Aqua Dots are like that predator frat guy

The popular Aqua Dots toy has been recalled after it was found that the beads were coated with an industrial chemical that can turn into the “date-rape” drug when ingested. %1,4-butanediol metabolizes into gamma hydroxy butyrate, also known as GHB, which can cause breathing problems, loss of consciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death.

The 210 take: Aqua Dots, and their spin-off toy, Rosie’s roofies, should be taken off the market immediately.
 

Dangerous chimp nabbed near Austin

A 17-year-old research chimpanzee considered dangerous because he is not domesticated escaped briefly from his enclosure at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center facility near Austin. The chimp named Jake was found on the 381-acre property a few hours later. There was no word on how he escaped. At one point, he was seen heading toward Camp Swift, a National Guard post in the area.

The 210 take: When told a dangerous chimp might be stalking their streets, Austinites said “Don't talk about Matthew McConaughey that way!”

San Antonio gets a visit from the First Tourist

President Bush made his fourth visit here since taking office in 2001, arriving in Air Force One at the San Antonio International Airport. Bush visited the new Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston and then attended a fundraiser for Sen. John Cornyn in Terrell Hills.

The 210 take: With all the road construction at the U.S. 281 and Loop 410 interchange, Bush found that devising an exit strategy for the airport was just as tough as getting out of Iraq.
 

Ex-Pex  anut Princess is charged with fraud

The former Floresville Peanut Princess has been indicted by a grand jury. Sarah Elizabeth Reed, 17, had already resigned from the local festival court after turning herself in on charges of $25,000 worth of credit card fraud. Reed was accused of credit card fraud in September after police said she accessed credit card numbers from a former employer.

The 210 take: The rogue princess was probably led astray by the latest Nickelback song, which seems to encourage famous people to finagle free quesadillas.

Welcome to 1996: Court to use e-mail

The state Court of Criminal Appeals has decided to allow emergency e-mail appeals in death-penalty cases. The court had been one of the few in the nation that did not accept filings electronically. The move came after sharp criticism of a judge's decision to deny a death-row inmate's lawyers a few more minutes to file an appeal.

The 210 take: Next comes legal filings by IM: OMG, my clientz totally nocint. ;)

From staff and wire reports