Jester’s Court — December 12, 2009

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  • The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture has reported that up to 2,300 people have been infected with goat flu.
  • California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may eschew his salary, but the cost to the state to guard him and other state representatives has tripled since his predecessor left office from $14.4 million to $43.3 million.
  • A homeless tent city in Colorado labels itself as “Obamaville.”
  • Homeland Security awarded $2.6 million to develop sensors capable of determining a person’s “malintent.”
  • China’s crackdown on online porn has led to the arrest of 3,470 so far.
  • A crackdown on corruption in China has uncovered $1.5 billion in public funds held by corrupt officials.
  • A UK court has banned the publication of nude photos and videos of Tiger Woods. At this point it does not matter because no one has found one yet.
  • Holocaust denial may become illegal in Hungary.
  • The body of a former President of Cyprus has been removed from its grave.
  • boristadicSerbian President Boris Tadic was fined $550 after toasting with a glass of champagne at the stadium where Serbia defeated Romania to advance into the World Cup. Serbia has strict anti-drinking laws at sporting events.
  • Bollywood wants to become the new Hollywood but first it needs to get past Indian censors who target violence and nudity in films.

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