Small Bits of News

DUMB - Phone thief revealed to be un-sexy.
Friday, February 22, 2008 Modern technology is a wonderful thing. Not only does it allow us to communicate with people from around the world and share ideas and information in a utopian network of social potential, but it allows us to

laugh at stupid criminals

for their underwear choices.

Farewell to UniqueDaily
It's been fun, but UD is now over. I'm working on a new music project that I can't pass up. I want to thank all the 3,000 - 5,000 daily visitors for making UniqueDaily.com fun while it lasted. Cya later, alligator! -- Michael
I'd noticed it hadn't been updated for a few days, which was very unusual.
UniqueDaily was one of my favorite websites that I visited everyday.
I’m wishing you success in your new adventure, Michael!
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Runaway lawnmower kills Buddhist monk
A Buddhist monk was killed when he was run over by a lawnmower as he cut the grass at his temple, an inquest has been told.Ten years before his death the Rev Seiji Handa had suffered another accident with a lawnmower, in which he lost three of his fingers, the inquest was told.A witness told the jury that she had found the body of Mr Handa in pieces after he fell beneath the sharp blades of the tractor-driven mower at the Peace Pagoda in Milton Keynes. Venita Slater said that moments before his death she had seen him running after the driverless machine as it pulled away from him while he was out mowing lawns in the 12-acre grounds of the peace center that he had set up nearly 30 years ago.
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One Japanese suicide every 15 minutes
Japan's grim reputation as one of the world's suicide nations has been confirmed by statistics that show more than 30,000 people a year have taken their own lives since figures first began to rise in 1998. In 2006, there were 32,115 suicides - 25 per 100,000 people; nearly 100 people a day; one every 15 minutes. The most common hour of death is 5am for men and noon for women, after their families have left for work or school. The helpline takes an estimated 720,000 calls a year at its 49 centers.