Man’s racist slurs prompt time in black churches

A judge gave Brett Haines a choice Friday: Go to jail or go to church.

The Anderson Township man, convicted of disorderly conduct, immediately chose six weeks of Sunday worship over 30 days in the Hamilton County Justice Center. But there’s a catch. Haines, who was accused of using racial slurs and threatening a black cab driver, must attend services at any one of Cincinnati’s predominantly African-American churches.

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Make bridges, arches and spirals of stacked coins

“A Civil Engineer from Texas Tech University describes how to stack up pennies to make bridges, domes and spirals. No glue is used in these designs, just engineering know-how. There are plenty of pics from both the site author and reader-submitted pics.”

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