Demand for No. 2 Pencils increases as Sodoku sweeps the world
The text of the USDA Report on the tiger attack that left Roy Horn, the darker-haired half of the Siegfried & Roy performing team, partially paralyzed, has been made available online. Montecore, one of S&R's bevvy of preened and puffed-up tigers, lunged at Roy during a performance, chewed into his neck and dragged him offstage to the horror of onlookers. Numerous tinfoil-hat theories have been offered for an explanation but in the end, even the USDA couldn't figure out why a tiger might choose to attack its 'master' during a circus performance they had done over 2,000 times before. I think the tiger had basically had enough, and had been biding his time waiting for the perfect moment. Speaking of tigers, I read Yann Martel's Life of Pi recently and the character of Richard Parker (a tiger) figures highly. Turns out the Trivandrum Zoo in South India, where the protagonist (Pi) grew up, is a real place.
It's official - Canada will be the third country in the world to legally recognize same-sex marriages. For the time being, the religious interests in Canada have been given a legal 'out' to refuse to perform same sex marriages if they feel such unions go against their grain. Until 'tolerance' changes to 'acceptance', the religious right in our country, will be caught playing catch-up more and more.