Since the boy is 7, there is nothing they can do with him. But the zoo is attempting to sue the parents because someone has to be responsible for what happened. I am sure that this is not the first time he has exhibited this sort of destructive behavior. Why haven’t the parents dealt with this. Obviously this child has huge mental issues…and it hasn’t been taken care of. Ugh. What is happening to humanity?

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• An estimated 25% of edible food in the U.S. is wasted or thrown away.
• 12% of food bought for home use by consumers is eventually thrown out.
• The average American household throws out approximately 500 pounds of food per year.
• Americans throw away nearly half the food they grow in gardens.
• 4.4 million apples are thrown away nearly every day.

• Albino Blacksheep: People upload games, videos, everything you can think of to waste all your time. Don’t get me wrong; they are quite amusing…just addictive. Who doesn’t like watching stupid video after stupid video. I know it is a crowd favorite.
• Engrish: This is one of my favorite sites. They showcase spelling, grammatical, and meaning errors in signs, packaging, and everything else you can imagine.
• Gas Buddy: This site is amazing. You can type in your zip code and find the cheapest gas stations in your area.
• Singles With Herpes: There are several online dating sites I found specifically catered to those with herpes. They also have free support groups.

Has anyone else come across some interesting sites? Please share!

• The trucking industry as a whole (including carriers and the private sector) employ more than 9 million individuals.
•  Total revenue for truck driving in the U.S. is approximately $255.5 billion - for hire or common carriers generate nearly $98 billion and private fleets bring in roughly $121 billion.
• It’s estimated that more than 3.3 million individuals in the U.S. hold professional truck driving jobs.
• There are more than 15.5 million truck on America’s roads, including 1.9 million tractor trailers.
• The average company truck driver earns 30.0 cents for every mile driven - independent contracts can make slightly more.

•  Franciscan Desert Rose is the pottery pattern most collected in the history of the United States. The Fanciscan Ivy pattern was also seen on “I Love Lucy” as their everyday china dishes.

• President Woodrow Wilson ordered the first set of America-made china dishes for the white house in 1918 from Lenox.

• The famous Noritake company used the imprint”Rose China” during World War II because they worried that the lack of resources (and therefore, lack of quality) would smudge the Noritake name.

• One of the oldest surviving American china dish companies is Syracuse. They have been around since 1883.

• There was an American oil rig supervisor working in Indonesia. He happened to yell something to the Indonesian worker and soon found out that it is frowned upon to berate an Indonesian man in public. An angry mob began chasing the owner with axes.

• Kellogg began selling a brand of cereal called “Bran Buds” in Sweden. They soon had to change the name because it was roughly translated as “burnt farmer”.

• When Fresca began marketing in Mexico, they became aware that “fresca” was slang for “lesbian”.

• When an American man met with a Saudi businessman, they didn’t start out on a good note. The American refused a cup of coffee that was offered. In Saudi Arabian, this is considered very rude and negotiations didn’t go much further.

•  A certain type of cologne was being marketed in several Islamic countries. The ad was a picture of a man and his dog in a beautiful landscape. This venture failed because in Islam, dogs are considered unclean and didn’t speak well for that brand of cologne.

If businesses ever want to reach the international markets, they will need to do a little research. Finding out cultural norms with everything from acceptable forms of online payment processing to how they should shake hands is crucial to building those relationships.

• Sports betting is illegal throughout the country, except via sports books in Nevada and a sports-related lottery card in Oregon.
• The Nevada Gaming Commission reports that $2 billion are wagered legally annually in the state.
• It’s estimated that anywhere from $80 billion to $380 billion is illegally wagered every year in sports betting.
• The Super Bowl generates nearly $8.5 billion in wagers.
• There are literally thousands of sports betting websites that offer betting odds and lines on all sports, free baseball, basketball, and football picks, and more.

The signing status of the 2008 NFL Draft first-round picks has been released, revealing some stunning contract terms.  The top 5 NFL picks were as follows:

• Jake Long (Miami OT) 5 years, $57.5 million
• Chris Long (St. Louis DE) 6 years, $56.5 million
• Matt Ryan (Atlanta QB) 6 years, $72 million
• Darren McFadden (Oakland RB) 6 years, $60 million
• Glenn Dorsey (Kansas City DT) 5 years, $51 million

It seems pretty ridiculous that football players make millions of dollars while the average brain surgeon makes about $500,000 a year.  Go figure.  I guess it’s partially our own fault (speaking on behalf of the fans).  The more we’re willing to pay for tickets, jerseys, hats…. The more money the team owners are making, and the more money they’re willing to pay their players.  So stop going to football games? I don’t think so. 

The Stats…

• Approximately 2/3 of Americans with STDs are under the age of 25
• Up to 1 million herpes viruses will be transmitted each year
• An estimated 25 percent of American adults (45 million people, ages 12 and older) are infected with genital herpes
• 80 percent of people with herpes, are unaware that they have herpes
• Herpes infection is more common in women because male to female transmission is more efficient than female to male transmission

Prevention…

• Abstain from sexual contact with anyone who has not been tested for STDs
• If you can, be in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has been tested and is known to be uninfected
• Although condoms aren’t 100% effective, correct and consistent use of condoms can reduce the risk of transmitting genital herpes
• If you have been diagnosed with herpes, it’s crucial to abstain from sexual activity with uninfected people
• Although it is less likely for herpes to be transmitted when there isn’t a visual outbreak, it isn’t impossible.  
• Always inform your partner if you’ve been infected with an STD, or limit your dating to other singles with herpes. 

• 25% of fashion designers are self-employed.
• It is no surprise that the majority of fashion designers live and work in California and New York.
• In 2006, 20,000 jobs in the U.S. were held by fashion designers.
• The average salary for a fashion designer is about $60,000 (before they hit the celebrity side of things).