Mitt Romney Look-A-Like Stars In Spanish Language Soap ‘Todas Las Notas’

Spanish language soap Todas Las Notas (shortened from the original Todas Las Notas Correctas, Pero No Necesariamente en el Orden Correcto) began in 1965.

Whilst Todas Las Notas is virtually unknown to English talking viewers, it is translated into over 50 languages and is screened to more than 70% of the non-English talking world.

The show has a long history of casting look-a-likes in key roles, both local and world politicians, including, famously, a George W Bush look-a-like as a drunken playboy interested in boozing and loose morals, during the period 2000-2008. read more…

Shopkeeper fights off would-be robber with plastic stool

“I’ve lived in Fauldhouse all my life and I thought it was someone having a bit of a joke.

“When I realised what was happening I was shocked, but I didn’t want to let him away with the money.

“I lifted up the stool and began defending myself. He had this eight-inch kitchen knife and I kept hitting him with the stool.

“He kept coming back but eventually he just ran off.”

The man is described as white and tall with a stocky build, wearing a dark hooded top, blue jeans, brown Timberland boots, gloves and a grey Tammy hat. read more…

IT specialist attracts attention after walking his goats through the streets

All five of them, on a lead, on the streets of south London.

An IT specialist by day, the 50-year-old is also a dedicated amateur goat herd. He’s turned the ground floor of his home into a makeshift barn and his garden into a farm yard, complete with water troughs and hanging hay dispensers.

Twitter has been awash with rumours of the man who takes his animals to graze the green around Croydon Minster and scrubland along the tram lines.

Despite having no farming experience, Mr Guilfoyle took the extraordinary step of rearing goats last June following success keeping bees. read more…

Dinosaurs struggled with arthritis just like humans

In life, it had a crocodile-like head, a short neck, whale-like body and four powerful flippers to propel it through water in pursuit of prey, reports journal Palaeontology.

Studying the skeleton, believed to be a female, Dr Sassoon soon noticed that it had the signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis, that had eroded its left jaw joint, displacing the lower jaw to one side.

Marks on the bones showed it continued to feed despite the condition, but the jaw weakened and eventually broke, with fatal consequences. read more…

Skydivers ‘fly’ in formation with gliders in daring stunt over Alps

This video captures the moment the five-man Redbull skydive team, moving at speeds of up to 120mph, catch up with the two engineless planes over the Austrian Alps.

In a daring manoeuvre, the skydivers fly alongside the planes close enough to make eye contact with the pilots.

Red Bull Skydive team leader Paul Steiner, who coordinated the stunt involving 11 people and seven aircraft, said: “Normally the idea is to stay as far away as possible from other flying objects. Instead, we headed straight for them. read more…

Banksy Jubilee graffiti springs up overnight on London street

One art blog, Hooked, commented: “With the Queen’s upcoming Diamond Jubilee, the location of this piece and the style and cut of the stencil it is highly likely that it’s the work of Banksy.”

Another, Juxtapoz, said: “It seems that Mr. Banksy is commenting on the fact that the Union Jack you purchase is made by a kid with a really good sense of headwear style. We kid … or we don’t.”

It is not clear whether the location of the work, on the side of shop Poundland, is significant. read more…

Banksy Diamond Jubilee graffiti springs up overnight on London street

One art blog, Hooked, commented: “With the Queen’s upcoming Diamond Jubilee, the location of this piece and the style and cut of the stencil it is highly likely that it’s the work of Banksy.”

Another, Juxtapoz, said: “It seems that Mr. Banksy is commenting on the fact that the Union Jack you purchase is made by a kid with a really good sense of headwear style. We kid … or we don’t.”

It is not clear whether the location of the work, on the side of shop Poundland, is significant. read more…

Pictures of the day: 15 May 2012

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A rainbow is seen in the sky as lightning strikes after a rainstorm in Haikou, Hainan province, ChinaPicture: REUTERS/China Daily

Manchester City 3 Queens Park Rangers 2: match report

Trailing 2-1 to QPR, and with United leading at Sunderland, City fans were beginning to stream out of the ground. One shell-shocked woman stumbled past the press box, looking like she had just climbed from the wreckage of a automobile crash.

Others walked past, shuffling by like mourners at a funeral. A dad led his son out. This was too much heartache for one so young to bear. All hope was gone, they thought.

United seemed destined to be champions again. Why always them?

What happened next will linger long in the memories, hearts and scrapbooks of City fans. read more…

‘Queen’s knickers’ for sale on eBay

The knickers, listed as an “item that has been previously used”, are advertised as being in good condition, despite some yellowing with age.

They have four small pearl-like button and a monogram of the Royal crown, along with two flowers on a stem with leaves, and are hemmed with crocheted lace.

The undergarment, which has a 26 inch waist and is 16 inches long, is advertised on the website as a “once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire and own a piece of collectible Royal memorabilia.”

The listing, which implores shoppers to use the opportunity to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, also notes: “Since Buckingham Palace or the garment maker have not confirm or deny the authenticity that this pair of underpants are from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the estate can’t confirm its provenance and it is the buyer’s responsibility to do that on their own before bidding.”

Somewhat hopefully, it proclaims: “In either case this is an excellent example of a vintage undergarment of that era and very collectable.”

Dobronyi, who lived in America, was a jeweller, sculptor and artist, and has been called “the Hugh Hefner of Miami”. read more…