iPod folks may just be the perfect team to revolutionize home heating.
The project is the Nest Learning Thermostat, a Wi-Fi connected thermostat that learns your heating preferences and optimizes your home’s temperature to save energy.
The brains behind Nest Labs are co-founders Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, both engineers working on the iPod — and it shows in the thermostat’s stylish design and easy operation.
Dreamliner’s Maiden Voyage for Boeing; Saves Money, Adds Comfort
The Boeing Co Dreamliner, the world’s first carbon-composite airliner, flew to Hong Kong from Tokyo carrying its first paying passengers on Wednesday in a flight that could set a new benchmark in air travel.
The Dreamliner that flew Wednesday with 240 passengers is described as a ‘game changer’ — designed to make the hours aloft more pleasant for passengers and cheaper to fly for owners battling for profit amid the rise of low cost carriers.
New App Aims to Reduce Stress With Slow Breathing
Want to reduce stress and improve mental focus? A new app that promotes slow breathing may help.
“People don’t realize the profound impact that slow breathing can have until they actually sit down and do it for 10 minutes and then they feel completely different,” said Savannah DeVarney, vice president of product marketing for MyBrainSolutions, the creators of the app.
Footwear Company Protects Million Square Feet of Rainforest With Square-foot Sandals
An eco-conscious footwear company announced a milestone in efforts to save the rainforest after just one week of online sales. For every purchase of “square foot” sandals, Chipkos is protecting one hundred square feet of land, and already the company has adopted more than one million square feet of Costa Rican tropical forest in Guanacaste.
The goal of the Chipkos “Stand for Square Feet” program is one hundred million sq. feet of rainforest protected, using their non-profit preservation partner, SaveNature.Org.
Footwear Company Protects Million Square Feet of Rainforest With Square-foot Sandals
An eco-conscious footwear company announced a milestone in efforts to save the rainforest after just one week of online sales. For every purchase of “square foot” sandals, Chipkos is protecting one hundred square feet of land, and already the company has adopted more than one million square feet of Costa Rican tropical forest in Guanacaste.
The goal of the Chipkos “Stand for Square Feet” program is one hundred million sq. feet of rainforest protected, using their non-profit preservation partner, SaveNature.Org.
UPDATED: Waitress Gets $1,000 Tip on $30 Bill (w/ Video)
A big tipper is spreading wealth and joy in the city of Madison. A customer at Vasillio’s Greek restaurant left a $1,000.00 tip Thursday on just a $31.94 bill. [UPDATE: This took place in Madison, Mississippi; not Madison, Wisconsin as previously reported.]
Sarah Simmons, the lucky waitress who earned the big tip, was surprised and elated over the generous gesture and the note scrawled at the bottom of the credit card receipt: “God bless you.”
The customer previously had visited the eatery but wishes to remain anonymous.
(WATCH the video below or READ the story from WLBT-TV)