Bye Bye, Barilla: The pasta company's chairman said that he would never use a homosexual couple in his advertising. âI would never do an advert with a homosexual familyâŚif the gays donât like it they can go an eat another brand." He's also against gay adoption. âI have no respect for adoption by gay families because this concerns a person who is not able to choose."
Sad: A pilot died last night after having an in-flight heart attack.
Krokodil Comes to the U.S.: "A powerful heroin-like drug that rots flesh and bone has made its first reported appearance in the United States, an Arizona health official says."
Four Dead: And over 100 are believed to be trapped after an apartment building collapsed in Mumbai.
Be Careful: The UW and Seattle police are increasing security on the UW campus because there have been two armed robberies in the past week.
"Forest Boy" Has Been Sentenced: He got 150 hours of community service after being accused of fraud and telling authorities he had been living in the German wilderness for years.
Steve Ballmer Likes Macklemore: Yesterday Steve Ballmer said goodbye to Microsoft at the company's giant meeting at KeyArena. He chose really cheesy music.
The CEO, whose screeching and dancing at company events is the stuff of YouTube legend, stormed the stage to "Can't Hold Us" by Seattle rap/producer duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and kept up his usual high tempo, according to several people present at the employee-only meeting.
He departed to the strains of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," the song played at Microsoft's first employee meeting in 1983, followed by "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the finale of "Dirty Dancing," getting a standing ovation from the 13,000 or so Microsoft full-time employees in attendance.
The Baby Giraffe Has a Name!: Misawa. His name is Misawa. And he is the cutest!
A Bear Walks Into a Bar: "No bear! Get out! No! You can't be in here!"
