Lady Gaga Protest
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Missouri staged an angry protest outside a Lady Gaga concert in the city of St Louis. The entertainer drew the ire of the church over her stance on gay rights.
Lady Gaga warned her fans that the protest was happening via Twitter and urged them to ignore the "hate criminals" no matter what happened. She called on authorities to ignore them as well.
"Do not respond to any of their provocation. Don´t waste your words, or feelings, no matter what you hear or see you are more fortunate and blessed than they are, and in your heart just pray for them," wrote Lady Gaga.
Honest Hero
Essa Khan, a longtime janitor at the Gilgit Serena Hotel in northern Pakistan, is being hailed as a national hero for his honesty. Khan recently came across $50,000 in a safe-deposit box and promptly handed it to his boss. The money was traced to a Japanese guest who works for an agency funding a feasibility study into tourism projects in the region. “I have a responsibility as a human being, as a Pakistani, a Muslim,” said Khan. “I never thought about keeping the money.” The hotel gave Khan a $115 reward.
“This is the face of Pakistan that people don't see normally,” said Salmaan Taseer, governor of Punjab province.
Seeing Jesus
A 26-year-old sales assistant in England was looking for somewhere to vacation using Google Earth when he spotted something peculiar on some Hungarian farmland. Southampton resident Zach Evans claims he´s discovered the likeness of Jesus.
“I’m not a religious person looking for images of Mary or Jesus in everything, but this is obvious,” he says.
The image is located in a field near Puspokladany, Hungary.
Following In Footsteps
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to follow in the footsteps of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, pledging to donate half of his fortune, currently thought to be around $13.5 billion, to charitable causes. Paul Allen is no stranger to philanthropy having already donated over $1 billion. Last year he was the 11th largest donor in the US.
One of his primary projects is the Allen Institute for Brain Science. "I've planned for many years now that the majority of my estate will be left to philanthropy to continue the work of the foundation and to fund non-profit scientific research..." said Paul Allen.
Roto-Rooter Rescue
After trying unsuccessfully for two days to rescue a kitten stuck in a storm sewer, residents of South Park, Pennsylvania, decided to call the local Roto-Rooter outlet for help. The crew from the plumbing company used a fiber optic sewer cam to track the kitten's movements, before deciding which sewer pipe to access.
One crew member, Neil Stewart, then descended into a manhole to complete the rescue. “I'm an animal lover,” Neil Stewart said, “so it was cool to get it out.” A neighbor has taken in the kitten, now named “Lucky,” until a permanent home can be found.
