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With the arrest and indictment of crooked GOP Congressman Rick Renzi and his forced retirement, Arizona’s first congressional district is unlikely to fall into Republican hands again. If we’re lucky, progressive environmental lawyer Howard Shanker will win the primary against a well-funded but empty-headed, Republican-lite insider– being pushed by Rahm Emanuel and other corrupt f

And now from the "you just can't make this stuff up" file: Notoriously anti-gay Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern, who gained national headlines for comparing "dangerous" gays to dangerous terrorists, was stopped from entering the state Capitol yesterday after it was...

Coming this September to a toy store near you...red lamp not included.Seriously, did Barbie hit the Neverland Ranch estate sale and raid Michael Jackson's closet? It kind of even looks like she's trying to moonwalk.Let's pray that Mattel grabs a clue and realizes that putting this plastic toy tramp on toy store shelves is a marketing disaster waiting to happen. Moms are already fed up with the ram

Bajan blogger Islandista blazed washed up R&B singer Mya in a recent post. She's says: So here’s what went down. Mya was scheduled to host at a pretty major event in Barbados last night - the Celebrity Party @ Club NXS in St. Lawrence Gap. A few hundred people showed up, eager to give Mya some love. But Miss Mya (who btw is an islandista by descent - I’m this close to revoking her credential

The European Union is literally falling apart; and its all the fault of Poland and the USA according to Pravda in a roundup of Lisbon Treaty news: European experts were originally concerned about Poland’s unpredictable behavior. However, the reaction of Polish President Lech Kaczynski turned out to be a lot more unpredictable than anyone could ever [...]

Check out this full music video created by capturing applications from a standard Max OS X desktop and editing them together to form the narration of the video. Genius! The video is “Again & Again” by the Bird & the Bee via

One of my all time greatest annoyances (i refuse to use the saying "pet peeves"), is getting gypped by cashiers. It's one thing to have it done every once in a while, but it happens allllll the time for me! Maybe i'm just super unlucky, but i seriously have to question a receipt at LEAST once a week.Just the other day I was picking up a bbq sandwich with mashed potatoes, and it rang up as $13.00.

The Seabreacher is the latest creation of Rob Innes and Dan Piazza. They managed to construct a fully submergible watercraft that not only looks like dolphin, but acts like one as well.The Seabreacher allows you to do barrel rolls and multiple rollovers. Even jumping from the water is possible. And all this can be done at an incredible speed of 30 mph. Last but not least, the Seabreacher can stay

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."Lewis Carroll Drop Scones with whipped cream & mangoes There are some meals that leave a mark on you, a stamp in your mind (or as in my case, on the DH's)! The memories of the quintessential American breakfast my sister stirred up for us in Dallas last year is a case in point, & features in our foodie conversation

Thoughts on the flood of '08 back in the Midwest:1) People should really cut the cops and National Guard a break. Floodwaters are dangerous to navigate, and with gas lines and power lines being problematic, they're doing folks a favor by not letting people in various places. They'd rather be doing something else as well, but this is their job and they need to be respected for that.2) Again, I'm

Last night was one of the the worst sleepless nights I've had in a very long time. I'm still having a very hard time wrapping my head around the fact that a mockingbird kept me up all night. Yes, a bird. Poor bird. Perhaps he has his days and nights mixed up. My guess is that the moon's brightness is causing him to sing me sweet lullabies all night long. Whatever the case, he nearly drove Crac

Today was another whirl wind day of just being busy with the typical summer schedule I'm learning to embrace... (it's either that or go certifiably insane) starting at 5:30 am when I have to get kids up and to the high school for weight lifting class and ending sometime around 11:00 - 11:30 on average. This afternoon I drove to a nearby suburb to pick up Bianca and three of her friends at the

When I heard about the demolishing of the wet market along the Kuching waterfront, my heart sank. I've been there almost everytime since I was young and practically grew up accustomed to the stench... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

As you know and as I have mentioned before, I am the ultimate test dummy for any mascara out there that is willing to give me the lashes that I have always wanted. And it now seems like I will be pretty busy in the next coming months testing out some very interesting new releases that are on the horizon. In a recent WWD article, mascasras are all the buzz and spinning mascaras are even a bigger bu

The Parkers were seen leaving the A|X Armani Exchange in Manhattan on Monday. Tony & Eva’s one year anniversary is coming up next month and its good to see that they are still going... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

For one, the movie is set to release in the first week of July and will be his first release in six months. As Shahid says, “Yes, it is an important film because I don’t do too many films. I try and do one film at a time. So after November this is my next release. Its been almost 6 months so it’s been a long while.”Secondly, he has developed an excellent rapport with his costar Vid

Responding to an open letter which I wrote to His Excellency, the Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, and which may be found here, an anonymous individual has left a comment at this Blog defending Fr. Andre Dargis. This anonymous individual wrote, "Catholicism was never meant to be taken literally...All of the negative bloggers here seem content to cite Church teachings as if Christ himself taught th

Huge thanks to Adam K. for sending along a link to this video:Further research shows that he made the bet with William Hill, one of the largest bookmakers in the UK. Seems like all the parties involved have a good attitude about this-- Matthews says he's going to give half the money to cancer charity Macmillan. As for the rest, he says he's "going to spend [it] on myself - booze and fags prob

UTRECHT, Netherlands - Utrecht police say a 21-year-old Dutch man is recovering after a "mooning" that went horribly wrong.A police statement says the man and two others had run down a street in Utrecht with their pants pulled down in the back "for a joke."It says that at one point the 21-year-old "pushed his behind against the window of a restaurant" that broke and resulted in "deep wounds to his

Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It’s nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur. And the mechanism behind that can also explain why we are tricked by optical illusions. Researcher Mark Changizi of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in [...]

Traveling with carry-on luggage for 19 days. Can it be done? Why would you do it? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that this summer is projected to be the worst ever for congestion and delays. No checked luggage = one less line at the departure airport. It’s another way to avoid all the extra [...]

Ok, now we all know that Microsoft’s quality and service is highly questionable, but this is one straight out of the loony bin. Someone has posted images of what he got inside his Xbox 360 packaging after he bought it on special at a Targer store. The promotion threw in a free $50 Gift Card to [...]

As was reported earlier, Michael Schumacher made an appearance racing on a Honda at the Oschersleben circuit of the German Superbike Championship last weekend. On the surface, his twenty-eighth place finish seems rather disappointing, but upon further examination, it was a pretty good weekend overall for the ex-Formula 1 champ. Technical issues kept Schumacher from starting well, with only two rac

While chatting online with a good friend from South Africa today, I rediscovered the joy of words. Being a word lover myself, I was in awe at the simplicity with which my friend was using those eloquent, feather-weight and massively-meaningful words. Thanks to him, I have realized that I needed to go back to using words in creative ways. Even though my friend was typing, I am sure that honey

For those of you who have ever taken on the task of a multi-layered cake or had the pleasure to try their hand at fondant you HAVE to check out flickr's Cake Fun group. Pictured right is a cake I made for Lily's first birthday. I stayed up until 3am to finish, but totally worth it. Molly's first birthday is coming up pretty soon and I plan on making her cake as well. This site is great for inspira

You know Barack loves a good speech Despite winning the primary in Kentucky tonight (Tuesday) Hillary Clinton suffered another blow when Barack Obama won the Oregon primary and captured the majority of the pledged delegates. Meanwhile, Obama’s campaign also announced it collected more than $31 million in April, bringing his total amount raised so far [...]

If you’re one of those people who’d like to consider your house a work of art, you may be interested in the Nautilus House created by bioarchitect Javier Senosiain in 2006. It truly is a work of art, although you may want to make a little less of a statement. It’s definitely not gonna go [...]

i apologize for that terrible "pun" - it's getting pretty late and my eyes feel like they're about to fall out but it's all good. so... who am i talking about you might ask? i present you Eskimo Joe, an incredible band from down under with some dark but nonetheless fascinating tracks, including the slightly morbid 'London Bombs' and the phenomenal 'Black Fingernails, Red Wine'. don't get me wrong

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This may be the hardest post I have ever written. The post, to those who know me well, may explain much, but it is really for myself. I’ve deliberately left details out ,as they will come in the future, when the two conditions of the subject matter not hurting so much and me having permission [...]

Erik De Nijs has woven a laptop into a pair of pants (looks like jeans) and was featured in the concepts section of the website Vous Pensez. Well geeks are going to love these pair of pants which also has a pair of speakers built into the knees. The mouse can be stuffed into one of the back pockets and the website also adds that for gamers, there is a joystick controller located just behind the front zipper. Do check out the concepts section of the website, which features some really crazy and cool concepts. Source: Vous Pensez

Fort Pierce, FL (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Mary E. Fasnacht, a 19 year old Florida woman was arrested and charged with child neglect after police found her 1 year old baby living in a filthy house that was cluttered with trash and spoiling food.On an anonymous tip that reported that a child was living in filthy conditions, police officers and child welfare workers were dispatched to the home of Mary Fasnacht. When they arrived, they found a home that was "Not fit for human residence," according to the arresting affidavit.Police characterized the two bedroom house as a place where "no child could remain healthy," noting that there was no running water and the home smelled of human waste."By the level of filth and smell coming from the home, it appeared from outside of the home, to be a dange

The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis By Beat Balzli and Frank Hornig Biofuels and global warming have been blamed for shortages driving up the price of food, and both trends have played their role. The planet’s grain reserves are almost empty for a number of reasons, including global population growth and greater prosperity in [...]

El día finalmente ha llegado! Megan Fox ha tomado una foto con su apellido para Paw revista impresa. ¿Y ahora qué? Britney Spears con una lanza? O mejor aún, ¿qué hay de Courtney Cox con un .. así… usted sabe[The day has finally arrived! Megan Fox has a photo taken with her last name for Paw Print magazine. What next? Britney Spears with a spear? Or even better, how about Courtney Cox with a ..well…you know]

This is a great story about how museums can facilitate better access to the public - the National Museum of Bangkok is working with other volunteer groups to facilitate tours where blind visitors can actually touch and feel the exhibits. I was at the Bangkok National Museum and they certainly have a wealth of exhibits on [...]

Ok since I have moderately calmed down from last night I feel more capable of talking about that game without all the vulgarities. The score was 90-89 when the buzzer sounded and the Wachovia Center was more than electric. It was down right thunderous after the 76ers triumphant 12-point comeback to keep their 6th seed playoff hopes alive. That is until the fans began to file out of the gym and the Sixers turned their backs and headed to the locker room to celebrate. Then a crime began to unfold. A basketball murder if you will. They killed our hopes to avoid the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs. While the entire 76er team was in the locker room, Cavs Coach Mike Brown was pleading with the officials to take a look at the replay to determine if a foul was committed b

Hey Red Sox Nation and ESPN: Hank told you that it was a Yankee Universe. Why did you doubt him???The Yankees today announced that NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch from the International Space Station prior to Wednesday's game vs. the Boston Red Sox. It will be the first ceremonial first pitch ever thrown from space in Yankee Stadium history. Reisman, 40, docked at the International Space Station on March 12, carrying dirt from the Yankee Stadium pitcher's mound, a Yankees banner, and a hat autographed by Yankees principal owner George M. Steinbrenner. "Launching on the space shuttle and living aboard the International Space Station is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," Reisman said. "But as a lifelong Yankees fan, throwing out the first pitch at

Gwyneth Paltrow thinks Britney Spears has been driven insane – and it’s all because of the paparazzi. I think Gwyneth may be the first celebrity to all-out call Britney Spears insane. And considering that Brit seems to have gotten a little better lately, I’m guessing that that might sting a bit. But either way, Gwyneth [...]

CHICAGO – Set in the humbling peaks of the Himalayas, the Robson Entertainment documentary “Blindsight” redefines the true meaning of inspiration. East confronts West in this film that captures the journey of six blind Tibetan teenagers led by blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to a place higher than anyone could ever imagine. Erik Weihenmayer (left) and Tashi in “Blindsight”.Photo credit: Robson Entertainment Filmed among the highest peaks in the world, director Lucy Walker examines the Weihenmayer’s pursuit – the only blind man to have climbed Mount Everest – along with teacher Sabriye Tenberken (the founder of a Tibetan school for the blind) in their pursuit toward solidarity. RELATED IMAGE GALLERYView our full, high-resolution “Blindsight” image galleryRE

Today, kanYe West made a post that really made me think and I’m sure it made others think as well. I don’t do anything I don’t love anymore… I loved the flashing lights vid so it didn’t matter 2 me if someone one else didn’t. While people chase money I pursue happiness. So many people talk [...]

In almost every movie you watch now CGI graphics are used. Their awesome but most of the time graphics don't do that great of a job. Nothing beats the real thing. The advertising firm IdeaCity... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I found this short little article interesting: Blogging As Fast As We Can It’s a story about how 2 prominent bloggers died recently because of heart attacks supposedly directly related to stress. I feel that! I know I haven’t been blogging regularly in the last couple months, but I have definitely been at that [...]

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen did a photo shoot for fashion photgrapher Mario Testino, wearing skimpy and ripped up Daisy Dukes. The staff of the photo shoot obviously gave their best to give the Victoria's Secret model the privacy she needs. Gisele has actually just arrived from a Vogue eyewear gig in Spain, and here she is, working her ass off. Here are the photos.

That is what happens when a market is poised for correction, and people are lured by rosy, frauduent predictions, it is the “Amatuer Unsophisticated Investors” and “Bargain Hunters” that will absolutely lose it all when the market corrects. The truth is that stocks of solidly performing companies are being victimized by bad news on top [...]

Kamal Haasan is now literally running against time. His big-budget film Dasavatharam took over two years in the making and it is still awaiting release. The film is easily one of Kamal's most ambitious projects to date.There are several first in the film. For the first time Kamal Haasan is playing 10 different roles. It was not easy as Kamal had to sit for hours together for the make up. Immediately after make up, the shooting had to commence as the make would wear off soon. This put the entire unit on high alert and on their toes for most of the time.Dasavatharam has been made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. KS Ravikumar is the director and Oscar Ravichandran is the producer. Himesh Reshamiaya has scored the music and our own Devi Sree Prasad has done the re-recording work.Kamal is also open

If you check on the lamb chops you’re broiling and they’ve burst Into flames. Close the door to the oven immediately and turn it off. If you’re lighting candles and your sleeve catches fire. What you learned in third grade still holds. Stop. Drop. And roll: You want to take the oxygen away from the fire, [...]

Locomatrix, a games company in Brighton, less specifically in the UK, came up with a brilliant idea in today's world of fat reducement. Instead of watching some ploy-program with a program leader... This is a content summary, for the full story, links and other information visit Good Gamer Bad Gamer

click image to enlargeno. dream on. wow. dream.these were the four words/phrases that were featured in the viktor & rolf collection during paris fashion week. every piece that they walked had these words somehow incorporated into their design, if a word wasn't written in the actual fabric itself, it was written on the models' faces.i guess the inention is so that you ask why? what does this mean? the whole interpretaion of art hoopla. are they fighting eating disorders? mocking all of us? is this a say no to drugs campaign in conjunction with the colette exhibit? no to war? no this is not a joke we really are walking this down the runways? is the "WoW," across the chest fur coat taking a stab at P.E.T.A. ? dream on, you can never afford this? are they just trying to be ironic? exp

If you have ever used the levitate spell you know that it kind of like flying, but not quite. However if you combine this spell with really high speed, it is exactly like flying. Just use the fortify attribute glitch to get your speed to about a thousand and then go outside somewhere and cast levitate, you can fly very high above the ground and go just about anywhere in the map.You can also use levitate with the "get of the map" trick that I mentioned in an earlier post to fly around a building and drop down into almost any room.

Sitting around the campfire, I was telling a fellow warrior how worried I was about the rise of the price of milk (by 15%) and that, from now on, I may not afford to buy the precious creamy white liquid to feed my pet (in the photo).- I don’t want to watch her slowly starve to death - I said.- Why don’t you eat her before she dies? - he suggested.

Twins Separated At Birth MarryA pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords. A court annulled the British couple’s union after they discovered their true relationship,Lord Alton said. The peer - who was told of the case by a High Court judge involved - said the twins felt an “inevitable attraction”. The former Liberal Democrat MP raised the couple’s case during a House of Lords debate on the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill in December. “They were never told that they were twins,” he told the Lords. “They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of the

The Hardware Zone has reviewed the new Jabra GN9350, a dual function wireless headset which combines both landline and VoIP in a single package with very good wireless range.The GN9350 main features include the ability to be linked to a PC for VoIP connections while also connected to the landline for your normal phone calls. Switching between the PC audio and the telephone line is as simple as pressing a button on the base station or the headset (though the headset only allows you to switch to the telephone line and not back).Transitions between the telephone line and PC audio were smooth with only a slight pause between switches. The Jabra headset also provides connectivity for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) phones which must be paired to the base station. Another function that is advertised but which we were unable to test since we were only provided with one headset, is the conference call function. The GN9350 allows up to 4 headsets to be set up in conference m

OR_TO.jpg (image)Take a look at this. "Killer hooked on crocheting as a 'small part' of atonement"According to the article, in this state prison the inmates have learned how to crochet. However, "The scarves, caps and afghans go to charities, but victim advocates discount the inmates' intentions."Personally, I have to think it's gotta be pretty darn boring in prison, and no matter what their intentions are, if they're doing it for a good cause, nobody should complain. These men meet for three hours a week in the prison recreation room to crochet.Of course, the crochet hooks get locked up after class is over. Probably a good thing, even if the hooks ARE plastic.EDIT: Later today I came across a second article. Juvenile offenders start life over with a crochet hook | csmonitor.comAgain,

There is a saying out there that should apply to this weekend’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, then say nothing at all”. Apparently the parents of Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman need to reinforce that into his head. According to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Newman said on Tuesday that a fine will not be a deterrent should he get a chance to clock Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna this Sunday. Those comments came a day after team linebacker Bradie James said that he’s looking forward to making Kitna pay for comments he made in January about the Cowboys’ defense. To recap, Kitna, in a radio interview with a Seattle radio station shortly after the Lions win over the Cowboys in last season’s finale, Kitna called James “ineffective” and said that he didn’t think that Newman was as talented as Seattle cornerback Marcus Trufant. Trufant’s rep

The Golden State Warriors are currently the NBA's highest scoring team and it seems as though the scoreboard at Seattle's KeyArena couldn't keep up with their torrid pace as the structure burst into flames. Local firefighters were called into action.The game was delayed about 15 minutes in the first quarter when arena officials noticed a small fire coming from a spotlight attached to the bottom of the scoreboard above the court and smoke shooting from the top.The scoreboard was lowered just above the floor, firefighters used an extinguisher to put out the flames and detached the spotlight.Just reading this text may be a bit misleading. Because -- although we all know fire to be a dangerous element and quite threatening -- if you were there, apparently it would have been a real enjoyable time according to the Warriors' Andris Biedrins."It was kind of fun. I've never seen anything like that burning"Yeah, uh...quite a treat.Related:Scoreboard fire at Key Arena stops game [MySpace New

A 33 year old Korean man was found dead on November 28, apparently killed by a cell phone battery explosion. The cell phone was made by LG Electronics. The man, identified only by his family name, Sur, was found dead by his co-workers at a quarry in North Chungcheong Province where he was employed as a shovel operator. According to the co-worker who found him, "He had a mobile phone with a melted battery in his left shirt pocket. His shirt had soot on it in the shape of the phone." Professor Kim Hoon at Chungbuk National University, who examined the body, attributed the death to a phone battery explosion.” He was injured in the left side of his chest. His ribs and spine were broken. The explosion punctured his heart and lungs, leading to his death," Kim said. As you likely know, a greater risk from cell phones is the electromagnetic radiation they produce. I warned of these dangers on my Today Show interview last month, but the media blacklisted it and only showed a short section

A 33 year old Korean man was found dead on November 28, apparently killed by a cell phone battery explosion. The cell phone was made by LG Electronics. The man, identified only by his family name, Sur, was found dead by his co-workers at a quarry in North Chungcheong Province where he was employed as a shovel operator. According to the co-worker who found him, "He had a mobile phone with a melted battery in his left shirt pocket. His shirt had soot on it in the shape of the phone." Professor Kim Hoon at Chungbuk National University, who examined the body, attributed the death to a phone battery explosion.” He was injured in the left side of his chest. His ribs and spine were broken. The explosion punctured his heart and lungs, leading to his death," Kim said. As you likely know, a greater risk from cell phones is the electromagnetic radiation they produce. I warned of these dangers on my Today Show interview last month, but the media blacklisted it and only showed a short section

OR_TO.jpg (image)Take a look at this. "Killer hooked on crocheting as a 'small part' of atonement"According to the article, in this state prison the inmates have learned how to crochet. However, "The scarves, caps and afghans go to charities, but victim advocates discount the inmates' intentions."Personally, I have to think it's gotta be pretty darn boring in prison, and no matter what their int

A lamp is more than a light. Lamps allow the owner to set mood and too add to the design of a room. They are very functional and sometimes the only source of light in a room. Floor lamps are very popular these days, but table lamps are still bought and used as well. There are many types of lamps, and of course they come in many styles and colors to fit anyone’s home. A lamp is a statement of

In ecological terms, how we bury our dead is unsustainable. In contrast, a simpler, greener movement that requires fewer natural resources and causes less pollution is emerging that will change the way the $11 billion corporate and consolidated funeral business funeral service profession operates, which is currently dominated by just three conglomerates—Service Corp. International, Alderwoods (formerly the Loewen Group) and Stewart Enterprises.

Last week, the China Auto Times printed a story (China Daily Story here) that China was considering a 100% gas tax that would raise the price of petro from 2.50USD a gallon to 5USD a gallon (I am sure you can understand why that story was buried). It was a story I had planned on commenting on, but no one else picked it up. According to the reports: The government is worried about soaring fuel consumption and worsening air pollution in already smoggy cities with an increasing number of vehicles on the road, said Shi Yaobin, director of the Ministry of Finance’s tax policy department, at a forum on China’s auto industry development held in Tianjin over the weekend. In hindsight, I should have paid more attention to it (and asked a few questions) as it appears that China is having a gas shortage (see: Business Week, IHT, and the Shanghai Daily)… What makes this most interesting is that it appears to be (1) widespread across China and (2) it is affecting big custome

Student Loans are created for students who need financial support to continue their studies. With education these days growing in cost almost daily, it's crucial to get help - and the right help - as soon as you can. Here are some key points to consider...

City officials want Paul Brown Stadium to glow on Monday night as the Cincinnati Bengals host the New England Patriots.Four searchlights will be used at the stadium to give it a "Hollywood halo," organizers said. Great American Ball Park also will be lit up and downtown building managers have been asked to illuminate their buildings as well.There is also a photo contest being held during the Monday's matchup. Amateur and professional Photographers alike are encouraged to take a snapshot of the stadium and Cincinnati's lit-up skyline. The 2007 Light Up Cincinnati USA will feature the traditional photo contest with cash prizes in two categories: professional and amateur. All photos must be taken the evening of Oct. 1, 2007. Cash prizes of $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place will be offered in both categories, at the discretion of a panel of judges. Prizes may not be awarded if judges feel the submissions do not merit award recognition. Photos that earn award recognition be

CHIRUTHA will be previewed in USA on 27th itself by Great India Films. 15 prints including one Canada print are on their way in Lufthansa flight from Hyderabad to JFK/Chicago, and they will be routed to the respective cities by the first available flight. So Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Tej is on his way to conquer and then probably loot NRIs in USA... literally... What am I talking about? What do I mean? Read On...Hordes of Chiranjeevi fans would be waiting for the release of his son's debut movie Chirutha and they would be heart broken... if they don't find any tickets for the first day of the release. Now here enters the dragons... The Production Team and the Distribution Team. Sensing the craze and vulnerability of these gullible fans, the production and distribution teams got the cheapest idea to charge double the normal price for a single ticket of Chirutha. The normal ticket price for any big budgeted Hollywood release in USA is around $8. But the Chirutha production team are

The thought police are alive and well and living in Iowa.Steve Bitterman, a teacher at Southwestern Community College, Red Oak, Iowa, was fired yesterday after he urged his pupils not to take the story of Adam and Eve too literally. Bitterman was teaching a western civilisation course and often used extracts from the Old Testament as part of his lessons, but urged students to look beyond a literal interpretation of what he views as an "extremely meaningful story", believing such a reading would miss much of the poetic, metaphoric and symbolic content. After class, he also made the mistake of referring to the story as a "fairy tale" during a conversation with a student.The class was being broadcast to a second college in Osceola, Iowa, and it was a group of students from this class that reported Bitterman for "denigrating their religion". Bitterman's college has refused to comment on his dismissal, which it described as a "personnel matter".Speaking to Iowa newspaper the Des Moines Reg

So imagine that you’re at an event with friends and someone takes a picture of you. Then, that exact photo ends-up in an ad for a cellular phone company — without your consent! Can you imagine? That’s exactly what happened to...

Teacher: I was fired, said Bible isn't literalThe community college instructor says the school sided with students offended by his explanation of Adam and Eve.A community college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be literally interpreted. Steve Bitterman, 60, said officials at Southwestern Community College sided with a handful of students who threatened legal action over his remarks in a western civilization class Tuesday. He said he was fired Thursday. "I'm just a little bit shocked myself that a college in good standing would back up students who insist that people who have been through college and have a master's degree, a couple actually, have to teach that there were such things as talking snakes or lose their job," Bitterman said. Sarah Smith, director of the school's Red Oak campus, declined to comment Friday on Bitterman's employment status. The school's president, Barbara Crittenden, s

New photos that literally are on fire emerged on Wednesday from the set of “The Incredible Hulk” on Yonge Street in Toronto. The film, which opens on June 13, 2008, stars Edward Norton and Liv Tyler.

If you are online, you can make money. It's true.There are thousands of discussions about making money online, most are inaccurate in their findings. I'm going to put an end to the questions right now - but I'm not going to tell you how to do it, that's for you to figure out.All it takes is an internet connection, and you can make money online. There is no catch. Money can literally flow into your bank account through online services - and all it takes is access to the internet.I know from experience. I'm making $10 extra a day through the internet.The internet is a great resource for businesses. Companies understand that the internet can be harnessed to help their businesses connect with people, and they're willing to pay for it. I'm not talking scams or ad campaigns. I'm talking networking, surveys, product-testing. All online, for free.It's not very difficult to find these online campaigns either. If you want to make money online, you can do it. Use Google to find resources

Can you dig it? This cordless hanger phone is a new take on the how you end your phone calls, and is more efficent as you can now store it in places never conceived of before. “Hanging up” is achieved by simply the hanging it, and allowing it to stand on a table also turns it off. Just another mighty clever Yanko Design, they need to hurry up and start producing some of these ideas… Related PostsThe Duophone concept is a power couple… Literally and figuratively.Dominos is now accepting pizza orders via Text Messages in the UKSpider-phone, Spider-phone, Spider-phone does whatever a Spider-phone does…

Things to consider: 1. If you're religious, some charity for the truly needy is required of you. 2. If you're not religious, you can still share the charity ideal, but for non-theistic reasons. 3. Peruvians don't have FEMA. They need help from their American brothers and sisters. They are the truly needy at this time. 4. If charity is difficult for you (like it is for me at times), this helps: I will help Peruvians eat by ordering regular coffee instead of the latte at Starbucks for one week. You can give at church this weekend I'm sure. You can also visit these sites and contribute there: Charity Navigator Catholic Relief More Catholic relief Direct relief international for Peru. P.S. A help Peru blog meme would be nice.

My camera schooled me that day. I wanted to take a macro of the wood there with the nice lights, but didn't even think about the school behind it, and ya know what it turns out, this is a neat architecture picture, at least I think so. hehe :DMy oldest boy starts Preschool this year. *sigh* Did I just whiz through the last four years? I can remember like it as yesterday, delivering him naturally, and then seeing him be whisked away by the nurses as there were a couple probs. He was the most beautiful baby, and I had always thought all newborns were ugly, but mine, as any mother knows, was just perfect. It's definably going to change things around here in terms of schedule, and how our day works, but nonetheless it's gotta happen, and well he is so super excited about it. I think I may even have enough supplies around the house to send him off to preschool without spending a dime. Ok well maybe I will have to spend a couple dollars, but nothing major.I just know the days of school, h

Keyboards on handheld devices and smartphones have often been debated in terms of how much work they actually let you get done. Tiny displays, limited functionality, itty-bitty keyboard buttons and now the iPhone's entirely virtual keyboard whose keys can be hard to hit for some people have given folks something to talk about. Taking matters to a level that I believe is unheard of in the technology world, however, 28-year-old Thomas Martel in Bonnie Brae (a Denver, CO neighborhood) decided to solve his large handed problem by surgically altering his thumbs to make it easier to use his iPhone.Through a procedure called "whittling" which the North Denver News described, an incision was made into each of Martel's thumbs. The bone was shaved down, muscles were realigned and his thumbnail was modified to help bring it all together. His new 'streamlined' thumbs may look out of place in relation to his other fingers, but Martel says all the time and frustration he'll save should make the

This article is from the April 2000 edition of Fast Company magazine. It’s a long read, over 8 pages, and over 3000 words! Smith’s goes in detail into 5 clock-stopping rules for competing in a race where there is no speed limit. To learn more on his philosophies, several of the Eurosport HSI videos are presented here. … John Smith, 49, was once a renowned world-class runner. In 1971, as a member of the UCLA track team, he clocked 44.5 seconds in the 440-yard dash, setting a world record. More recently, in 1996, he cofounded HSI, an Irvine, California-based sports agency. Smith is also the track world’s foremost teacher of speed. Greene, Drummond, and Boldon are three of his pupils. But they are not alone. His circle of speed demons also includes Inger Miller, the women’s 200-meter world champion; Marie-Jose Perec, the women’s 200- and 400-meter gold-medal winner in the 1996 Olympics; and Quincy Watts, the men’s 400-meter champ in the 1992 O

The shoe industry is a highly polluting enterprise. It produces hundred of million of pairs using toxic dyes and glues, chemically-tanned leather, synthetics, plastics and petroleum-based rubber, all combining to produce millions of tons of waste

One of the drawbacks of the 2nd gen. iPod Shuffle was that it lacked an integrated docking method. Monster obviously noticed the flaw and released the iSlim Shuffle charger in response. It is impressively small. At $14.95 the price is reasonable. Considering the Shuffle is an absolute minimalist player, spending more to kit it out probably is not the main idea. Still, that has not stopped it being decked out in 18K solid gold in the past. Like communism, this is a great idea—but like communism it will never work. You will get it and you will be happy at the cute stature of it. Your girlfriend will love it too; it might even stop her thinking about babies for a second, if you are lucky. One day however, you will lose it and you will realise the only reason you lost it is because it is so damn small. You will curse its infernal size. Your girlfriend will recall babies, everyone will stand around stunned that they were duped into thinking they were equal when, in fact, there were loads

I'm clearly a proper writer now. Having so far totted up two whole rejection letters in as many months (with another six no doubt on the way after tomorrow's trip to the post office) I am now receiving what appears to be personally targeted spam. Twice in fact. Aside from the tiny oversight that I don't actually live in the US (though I did once enjoy a very pleasant breakfast there), my Wotalotov Detector started sounding when I looked up the sender's domain and found only a parking page. In Spanish. I then looked up the link that was subtly suggested throughout the email (actually it was about as subtle as a BNP Party Political Broadcast) and was naturally astounded to discover there was no contact address, phone number or even email offered. Anywhere. Just a lot of very encouraging suggestions to part with $125 for their excellent service. A quick Google revealed this from an apparently similarly minded cynic. But scroll down and you receive a post singing its praises. More c

To quote Warhawk developer Incognito talking about the online functionality at the PlayStation blog: “Those of you familiar with Warhawk already know that the game features a very unique server method that we call “Integrated Game Server” or IGS for short. The Warhawk IGS method means that instead of us forcing players to be connected to the SONY “mothership” for any and all games, we instead let players host their own servers on their own PS3s. This is fairly unique and it enables a couple of really nice benefits. First, since Warhawk is a global online game, our IGS method scatters game servers quite literally into player’s homes all over the planet — the US, China, Europe, Australia, and Japan! No matter where you live, what time you want to play, or what language you speak, you’ll always be able to get your game on. Secondly, this helps with latency (good ping times).” But here’s the big surprise to your right, these aren’t regular computer ser

This is soooo cool. I love my robots, and when a guy who has probably never even owned a TV let alone seen one of the Short Circuits goes and designs human-like robots from scavenged parts, well they get an a+ and a gold star for the day. The most amazing thing is that he has no formal training, and just takes all the parts from thrown away "junk."The rickshaw at the end is unbelievable, although it kinda looks like a bumpy ride. Worthy sacrifice for science, though.

In an amusing, but very real situation, the new XBLA title to please all of Bungie’s fans has been the cause of an odd side effect happening during game play, people are getting sick. While browsing through users polling each other to find out whether it is just happening to them or not, it seems gamers are blaming the games 60fps speed, asking for an option to cut it down to 30fps. So far the only quick fix people have is to cut down the sensitivity, which doesn’t completely cure the problem. The issue, as funny as it is to me, is actually stopping people from purchasing the game, so I would actually expect this to get some sort of fix very soon. The incident has even hit the IGN offices, from their review of the game comes this: “The 60fps allows Marathon to run at a lightning speed. You’ll be amazed just how quickly you can zip around a level. But that speed also comes at a cost. And that cost is a very rare sensation in videogames — motion sicknes

We all have demons, and these seem to have gotten in Winehouse’s way last weekend. The singer was scheduled to appear at both the Oxegen and T in the Park festivals in the U.K. She had other plans, however, and backed out of both performances citing “exhaustion.” She was then photographed drinking in a pub after canceling. No better cure for exhaustion than a bunch of nice cold beers, right?