http://www.dailynewsalert.com Your Source for Social News and Networking Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:28:16 EST en http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2084
A British survey recently conducted found that people have a tough time being away from their cell phone.

The study tested 1,000 people in a British survey to determine how the new phobia is effecting people. Two thirds of people who participated said they were afraid of losing their phones which is an increase from four years ago when the number that worried about losing their cell phones was 53 percent.

Nomophobia is short for no-mobile-phobia. Do you have Nomophobia? You might if you have panic attacks, sweating or nausea when you don't have access to your cell phone whether it's out of reach or out of battery.


]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:28:16 EST lucy Offbeat 2 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2084 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2083
Verdon Lamont Taylor, 32, was clothed when he got to Walmart, but for some reason took off his clothes in the parking lot before going inside.

Surveillance footage shows Taylor walking through the store wearing nothing but a pair of socks he had stolen there. Technically the socks shouldn't be considered stolen until he walked out of the store without paying.

Taylor was charged with aggravated assault and indecent exposure after refusing to comply with officers' orders and spitting in one officer's face.

Well, it's important to have warm feet. ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:05:19 EST Alex Offbeat 1 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2083 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2082
The woman called police after her neighbor approached her while wearing his birthday suit and asked her for sex.

The neighbor offered to pay her for sex. She repeatedly told him "No" and asked him to go away. Once inside her house he began pounding on her door and pleading for sex.

No arrests have been made yet. Police haven't been able to find the man. It shouldn't be too hard since he's a neighbor of the woman who contacted the police.

According to the woman this wasn't the first time her neighbor had approached her in this way. ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:20 EST Alex Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2082 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2081
The Ramon Alarm Clock, from Paul Sammut, requires the sleeper to enter a PIN code to silence the alarm.

To get the most use out of the clock, it's suggested that the sleeper place the PIN code panel far away from the bed, maybe even in another room.

While the clock can be close to the bed, the panel should be somewhere where you have to physically get out of bed to punch numbers into a 12-digit push-button keypad.

The PIN can be programmed for the day's date or a new code can be programmed to flash up every morning.

The alarm clock costs about $160. ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:21:51 EST Finn Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2081 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2080
Talk about joining the family business.

Allen J. Brannin, 54, his daughter Amy M. Brannin, 34, and her son Austin J. Brannin were arrested for "cooking up meth." Another relative Tyler W. Cannon, 18, was also arrested.

What family does that? What are the odds that three generations are going to be ok with doing something illegal like producing drugs? ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:03:27 EST Finn Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2080 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2076
Darrell Gilyard used to preach at at Shiloh Baptist Church before pleading guilty to lewd conduct and lewd molestation in 2009.

Gilyard is is not allowed to have "unsupervised contact with children under 18 years old." The church's solution was to ban children from Sunday service. That seems really unfair. One man's actions means no children can come to church.

One parishioner tried to bring a 2-year-old boy she babysits to services, but was turned away.

The child ban is only in effect when Gilyard is preaching. So for two Sundays in a row children were banned, but will be allowed in the church the weeks he's not there.

What do you think? Is it ok to ban the children so this guy can preach? ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:33:38 EST Alex Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2076 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2074
It turns out the ability to think clearly and control mood is affected by thirst according to researchers from the University of Connecticut's Human Performance Laboratory.

The researchers concluded that even mild dehydration leads to drastic changes in a person's mood and ability to concentrate.

Mild dehydration can cause a change in a person's mood and ability to function at top notch.

Usually by the time the thirst sensation kicks in, we're already dehydrated.

So if you're feeling moody drink up or attempt to stay hydrated during the day even when you're not thirsty.

So all this time maybe the Incredible Hulk just needed some water? ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:11:13 EST Finn Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2074 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2072
Produces were supposed to pixelate the couple's faces. The couple agreed to participate in the report on swinging on the website of TV channel RTL.

Before agreeing to do the show, the couple was under the impression that their identities would be disguised. Well, sure. You wouldn't want something embarrassing to happen.

I wonder why the 15 year old was watching a show about swingers? I'll bet she's going to be more hesitant about what she watches on television.

The couple tried to seek damages from RTL, but the judge threw the case out.

The judge asked RTL and the production company to pay the couple a small fee for their appearance in the report and to cover their legal expenses.

That's all fine and dandy, but that's never going to erase what their daughter saw and now knows about them.

Have you ever found out something about your parents that you never wanted to know? ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:09 EST Alex Offbeat 2 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2072 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2071
Well if you've ever had this problem you're not alone and you're not out of luck. Starbucks has opened a ski-thru coffee shop on top of a mountain at at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort in California.

Resort-goes can slide in on their skis or snowboards, pick up a cup of Joe and continue on their way. It's pretty convenient, but I'm assuming you have to be able to balance pretty well to be able to hold coffee and ski without spilling.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:34:00 EST Finn Videos 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2071 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2070
Goats voices are not entirely genetic as previously thought.

Researchers, from Queen Mary University of London, suggest that this extends to most mammals and that they can develop an accent from their surroundings.

It's kind of like when kids grow up and start to spend more time with their friends outside of the family structure. Sometimes kids pick up their friends lingo and start talking differently.

To test their goat theory they took four groups of pygmy goats, all of whom were siblings or half siblings.

In the beginning the siblings stayed with one another, but after five weeks began to form larger social groups. Their "accents" changed when they grew older and moved in different groups.
]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:40:28 EST Alex World News 4 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2070 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2069
The company's goal is to improve the nutritional value of their products. Really? They're candy bars. Sure selling them with less calories is healthier if people eat just one bar. All people have to do is consume multiple bars and they'll rack up the calories in no times.

I guess the good news for the company is if people buy more bars that's more money in the company's pocket.

The responsible snacking campaign means that the king size Snicker bar which contains 540 calories will be discontinued by 2014. ]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:28:29 EST Finn Offbeat 4 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2069 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2068
The speed zone in White Lake Township is 25 miles per hour between 6:49-7:15 a.m., 7:52 to 8:22 a.m., 8:37 to 9:07 a.m., 2:03 to 2:33 p.m., 3:04 to 3:34 p.m. and 3:59 to 4:29 p.m. on school days only.

Greg Smith says the sign isn't very practical since there are six separate times listed and to read them all you almost have to come to a complete stop. (maybe that was the township's way of getting people to slow down)

The reason for all the times is because there's an elementary, middle, and high school all nearby. Perhaps the speed limit should be changed to 25 mph Monday through Friday on school days. Or perhaps combine the morning and afternoon times so that between 6:49 a.m. and 9:07 a.m., and 2:03 p.m. to 4:29 p.m, the speed limit is 25 mph.

Police Chief Ed Harris said they're trying to resolve the matter.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:57:20 EST Alex Offbeat 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2068 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2067
Timur, 24, has caused an uproar among animal rights activists because he put his cat, Coco, under so he could tattoo her chest to resemble the one on his.

Timur tattooed Coco under the supervision of a veterinarian, but that didn't appease animal lovers who viewed it as animal cruelty.

When cats are put under they lose about a year of their life. Unless it's a matter of life and death, why would you put your pet under those conditions?

If any of the ink gets into her blood she could get very sick, and even die. How could it be worth it to this guy to do that to his cat when there's a chance she could get sick from it and die?

To make matters worse he misspelled the tattoo. It was supposed to read "carpe diem", a Latin saying meaning "seize the day." Timur mispelled "diem" as "deem."



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She was found underwater and unconscious in the bath on Saturday February 11.

Requests are actually flooding in with people who are requesting the room.

Houston was due to perform at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

The party still took place in the hotel while Houston's body was upstairs. While several celebrates attended the pre-Grammy party, there were some who couldn't bear the thought of celebrating and being social while Houston's body was still in the hotel.

Would you want to stay in a hotel room where a celebrity, or anyone for that matter, had died?



]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:24:00 EST Alex Entertainment 3 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2066 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2065
Timothy Laraway, 32, was arrested on drug and alcohol charges after choking another driver who irritated him by allegedly having his high-beams on while driving.

Laraway passed the other vehicle going in the same direction when he noticed the other driver had his high-beams on. Laraway used his pickup to force the other driver over to the side of the road, blocking the other driver's path.

He accused the guy of "high-beaming" him. Laraway then began choking the man through the window. Luckily the man was able to call 911 and Laraway was caught later after he crashed into a utility pole.

Road rage is really scary. You never know who's out there that's going to just snap and give you more than just the finger.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:58:39 EST Alex Offbeat 4 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2065 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2064
Avalanna Routh, who has fought an aggressive and deadly brain cancer since she was a baby, dreamed of meeting Bieber one day in person.

Routh's family reached out to Bieber on Facebook and told him about Avalanna. He flew her and her family from Boston to New York for a Valentine's visit.

The young couple spent an afternoon playing board games and eating cupcakes. The first date went to well that by the end of it they decided to get 'married.'

Routh, who said she's loved Bieber for 80 years, was completely taken away by her special afternoon with him.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:31:27 EST lucy Entertainment 2 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2064 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2063
It wasn't the typical scene you would expect though. Ashley Murray arrived to find a stranger cooking dinner. Keith Davis got into Murray's place through a front window.

Davis neatly organized Murray's laundry and cleaned her floors before making a meal. He did more than some boyfriends do.

He's been charged with breaking and entering, but prosecutors have asked that he undergo a psychological evaluation.

What would you do if you found a stranger cooking in your house? Would you eat the meal? ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:47:27 EST Finn Offbeat 4 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2063 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2061
While kneeling at the alter the groom appeared to be more than a little nervous. His wife to be gently touches his shoulder and wipes sweat from his face. Her gestures were not enough to stop the groom from vomiting. At least he turned away from her when he did.

I wonder if he got a chance to rinse out his mouth after that? If not, the first kiss as man and wife was probably a little gross.

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:23:00 EST Alex Videos 2 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2061 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2057
From the comfort of their cars, mourners are able to pay their respects.

While drive-thru funeral parlors are convenient for those with physical disabilities who aren't able to walk up to a casket, it seems like something that can be taken advantage of by people who have a busy schedule and just do a drivebye goodbye.

I think it's important, if able, to actually go up to the coffin to pay one's respects.

Although getting to do a drive thru farewell is convenient for avoiding awkward moments with the family members of the deceased if you're not sure what to say to them.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:24:24 EST Alex Offbeat 2 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2057 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2056
Nathaniel, 27, shares his addition to his car on the new series of 'My Strange Addiction.'

His car, that he's named Chase, is a 1998 Chevy Monte Carlo. Yes he did indeed give his car a male name. Nathaniel goes on dates with Chase, buys Chase birthday gifts and even has sex with it. Not just in the car, but with it. Well that seems healthy.

The new season of 'My Strange Addiction' starts on February 12. Nathaniel and Chase kick off the new season with their unrequited love.

I know men love their cars, but this is a bit much. ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:25 EST Alex Offbeat 4 http://www.dailynewsalert.com/story.php?id=2056