Ontario man who owned exotic animals mauled to death by 300 kg pet tiger
SOUTHWOLD, Ont. — A 66-year-old man from southern Ontario, who spent years battling with neighbours to keep wild cats on his property, has been mauled to death by his 300-kilogram pet tiger.
Norman Buwalda went into the tiger's cage on his property in Southwold, Ont. on Sunday afternoon to feed the animal, when police said the man was attacked and killed by the tiger.
"We don't know what actually took place, because no one witnessed it, but the tiger ended up attacking him and killing him," said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Troy Carlson.
A family member discovered the man's body and was able to lock the tiger in a separate portion of the cage, dividing Buwalda from the pacing tiger until an ambulance arrived.
The brutal attack is not the first one to occur on Buwalda's property, which houses a number of exotic animals.
early nominee for 2010 Darwin.
mmm, cinnamon oatmeal.
Steve Schmidt: Palin Believed Candidacy 'God's Plan'
Many Republican leaders are afraid Palin will be the 2012 Republican nominee, because she has almost no chance of winning the general election. So people are saying we're gonna see lots of Republican attacks against her.
::stocks up on popcorn::
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disturbing, no need for me to click and see how it looks. Also WTF is wrong with people?
Steve Schmidt: Palin Believed Candidacy 'God's Plan'
I don't know if that means much. IME plenty of people will attribute all manner of things in their life as "God's Plan", almost to the point of being an expression devoid of meaning.
I've never thought that Palin would win a nomination in 2012, but I have to admit it's hard to see who else will emerge. Of course, that doesn't mean someone won't. Also, she hasn't had to voice any policy and that always brings candidates down a bit. Aside from drilling in ANWAR I have no idea what she'd want to accomplish as president.
More on the sexbot:
An engineer, Hines said he was inspired to create the robot after a friend died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. That got him thinking about preserving his friend's personality, to give his children a chance to interact with him as they're growing up. Looking around for commercial applications for artificial personalities, he initially thought he might create a home health care aide for the elderly.
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The broader goal of the company is still to take artificial personalities into the mainstream, beyond sex toys, Hines said.
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Well OK then.
IOW, Blah blah blah 9-11 blah blah sexbot.
Roxxxy Sex Robot (PHOTOS): World's First Sex Robot Can Do More Than Chat
Okay, even freakier is that she looks like a sexed-up Julie Kavner.
