German nursing homes are using a novel strategy to stop Alzheimer's patients from wandering off: phantom bus stops.

The idea was first tried at Benrath Senior Centre in Düsseldorf, which pitched an exact replica of a standard stop outside, with one small difference: buses do not use it. picked by Sanduu 1 year ago

an awesome stop motion movie! picked by rogue 3 years ago

The education system has finally figured out that there is no way to stop teens from having sex, and some states are denying the funding to abstinence education. picked by roarkmeister 2 years ago

A stop motion short by animation god Jan Svankmajer. A pair of clay hands drag themselves into a small, bare room and slowly, bit by bit, begin to assemble a body. But they didn't plan ahead very well . . .
(slightly NSFW) picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Chinese health authorities are putting a stop to restaurants serving chickens which have been bitten to death by poisonous snakes and cooked up for a supposedly detoxing meal. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Amy Winehouse, the Grammy award-winning singer, will stop performing in early September, according to her father. picked by topofall 1 year ago

A New Zealand pro-cannabis group says it has scientific evidence that cannabis can stop the development of mad cow disease. It was not clear whether the findings applied to both cows and humans. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Stop motion at it's finest. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

Tired of losing what he says was about $1,000 worth of merchandise a month in thefts, Gabe Fidanque started telling shoplifters he caught that they had two choices: Give him one of their shoes or he'd call the police.
A handful gave up a shoe. But Durango police told Fidanque on Friday to stop the practice or risk facing charges of felony robbery. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

A bit of an artsy link here. Jan Svankmajer is a Czech animator that makes rather disturbing stop-motion animations. Well worth a watch as it's pretty far off the beaten track. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

A Central Florida woman whose 17-year-old daughter was killed in a murder-suicide apparently committed by her ex-boyfriend said the teen was told by police to stop calling for help or she'd be arrested. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The FBI documents newly released to The Associated Press reveal the bureau's sprawling and ultimately vain attempt to stop the spread of a movie some saw as the victory of a cultural and sexual revolution and others saw as simply decadent. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Photographs show backpacks and clothing littered at an Arizona rest stop by illegal immigrants picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Two websites give advice--both conventional and otherwise--on how to stop telemarketers. picked by Skid 3 years ago

"To hear Joel Tenenbaum's version of the story, at least, it isn't hard to see why the Recording Industry Association of America's campaign against music piracy has earned the RIAA so many enemies — perhaps contributing to the trade group's decision this week to stop filing lawsuits against people like Tenenbaum." They will still be suing large offenders, and existing claims will ... read full post picked by sidran32 11 months ago

Player piano aficionados mourn the end of an era. picked by suebe 11 months ago

this is a funny commercial!!!! picked by coolguy04 3 years ago

Astrology is the study of the zodiac or positions of the planets in any given month. Each of us has a designated sun-sign and personality trait that correspond to each sign. These are general quick stop smoking tips for each sign:• Aries – Most likely to quit cold turkey. When the initial ideas hits you to quit; throw away your lighter and cigarettes and just go for it. You have the w... read full post picked by foxy 3 years ago

Headline says it all, except...

AWESOME! picked by punthe 1 year ago

The democrats had a pro-Hezbollah and anti-Semitic Imam, Al-Husainy make the invocation at their winter meeting.

In part his prayer read:
picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago