Offbeat - News April 10, 2011

Maine school district to equip kindergartners with iPad 2s (examiner)
The Auburn School Department in Maine agrees with Apple CEO Steve Jobs: the iPad 2 is "magical." The Department (same as District in other locales) will start a pilot program in May that equips 285 kindergartners and teachers with iPad 2s, at a cost of $200,000.

Woman devalues price of rare Chinese vase by trying to fix it with hammer (coventrytelegraph)
THE owner of a rare Chinese vase knocked 200,000 off its value after trying to fix it - with a hammer.

Firefighters fired over nude male photos (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg)
Authorities fired two Victoria firefighters for violating the city's conduct policy following an investigation into a complaint about photos of naked men on display at their fire station, an official said.

Police: 266 Pounds Of Pot In Load Of Steel Beams (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg)
Authorities say a North Carolina man is facing drug trafficking charges, accused of accepting a delivery of 266 pounds of marijuana packed in a shipment of steel beams.

YouTube video of the day: police officer pepper sprays baby squirrel (examiner)
Squirrels sometimes act, well ... squirrely, and a Mesquite, TX police officer who forgot that and pepper-sprayed a baby squirrel finds his actions under review.

Man with 600 Snakes on a Bus Arrested (MyFoxPhilly)
Passengers on a bus in Argentina got an unwelcome surprise when police found more than 600 snakes and other reptiles packed in the luggage compartment, a ranger said Saturday.

Serial Tip Jar Thief Arrested (MyFoxPhilly)
A 63-year-old man was arrested in San Francisco last week, ending his alleged years-long string of tip jar thefts from coffee shops in the city, KNTV reported Saturday.

10 strange will and testaments (KOTA-TV Rapid City)
Regardless of how much money or assets a person has, they need a last will and testament to ensure that their belongings are left to the parties they intend after death.

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