The Info Society

Miss World Dance Pole Winner Disqualified For "Stripping".

2007-10-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

This was recorded at the first Miss World Dance Pole championships in Amsterdam, November 2005.

Elena Gibson from England had initially been declared the winner after this performance, but was later disqualified by the judges for 'stripping' ... because she removed some clothing and her shoes.

Reiko Suemune of Japan ended up being the official declared winner.

EXCELLENT Halloween Lights

2007-10-27T23:08:00.000-07:00

Halloween lights synched to music. Located in Griffin, GA. These guys did a terrific job synchrinizing the lights to the Halloween music. This is the most impressive house I have seen for Halloween, Now all they have to do is save the lights, change the purple to red, blue and green, change the music and they will be ready for Christmas :)

Look out, it's a ghetto leprechaun?!??!!!!

2007-10-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

What is wrong with people from Alabama? This blew my mind. It must have been a slow news week.

glumbert - What is wrong with people from Alabama? This blew my mind

Abstinence 'Talk To Your Children About Sex'

2007-10-27T15:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a funny response to the pro-abstinence talk to your children about sex --psa that has been on TV lately. How could they get kids to say that? This deserves Golden Globes, Oscars, and Latin Grammys!

To The Hottie Cop Who Doused Me With Pepper Spray

2007-10-26T16:18:00.000-07:00

I know we got off on the wrong foot, what with my drunken disorderly behavior and my suggestion that as a taxpayer I'm entitled to ask you for a hummer, but I felt like we shared a moment. From what I could see before you squirted pepper spray into my eyes and judo chopped me in the larnyx, your nipples were totally hard. Sure, that could just be a gal enjoying her job, but I think you and I had a connection.

And don't tell me that GI Joe kung-fu grip on my testicles was all business. There was some caressing going on, or at least it felt that way before you crushed them purple. But don't worry, the ER doc assures me at least one of them will continue to produce sperm, which means you and I can have lots of little state troopers together.

So let's not let your job and my occasional lawbreaking ruin a good thing, sweetie. Put down that doughnut and shoot me an email. I know you're not supposed to fraternize with types like me, but I can't lie, a hot chick with a gun and handcuffs gives me a rock-hard boner. And you had your hands down there -- you know this ain't a misdemeanor I'm packing, if you know what I'm saying.

Write back soon, lover. Don't make me break the law again just to see you.

Pennies

2007-10-26T15:23:00.000-07:00

Are we done with pennies yet?

Because it is time. The American public hasn’t been using them for about a decade. They have become so worthless, that people give them to each other as a matter of routine. Get your change, pick out the pennies, and leave them there for the next guy. Need a penny or two? Well, there should be a few there for you, because the last guy sure as heck didn’t want his. That’s the game.

I hate when stores don’t want to play by the game. If a store doesn’t have a little tray, I am immediately annoyed. The hell if I’m fishing another dollar out of my pants because it came to $5.02. When that cash register rings up $5.02 and you look at me, we’re fixing to have a long staredown. I’ll return an item before I break another dollar and let you give me three more of those things in return. And that item probably had a profit margin of at least $.03 to you, so who’s the loser now? Get it? As long as they’re still around, you better play by the game.

When there is no tray, my normal routine has become to fish through my change and immediately pick them out and deposit them into the trash. Not only are they worthless, but they are disgusting, and I’m not carrying them around. Most have been in circulation for 20 years, and as the stepchild of your change purse, they have been given no love. They live in ashtrays, parking lots, and huge jars owned by 72 year old men who remember when they were worth something. Old copper is gross enough to start with. Add to the fact that they are covered in gum and crap and filth, and you need to wash your hands every time one touches you.

Think about this: a stamp costs $0.37. 37 pennies weigh 6 ounces. It takes about two stamps to mail 6 ounces of stuff. Therefore, if I wanted to mail someone 37 cents in pennies, it would cost me 74 cents. By my definition, it’s pretty clear cut. When a monetary unit can’t afford to mail itself, it’s worthless. Don’t get all cocky either, nickels……you aren’t far behind. (I don’t really know how much 37 pennies weigh, that was just a guess. I have a scale in my office, and would find out, but I can’t. I threw out all my pennies. Just trust me though…I’m right on this general principal. I know by instinct that they can’t mail themselves.)

Vending machines won’t even take them. They hired engineers to assure that any penny which entered the slot would be immediately routed straight to the change opening. Think about the engineering involved. Dimes, which are smaller than pennies, go right into the till, but they had to create some sort of mechanism that would sort out and eliminate any penny that enters the machine, lest they get involved with the REAL money that is in there, and gross it all up.

Have you ever tried to give one to a bum? Seriously. I almost got in a fight in San Francisco over the fact that I gave a bum some pennies. The man had no home, was hungry, cold, and hopeless, yet when I gave him a handful of pennies, he tried to spit on me. Fortunately, his lack of front teeth seriously affected his aiming abilities and I easily dodged the saliva-based projectile, but nonetheless.

Isn’t this enough evidence for Alan Greenspan and the Fed to say enough is enough? I now summarize my case:

1. Pennies are considered worthless, even by homeless people
2. Pennies are disgusting
3. Pennies can’t even mail themselves
4. Americans are actually giving them to strangers, like some nationwide game of hot potato
5. Vending machines are even too smart to take them. Their job is to take money, not pennies.

Case Closed. Please, Federal Reserve, I beg you. End the game.

I’m done with the pennies.

Muahmmad Ali - How to be a Man 101

2007-10-26T12:32:00.000-07:00

I grew up with an abusive father. As most physically abusive parents, his abuse reached an apex when I was younger and smaller. As I grew up and got tall and bigger, the abuse slowed and eventually, when it looked as though I might be able to defend myself, it stopped altogether. This is not a new story.

I'm forty-four years old. The first time I remember hearing the name Muhammad Ali was in Juanuary, 1971, when he fought Joe Frazier in New York's Madison Square Garden. The highly touted "Battle of the Century." I grew up in rural Missouri so the mere sound of the name Muhammad Ali grated on my ear. I didn't know a muslim from muscrat. But I did know this: My DAD hated that "loud mouthed, draft dodgin' black man." And I hated my dad. So I decided I loved Muhammad Ali.

Ali lost that fight. Frazier beat him fair and square. I collect fight films now as a hobby and I've seen the fight a hundred times. Frazier won it. And his monumental left hook in the fifteenth round should be taught in boxing textbooks.

But more to the point, I learned my first lesson in How to be a Man 101 from that fight: lose gracefully. Ali's response to the fight at the press conference, his jaw swollen literally to the size of a grapefruit: "Joe beat me. He's the champion. But I'll be back." Huh? What happened to "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?" What happened to "I am the greatest?" What happened to "If Joe even dreams he can beat me, he oughta wake up and apologize?" Lose gracefully. And never stop trying.

Some short time later I began to box myself. I joined Golden Gloves. I learned what I could of "the sweet science." I competed. I was never really very good, but I won some. And I kept trying.

In 1972, Ali got his jaw broken in the first round against a former Marine that no one outside of California had ever heard of: Kenny Norton. Ali fought the next eleven rounds with a broken jaw. He lost that fight, too. The pain must have been nearly unimaginable. And the fight (which, again, I've seen many times) was VERY close. Another lesson from Ali in How to be a Man 101: keep trying through adversity. Endure pain. Fight THROUGH the pain. Never let 'em see you hurt. And above all, don't quit.

Later, like Frazier, he came back to defeat Norton twice. Lesson number three: If at first you don't succeed...face your fears AGAIN. If you know you're better than your failure - take it on again and prove it to yourself.

In 1974, Muhammad Ali fought a real-life, living, breathing boogey man: George Forman. A giant of a man that had actually crippled other fighters in the ring. He'd decimated both Frazier and Norton in previous fights. He'd hit Frazier so hard he lifted him four feet off the mat. He'd knocked Kenny Norton asleep. He beat him like a rug the year earlier and Norton didn't wake up until he was in his dressing room. As often as the movies may portray that sort of thing, the truth is in professional fighting it's nearly unheard of.

And now Ali, at 32, way, way past his prime as a pugilist, was facing him on the dark continent - the Congo itself, Zaire. Never in a thousand years could anyone expect to find a more compelling match up between men. Foreman could barely put a sentence together back then - he usually just glared at people if he didn't feel like acknowledging him. Ali, on the other hand, had done the impossible over the past 10 years: he had gone from Most Hated Athlete in America to Most Adored HUMAN on the Face of the Earth. And, of course, he reveled in it. He talked about EVERYthing - tooth decay, racism, boxing, music, magic tricks...anything that caught his fancy. Smiling, laughing, giggling, chortling, merry-making his way through the sweltering pre-rainy season of Kinsasha. Not a care in the world.

Of course, that wasn't true, though. Ali was worried. Years later he acknowledged his fear in an interview with George Plimpton. "I was afraid for my children," he said, "I was afraid if maybe Big George broke my spinal column or something, how would I feed my children?" My God, it's astonishing to think of the fear that must have enveloped him for those three months prior to the fight.

He fought "The Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman on October 31st at three in the morning. He gave birth to the "rope-a-dope." He took back his title and knocked Big George to the canvas for ten seconds in the eighth round. He hit him with a series of lightning quick, sniper-like lefts and rights that were almost invisible to the naked eye in their fury and quickness. It was . . . magnificent.

Another lesson: Might isn't always right. Face your fears. Do your best. If you can't go OVER the wall...figure a way to go around it. Think on the spot. Don't be tied to a pre-arranged plan if it isn't working. Fear is sometimes just and only that - fear.

I met him in New York in 1989. Parkinson's Syndrome had changed him irrevocably by then. There was a hint of the old Ali smile. A glimmer in the eyes. I shook his hand in a diner on 37th and 3rd. He had very big hands. I leaned in close to him and said in his ear very quickly - there were many others trying to touch him - "You helped me grow up and be who I am today." He stopped what he was doing (signing autographs and shaking hands) for just a heartbeat, a blink, and looked full square in my eyes. I had tears in them. He said, "Boy, I was something, wasn't I?"

You were.

You are.

Seriously? Operating a table saw at 4am?

2007-10-26T11:24:00.000-07:00

Dear Neighbor,

When I went to sleep last night at 11pm. Nay, when I went to bed last night at 11pm I heard, very clearly, the intermittent hammering coming from your basement, 15 feet and a privacy fence away. Can’t say that I was pleased, but I had no idea the Black & Decker nightmare you had in store for me.

I managed to drown out the sound of the hammer long enough to drift off to sleep, alas I was awakened at 4 am by the sound of a… what’s that? No, it can’t be. A table saw?

Sir, I am a general contractor’s daughter and know, make no mistake about it, what a table saw sounds like. I was also able to identify a high-powered (bordering on a dentist’s wet dream) drill you insisted on using when you weren’t busy with the aforementioned hammer or table saw.

And while I am certain it’s not your fault that I left a shoe in the middle of my own floor, I place the blame squarely on your shoulders, fair neighbor, for the gaping head wound (thank you window sill corner) and concussion I suffered when I went ass over apple carts across my bedroom in an effort to find out just what the hell was going on over there. Maybe it’s the concussion, could be the sleep deprivation, but here are the thoughts that went through my mind over the course of the next THREE HOURS (I didn’t call the police because I fear, above all else, turning into my mother):

1. You’re building a dungeon.
Power tools in the middle of the night? Creepy old house? Basement? Tell me did you already have your victim chloroformed in the corner, or are you still just stalking her? And for the record, I will not be putting any lotion on myself or in any basket. And I will eat Precious just as soon as look at her. Period.

2. You’re building a better mousetrap.
Or maybe just the biggest mousetrap EVER. Or quite possibly 9,000 better mousetraps, at the regular size.

3. You’re building a popsicle stick Taj Mahal.
Gentle neighbor (I saw your sensitive ponytail), I think we can all sympathize with the panic that ensues when one has completely spaced a school project due first thing the next morning. But I have to admit that I think using a table saw for balsa wood is overkill. What? Your index fingers and thumbs weren’t strong enough to break the sticks in half? Then I don’t think you have the dexterity necessary to safely use a table saw, drill, hammer or, for that matter, a remote control.

4.You’re building a Y2K bunker.
It’s 2007, I think you’re safe.

But the strangest thing you did was this morning at 8 am. While in the shower I heard you yell at your dog to be quiet. Huh? My conclusions are as follows: You’re a hearing-impaired, insomniac, do-it-yourself imbecile with no concept of irony. This does not bode well for the life of our neighborly arrangement. However, if that dungeon has my name on it, I may have bigger hurdles in front of me than a few bags under my eyes.

New rules for Halloween candy giving

2007-10-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

So, I've always really loved Halloween. I remember being very excited about going out to get candy when I was little and I enjoy seeing the small children dressed up in cute costumes. I'm a female in my twenties- it wasn't even that long ago! Sadly, last year, the trick-or-treaters that came to my home killed what little Halloween spirit I had left. I'd like to set up some ground rules for this year (and I direct this primarily at the older trick-or-treaters). Bring it on. I'll be waiting.

No "trick or treat" when I open the door? No candy. This is a very important part of trick or treating. It seems that the older the trick-or-treater, the slimmer the chance of being greeted with this. You see, the "trick or treat!" is just a polite way of saying, "Give me some freakin candy!" If getting dolled up in a costume at your age is still cool, then why don't you just go that extra yard and say it? I doubt it'll damage your rep any more than being 16 and standing on my doorstep in a "dead cowboy" costume.

No "thank you"? I'm reaching in your bag of treats and retrieving my candy, in addition to anything else I can grab.

No costume? Kiss my butt and get off my property or I will shoot you with a potato gun.

Dressed like a "gangster?" How stupid do you think I am? I KNOW you're in your street clothes. Shouldn't you be knocking over a candy store?

To the group of late-teenage(how old were you? 16, 17?) Paris Hilton wannabes that pounded violently on my door AND rang the doorbell simultaneously: Did you ever see the movie "Problem Child II?" There's a scene where the doorbell is rigged to "pleasantly surprise" whoever rings it. I won't electrocute you, of course, but I promise that you won't be able to touch your STD infested boyfriends for a month without giving them an electric shock.

Ask me if you can have more than one piece? No. BUT- you can have zero.

Over 13 years of age? No candy. How about some condoms so I don't have to hand out candy to your own children over the next couple of years? I thought so. Yes, you can take more than one.

:::Sigh::: ahhh. Feels good to get that off my chest. Damn you and your idiocy, all of you trick-or-treaters from last year. Now i'm feeling jaded and disillusioned. I hope the Christmas carolers are serving up something good this year.

Disclaimer: To all of the small children and those rare few that were polite and in keeping with the spirit of Halloween- You can come back this year. I promise you won't be harmed, taunted, or emotionally scarred in any way.

A Simple Lesson for Guys Posting Personals

2007-10-26T08:52:00.000-07:00

From Another Guy

First off, let me just say, I’ve been reading through the M4W ads for several weeks now because I find them wildly amusing. Many of my female friends do this as well, and we get a big kick out of some of the things you goobers post!

Here’s the problem: I don’t think most of you are *intentionally* trying to be funny – and that’s just sad.

So, rather than sitting back in the privacy of my home, mocking you and passing judgment, I figure it’s time I put my money where my mouth is and dispense a little “tough love.” Take my advice, or don’t, it doesn’t matter to me either way. In fact, I almost hope you don’t, just because I’d hate for my hilarious leisure reading to evaporate!

Okay, so let’s do this in numbered format, keeping the readability high and the requirement for complex understanding low:

1) Get a woman to proof-read your post. Better yet, get a few! I can’t for a moment believe that ANY woman would let most of these posts get through unedited. Even if you don’t have any women friends, ask your mother or sister, or even the nice folks in the Women’s Forum right here on CL. This ALONE would drastically change the appearance of the M4W board.

2) Include a picture – no exceptions. Look, if you’re not comfortable putting up your picture, it can only be for one of two reasons: Maybe you’re ashamed of the way you look, in which case you’ve got to accept that these women are eventually going to have to see you! Otherwise, what’s the point? It’s this, or I suspect you like your anonymity. I can understand and respect that, but then you probably shouldn’t be posting a personals ad, should you? Either way, don’t be ashamed! Just put it out there and see what happens. If some woman passes you up because she doesn’t like the way you look, then you weren’t going to have a relationship with that person anyway! And if your friends or co-workers see your post and laugh at you, well then the joke is on them, because they were LOOKING!

3) Don’t say you’re looking to meet someone “attractive” or refer to yourself as such. OF COURSE you want to meet someone you’re attracted to, it’s a given. Have you ever seen someone post that they’re looking for someone ugly? As for calling yourself attractive, let the people who get a look at you decide. No matter what you look like some people will find you attractive and some won’t. If you think you’re attractive, great! But there’s really no need to state it like it’s a fact, since it’s not.

4) Learn to use euphemisms. Okay, so you don’t like girls who have a freaking ounce of fat on their bodies, whatever, you’re entitled to your taste. But there are *decent* ways to say this! For example, you might say something like, “I am looking to meet a woman who is active and enjoys the outdoors.” Or you could even go so far as to say that you love working out and you’d like to meet a woman who does too. Things like this imply that you’re looking for someone in good physical shape, without making you sound like a superficial asshole.

5) So you like some freaky, kinky, weird shit in the bedroom. You like to play “daddy” and have your woman tie you up with dental floss. Hey! That’s great! I’m proud of you for being so in touch with your inner freak and I wish more people were too! But look, seriously, you’ve got to SAVE THAT FOR LATER! I mean, wait until the poor girls get a chance to see what a sweet and normal guy you are before you drop the ball-gag bomb on them, okay? People will be surprisingly open to things like letting you model in their thong underwear, or whatever you’re into, once they feel *comfortable* around you. Give it time. If you insist on bringing this to the forefront immediately, because it’s just that freaking important to you, try the “Casual Encounters” board.

6) You like chicks with big boobs. When I read crap like that in posts it annoys the hell out of me. It’s just so damn frustrating, even more so than the guys who insist on only looking for rail-thin emaciated girls or Asian women (What’s up with that, by the way? Don’t be so damn prejudiced, you’re really missing out in terms of diversity!). Look, you like big knockers, you and 99.9999% of all heterosexual men, okay??? Trust me, women know this! But if you kick a girl aside because her mammary glands aren’t fat enough, then you’re just an asshole, plain and simple. I mean, let’s not kid each other, do you have a ten-inch dick? No, you don’t, but women still put up with your ass anyway! This segues beautifully into the next topic:

7) Do not, I repeat: DO NOT tell these women how you’re going to make them cum. It’s idiotic, at best, and it comes across as entirely crude and offensive! Seriously folks, save that shit for L-A-T-E-R! You know, aside from the fact that talking about how much you love giving head or your methods for making a woman have 72 orgasms in a single evening is sleazy, talk is cheap! Sure, women like orgasms, why wouldn’t they? And if you’re a clumsy idiot in the bedroom, it’s a very patient woman indeed who’s going to take the time to teach you. But look, if it ever even gets to that point, THEN you show this lovely new lady friend what a sex-machine-man-stud you are, okay? They don’t want to read about it, trust me! And if you’re just trying to be funny, you’d be much better off quoting Groucho Marx than going there. No joke.

8) Do not, ever, under any circumstances, quote Groucho Marx.

9) Try to tell a little something about yourself without bragging! (You, yea you! Guy who constantly posts a picture of himself leaning against a stupid Ferrari and wearing loafers with no socks – that counts as bragging, buddy!) Just be honest. Do you like the outdoors? Do you have any interesting hobbies that you could share with another person? Maybe you watch a lot of television, and you want someone you can discuss your favorite shows with… Most importantly, just be open and honest! Women dig that shit… Weird, huh?

10) If you are any of the following:
- Currently/chronically unemployed (unless you are independently wealthy).
- Living with your mother past college age.
- Illiterate.
- An alcoholic or hardcore drug addict.
- An avid Yanni fan.
- A fat disgusting slob who eats fast food for every meal, and your ass is fused to the chair in front of the computer.
Then you have no business posting a personals ad! Really, I understand that everyone wants to experience the glorious warm fuzzy gooey feelings of love, but get your shit together first! Do NOT sucker some poor girl with a save-a-jackass complex into your twisted web of idiocy – it’s just plain mean.

Okay, so this covers everything I can think of off the top of my head. Anything I’ve forgotten should be filtered out by simply following rule number one.

One final note to remember: You should not ask for anything in another person that you do not offer yourself. If you want a woman who is in excellent shape physically, then you’d better be hitting the gym regularly too! This applies to nearly every quality you seek in another person. There’s nothing more annoying than a hypocrite, so don’t be one.

Guys, if you’re decent, then there really *is* a nice lady out there just for you, I promise. She’ll even put up with all of your lame and irritable traits because overall she’ll think you’re sweet and cute. You’d be amazed at how many beautiful, charming and brilliant women are single, and nearly all of them complain about how hard it is to find decent available men… It’s appalling, too, because many of them don’t even really ask for that much. Hell, even I’ve found love, a few times, and so can you!

Women aren't attracted to men

2007-10-25T17:09:00.001-07:00

Women are not actually attracted to men. There is a vague idea of what a man is physically, and some are better than others aesthetically speaking, but the purely physical appearance of a man is almost inconsequential unless he is horribly ugly or outrageously attractive.

Women are attracted to status, money, how much a man smiles and laughs, how many friends and resources a man has, how full a man's life is--how many "cool," "exciting" and prestigious things he is doing or connected to.

They are interested in how other people view him--how many people want to be around him, how other people interact with him and whether their interactions convey that he is special and amazing. They want him to be extremely outgoing and aggressive, they want him to demonstrate his status over other people by dominating them in various non-violent ways.

A woman's attraction to a man is a function of her jealousy at the thought of another woman having that man. She doesn't care who he actually is or EXACTLY what he looks like physically, she only cares about the VALUE of the life he has constructed around himself.

A woman basically is a greedy materialistic prostitute. Although that sounds vulgar, it's true. She trades her physical self to buy into the success a man has created for himself.

As a man, I fall in love with how a woman is physically. I fall in love with simple parts of a woman. Like the way her hair falls around her face, the line of her neck, her shoulders. They way her ears might peek from her hair. Her eyelashes. The size and shape of her hands, her fingernails. The way she walks, the way she looks when she is tired or annoyed, the sound she makes when she sneezes, coughs, or cries. The way she sits in a chair. The way she breathes while experiencing different emotions. The way her lips move. A million little things.

Sure, a huge part of my attraction is mental, but the powerful seed of love that builds within me and crystallizes is based greatly on visual things that set off torrents of emotion and need.

It seems to me that women almost cannot think for themselves. Their estimates of worth are based on other peoples' estimates of worth. They don't really find an object beautiful on their own. The object becomes beautiful when other people let her know that it is beautiful.

I'm completely unable to reconcile the differences between men and women. It seems like success with women is equal to spending half of your life working to create a giant illusion, something vastly tiring and annoying, while sacrificing your own true self and your own interests. We construct our lives around nest-building. We're like male birds building nests and showing them off to attract mates. It's pathetic. Everything we do is to get women. It is a fucking shit deal.

Someone needs to invent a drug which has no hormonal imbalance side-effects but is able to erase a man's sex drive and attraction to women. It would increase productivity rates to incredible heights. I'd be free and happy. I'd feel complete. I'd be able to concentrate on my biochemistry studying.

The mighty Patriots will murder the Colts

2007-10-25T14:58:00.000-07:00

Now to be honest, I couldn't name too many on the roster for the Patriots and whilst I do understand what goes on a game of football ( maybe not paticular plays and what they try to achieve but the basics, I've watched enough games maybe thirty full games plus the TV used to have an hours highlight package every week until they moved it to pay TV , the cunts.

Anyways, what I am sure of is that after checking out the NFL website, is that my beloved Patriots, (whom I started supporting about 3 years ago when my sister brought me back a Patriots T-shirt from US and I thought O.K. I'll support them) are kicking some serious arse this season. 7 from 7 is an O.K. record I guess and the 159 point net a 23 point a game winning margin means that we have a lock on one spot in the superbowl already.

But this takes me away from the match on November 4th, when the all fearsome Patriots beat the ever loving crap out of the Colts. The Colts got an easy superbowl last year, only having to play the Bears but you take the easy game when it's there.

No easy game for the colts on Nov 4, Manning will probably miss the game with the flu or something, he's looking scared, the Colts will fall apart. Look at the group they're in, AFC South Tennessee Titans Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans... a bunch of nobodys, of course they are going to be top of that group.

So Indy is due for an arse-kicking and the Patriots are the team to do it and they'll do it well.

What can you say to counter that fine arguement?

Table For Sale

2007-10-19T10:32:00.001-07:00

How can you tell this table is being sold by a man? And don't cheat either!!

It's not hard!!

This table was for sale on eBay.
How can you tell it is being sold by a man?
Can you solve this little riddle?
First look and guess.
You will find the answer below, but don't cheat!

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Remember, if you are posting a picture on the world-wide web, WEAR CLOTHES when taking the picture.
I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD...AND IT WAS POSTED ON eBay!!!

Short people rate worse on health

2007-10-19T09:06:00.001-07:00

Short people complain of poorer mental and physical health than those of average height, a study reveals.

Danish researchers examined more than 14,000 responses to the 2003 Health Survey for England.

Men shorter than 5ft 4in (162cm) and women shorter than 5ft (151cm) reported much lower well-being than others, Clinical Endocrinology journal says.

The authors urged more work to clarify precisely why the shorter someone is, the worse they feel about their health.

Height advantage

The results predicted that increasing height could help boost feelings of wellbeing.

If men could add just 7cm (2.7in) to their height and women 6cm (2.3in), their health-related quality of life could be improved by 6.1%.

This is an equivalent improvement to an obese person losing 10-15kg (22-33lb).

However, the study did not ascertain how healthy the individuals actually were.

Lead researcher Dr Torsten Christensen, senior health economist at Novo Nordisk, said: "We know that people who are short experience more difficulties in areas of their life such as education, employment and relationships than people of normal height.

"Although our study does not show that short height directly causes a reduction in physical health, it does indicate that short people are more likely to feel that they experience a lower health-related quality of life."

Professor Gary Butler, a professor of paediatrics and growth at the University of Reading, said that there was biological evidence that taller people enjoyed better health and lived longer.

"We do know there is an association between being healthier and being taller. This relates to many types of diseases, but particularly heart disease.

"As people get healthier with better nutrition and disease prevention, their growth is better. The two factors go along in parallel."

But he said that being taller was not necessarily better, and said there were issues surrounding how shorter people are perceived in society.

"This work reinforces a message that being taller is better. But we should not make judgements on people if they are tall or short within the normal range. It makes short people feel less adequate or well off which should not be the case."

Being short as an adult can be down to normal development or due to diseases such as growth hormone deficiency or Turner syndrome.

Treatment for children with conditions such as these can increase their final height by 4-10cm (about 2-4in).

Proposed Law Could Be a Cold Shower for YouPorn

2007-10-19T08:41:00.001-07:00

YouPorn is the highest trafficked adult website in the world and boasts a higher Alexa rating than both CNN and Weather.com, reports Portfolio.

Saw that one coming, didn't we?

But YouPorn and other blue Web 2.0 startups could be out of business in the near future if proposed changes to 18 U.S.C. 2257 are accepted into law.

Known in the industry as "2257," 18 U.S.C. 2257 defines requirements porn producers must follow to verify the age of every performer, keep records about the performers' identities and make those records available to the government. The proposed changes would extend the statute's reach beyond adult-content producers to include social networking websites.

That could mean every adult who wants to upload a naughty picture to a social network would have to submit a photo ID and state their full name, date of birth and other personal information. The network would have to maintain that record for as long as the picture exists -- likely in perpetuity throughout the universe -- and ensure the record is available without question to The Authorities for 20 hours a week, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Porn studios already have a hard time complying with all the ins and outs of recordkeeping laws. And while adult social networking sites do seem to try to keep illegal material off their servers, I think it would be impossible for a social networking site to comply with the proposed changes.

What if users submit false information -- who gets punished? Who verifies IDs? A studio production assistant can check performer IDs in person; would social networks have to open offices all over the country to verify prospective members in person? Good luck with that one.

Few people know much about the recordkeeping requirements. It's like the FBI warning you can't fast-forward on a DVD -- it's included on every porn website and adult video, but doesn't stand out to viewers any more than gang graffiti on delivery trucks in my east Los Angeles neighborhood.

But if the proposed changes come to pass, I hope we'll see a much overdue surge of patriotism and protest. After all, this isn't the administration blatantly tucking the Bill of Rights into the back of a storage closet -- our personal sex lives are at stake!

The ostensible purpose of the law is to curtail child pornography, and no legitimate porn producer argues with that. In fact, many have become rather paranoid about not letting underage individuals slip through the screening process.

Yet porn and adult social networking are entirely different things. The former is entertainment; the latter is sex.

An adult social networking site is not about producers publishing static content in hopes of making a profit. It's about people coming together and sharing sexual experiences.

They might plan to hook up in person or keep the sex online; they might simply participate in exhibitionism or voyeurism; it can be entirely fantasy or a platform for ongoing relationships. Sometimes it's as simple as uploading a favorite clip from a porn DVD.

But the foundation of social networking, or user-generated content, or Web 2.0, or whatever you want to call it, is community. Users don't passively look at content someone else chose to shove at them. They share, rate, create, organize, recommend, criticize. No member stands alone.

A porn delivery site is a one-on-one transaction; a social network is a many-to-many bazaar that exists because its members communicate. Minors on the site would not go unnoticed. And adults who frequent adults-only communities do so because those places are adults-only, not because they want to hang out with minors.

It's not just the technology that would make it impossible to enforce the new regulations on community sites. It's the attitude. Internet community is traditionally against anything smacking of outside control or authority, and the human need to expose ourselves in sexual ways online simply cannot be stopped.

You can put pressure on a business to comply with ridiculous legal requirements, but try leaning on millions of individuals engaging in private, personal behavior in their own bedrooms. Even Alabama focused its sex-toy ban on the stores, not on the use or possession by individuals.

User-generated content may not be as slick as studio porn, but that's okay when the content is real -- when it's no longer porn, but sex. It's the difference between form and substance, or between art and life.

We have become complacent in recent years about the government's ability to control the form and art of things. But the substance -- the life -- the sex?

Not when the venue is this private (your own home) and doesn't involve controversial, far-reaching public decisions that involve minors, like sex education versus abstinence curriculum. And not when the regulations no longer apply to some amorphous other (the "adult industry") but to regular people doing something perfectly innocent, like posting a fully nude self-portrait on an adults-only network.

Porn is always going to be political -- but sex shouldn't be.

An Open Letter To Xbox Live

2007-10-15T11:06:00.001-07:00

Dear Xbox live,

I think you fucking suck. Ever since you came into my house you occupy the vast majority of my friends time, you cut into my enjoyment of the living room, and you make it much easier for good people to ignore the outside world and sit in front of the boob tube all day. It's 9:30 am and already you are occupying the living room. Your owner has already said he intends to play you all fucking day on his day off. Awesome. You also cause my roommates to be blinded to things other than yourself. Just this weekend I came home from work with an arm load of beer and walked right in front of them when they were playing you. They didn't even register that I passed before them, and noticed the beer in the fridge before they noticed me. My home is now much less social, I can't hang out with my roommates, I'm reduced to playing guitar outside and making conversation with a little hermit man who sleeps on our couch.

I hope you are a phase xbox live. I hope you are a flash in the pan of video game history, like R.O.B. the nintendo robot or the power glove. But I'm afraid that you will stick around and further encourage the youth to ignore the world around them and spend countless more hours in front of the boob tube. But whatever, in the end you will be just another machine. Memories are made of people you spent time with, places you went, and great things you did; not time you spent online playing video games. In conclusion, you are a time killing vampire and a complete douchebag, and I for one, will not participate in your tomfoolery.

Sincerely,

Concerned roommate

Anyone remember this headline from a few years back?

2007-10-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

Patent Cure For AIDS (Since 1997)?

2007-10-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

Found here: Method of curing AIDS

United States Patent 5,676,977
Antelman October 14, 1997

Method of curing AIDS with tetrasilver tetroxide molecular crystal devices.

Abstract

The diamagnetic semiconducting molecular crystal tetrasilver tetroxide (Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4) is utilized for destroying the AIDS virus, destroying AIDS synergistic pathogens and immunity suppressing moieties (ISM) in humans. A single intravenous injection of the devices is all that is required for efficacy at levels of about 40 PPM of human blood. The device molecular crystal contains two mono and two trivalent silver ions capable of "firing" electrons capable of electrocuting the AIDS virus, pathogens and ISM. When administered into the bloodstream, the device electrons will be triggered by pathogens, a proliferating virus and ISM, and when fired will simultaneously trigger a redox chelation mechanism resulting in divalent silver moieties which chelate and bind active sites of the entities destroying them. The devices are completely non-toxic. However, they put stress on the liver causing hepatomegaly, but there is no loss of liver function.

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Inventors: Antelman; Marvin S. (Rehovot, IL)
Assignee: Antelman Technologies Ltd. (Providence, RI)

Appl. No.: 08/658,955
Filed: May 31, 1996

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
310859 Sep., 1994

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Current U.S. Class: 424/618 ; 514/495
Current International Class: A61K 33/38 (20060101); A61K 033/38 ()
Field of Search: 424/618 514/495

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4415565 November 1983 Wysor
4915955 April 1990 Gomori
4952411 August 1990 Fox, Jr. et al.
5073382 December 1991 Antelman
5078902 January 1992 Antelman
5089275 February 1992 Antelman
5211855 May 1993 Antelman
5223149 June 1993 Antelman
5336499 August 1994 Antelman
5571520 November 1996 Antelman

Other References
"Is The AIDS Virus A Science Fiction?" by Peter H. Duesberg and Bryan J. Ellison, Policy Review, Summer 1990, pp. 40-51..

Primary Examiner: Hulina; Amy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Salter & Michaelson

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Parent Case Text

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This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/310,859 filed Sep. 22, 1994, now abandoned.
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Claims

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What is claimed is:

1. A method of treating AIDS-afflicted humans comprising injecting a multitude of tetrasilver tetroxide molecular crystals into the bloodstream of the human subject.

2. A method for increasing white blood cell counts in AIDS-afflicted humans comprising injecting a multitude of tetrasilver tetroxide molecular crystals into the bloodstream of the human subject.

3. Methods of treating AIDS-affilicted humans according to claims 1-2 where the concentration of said molecular crystals is approximately 40 PPM of the total blood weight of the human subject.
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Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the employment of molecular crystals as anti-AIDS devices, but more particularly to the molecular crystal semiconductor tetrasilver tetroxide Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4 which has two monovalent and two trivalent silver ions per molecule, and which through this structural configuration enables intermolecular electron transfer capable of killing viruses and binding them to the resulting silver entity so that a single intravenous injection will completely obliterate acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans. Furthermore, said devices are capable of killing pathogens and purging the bloodstream of immune suppressing moieties (ISM) whether or not created by the AIDS virus (HIV); so as to restore the immune system.

The present invention is based on concepts previously elucidated in applicant's U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,499 which discloses the destruction and inhibition of bacteria, algae and the AIDS virus in nutrient life supporting systems by using said silver oxide devices. Example 3 of said patent discloses that 18 PPM of said crystal devices could totally suppress the AIDS virus (page 6, line 5). Subsequent to the filing of the aforementioned patent, further testing revealed complete 100% destruction of the AIDS virus in vitro at 20 PPM, and the fact that said devices were harmless when ingested and inhaled, being non-toxic.

Encouraged by these evaluations and successes, applicant obtained permission to evaluate the crystals in vitro against murine acquired immune deficiency syndrome (MAIDS). Only one facility in the State of Israel is licensed for these evaluations, namely, the Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, Israel, which is affiliated with the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School where said evaluations were done.

The initial evaluations entailed experimenting with various silver moieties cited in applicant's aforementioned patent, concentrations, non-reactive buffers and modes of administration. After about 18 months of judicious efforts and initial failures, success was finally achieved in destroying the MAIDS virus in C57BL mice with a single intravenous injection. The results of this test program comprise Example 5 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,499. After success with mice, the inventor was able to test the efficacy of said devices on two select etiological groups of terminal AIDS patients in a clinic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America.

The AIDS patients comprised the etiological subgroups, Candidiasis and Wasting Syndrome. Current indicator diseases for diagnosing AIDS which have been expanded by the CDC, fall into the following five major categories with the approximate percent distribution among AIDS patients:

______________________________________ 1. P. carinii pneumonia 51% 2. Wasting syndrome 19% 3. Candidiasis 13% 4. Kaposi's sarcoma 11% 5. Dementia 6% ______________________________________

This invention concerns itself with the treatment and cure of candidiasis and wasting syndrome AIDS patients with Tetrasil*. These two groups account for approximately one third of AIDS cases.

Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Williams & Wilken's 26th Ed., 1995) defines wasting syndrome "as a condition of 10% weight loss in conjunction with diarrhea or fever . . . Associated with AIDS (p. 1744)."

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

The main object of the invention is to provide for a molecular scale device of a single tetrasilver tetroxide crystalline molecule capable of restoring the immunity of AIDS afflicted humans of the two AIDS etiological subgroups, candidiasis and wasting syndrome.

Another object of the invention is to provide for immunity restoration in said AIDS afflicted humans through a single injection.

Another object of this invention is to destroy ISM in humans manifesting AIDS diseases of said AIDS etiological subgroups irrespective as to whether said ISM was HIV induced, since it is known that humans may manifest AIDS and still be HIV negative, and thus restore the immune system in said humans.

Another object of this invention is to destroy the AIDS virus when present in the systems of said AIDS afflicted humans.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a molecular scale device not only capable of destroying the AIDS virus, but of purging the human bloodstream of pathogens and restoring immunity to AIDS patients of the candidiasis and wasting syndrome categories. Said molecular device consists of a single crystal of tetrasilver tetroxide (Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4). The crystal lattice of this molecule has a unique structure since it is a diamagnetic semiconducting crystal containing two mono and two trivalent silver ions, which in effect are capable of "firing" electrons under certain conditions which will destroy AIDS viruses, other pathogens and immune suppressing moieties (ISM), not only through the electrocution mode, but also by a binding process which occurs simultaneously with electron firing, namely, binding and chelation of divalent silver, i.e., the resulting product of the electron transfer redox that occur when the monovalent silver ions are oxidized and the trivalent ions are reduced in the crystal. The binding/chelation effect occurs at active sites of the AIDS virus, pathogens and ISM. Because of the extremely minute size of a single molecule of this crystal, several million of these devices may be employed in concert to destroy a virus colony to purge a life support system of ISM and pathogens with the consumption of only parts per trillion of the crystal devices. Thus an optimum of 40 PPM of the devices by weight of human blood was found to be sufficient to completely obliterate AIDS. This concentration is slightly over double of the optimum concentration recommended in applicant's aforementioned U.S. patent for the destruction of the human AIDS virus in vitro. Other details concerning the structure of the crystal and its mechanism against pathogens, the AIDS virus and ISM would analogously hold here, and have already been further elucidated in said patent.

The actual destruction of pathogens, ISM and the AIDS virus is effectuated by injection of a suspension of these devices in distilled or deionized water with a non-reacting electrolyte directly, i.e. intravenously, into the bloodstream. A single injection is all that is required under these conditions. Accordingly, humans injected in this manner, upon being inspected after three weeks or more had elapsed and compared with similar humans that had been given placebos, were completely cured of AIDS. The control group still manifested AIDS. Accordingly, the tetrasilver tetroxide device performed in concert with and in full conformity with the ultimate objects of this invention. Furthermore, three out of four wasting syndrome terminal patients and four out of the five candidiasis terminal patients were still alive in 1995 after a year and a half had elapsed from their initial injection. By that time all the AIDS patients had been released from the clinic and allowed to return home.

Other objects and features of the present invention shall become apparent to those skilled in the art when the present invention is considered in view of the accompanying examples. It should, of course, be recognized that the accompanying examples illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended as a means of defining the limits and scope of the present invention.

EXAMPLE 1

Five patients afflicted with AIDS of the candidiasis etiological category were segregated for Tetrasil treatment. The rationale for selecting them was based on facts presented in an article by Peter H. Duesberg and Brian J. Ellison entitled "Is The AIDS Virus A Science Fiction?" (Policy Review, Summer 1990 pp. 40-51). Only the factual presentations of the article were utilized and the hypothesis of the authors was ignored. The facts presented in the article related to the method of selecting AIDS patients based on the five aforementioned etiological subgroups targeted by the CDC, and the evidence presented, that there is AIDS without HIV as well as with it so that an anti-viral agent in most instances will not necessarily restore the immunity system.

Evaluations with Tetrasil were conducted on AIDS patients at Lucha Contra el Sida, Comayaguela, Honduras. The patients two weeks prior to inoculation were removed from their AZT, AIDS therapy. Tetrasil was administered at approximately 40 PPM of blood volume per patient as a suspension in a proprietary buffer solution (pH=6.5), supplied by Holipharm Corporation.

The results of evaluations with candidiasis are tabulated in Table I under its disease category. All patients evaluated were terminal. Some, however, were in moderate (m) condition and others in poor (p) as designated in the Table. The I and F designations refer to initial and final values as shown. WBC indicates white cell blood count. The H column, following CD 8, indicates whether hepatomegaly occurred. This was an unfortunate consequence of the treatment which resulted in enlarged livers in all patients except the second one. Despite hepatomegaly, there was no interference with liver function.

The onset of hepatomegaly was not spontaneous and varied from patient to patient, being in the range of 4-16 days.

It should also be noted that shortly after injection of Tetrasil there were indications of fever (symbolized by T in the Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4 column), sometimes accompanied by fatigue (F). The body temperature was invariably 38.5.degree. C. (101.3.degree. F.). This was indicative of restoration of the immune response of the body, since normally the body will destroy pathogens when the immune system is functional by raising the temperature. The patient who died; first responded favorably to Diflucan, which previously gave no response. He was cured of his candidiasis, but unfortunately succumbed to his previous body damage. All the other candidiasis syndrome people who previously did not respond to the indicated medications subsequently responded after the Tetrasil treatment. Further evidence of the recovery of the AIDS patients manifested itself 30 days after the initial injection when white blood cell counts were taken. They are shown in Table I under the WBC column, which gives the initial and final WBC. All candidiasis patients showed a dramatic increase in their white blood cell counts, indicative of the restoration of their immunity systems.

EXAMPLE 2

The above protocol of Example 1 was repeated with AIDS patients exhibiting wasting syndrome. The results of their treatment are tabulated in Table I under the disease category of said syndrome. It should be noted that two of the four wasting syndrome patients showed improved white blood counts. The female patient, whose condition improved from poor and terminal to be among the living, showed a decrease in the WBC. However, she showed an increase in body temperature which was indicative of immune response. The test results indicate that one cannot rely on a single factor to indicate the demise of AIDS. The usual HIV marker CD 4 initial and final are irrelevant. ISM suppression appears to be more critical than the destruction of HIV. AIDS was suppressed, any permanent damage that had been done to the patients in the course of their succumbing to AIDS was not obviously cured or corrected by said crystal device treatment, rather said injury persisted and the patient was improved with respect to AIDS but still suffered from said permanent injury or impairment previously inflicted.

TABLE I __________________________________________________________________________ Response of AIDS Patients to Single 40 PPM Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4 Inoculation Date Weight DISEASE PATIENT Inoc. WBC CD 4 DEATH Lbs. Group Sex Age Medictn 1994 I F I F CD 8 H 1944 I F Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4 __________________________________________________________________________ Candidiasis M p 28 Diflucan 5/5 1,200 4,200 41 -- 221 + 6/11 82 76 T F m 33 " 5/5 6,000 6,700 554 872 394 - 98 98 T F m 33 Ketaconzl 5/27 2,600 3,850 248 181 951 + 123 123 T M p 62 " 6/2 3,300 3,700 89 237 59 + 105 92 F F m 31 Pentamidn 6/2 2,400 3,050 9 181 65 + 121 118 Pain Wasting M m 27 5/27 3,600 4,600 39 14 709 + 119 120 T Syndrome M m 28 5/27 2,750 -- 10 -- 60 + 7/19 121 119 T, F F p 43 5/27 3,600 2,700 68 246 248 + 101 98 T, F M m 19 5/10 3,850 5,400 137 36 48 + 103 106 T, F __________________________________________________________________________

As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, the present embodiments are therefore illustrative and not restrictive, since the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the description preceding them, and all changes that fall within the metes and bounds of the claims or that form their functional as well as conjointly cooperative equivalents, are therefore intended to be embraced by these claims.

High-Fat Pizzas Flunk Out in Schools

2007-10-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

By John Chambliss
The Ledger

LAKELAND | Say goodbye to that greasy pizza pie.

The Polk County School Board has new nutrition standards for pizza sold by the slice in school cafeterias. Low-fat cheese and veggies are in; pepperoni and sausage are out.

The high-fat pizzas have gone the way of sodas in Polk County schools. The switch occurred earlier this year as part of the school system's new wellness plan.

The wellness policy is Polk's response to a federal law requiring all school districts to adopt a plan for improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, and reducing obesity and diseases such as diabetes among students.

As part of the a la carte school menu, the School Board contracts with large pizza chains, such as Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza and Hungry Howies, said Marcia Smith, director of Foodservice for the schools.

Pizza Hut was unable to comply with the county's new nutritional standards earlier this year, but Hungry Howie's and Domino's pizzas met the new standards.

Pizza Hut will have a second chance this month.

Recently, the School Board posted a legal ad seeking bids "for delivery of fresh pizzas for its School Foodservice program." Last year, students spent about $750,000 on a la carte pizza in school cafeterias. At $1.60 a slice that's 468,750 slices of pie.

Some schools also make their own pizza with low-fat pepperoni and low-fat cheese, which is served daily at some high schools and weekly at elementary schools.

Schools have been serving pizzas from chains for about 10 years. Smith said that she's unsure if the new menu decreased the amount of pizza consumed, but she hasn't heard any complaints.

She apparently hasn't talked to Mike Jensen, a senior football player at Lakeland High School.

"I always ate the stuff with meat on it," the defensive lineman and tight end said Thursday. "Now that they've taken it off I haven't eaten it that much."

Before the healthy change, Jensen ate the meat pizza at school once a week. Now he buys a Hungry Howie's veggie pizza about once a month.

Harrison Arts School senior Meaghan McGowan likes the new pizza. "It's so easy to get fast food whenever," she said. "They (the schools) are making our lives easier."

McGowan normally brings her lunch, but once a week she orders a slice of the Domino's cheese pizza at school.

Jensen concedes the new pizza has some merit. "I guess it's good for nutrition."

Police: Man Tried to Hang Wife in 'Haunted House'

2007-10-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

Spokane, WA (KXLY) - He wanted to avoid a divorce, so police say a Spokane man took his wife to his garage to show her a haunted house he created, and then tried to hang her.

Sean Jennings' wife still has the bruising and rope burns from where her husband allegedly tried to hang her.

Police say Jennings had the woman climb a ladder so she could test a noose that would support a skeleton during a neighborhood haunted house later in the month. The woman says her husband then turned on the garage radio and pulled the ladder away.

The woman often needs a wheelchair to get around but she was able to periodically support herself on her tip toes. She says at the last minute she was able to escape, but only after promising her husband not to divorce him and never tell anyone what he had done to her.

She kept her promise until Tuesday when she called police from a Wal-Mart parking lot in Spokane, Washington.

Artist implants 'third ear' on his own arm

2007-10-12T08:47:00.000-07:00

Performance artists are known for pushing the bounderies, but one Australian has astonished his contemporaries by having a third ear implanted onto his arm.

The Cypriot-born eccentric Stelios Arcadious spent 10 years searching for a surgeon willing to perform the controversial operation.

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He got his wish after working as a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University's Digital Research Unit. The ear was grown in a lab from cells and implanted into the 61-year-olds left forearm in 2006.

Mr Arcadious said he thought art "should be more than simply illustrating ideas." Once the ear has fully developed he hopes to get a microphone implanted as well.

"It is more of a relief at present than an ear but it is still recognisable as an ear," he said.

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The last operation was in September 2006 and its only now that I'm about ready for the next step.

"I hope to have a tiny microphone implanted to it that will connect with a bluetooth transmitter; that way you can listen to what my ear is hearing."

An audience in Newcastle Centre For Life was introduced to Stelarc's latest project, a 'walking head' robot which will be a feature there for a month. The six legged robot with its head on a screen is one of the highlights of the Dott 07 design festival.

It is programmed to respond to someone entering the room, so every visitor will be treated to a little robot dance.

Mr Arcadious' ear is similar to the Vacanti mouse

Woman Becomes Quadruple Amputee After Giving Birth

2007-10-11T14:38:00.001-07:00

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Sanford mother says she will never be able to hold her newborn because an Orlando hospital performed a life-altering surgery and, she claims, the hospital refuses to explain why they left her as a multiple amputee.

The woman filed a complaint against Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, she said, because they won't tell her exactly what happened. The hospital maintains the woman wants to know information that would violate other patients' rights.

Claudia Mejia gave birth eight and a half months ago at Orlando Regional South Seminole. She was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando where her arms and legs were amputated. She was told she had streptococcus, a flesh eating bacteria, and toxic shock syndrome, but no further explanation was given.

The hospital, in a letter, wrote that if she wanted to find out exactly what happened, she would have to sue them.

"I want to know what happened. I went to deliver my baby and I came out like this," Mejia said.

Mejia said after she gave birth to Mathew last spring, she was kept in the hospital with complications. Twelve days after giving birth at Orlando Regional South Seminole hospital, she was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center where she became a quadruple amputee. Now she can not care for or hold her baby.

"Yeah, I want to pick him up. He wants me to pick him up. I can't. I want to, but I can't," she said. "Woke up from surgery and I had no arms and no legs. No one told me anything. My arms and legs were just gone."

Her 7-year-old son, Jorge, asks his mother over and over what happened to her. Neither she nor her husband has the answer.

"I love her, so I'll always stick with her and take it a day at a time myself," said her husband, Tim Edwards.

The couple wants to know how she caught streptococcus, during labor or after. She doesn't know. She knows she didn't leave the hospital the same.

"And why, I want to know why this happened," she said.

Her attorney, Judy Hyman wrote ORHS a letter saying, according to the Florida statute, "The Patients Right To Know About Adverse Medical Incidents Act," the hospital must give her the records.

"When the statute is named 'Patients Right To Know,' I don't know how it could be clearer," Hyman said.

The hospital's lawyers wrote back, "Ms. Mejia's request may require legal resolution." In other words, according to their interpretation of the law, Mejia has to sue them to get information about herself.

That's the sticking point, the interpretation of the Patients Right To Know act, a constitutional amendment Florida voters passed a little more than a year ago.

Mejia's other attorney, E. Clay Parker, said the hospital is not following the law

"We were forced to file this and ask a judge to interpret the constitutional amendment and do right," Parker said.

Mejia hopes the right thing is done. She said not knowing exactly why it happened is unbearable. She only hopes she'll be able to soon answer her little boy's question, 'What happened?'

"He told me everyday, 'What happened,' and I don't have any answers for that," she said.

ORMC said Mejia is requesting information on if there were other patients or someone on her floor with the streptococcus. They said, if they release that to her, that would be a violation of other patients' rights.

We all know or knew someone like this!!

2007-10-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.

His name was Kyle.

It looked like he was carrying all of his books.

I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?

He must really be a nerd."

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.

His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.

As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks."

They really should get lives.

" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"

There was a big smile on his face.

It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.

He said he had gone to private school before now.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.

We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.

I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends

He said yes.

We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!

" He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends..

When we were seniors we began to think about college.

Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.

I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never

be a problem.

He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship.

Kyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd.

He had to prepare a speech for graduation.

I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak

Graduation day, I saw Kyle.

He looked great

He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.

He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.

He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.

Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
Today was one of those days.

I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful
one) and smiled.

" Thanks," he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began

"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.

Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends..

I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

I am going to tell you a story."

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.

He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.

He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

"Thankfully, I was saved.

My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.

I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.

Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions.

With one small gesture you can change a person's life.

For better or for worse.

Glow in the dark Mountain Dew

2007-10-10T13:45:00.000-07:00

All you need for this little expiriment is Mountain Dew, Peroxide and and Baking Soda. Talk about NEAT!

Absolute Insanity

2007-10-10T13:18:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure what this video is about. But it sure did give me the creeps.
Videos at Str8Up.com

Melody Tunes Smack That

2007-10-10T12:47:00.000-07:00

Does the Arab world want its Melody Tunes? More precisely, does it want an all-English channel playing Western music by artists such as 50 Cent and Madonna?

Melody Tunes, a channel that launched in the Middle East in September, is betting that it does and launched an integrated campaign from Leo Burnett in Cairo, Egypt, to prove that there was a viable market for such music.
Videos at Str8Up.com

Nearly Hit By Lightning

2007-10-10T12:36:00.000-07:00

Video captures lightning strike that nearly killed these guys. I would have crapped my pants.

Videos at Str8Up.com

Rooftop Bar Game

2007-10-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

Title: The G Manifesto: The Guide to Getting More out of Life
Address: www.thegmanifesto.com
Author: Michael Porfirio Mason
From: Little Italy/Miami Beach
Blogging since: September 2005
Post Date: August 22, 2007
Post Title: Rooftop Bar Game
(Before you read this, understand that this was written to address High-Class Rooftop Bars and Hotel Pool Bars AT NIGHT. The absolute last thing you will ever see any self-respecting G do is hang around one of the aforementioned bars, shirt off, greased down and dancing during the day.) There has been a proliferation of "hip" Rooftop Bars in America's finest cities in the last few years (I use the term "hip" relatively loosely). I am typically opposed to new trends in Nightlife, but truth be told, I don't mind Rooftop Bars. Yeah, I understand that there are more Striped Shirts than at a Nordstrom's, and they serve you $20 cocktails in Cheap Plastic Glasses. But, bottom line is, you can pick up a lot of Fly Girls at Rooftop Bars; and since you are outside, you can do it while smoking. Meaning you can look good while doing it.

There are a few things you need to keep in mind, however, if you want to be successful at Rooftop Bars. The first thing is that there is less energy at Rooftop Bars as compared to Indoor Clubs. This creates a situation with a lot of girls, static, in groups or sets. Not a lot of "swirl." Typical Pick-Up Artist theory would suggest that you have a long night ahead of yourself, approaching sets and utilizing "Group Theory." If you want a better handle on Group Theory, there are plenty of Pick-Up Artist sites out there. But approaching sets takes a lot of work and energy. Pick-Up Artists pick up on girls; Gs have girls pick up on them. If you want to pick up girls easily with minimal effort, keep on reading...

Traffic Lanes

We have already discussed "Traffic Lanes" and "how the river flows" in Manifesto Destiny: Innovative Gentleman's Club Concepts. Traffic lanes are equally important in regards to Rooftop Bars. Rooftop Bars typically have one entrance and usually the river will flow from the entrance to the Bar. Or from the Bar to the Bathroom. Post up in the traffic lane and every girl will pass by you at some point in the night. Free leads. Like a school of soon-to-be sashimied Alaskan Coho Salmon. All you need now is the right lure.

Solo

It is very important to be Going for Solo when you are at a Rooftop Bar. It is less intimidating and girls are more apt to approach you when you are by yourself vs. with a big crew of hoods. Also, a lot of cats go the Bottle Service/ Cabana route. As I have said before, I am not really an advocate. Who wants to be stuck at a Rooftop Bar all night?

Suited Down

You want to give off an air of intrigue, mystery, and sophistication when you are at a Rooftop Bar. I like going with a two-button Navy Brioni (only $6700.00), custom crimson Borelli shirt, Gucci Belt, polka-dotted Kiton Pocket Square, and Berluti shoes (dope shoes since 1895). Flash and statement making. If you dress like this, you will have girls running to you like the Dutch during Tulip Mania. You should also be tooled up in case you run into rival firms: a vintage Beretta 418 will give you the functionality and style points you are looking for. Italian suits and Italian heaters.

Cocktail

Always have a cocktail in hand. Something that will give off a certain Savoir faire and elegance (well, as much Savoir faire and elegance you can have while drinking out of a plastic glass. It's not a bad idea to Smuggle in your own rocks glass into Rooftop Bars for style points. Good conversation piece as well). Something simple. A Goose and Soda, for instance. Vino will also give you suavity and worldliness. Martinis are ok, but since Rooftop Bars typically serve drinks in Faux-glasses, it is not advisable. There is nothing stupider than drinking a Martini out of a plastic Martini glass. During summertime, Rooftop Bars are packed, so no Mojitos, Skippy. Now, I like Mojitos as much as the next cat, but when a bar is busy, you are a jerk if you order one. It is a different matter altogether if you order a Mojito during the day at uncrowded Maxine's in The Catalina Hotel in South Beach while spitting Game at a Swiss Miss Model girl from Irene Marie's while pulling Sunshine Maneuvers.

Smoking/Lighter

Since smoking is now a crime in most states, many girls don't carry cigarettes anymore. But after a few cocktails, girls want to smoke them. If you have grits you will have more girls crowding around you than an early-'90s E-tab dealer at Narnia. I always carry a two pack minimum. This works especially well in Southern California; (typically I try to avoid Orange County, although I have swooped mad girls from Spy Glass, and Emerald Bay). And if you are going to smoke, carry a dope lighter. Dunhill, Dupont or Zippo. On the flip side, Guys that don't smoke are at a huge disadvantage in Rooftop Bars. That is why whenever you check out the Top 100 International Playboy Rankings, everyone on The List is a smoker.

The hook is set; you just need to reel them in. The Rest is Up to You........

Michael Porfirio Mason

AKA The Peoples Champ

AKA The Hustler's Hustler

AKA The Pusher's Pusher

2007 NFL Schedule

2007-10-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

2007 NFL Schedule Grid

Week 1
9/6 NO @ IND 8:30
9/9 TEN @ JAC 1:00
9/9 PIT @ CLE 1:00
9/9 PHI @ GB 1:00
9/9 NE @ NYJ 1:00
9/9 MIA @ WAS 1:00
9/9 KC @ HOU 1:00
9/9 DEN @ BUF 1:00
9/9 CAR @ STL 1:00
9/9 ATL @ MIN 1:00
9/9 TB @ SEA 4:15
9/9 DET @ OAK 4:15
9/9 CHI @ SD 4:15
9/9 NYG @ DAL 8:15
9/10 ARI @ SF 10:15
9/10 BAL @ CIN 7:00

Week 2
9/16 ATL @ JAC 1:00
9/16 BUF @ PIT 1:00
9/16 CIN @ CLE 1:00
9/16 GB @ NYG 1:00
9/16 HOU @ CAR 1:00
9/16 IND @ TEN 1:00
9/16 NO @ TB 1:00
9/16 SF @ STL 1:00
9/16 SEA @ ARI 4:05
9/16 MIN @ DET 4:05
9/16 DAL @ MIA 4:05
9/16 KC @ CHI 4:15
9/16 NYJ @ BAL 4:15
9/16 OAK @ DEN 4:15
9/16 SD @ NE 8:15
9/17 WAS @ PHI 8:30

Week 3
9/23 ARI @ BAL 1:00
9/23 STL @ TB 1:00
9/23 SF @ PIT 1:00
9/23 SD @ GB 1:00
9/23 MIN @ KC 1:00
9/23 MIA @ NYJ 1:00
9/23 IND @ HOU 1:00
9/23 DET @ PHI 1:00
9/23 BUF @ NE 1:00
9/23 JAC @ DEN 4:05
9/23 CLE @ OAK 4:05
9/23 CIN @ SEA 4:05
9/23 CAR @ ATL 4:15
9/23 NYG @ WAS 4:15
9/23 DAL @ CHI 8:15
9/24 TEN @ NO 8:30

Week 4
9/30 BAL @ CLE 1:00
9/30 CHI @ DET 1:00
9/30 GB @ MIN 1:00
9/30 HOU @ ATL 1:00
9/30 NYJ @ BUF 1:00
9/30 OAK @ MIA 1:00
9/30 STL @ DAL 1:00
9/30 TB @ CAR 4:05
9/30 SEA @ SF 4:05
9/30 DEN @ IND 4:15
9/30 KC @ SD 4:15
9/30 PIT @ ARI 4:15
9/30 PHI @ NYG 8:15
10/1 NE @ CIN 8:30
Bye: JAC TEN WAS NO

Week 5
10/7 ARI @ STL 1:00
10/7 SEA @ PIT 1:00
10/7 NYJ @ NYG 1:00
10/7 MIA @ HOU 1:00
10/7 JAC @ KC 1:00
10/7 DET @ WAS 1:00
10/7 CLE @ NE 1:00
10/7 CAR @ NO 1:00
10/7 ATL @ TEN 1:00
10/7 TB @ IND 4:05
10/7 BAL @ SF 4:15
10/7 SD @ DEN 4:15
10/7 CHI @ GB 8:15
10/8 DAL @ BUF 8:30
Bye: CIN OAK PHI MIN

Week 6
10/14 CIN @ KC 1:00
10/14 WAS @ GB 1:00
10/14 TEN @ TB 1:00
10/14 STL @ BAL 1:00
10/14 PHI @ NYJ 1:00
10/14 MIN @ CHI 1:00
10/14 MIA @ CLE 1:00
10/14 HOU @ JAC 1:00
10/14 CAR @ ARI 4:05
10/14 NE @ DAL 4:15
10/14 OAK @ SD 4:15
10/14 NO @ SEA 8:15
10/15 NYG @ ATL 8:30
Bye: BUF PIT IND DEN DET SF

Week 7
10/21 ARI @ WAS 1:00
10/21 TEN @ HOU 1:00
10/21 TB @ DET 1:00
10/21 SF @ NYG 1:00
10/21 NE @ MIA 1:00
10/21 MIN @ DAL 1:00
10/21 BAL @ BUF 1:00
10/21 ATL @ NO 1:00
10/21 KC @ OAK 4:05
10/21 NYJ @ CIN 4:05
10/21 CHI @ PHI 4:15
10/21 STL @ SEA 4:15
10/21 PIT @ DEN 8:15
10/22 IND @ JAC 8:30
Bye: CLE SD GB CAR

Week 8
10/28 CLE @ STL 1:00
10/28 PIT @ CIN 1:00
10/28 PHI @ MIN 1:00
10/28 OAK @ TEN 1:00
10/28 NYG @ MIA 1:00
10/28 IND @ CAR 1:00
10/28 DET @ CHI 1:00
10/28 BUF @ NYJ 4:05
10/28 HOU @ SD 4:05
10/28 JAC @ TB 4:05
10/28 NO @ SF 4:15
10/28 WAS @ NE 4:15
10/29 GB @ DEN 8:30
Bye: BAL KC DAL ATL ARI SEA

Week 9
11/4 ARI @ TB 1:00
11/4 WAS @ NYJ 1:00
11/4 SF @ ATL 1:00
11/4 SD @ MIN 1:00
11/4 JAC @ NO 1:00
11/4 GB @ KC 1:00
11/4 DEN @ DET 1:00
11/4 CIN @ BUF 1:00
11/4 CAR @ TEN 1:00
11/4 SEA @ CLE 4:05
11/4 HOU @ OAK 4:15
11/4 NE @ IND 4:15
11/4 DAL @ PHI 8:15
11/5 BAL @ PIT 8:30
Bye: MIA NYG CHI STL

Week 10
11/11 ATL @ CAR 1:00
11/11 STL @ NO 1:00
11/11 PHI @ WAS 1:00
11/11 MIN @ GB 1:00
11/11 JAC @ TEN 1:00
11/11 DEN @ KC 1:00
11/11 CLE @ PIT 1:00
11/11 BUF @ MIA 1:00
11/11 CIN @ BAL 4:05
11/11 CHI @ OAK 4:15
11/11 DAL @ NYG 4:15
11/11 DET @ ARI 4:15
11/11 IND @ SD 8:15
11/12 SF @ SEA 8:30
Bye: NE NYJ HOU TB

Week 11
11/18 ARI @ CIN 1:00
11/18 WAS @ DAL 1:00
11/18 TB @ ATL 1:00
11/18 SD @ JAC 1:00
11/18 PIT @ NYJ 1:00
11/18 OAK @ MIN 1:00
11/18 NO @ HOU 1:00
11/18 NE @ BUF 1:00
11/18 MIA @ PHI 1:00
11/18 KC @ IND 1:00
11/18 CLE @ BAL 1:00
11/18 CAR @ GB 1:00
11/18 NYG @ DET 4:15
11/18 STL @ SF 4:15
11/18 CHI @ SEA 8:15
11/19 TEN @ DEN 8:30

Week 12
11/22 GB @ DET 12:30
11/22 NYJ @ DAL 4:15
11/22 IND @ ATL 8:15
11/25 WAS @ TB 1:00
11/25 TEN @ CIN 1:00
11/25 SEA @ STL 1:00
11/25 OAK @ KC 1:00
11/25 NO @ CAR 1:00
11/25 MIN @ NYG 1:00
11/25 HOU @ CLE 1:00
11/25 DEN @ CHI 1:00
11/25 BUF @ JAC 1:00
11/25 SF @ ARI 4:05
11/25 BAL @ SD 4:15
11/25 PHI @ NE 8:15
11/26 MIA @ PIT 8:30

Week 13
11/29 GB @ DAL 8:15
12/2 TB @ NO 1:00
12/2 SF @ CAR 1:00
12/2 SEA @ PHI 1:00
12/2 SD @ KC 1:00
12/2 NYJ @ MIA 1:00
12/2 JAC @ IND 1:00
12/2 HOU @ TEN 1:00
12/2 DET @ MIN 1:00
12/2 BUF @ WAS 1:00
12/2 ATL @ STL 1:00
12/2 DEN @ OAK 4:05
12/2 CLE @ ARI 4:05
12/2 NYG @ CHI 4:15
12/2 CIN @ PIT 8:15
12/3 NE @ BAL 8:30

Week 14
12/6 CHI @ WAS 8:15
12/9 TB @ HOU 1:00
12/9 STL @ CIN 1:00
12/9 SD @ TEN 1:00
12/9 PIT @ NE 1:00
12/9 OAK @ GB 1:00
12/9 NYG @ PHI 1:00
12/9 MIA @ BUF 1:00
12/9 DAL @ DET 1:00
12/9 CAR @ JAC 1:00
12/9 MIN @ SF 4:05
12/9 ARI @ SEA 4:05
12/9 CLE @ NYJ 4:15
12/9 KC @ DEN 4:15
12/9 IND @ BAL 8:15
12/10 NO @ ATL 8:30

Week 15
12/13 DEN @ HOU 8:15

12/15 CIN @ SF 8:15
12/16 TEN @ KC 1:00
12/16 SEA @ CAR 1:00
12/16 NYJ @ NE 1:00
12/16 JAC @ PIT 1:00
12/16 GB @ STL 1:00
12/16 BUF @ CLE 1:00
12/16 BAL @ MIA 1:00
12/16 ATL @ TB 1:00
12/16 ARI @ NO 1:00
12/16 IND @ OAK 4:05
12/16 DET @ SD 4:15
12/16 PHI @ DAL 4:15
12/16 WAS @ NYG 8:15
12/17 CHI @ MIN 8:30

Week 16
12/20 PIT @ STL 8:15

12/22 DAL @ CAR 8:15
12/23 WAS @ MIN 1:00
12/23 PHI @ NO 1:00
12/23 OAK @ JAC 1:00
12/23 NYG @ BUF 1:00
12/23 MIA @ NE 1:00
12/23 KC @ DET 1:00
12/23 HOU @ IND 1:00
12/23 GB @ CHI 1:00
12/23 CLE @ CIN 1:00
12/23 ATL @ ARI 4:05
12/23 BAL @ SEA 4:15
12/23 NYJ @ TEN 4:15
12/23 TB @ SF 8:15
12/24 DEN @ SD 8:00

Week 17
12/29 NE @ NYG 8:15
12/30 TEN @ IND 1:00
12/30 SF @ CLE 1:00
12/30 SEA @ ATL 1:00
12/30 PIT @ BAL 1:00
12/30 NO @ CHI 1:00
12/30 JAC @ HOU 1:00
12/30 DET @ GB 1:00
12/30 DAL @ WAS 1:00
12/30 CIN @ MIA 1:00
12/30 CAR @ TB 1:00
12/30 BUF @ PHI 1:00
12/30 MIN @ DEN 4:15
12/30 SD @ OAK 4:15
12/30 STL @ ARI 4:15
12/30 KC @ NYJ 8:15

Popular Baby Names - Choose the Right Name for Your Baby

2007-10-10T08:54:00.000-07:00

Are you looking to choose a name for your baby? Picking a name is one of the most important parts of being pregnant. Your baby's name will be with them for the rest of their life, and you have the special honor of choosing it. Whether you are choosing a baby boy's name or a baby girl's name, it still matters how you decide. Above is a list of some of the most popular baby names. It is important to choose one that you feel will fit your baby. Finding a baby name book might help you out, too!

How to Pick the Best Name for Your Baby

Expectant parents spend hours preparing the nursery, poring over pregnancy and delivery books and going to childbirth classes. Yet surprisingly, many decide their child's given name within a matter of minutes, often spending more time selecting the right car seat or stroller. What should parents-to-be consider when choosing a baby name? All About Baby, a personalized children's products company that has seen all types of name combinations, has come up with helpful tips to make the process interesting, fun and successful.

First, start with the experts. The choices today are staggering with more than 50,000 common names and spelling variations. Begin with some basic homework by buying a few baby-name books or a baby-name software program. Check online for the best buys. You can also use the internet by tapping into dozens of internet sites that list popular baby names, some websites even offer customized search programs, complete with the meaning and origin of the names ( examples: Babies Online, Baby Center, pop. boys' names & girls' names, top French names etc.) Somewhere during the middle of your pregnancy, start jotting down your favorite selections.

Next, begin mixing and matching the first and middle names along with the baby's last name to see how you like various combinations. How do the names sound together? How do they look on paper? This is the time to ask others for their opinion, so keep an open mind and have a little fun considering a wide range of names for your little one. At the same time, keep in mind that names often bring up a myriad of emotions, and sometimes parents can have very different reactions to their partner's favorite choices. So we advise being respectful of your partner's feelings.

Trendy names popular with celebrities may be very well but there is always something to be said for the old names that have endured the test of time. For instance, Bambi Nevada might seem like a cool choice today, but consider what is the best selection for an entire lifetime. What will this name look like decades later on a business card?

Along these same lines are exotic spellings and invented names, which are also in wide use today. Remember that kids can sometimes be cruel and a highly unusual name could be fodder for playground teasing. As an adult, just think how many times during an average week you give and spell your name. Do you want to give your child a name that he or she could really resent later?

If you absolutely love a name, but can't tolerate the nickname that often goes with it, then think twice. For example, I have a friend who named her son Michael, even though she hates the nickname, 'Mikey'. Now the mom spends far too much time and energy correcting kids, teachers and other parents who refer to him by the dreaded nickname. It's just not worth it. Since ultrasound tests are not always interpreted correctly, All About Baby recommends choosing names for both sexes. Even when you think the gender is a certainty, it is still a good idea to have a back up name. Why? Sometimes the name that seemed perfect during your pregnancy just isn�t the right match when the new baby finally arrives.

This actually happened to another mom that I know, who was having her second son, a boy. They learned the sex of the baby during pregnancy and planned for months to name their new son, Cameron Michael. However, when I visited their home a few days after the baby's birth, I learned the parents had named him Matthew John. His mother�s explanation was that after his birth, they all realized 'he just didn't look like a Cameron.' And you know, she was right, he looked like a Matthew John!

Everyone seems to have an opinion when it comes to baby names, and family members can be especially outspoken. While it's fun to hear suggestions, especially during the first part of your name search, keep in mind that ultimately your child's name is your decision. It is impossible to make everyone happy. Naming your infant is one of the most important tasks you will ever undertake. A person's name is truly a lifetime gift, and it helps define your child -- within the family, to friends, at school and to the outside world. If you consider the options carefully and select with love, you can't go wrong.

Popular Baby Boy Names
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Joshua
4. Matthew
5. Ethan
6. Andrew
7. Daniel
8 .William
9. Joseph
10. Christopher
11. Anthony
12. Ryan
13. Nicholas
14. David
15. Alexander
16. Tyler
17. James
18. John
19. Dylan
20. Nathan
21. Jonathan
22. Brandon
23. Samuel
24. Christian
25. Benjamin
26. Zachary
27. Logan
28. Jose
29. Noah
30. Justin
31. Elijah
32. Gabriel
33. Caleb
34. Kevin
35. Austin
36. Robert
37. Thomas
38. Connor
39. Evan
40. Aidan
41. Jack
42. Luke
43. Jordan
44. Angel
45. Isaiah
46. Isaac
47. Jason
48. Jackson
49. Hunter
50. Cameron

Popular Baby Girl Names
1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Madison
4. Olivia
5. Hannah
6. Abigail
7. Isabella
8. Ashley
9. Samantha
10. Elizabeth
11. Alexis
12. Sarah
13. Grace
14. Alyssa
15. Sophia
16. Lauren
17. Brianna
18. Kayla
19. Natalie
20. Anna
21. Jessica
22. Taylor
23. Chloe
24. Hailey
25. Ava
26. Jasmine
27. Sydney
28. Victoria
29. Ella
30. Mia
31. Morgan
32. Julia
33. Kaitlyn
34. Rachel
35. Katherine
36. Megan
37. Alexandra
38. Jennifer
39. Destiny
40. Allison
41. Savannah
42. Haley
43. Mackenzie
44. Brooke
45. Maria
46. Nicole
47. Makayla
48. Trinity
49. Kylie
50. Kaylee

How to properly hug a baby

2007-10-08T14:29:00.000-07:00

If you think you've spotted a baby, verify by employing classic sniffing techniques. Baby powder is a dead giveaway.
Flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.
Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.
If a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented hug, smile, and lean in order to achieve the best photo quality.

Moscow: 10-yr-old commits suicide after parental ban on computer games

2007-10-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

A 10-year-old school boy committed suicide by jumping from his 19th floor apartment here after his parents banned him from playing computer games.

Andrei Smirnov, a class three student, jumped to his death yesterday after receiving the wrath of his parents due to bad conduct in school and a poor performance in studies.

The boy's class teacher had written remarks about his bad conduct in the school diary which he had tried to erase to escape the wrath of his parents, according to Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid.

Angered by the teacher's remarks and their son's attempt to deceive them, Andrei's parents banned him from playing games on his computer.

Local experts here have expressed concern over the unhealthy dependence of children on computers.

According to Director of Centre for Legal Psychological Assistance Mikhail Vinogradov, children who are banned from using their computers could easily resort to suicide, since they do not realise the consequences of taking the extreme step.

Eastern Promises = MUST See

2007-10-08T10:02:00.000-07:00

My faith in cinema has been restored. I’ve seen a lot of terrible, meritless films in the last year and was beginning to believe I’d somehow out-grown movies. I’d say the low-point came when I found myself sitting in a musty General Cinemas theatre watching the once-great John Turturro repeatedly shame himself in Transformers.

Remakes, teen-humor flicks, and politically charged schlockumentaries have dominated the big screen for what feels like forever, but a diamond just surfaced, and its imperative you pay to see it.

Eastern Promises pushes the envelope on graphic violence and subject material, its true; but it does so believably. Director David Cronenberg tackles one touchy subject after another with the sensitivity of an Iraqi hospital bomber. He just refused to sugar coat anything and pushes the limits of what you thought could be shown in American theatres.

There aren’t many characters in Eastern Promises, but each one is well fleshed-out, their actions logical and not painfully clichéd. This is, in large part, due to a script, which is good for many after-movie quotables. You won’t fucking believe what you just heard; I’m thrilled it wasn’t over edited.

The acting is first-rate all ‘round, despite a few laughably fake Russian accents. I didn’t like a few of the characters at first glance but as the movie goes on and the phenomenal story unfolds they really do grow on you.

The bottom line is that I could gush about this film until I subtly spoiled every surprise in store for you, so I wont. Mature movie-goers MUST see this great work, it kills me to see it making so little money. I can’t even remember the last time I walked out of a theatre so impressed, or kept thinking about days after. Do yourself a favor…

10/10

Oct. 3, 1283: As Bad Deaths Go, It's Hard to Top This

2007-10-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

1283: Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last native prince of Wales in a free if turbulent Wales, becomes the first person known to be executed by being hanged, then drawn and quartered.

While the human capacity for cruelty is limitless, it's hard to top the medievals for their sheer inventiveness when it came to executing a criminal -- especially for the crime of high treason.

Captured after attacking Hawarden Castle at Easter during the ultimately unsuccessful Welsh struggle to remain independent of Plantagenet England, Dafydd was imprisoned by an outraged King Edward I, the man given credit for dreaming up Dafydd's grisly fate. The death warrant stipulated Dafydd's demise should be slow and agonizing, and the monarch did not disappoint.

On Oct. 3, the appointed day, Dafydd was dragged through the streets of Shrewsbury behind a horse. After that, he was hanged, revived and disemboweled. His entrails were thrown into the fire as he watched, symbolic penance for "his sacrilege in committing his crimes in the week of Christ's passion." Then he was beheaded and his body cut into quarters "for plotting the king's death."

There would be later refinements to this particular form of capital punishment, including the severing of the condemned man's "privy parts" as a prelude to the final disemboweling. The full drawing-and-quartering sentence was carried out until the 18th century in Britain and was not officially abolished as a method of execution until as late as 1870.

Thankfully, we have in the meantime advanced to technologically advanced methods, like the guillotine, the electric chair, the gas chamber and lethal injection.

Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne’s Suicide Pact

2007-10-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have agreed to assisted suicide in the event they begin to suffer from a neurodegenerative disease. Sharon says, “We believe 100% in euthanasia, so have drawn up plans to go to the assisted suicide flat in Switzerland if we ever have an illness that affects our brains. If Ozzy or I ever got Alzheimer’s, that’s it - we’d be off. We gathered the kids around the kitchen table, told them our wishes and they’ve all agreed to go with it. There’s no way I could go through what (my father) did, or put my kids through that.

“My father deteriorated at such a rapid speed he became a shell of himself. Some say the disease is hereditary so at the first sign I want to be put out of my misery.”

Considering it the “final gift of love to (their) kids,” the couple have already contacted their lawyers to see to it that their wishes are respected.

Britney Spears loses custody of children

2007-10-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon.

Spears' former husband, Kevin Federline, is to retain custody of their two sons "until further order of the court," according to a ruling by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon.

It was not clear what led to Monday's decision awarding Federline full custody. A transcript of the court proceedings was ordered sealed.

Last month, a judge ordered Spears, 25, to submit to random drug tests after finding she engaged in "habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."

That order, also by Gordon, provided no details and did not name any drugs.

The former couple has been embroiled in a bitter custody fight over their sons, Sean Preston and Jayden. The parents had split custody 50-50, but Federline then asked for the arrangements to be shifted to 70-30 in his favor.

In addition to ordering the twice-weekly drug tests, Gordon ordered Spears to spend eight hours per week working with a "parenting coach," who was to observe her interactions with her children.

Gordon also told both parents to avoid alcohol or "other non-prescription controlled substances" 12 hours before taking custody of the children.

He also barred the exes from making "derogatory remarks about the other party and the other party's family or significant other" during the case.

And he ordered the parents to go through "joint co-parenting counseling" and barred them from using corporal punishment on the boys.

Spears and Federline were married for two years before their divorce became final in July.

Monday's order comes amid a career freefall for Spears, whose new album is due to be released November 13.

After her September 9 "comeback" performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, critics derided her singing and dancing as lackluster and said she appeared overweight in her sequined two-piece costume. Her former divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser, resigned last month as her legal representative after telling reporters the singer "just wants to be a mom."

Spears' management company, the Firm, recently quit after representing the singer for little over a month.

Quentin Tarantino Refuses To Get Rid of Run Down Volvo

2007-09-27T09:52:00.000-07:00

Quentin Tarantino has six luxury cars at his Los Angeles home, but it's his old Volvo - which he bought identical models of for himself and first love Grace - that is his most prized possession. Grace worked with Tarantino in a video store and dated on and off for seven years before splitting for good after filming 1994 hit, Pulp Fiction.

Quentin says, "Years have passed, she's married and has kids and everything, but she still was the love of my life - of the first half of my life.

"I'm sure she doesn't even have that car anymore, but it's my
last little connection to her."

Jessica Biel to play Wonder Woman?

2007-09-27T09:28:00.000-07:00

A host of names have been linked to play Wonder Woman and here's one that actually makes sense... Jessica Biel. Word is she is in talks to play comic book superhero in upcoming movie 'Justice League Of America.'

The film will follow the adventures of an elite group of super-heroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman and the Flash.

Mad Max director George Miller will direct.

Farrah Fawcett Suffers Cancer Relapse

2007-09-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Former "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett has suffered a
relapse in her battle against cancer and plans to pursue
alternative treatments in Germany, this according to reports.

"She is in Germany for therapy. She is getting informed about
several treatment methods that would be possible for her," Kathrin
Collins, a spokeswoman for Farrah told Germany's weekly Bunte
which hits newsstands Thursday.

Bunte said that Farrah would undergo chemotherapy at Frankfurt
University Hospital as well as alternative treatments in a clinic
in Bad Wiessee in the southern state of Bavaria.

She had been declared cancer-free by her doctors in February after
having a tumor removed in October... but cancerous cells reappeared
in her colon in this past May.

Best Prank Ever

2007-09-26T17:38:00.000-07:00

High school students pulled off this prank by using an underground tunnel under a crosswalk

There are no ugly women

2007-09-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken at a competition in June 2006. The competition was between 9 women for best makeover. They had every possible beauty treatment available to them over a period of 12 hours before the contest. Look at the before and after photos.

Conclusion - There are no ugly women, only those who can't afford a makeover.

(The woman 2nd from the left won the contest.)

'24' star arrested on drunken driving charges

2007-09-25T12:05:00.000-07:00

Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Tuesday on misdemeanor drunken driving charges after failing a field sobriety test, police officials said.

The actor was pulled over at about 1:10 a.m. in West Los Angeles after officers spotted him making an illegal U-turn, said Officer Kevin Maiberger.

Sutherland, 40, tested over the state's legal blood alcohol limit of .08 percent, and was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, Officer Karen Smith said.

He was released around 4 a.m. after posting $25,000 bail, according to Sheriff's Department records.

Maiberger said Sutherland was scheduled to appear in court October 16.

Sutherland won a best actor Emmy award last year for his performance on the Fox TV series "24." The series is set to return to the air in

Congratulations to Salma Hayek

2007-09-25T08:44:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Salma Hayek as she and her businessman fiancé François Henri Pinault welcomed daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault into the world on Friday.

"Mother and child are doing well," said publicist Carl Ross in a statement. No further details are released.

It is the first child for the 41-year-old Salma Hayek.

"The View" co-host doesn't know if earth is round or flat

2007-09-19T08:26:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe this. One of the co-hosts of The View, Sherri Sheppherd, said she didn’t believe in evolution so co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked her if she believed the world was flat or round. She wasn’t able to answer, using the excuse that she was too busy being a good little housewife to think about complicated things like matters that science settled hundreds of years ago. Amazing.

Partial transcript:

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Is the world flat?

SHERRI SHEPHERD: Is the world flat? (laughter)

GOLDBERG: Yes.

SHEPHERD: …I Don’t know.

GOLDBERG: What do you think?

SHEPHERD: I… I never thought about it, Whoopi. Is the world flat? I never thought about it.

BARBARA WALTERS: You’ve never thought about whether the world was round or flat?

SHEPHERD: I tell you what I’ve thought about. How I’m going to feed my child–

WALTERS: Well you can do both.

SHEPERD: …how I’m going to take care of my family. The world, is the world flat has never entered into, like that has not been an important thing to me.

ELIZABETH HASSELBECK: You’ll teach your son, Jeffery, right?

SHEPHERD: If my son, Jeffery, asks me ‘is the world flat,’ I guess I would go…

JOY BEHAR: You know, didn’t some person already work this question out? I mean, why are we doing this again? (laughter, applause)

Aussie mom sues doctor because she had twins

2007-09-18T14:14:00.001-07:00

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Australian woman who gave birth to twins instead of a single baby after undergoing in-vitro fertilization has sued her doctor for the cost of bringing up the second child.

The woman, who cannot be identified because of a court order, is seeking $329,000 to cover the expense of raising one child until age 21.

Testifying in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on Tuesday, the 40-year-old mother said she told her doctor that she only wanted one child.

But an embryologist under the doctor's supervision implanted two embryos in her uterus, resulting in the birth of non-identical twin girls.

The woman told the court that she and her female partner were devastated when they learned she was carrying twins, and even considered putting one of the babies up for adoption.

The couple, whose combined income exceeds $82,875, are seeking $329,000 to cover the costs of raising one of the girls, including private school fees. They also want more than $12,000 to compensate them for time off work and medical expenses.

Last month: Selling brocolli as pot. This month: Selling vinegar mixed with catfish bait as heroin

2007-09-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

Trio jailed for fish-bait 'heroin'

LEBANON, Ohio - Three people who mixed vinegar with catfish bait and tried to sell it as heroin got hooked by undercover officers. Authorities said the three also tried to sell fake LSD.

John Burke, director of the Greater Warren County Drug Task Force, said he didn't know what might happen if someone actually injected a bait-vinegar concoction. Authorities don't know whether anyone else bought the counterfeit drug.

"We have gotten no reports of anyone else getting them, but quite frankly the people who may have gotten them aren't likely to report it," prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said Wednesday.

William Perry, 22, of Columbus, and Rosanne Wead, 20, of Piqua, each pleaded guilty Tuesday in Warren County Common Pleas Court to a count of trafficking in counterfeit controlled substances. A third person, Jerry Snowden, 27, of Piqua, pleaded guilty last month to a counterfeit substance charge. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Wead was sentenced to six months in prison; Perry has not been sentenced.

Lebanon is about 25 miles north of Cincinnati.

Buggy Rollin'

2007-09-12T15:38:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard of Buggy Rollin? If not, then you are about to be amazed when you see this video. Frenchman Jean-Yves Blondeau first conceived of his plastic Buggy Rollin' suit in 1994, while he was a student at Olivier de Serres design school, in Paris. But the invention, which allows a wearer to top 60 miles per hour while maintaining any position found in the Kama Sutra, didn't exactly catch fire with consumers. Not one to give up, Blondeau recently refined the suit to a stripped-down 31-wheel version and developed his own playbook of moves, like the Zaphial (rolling flat on your back with all four limbs pointed straight up) and the Smooth Buggy Dog (three limbs on the ground and one rolling along a wall).

Madonna has man-hands and Guy Ritchie is in for one hell of a night!

2007-09-12T14:52:00.000-07:00

Madonna bought herself a brand-spankin’ new penis over the weekend. And it’s purple!

Madonna was spotted leaving London’s Claridge’s Hotel toting a see-through plastic bag which revealed her latest purchase - a strap-on sex toy. Apparently it’s a Purple Penetrator, so perhaps Madonna really does wear the trousers in her relationship. Husband Guy Ritchie, who trailed behind looking rather sheepish, had a carry case of his own, but had the good grace to keep its contents under wraps.

Salty burger lands McDonald's employee in jail

2007-09-12T12:23:00.001-07:00

They take their fast food hamburgers seriously down in
Georgia. Seriously enough that if you screw with a man's
Big Mac you're doing jail time.

It all started in Union City, Georgia where a 20-year-old
MacDonald's employee named Kendra Bull accidentally over-
salted some hamburger patties. She told her supervisor who
tried to thump the salt off and figured they were good to
go.

This is similar to the five second rule. If you drop your
food on the ground but pick it up within five seconds it is
still okay to eat. Similarly, if you dump several ounces of
salt on a hamburger patty in Georgia but immediately try to
scrape it off, it's still okay to eat.

Unfortunately for Ms. Bull, the next person to order a ham-
burger was Police Officer Wendell Adams. Apparently Officer
Adams had not heard of the scraping-the-salt-off rule because
he became sick from eating the over-salted burger and decided
it was done deliberately.

Kendra Bull was arrested, charged with misdemeanor reckless
conduct, and spent the night in jail.

Bull defended herself by saying that she had eaten one of
the salty burgers on her break and didn't get sick. But that
didn't cut any ice with the law.

And just to make sure the tax-payers' money is being well-
spent the police sent samples of the burger to the state
crime lab for tests. There is no word yet on if it is actually
meat or just sawdust and beef-tallow.

Minnesota Toe Licker Nabbed

2007-09-12T12:05:00.001-07:00

Meet Carlton Davis. The Minnesota man, 26, is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a cell phone and purse from a woman he mugged on a St. Paul street early Saturday morning. According to police, after the woman turned over her belongings, Davis announced, "Now I'm going to suck your feet." Which he did, after the 24-year-old victim removed her shoes. Davis, who fled when passersby approached, was apprehended by cops a few blocks from the crime scene. He was booked into the Ramsey County lockup, where the below mug shot was snapped.

Kathy Griffin's Jesus remark cut from Emmy show

2007-09-12T11:05:00.001-07:00

Comic Kathy Griffin's "offensive" remarks about Jesus at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be cut from a pre-taped telecast of the show, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said on Tuesday.

Griffin made the provocative comment on Saturday night as she took the stage of the Shrine Auditorium to collect her Emmy for best reality program for her Bravo channel show "My Life on the D-List."

"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus," an exultant Griffin said, holding up her statuette. "Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now."

Asked about her speech backstage a short time later, an unrepentant Griffin added, "I hope I offended some people. I didn't want to win the Emmy for nothing."

The speech drew fire from a leading Roman Catholic group, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which condemned Griffin's remarks as "obscene and blasphemous."

"It is a sure bet that if Griffin had said, 'Suck it, Muhammad,' there would have been a very different reaction," Catholic league president Bill Donohue said in a statement posted on the group's Web site. He called on TV academy president Dick Askin to denounce Griffin's "hate speech" and on Griffin to apologize.

An edited version of the Creative Arts Emmys is set to air on cable television's E! Entertainment Network on Saturday, the night before the live Fox network broadcast of the main Primetime Emmy Awards.

"Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast," an academy spokeswoman said on Tuesday. An "abbreviated version" of her acceptance speech will air, instead, she said.

Griffin's reaction to the imbroglio, according to a statement issued by her publicist: "Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?"

Ethiopia rings in new Millennium

2007-09-12T10:28:00.000-07:00

Celebrations have been taking place in the streets of Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in the new Millennium.
The country uses the calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church - which means the year 2000 began at midnight on Wednesday (2100GMT on Tuesday).

Fireworks lit up the sky above the city, as revellers gathered in the streets for a cultural festival.

A more exclusive event was attended by a number of African leaders, including Kenya's Mwai Kibaki.

In the 6th Century, the rest of Christendom revised its estimate of the date of the birth of Christ - but Ethiopia stuck with the old date, which means it was stuck more than seven years behind the rest of the world.

Ethiopians gathered together in churches all over the country to mark the occasion.

'Time for renaissance'

Speaking at the main event to welcome in the Millennium, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi spoke of the glories of Ethiopia's first 1,000 years.

He said decline then occurred, but now it was time for an Ethiopian renaissance.

"A thousand years from now, when Ethiopians gather to welcome the fourth Millennium, they shall say the eve of the third Millennium was the beginning of the end of the dark ages in Ethiopia," he said.

Because it was never colonised, Ethiopia has always had a special significance for the rest of Africa - which was summed up by the chairman of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konare.

"We thank Ethiopia for keeping up the flame of African unity," he said.

He was speaking at the new exhibition hall where foreign dignitaries gathered.

But correspondents say Ethiopians have mixed feelings about the Millennium celebrations.

Some residents of Addis Ababa - an opposition stronghold - criticised the government's campaign to clear the streets of beggars and the rising cost of food ahead of the celebrations.

Tickets for a concert featuring US hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas cost $170, two months' salary for an average Ethiopian.

Terrorists: We'll cut off head of 'prostitute' Britney Spears

2007-09-12T09:51:00.000-07:00

Muslim terrorist leaders threatened to forcibly convert Britney Spears and Madonna to Islam and warned if they resist, their heads would be cut off for "spreading Satanic culture," according to a new book released today.

The threats, recorded on audio, come as Madonna is due to arrive in Israel Wednesday to celebrate the Jewish new year with fellow Kabbalah practitioners.

"If I meet these whores I will have the honor – I repeat, I will have the honor – to be the first one to cut the heads off Madonna and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading their satanic culture against Islam," said Muhammad Abdel-Al, spokesman and senior leader of the Popular Resistance Committees terror organization.

The Committees, largely based in the Gaza Strip, has carried out thousands of rocket attacks against Jewish population centers and scores of shootings and bombings. It is suspected of bombing a U.S. convoy in Gaza in 2003 and took credit for a rocket attack yesterday that hit an Israeli military base wounding 69 – the largest casualty number of any Palestinian rocket attack.

Abu Abdullah, a senior member of Hamas' so-called "military wing" is quoted in "Schmoozing" describing what his group would do with Madonna and Spears if jihad groups took over the U.S.:

"At the beginning, we will try to convince Madonna and Britney Spears to follow Allah's way. But I honestly don't think they will follow. If they persist with their whoring music, we will prevent them by force. I don't think that I can be in the same place with these singers. They might be killed if they do not respect our laws."

The Committees' Abdel-Al accused Madonna and Spears of "spreading this culture by the Americans as part of the war against Islam."

"If these two prostitutes [Madonna and Spears] keep doing what they are doing, we of course will punish them. First we will call them to join Islam. But if they keep what they are doing ... we can stone them or even we can kill them if they keep ... tempting men in order to put them far from Islam. ... A prostitute woman must be stoned or must be eighty times hit with a belt."

Abdel-El said even before Islam takes over America he would personally kill Madonna and Spears if he ran into them. He boasted he would "be the first one to cut the heads of Madonna and Britney Spears."

50 Cent: 'I kicked Kanye off the show'

2007-09-12T09:22:00.000-07:00

Kanye West's much-publicised boycott of MTV worked well for rap rival 50 Cent on Tuesday - he took credit for the 'Gold Digger' star's 'Total Request Live' no show.

Both rappers were expected to appear on the U.S. show to promote their albums, which were released on the same day - but West pulled out of the programme after falling out with MTV bosses over the way he was treated at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night.

West was nominated for five prizes but walked away from the event empty handed, and, after publicly hurling abuse at organisers backstage, the temperamental rapper announced he was boycotting the network.

As a result, artwork for his new album Graduation was covered on TRL and 50 Cent hit the New York studios alone, boasting: "I threw him off the show."

50 added: "He's nervous. You think he had problems with MTV? Nah, he knew he had to be here today."

Kanye West Blames MTV For Britney Spear's Terrible Performance

2007-09-12T09:05:00.000-07:00

Kanye West blames MTV for Britney Spears' less than stellar performance at the Video Music Awards. "Man, they were just trying to get ratings, and they knew she wasn't ready and they exploited her," the 29-year-old rapper said Tuesday on Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Morning Mash Up."

The network made a "bad move" by having the troubled pop star open Sunday's event in Las Vegas, said West, who feels he should have kicked off the show with "Stronger," the first single from his new album, "Graduation."

"They exploited her, they played me and I really don't mess with MTV," he said.

Spears, 25, looked unprepared while performing her new song, "Gimme More," to a bewildered audience of her music industry peers. She seemed nervous and, at times, stopped singing altogether.

In a praise-filled statement released Tuesday afternoon, MTV said it "... has a long and collaborative relationship with Kanye and we hope and look forward to continuing that meaningful relationship."

West said he wanted to perform "Stronger" on the show's main stage — where R&B hotshot Chris Brown wowed the crowd with Michael Jackson-esque dance moves — but complied when he was asked to host a suite party.

West said it was a blow to the ego when Justin Timberlake, who also hosted a suite party, ended up "on the big stage" to give the closing performance with Timbaland and Nelly Furtado.

"Those are the big things, and you know what I do man, I really made the song `Stronger,' you know, for stadiums," he said.

West — who threw a tantrum backstage after losing all five categories for which he was nominated — said he has bonded with 50 Cent over what they view as disrespectful behavior from MTV.

"So why do you have me do `Stronger' in a suite, but you end the show with Justin?" he said. "I looked at 50 like, yo, we need to help each other as much as possible."

50 Cent has said he'd stop making solo records if West's new album outsells his "Curtis" CD in their first week out. Both albums were released Tuesday.

Best News of the Day: Bills' Kevin Everett May Walk Again; Voluntarily Moves Limbs

2007-09-11T16:10:00.001-07:00

After suffering what was called a "catastrophic" and life-threatening cervical spin injury, the future looked grim for Bills tight end Kevin Everett. Following emergency surgery in which his third and fourth vertebrae were removed, doctors believed paralysis was was a very real possibility, but did leave a small window of opportunity for a full recovery.

However, miracles are possible, and Everett took his first step toward what seemed almost impossible just yesterday. According to a report by WIVB-TV in Buffalo, the former Miami Hurricane has shown voluntary movement in both his arms and legs.

Due to the surprisingly fast progress, Dr. Andrew Cappuccino has changed his stance a bit, and believes there is much more reason to be optimistic at this point. While a full recovery is still not guaranteed, the future appears to be much brighter for Everett.

Again, I think I stand for everyone when I tip my cap to this kid and wish him well as he continues to come back from the unthinkable.

Google Earth’s Hidden Surprise: A Flight Simulator

2007-09-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

We’ve always known that Google has wanted to challenge Microsoft’s desktop dominance in a number of areas, but to date we didn’t know that extended to gaming.

Hidden inside Google Earth is a secret Flight Simulator that takes full advantage of Google’s extensive satellite imagery.

To access the hidden feature, open Google Earth and hit Command+Option+A (note it must be capital A) or Ctrl+Alt+A if you’re using a Windows Machine.

The Google Earth Flight Simulator comes with two aircraft options, a F16 Viper and the more manageable SR22 4 seater. Players have the option of commencing the game from their current location in Google Earth or can pick from a list of pre-determined runways. Control instructions can be found here.

Overall the game play is fairly simple in terms of control, but the striking difference is flying over real pictures of locations. I took a quick flight from San Francisco International, headed North to the Golden Gate then turn back over the city before heading towards the Valley. It wasn’t perfect, but it was as good visually as the paid Microsoft Flight Simulator, and in terms of actually presenting real objects it was better.

Britney Spears Puts on a Craptastic Performance (Video And Pictures)

2007-09-10T10:46:00.000-07:00

Britney Spears performing her new single 'Gimme More' at the 2007 MTV MTV Video Music Awards. Dressed in sequined black underpants and bra, an out-of-shape Spears moved tentatively around the stage, getting totally outgrooved by her backup dancers and badly lip-syncing her way through the song whose main lyric was "Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme." Her gyrations were hardly demure, though oddly halfhearted.

Thanks to her annus horribilis — or, more accurately, anni horribiles — she was one of the most anticipated V.M.A. performers in years. Voyeurs around the world were ready to see a fallen star back onstage. She didn’t disappoint: she was awful. Visibly nervous, she tottered around the stage, dancing tentatively and doing nothing that sounded or looked like real live singing.

Designed to drum up excitement for her upcoming album, Spears' kickoff to the Video Music Awards on Sunday night became another example of how far she has fallen.

1909 Wagner baseball card sells for record $2.8M

2007-09-10T09:53:00.000-07:00

The finest known example of the famed 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner was once again sold this week, this time for a record-setting $2.8M in a private transaction conducted by SCP Auctions. The card, graded NM-MT 8 by PSA, was at one time owned by Wayne Gretzky in addition to being the grand prize for a national promotion conducted by Wal-Mart.

Prior to this most recent transaction, SCP Auctions had sold the card this past February for $2.35M to another private party and had themselves taken a minority ownership position in the card.

"The T206 Honus Wagner card is an icon, not only in the field of baseball card collecting, but in the larger field of Americana," said David Kohler, president and CEO of SCP Auctions. "We are privileged to have been involved in the sale of this card, not once but twice."

It's estimated that as few as 70 copies of the T206 Wagner exist to this day. To date, 33 copies have been professionally graded (29 by PSA and four by SGC). Of those, 25 copies are graded between Poor 1 and Good 2, six are VG 3, one is EX 5 and, of course, one very newsworthy copy is NM-MT 8.

17-year old girl makes up to $70,000 a month with MySpace site

2007-09-07T10:51:00.000-07:00

Fast Company published a fairly long article in the September edition of their magazine about the 17-year old Ashley Qualls.

This girl runs a MySpace layout and graphics site called Whateverlife. I never heard about this site before but she seems to be doing amazingly well, according to the article the three-year old site receives 7 million unique visitors and 60 million page views a month and this earns her up to $70,000 a month. Most of this revenue seems to come through Google AdSense and ValueClick.

At 17 going on 37 (at least), Ashley is very much an Internet professional. In the less than two years since Whateverlife took off, she has dropped out of high school, bought a house, helped launch artists such as Lily Allen, and rejected offers to buy her young company. Although Ashley was flattered to be offered $1.5 million and a car of her choice–as long as the price tag wasn’t more than $100,000–she responded, in effect, Whatever. “I don’t even have my license yet,” she says.

Ashley is evidence of the meritocracy on the Internet that allows even companies run by neophyte entrepreneurs to compete, regardless of funding, location, size, or experience–and she’s a reminder that ingenuity is ageless. She has taken in more than $1 million, thanks to a now-familiar Web-friendly business model. Her MySpace page layouts are available for the bargain price of…nothing. They’re free for the taking. Her only significant source of revenue so far is advertising.

I already knew that MySpace related sites can bring in a lot of money but this story amazed me, the kind of money she’s pulling in from this site is stunning. Looks like I’m in the wrong niche lol

You can read the full story over here. One of the funny things is that a court ruled in January that neither Ashley nor her parents are allowed to manage her finances:

Until she turns 18, next June, a court-appointed conservator is controlling Whateverlife’s assets; Ashley must request funds for any expense outside the agreed-upon monthly budget.

The arrangement, she says, affects her ability to react in a volatile industry. “It’s not like I’m selling lemonade,” she says. Besides, it’s her company. If she wants to contract developers or employ her mother, Ashley says, why shouldn’t she be able to do it without the conservator’s approval?

So the teenager has hired a lawyer. She wants to emancipate herself and be declared an adult. Now. At 17. Why not just sit tight until June? The girl trying to grow up fast can’t wait that long.

WTF Happened to Kiera Knightley???

2007-09-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

Is this the new trend? Who finds anorexic-looking girls attractive? Look at her neck, she looks like E.T.

Kiera once said in an interview that she would prefer to look like Beth Ditto than an anorexic. What happened???

Someone get this girl some Fried Chicken.

This is what Kiera Knightley USED to look like.

Fishermen rape the sea's bounty (literally)

2007-09-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

Jitsuwa Makeburu, a stage comedian, used to be a fisherman. A resident of the Izu Islands, he enrolled in a public high school whose curriculum, understandably, offered numerous subjects related to oceanography.

Magazine columnist Kureichi Matsuzawa has long been a fan of Makeburu's humorous fish stories, which, Matsuzawa notes, can't get too raunchy or personal when he's performing in public as they might alienate the audience.

But get him in private and, well, you wind up reeling in something a bit bestial.

We're not talking about legends of making it with mesmerizing mermaids, but something that's the genuine thing. Like manta rays.

"Almost everybody in the fishing business has had sex with a manta at some point," Makeburu asserts.

What!!! A manta??? You mean one of those enormous, intimidating winged things with a stinger on their tail that looks like an aquatic Batman?

Yep. After all, fisherman out on ships spend a loooonggg time at sea without ever encountering a woman, and, well, let's face it, they can get pretty horny. No, dammit, let's make that incredibly horny. Even desperate enough to do it with a manta. Right?

"Nah," shrugs Makeburu. "Coastal fishermen poke them too."

Apparently it's a ritual of manhood, done out of recognition of the dangers of life on the sea.

Before mounting one of these intimidating creatures, points out J.K. special, it is "absolutely essential" that its stinger be removed. Yes, that certainly would make sense.

And of course, there's the matter of protocol. To wit, the ship's captain, if he so chooses, is entitled to go first.

Is your mind suitably boggled? No? Ready for some more?

"A manta's ... thing is kind of similar to a human's," Makeburu says.

Japanese fishermen prove the old adage that there are plenty of fish in the sea. (Mainichi)Okay, well ... not exactly. More than a reproductive organ, it's basically an organ of elimination. So engaging in sex with a manta is basically an act of deep-sea sodomy.

"It's shallow and there's resistance at the other end, so the feeling isn't that good," is how he describes it.

At least the manta survives the violation. "With most fish, we just whack 'em, but we release the manta's we screw back into the ocean," Makeburu relates.

A curious Matsuzawa wonders ... if the captain had an STD, wouldn't the other crew members who had sex with the manta contract it too?

"That's right," grins Makeburu. "So some guys slip on condoms before they do it. Once I came down with the clap. But we were in port around that time and I did it with a woman, so I don't have any way of knowing if I picked it up from her, or from the manta."

Is it common, then, for marine students to lose their virginity to a manta?

"Well, no, actually it's more common for them to lose it to a moray eel," he confides.

What??!! Isn't that, like, dangerous, as in crazy?

"You can stick it in until it bites," he says. "But if you pull it away too fast the skin on your cock will tear."

Apparently once out of the water a moray becomes less aggressive. So you can force its mouth open with your hands, and then stick in your cock and let it chew on your chin-chin.

Of course you can't actually call that sex either; it's only oral sex. Or as an Italian fisherman might croon, "That's a moray!"

An isoginchaku comes in handy for those lonely nights at sea. (Mainichi)Should you happen to find yourself climbing on a seaside crag, you might come across a type of anemone known as "isoginchaku." And this, says Makeburu, bodes well for some fishy frolic.

The creature gets its name from the old Japanese coin purse called a "kinchaku," which puckers tightly in the center when you pull on the drawstrings.

"So if you stick in your you-know-what, it'll snap shut around it," he says. "You don't need any foreplay at all. Just ram the old avenger home. It feels goooood," he grins, rolling his eyes.

Alas, sighs Jitsuwa, Japan's fishing industry is fading fast, and the charming old customs it spawned appear almost certainly doomed. Someday, perhaps soon, all that will remain are these titillating tales, about romances between the men who went to sea and the obliging creatures they encountered therein.

Teacher not hot for Web video

2007-09-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

A North Carolina teacher has become the unwilling star of a steamy Internet video shot at a fifth-grade graduation ceremony.

The 3 1/2-minute amateur video features close-ups of teacher Keri McIntyre's face and, ahem, backside set to the Van Halen classic "Hot for Teacher." "Good Morning America Weekend Edition" reported.

"When I saw it I was furious," McIntyre told the news program Sunday.

McIntyre found out about the video when a former student teacher called to say it was posted on YouTube. She then demanded the site pull the clip, but about 200,000 people had already viewed it, the network said.

After YouTube took the clip off its site, the video popped up on the social networking site MySpace.

The teacher is looking for the person responsible for the video, but all of the growing number of private citizens who are accidental Web stars have limited privacy rights when it comes to the Internet.

Wife cuts off her husband's right hand because of his Internet addiction

2007-08-31T11:28:00.000-07:00

A Chinese wife has cut off her husband's right hand because of his internet addiction.

Jiang Ming of Chengdu city promised his wife, He Ling, that he would not go on the internet anymore, and would instead spend more time at home to take care of their newborn son.

But after a short time he started to sneak into nearby internet cafes again to have video chats with girls.

"I was on the internet, and suddenly felt a numbness in my right hand. The arrow on the screen stopped moving," says Jiang Ming.

"Then I found that my right hand was on the mouse pad, and blood was shooting out."

In court, the husband pleaded with the judge to release his wife, since he was to blame for breaking his promise.

The court has adjourned and will announce its verdict on another date, reports Chongqing Evening News.

Broccoli Mistaken for Pot

2007-08-31T08:43:00.001-07:00

A head of broccoli cost one man $500 and another his freedom in Lansdale this week after one of them was cheated out of marijuana and called police.

Christopher Kratz, 20, of Douglassville, was arrested Monday after selling Matthew Deitrich, 21, of Carrie Lane, Harleysville, broccoli he was trying to pass off as marijuana, police said.

Deitrich is also facing charges for fabricating a story about how he lost the $500 during a 911 call that prompted an investigation, police said.

"It is bizarre, isn't it," Lansdale Sgt. Robert McDyre said. "You'd think he'd just say, 'I can't believe I'm that stupid' and leave."

The broccoli blowup happened Monday night when Deitrich was looking to score a pound of marijuana from Kratz, Lansdale police said.

Flatulent Child Porn Suspect Seeks Medical Relief

2007-08-30T15:10:00.000-07:00

Brian Wilcox, charged with photographing and creating pornographic images of a child relative, says he’s in a lot of pain as he sits behind bars.

The Lady Lake man is seeking medical attention for flatulence, groin numbness and tooth decay.

According a motion filed today, he wants the court to issue an order to look into the following:

*He has seven remaining bottom teeth and nine remaining top teeth, and they’re decayed or cracked. He can’t eat well and has lost 40 pounds while in custody.

*He has back problems from an injury four years ago.

*He has vision problems.

*His feet and groin are numb. They feel like they’re sleeping.

*There’s a bulge to the left of his groin. His stomach and groin are causing him pain.

*He has a history of cancer in his family and a deformed mole on his nose.

*He has “severe flatulence at all times.”

Gotta feel for his cellmate. Who knew we’d be bringing back the gas chamber?

Idiot teen driver thought he'd gotten away with driving over 140 mph

2007-08-30T14:50:00.000-07:00

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of having posted a video of himself on YouTube driving at speeds of more than 140 mph, police said on Thursday.

The car, a Ford Escort, was filmed on the A76 single-carriageway road in southwest Scotland.

The detained 19-year-old has not been named.

Sergeant Scott McLachlan, from the Roads Policing Unit at Dumfries and Galloway police, described it as "completely foolish behaviour".

"Not only did he endanger his own life, but that of other road-users. It is unacceptable, and to post a recording of such driving on the Internet is entirely stupid."

One-in-three fatal accidents involve drivers under the age of 25, he added.

"Young men in particular seem to think they are invincible behind the wheel -- but the facts tell a different story."

Fox comes up with an original plot... just kidding

2007-08-30T13:04:00.000-07:00

Pete Hamill thought he'd seen it all. And then the best-selling writer thought up a character who really had.

Cormac O'Connor appeared in "Forever," Hamill's best-selling 2002 novel. Cormac was killed centuries ago ... and brought back to life — eternal life. Granted immortality, he lives in Manhattan, still bearing the scar of his fatal wound, learning to play the piano, romancing the city's women until he finds the one who can grant him peace.

Good yarn, right?

Five years later, Hamill's readers started writing him about an upcoming Fox network TV show, "New Amsterdam." Its lead character was killed centuries ago ... and brought back to life — eternal life. Granted immortality, he lives in Manhattan ...

Sound familiar?

It did to Hamill. Although the show's executive producer, David Manson, insists that John Amsterdam was created independent of Cormac O'Connor, Hamill and his fans aren't quite convinced — although the author's attitude leans more to resignation than litigation.

"To try and prove anything about this would take thousands and thousands of dollars, which I'd rather spend on my grandson," Hamill said. "You've gotta laugh."

Hamill's assessment of his success in a legal fight is largely accurate.

Entertainment attorney Steven Hayes, whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, said Hamill's odds of winning a lawsuit were roughly the same as those of two men granted immortality residing in the same borough.

And Hamill is quick to point out the plight of the late Art Buchwald, who waged a four-year legal fight with Paramount Pictures over a script that became the Eddie Murphy hit "Coming to America." In the end, Buchwald won — and collected just $150,000.

O'Connor and John Amsterdam, the TV show's title character, might not have sprung from the same mind — but there's no doubt they share some literary DNA:

• O'Connor still bears a scar, "a ridge of dead flesh on his shoulder," from his fatal wound. Amsterdam is marked with "scars everywhere ... all over his torso and body," according to a script acquired by Hamill's agent.

• O'Connor learned to play the piano, becoming a fan of legendary jazz player Art Tatum. Amsterdam plays too, and favors the work of legendary jazz player Thelonious Monk.

• O'Connor has one way to return to a normal life: finding the right woman amidst Manhattan's multitudes. And Amsterdam ... "You will not grow old," he is told, "until you find your one." One woman, that is.

Coincidence? As Fox News says, we report, you decide.

Hamill already has: "It is astonishing. The scars. The fact that he plays piano."

Manson, asked about the similarities in a session with TV critics earlier this summer, said he'd never read the Hamill book and was unaware of its existence until production was wrapped.

"I guess what I think about it is this — the subject of immortality has been compelling to, since the dawn of time, various cultures," the show's executive producer said. "I think that it's not — it's not surprising that there will be overlaps in this world. That's all I can say."

A press release promoting the Sept. 6 premiere of "New Amsterdam" at a Manhattan theater called it one of the "most anticipated network shows of the new TV season."

Hamill, speaking for the first time about the show, has managed to keep his sense of humor. He's not too impressed by Amsterdam, for starters: "Here's some guy who took 300 years to pass the cop's test."

Hamill, 72, is one of New York's best-known writers, working as a columnist with three city newspapers in between 10 novels, two short story collections and assorted other projects. The son of Irish immigrants was born in Brooklyn, and still makes his home in the city.

He also still owns the TV and movie rights to "Forever," although he wonders if their value will take a hit from "New Amsterdam."

Hamill said the capper to his script reading came on page 58, where the main character hands over an envelope "for Eva."

"The words blur into one and almost spell — FOREVER ... and our music kicks in," the script reads.

"I said, `Holy jeez, talk about Freudian typos,'" Hamill recalled. "Hey, maybe this will sell the novel: `You've seen the knockoff, now try the book.' Who knows?"

Lindsay Lohan Caught Doing Drugs in Rehab

2007-08-30T12:47:00.000-07:00

Shocker alert. Lindsay Lohan was caught doing drugs and banging some guy in the bathroom at Utah’s Cirque Lodge facility. She’s also frequently late to meetings and refuses to do any chores or menial tasks.

She was allegedly forced to undergo a drug test and the results came back positive. She was then warned if she doesn’t stay clean, she’ll be thrown out of the center.

“Lindsay got called into the director’s office on August 15 and was questioned about drugs. When ordered to take a drug test, she reluctantly complied but screamed and cursed at the medical director before storming out the room. She was told that if she couldn’t conform to the program she’d have to leave.”

I guess in Lindsay’s case, the third time is not the charm. Wonderland, Promises, and now the Cirque Lodge. Sometimes you just have to admit when you’re beat. And I’m sure Lindsay subscribes to the adage, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Just say they weren’t your pants.

Steve Coogan may sue Courtney Love for saying he had a hand in Owen Wilson's suicide attempt

2007-08-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

Courtney Love announced that she blames comedian Steve Coogan for Owen Wilson's attemtped suicide.

After reports suggested that drugs were to blame for Wilson’s problems, Kurt Cobain’s widow said: “Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t comment but I care too much about Owen. I went through this with Steve. I was just out of rehab and he was right there with the drugs.”

Love had a brief relationship with the hard-partying Alan Partridge star but does not have the best record with substance problems herself!

Coogan’s strongly refuted the claims saying in a statement: “My thoughts are with my friend Owen at this difficult time, but I do want to set the record straight and say that the allegations published today are completely and utterly false.”

His spokesman added: “These accusations are unfounded, unhelpful and hurtful to all concerned. We are taking legal advice.”

Playboy Blunder

2007-08-29T14:46:00.000-07:00

Either Hugh Hefner is losing his magic touch or he's losing his eyesight... This picture was featured in Playboy magazine after none of the editors noticed that in their efforts to retouch the model's body curves, her belly button was taken off.

OWEN WILSON'S 'COKE AND HEROIN' BREAKDOWN

2007-08-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

Funnyman actor Owen Wilson was hooked on heroin and cocaine, struggling with depression and hanging out with the wrong crowd in the months before his attempted suicide, according to a bombshell new report.

Wilson's drug use was so frequent, it was even the cause of his Memorial Day breakup with Kate Hudson.

And his friends are placing the blame squarely on Wilson's newfound best buddy, British actor Steve Coogan, with whom he starred in several films, according to exclusive interviews in US Weekly magazine.

"I went through it with Steve," Coogan's former girlfriend, rocker Courtney Love, told US.

"I was just out of rehab, and he was right there with the drugs. I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy."

Wilson's addiction was so severe, his pal Woody Harrelson tried to stage an intervention at his home in Maui.

"Owen went to Maui, Hawaii, to kick his habit," a longtime Wilson pal told the mag. "He was like a baby on that couch."

The friend said that heroin was the first thing that came to mind when Wilson and Hudson split and he suddenly "disappeared off the face of the earth."

"I thought, briefly, he might be back on heroin, but we all really felt he'd kicked that ages ago," his friend said.

The Santa Monica Police Department logged Sunday's distress call as a report of "attempted suicide," during which Wilson "cut his wrists with a knife," said a Cedars Sinai hospital employee.

Another cause of his depression was his very public split with Hudson, sources say. The two hooked up, and Hudson left her husband after they promoted their hit film "You, Me and Dupree" last year.

But it all became too much for the actress when Wilson's struggles came to light.

She even banned Coogan from Wilson's house while they were dating. "She knew he was bad," said a source.

US said Coogan didn't respond to repeated calls for comment.

A family friend said that Wilson was dealing with too much at once and couldn't handle it.

"It didn't work with Kate because he just couldn't be dependable, and he hated himself for it," said the friend.

Hudson appears to have moved on - kissing and cuddling in public recently with "Punk'd" star Dax Shepard - yet another reason Wilson may have gone off the deep end.

"Seeing her happy with someone else partly made him happy that she'd found that," a friend of Wilson's told the mag. "But made him hate himself so much more that he could never do it."

But it seems she still cares for her ex - she was spotted Sunday looking somber on the set of her new movie "Bachelor No. 2," filming in Boston.

After Owen was found by younger brother Luke on Sunday bloodied and disoriented from pills, he was taken to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, where he was detoxed and had his wrist sutured.

He was transferred Monday to Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, where he remains under the close watch of doctors.

Miss South Carolina Video - The Great American Tragedy

2007-08-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

Someone please tell me this dumb girl didn't finish High School. Or are we just handing out HS diplomas left and right? A cow's response would be about as good as that. She should have just kept it simple and said, "Because not everybody has globes. Now what kind of stupid question is that anyway?"

Even Slater was laughing at her.

Seriously, I don't think the question being asked was stupid. Although, the person asking it didn't really sound like a rocket scientist either. I've heard the topic frequently discussed on the news or sometimes they will do 'man-on-the-street" type of geography questions. It is surprising how many people do not know basic geography.

Had Miss S. Carolina had half a brain in her head, she might have commented that the reason for this is our crappy education system, teachers receiving too little pay, assembly line type learning, etc.

But people not knowing where the US is because they don't have maps is just so cutely clever.

Hulk Hogan's Son Nick Hogan Injured In Car Crash

2007-08-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Nick Hogan, the son of famous WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan, was seriously injured in a car accident last night in Florida. The car he was reportedly driving is destroyed, and a passenger remains in critical condition.

I truly do pray for Nick and the same to the other passenger. My prayers go out to both families. But I remember an episode of "Hogan" where he was encouraged "the faster the better". I really believe it is another case of young (rich) people thinking they are immortale.

The real story here is he did this in a Supra. WTF, they haven't exported that car to the states in 10 years. Was he driving some special import?

Owen Wilson Slits His Wrists!!!

2007-08-27T14:35:00.000-07:00

According to the National Enquirer:

Actor Owen Wilson was hospitalized after attempting suicide, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.

The ENQUIRER broke the story yesterday of Wilson's tragic cry for help. The actor was transported to St. John's hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sunday, August 26, by ambulance.

The ENQUIRER has learned new details about the shocking suicide attempt. Wilson cut both wrists and took an indeterminate amount of pills.

He was discovered by a family member who summoned help. His situation was dire when he was discovered.

Police and an ambulance responded to a 911 call from Owen's house around noon on Sunday.

Owen was brought in to St. John's in very serious condition. Police were on the scene at his house and at the hospital. He was treated and stabilized at St. John's and then transferred by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai medical center. His brothers Andrew and Luke were with him.

Wilson has released a statement saying, "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."

More on this story as it develops...

Britney Spears Cancels Duet With Justin Timberlake?

2007-08-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

According to reports, troubled pop star Britney Spears has
pulled out of recording a duet with former boyfriend Justin
Timberlake.

Britney was scheduled to reunite with her old flame to
produce a comeback track produced by Timbaland, but ditched
the idea at the last minute.

A source told PageSix, "Timbaland set aside a week out of
his crazy schedule to do this - and then, just before she was
supposed to fly out, Britney abruptly canceled the session
and refused to do the song.

"It's crazy. She's looking for a comeback, and this would have
not only been a huge hit, but something she could have opened
the MTV Video Awards with and really blown everyone away."

The cancellation has now stalled Brit's comeback ambitions
and has sparked rumors she might be dropped her label Jive.

Another source said, "Listen, everyone is worried. In her
mind, her album is done and she's done enough work.

"People at Jive have been with Britney since album one, and
have an investment in her. They have faith that once the
material is there, she will become focused and step it up.
She's very competitive, but at the end of the day, it's hard.
She has to do the work - no one can do it for her."

Representatives for Spears, Timberlake and Jive declined
to comment.

Lindsay Lohan cocaine charges may be dropped

2007-08-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is disinclined to charge Lindsay Lohan with three drug-related felonies, a decision that could spare the troubled actress from a prison sentence, celebrity news outlet TMZ.com reported on Tuesday.

The charges are connected with Lohan's two recent arrests for drunken driving, first in May when she crashed her car on Beverly Hills, and then in July when she was involved in a late-night car chase in Santa Monica.

TMZ, citing unidentified law enforcement sources, said the 21-year-old actress would likely face misdemeanor drunk-driving charges for both incidents. If found guilty of both, she would serve a minimum of four days in jail, TMZ.com said.

Legal experts have said Lohan could face up to three years behind bars if confronted with the full weight of the law.

Asked about the TMZ.com report, district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said the office has not yet received the Santa Monica case and the Beverly Hills case remains under review.

"A public discussion of potential charges prior to a case being filed would be inappropriate and potentially unethical," she said.

Gibbons also denied TMZ.com's report that charges could be filed on Wednesday.

After the Beverly Hills incident, cocaine was found in Lohan's car. After the Santa Monica chase, she was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, cocaine possession, bringing a controlled substance into custody and driving on a suspended license.

Lohan, who has done two rehab stints this year, has seen her promising film career plummet in recent years. Last month, she starred as stripper abducted by a sadistic killer in the box office bomb "I Know Who Killed Me."

Maria Sharapova Compared To A ‘Dead Frog’ In Bed Is False

2007-08-22T10:11:00.000-07:00

There's a bit of some back-tracking being made by Adam Levine (Maroon 5). Adam has
denied reports he claimed he ditched tennis ace Maria Sharapova because she was a "terrible lover".

It was reported in a Russian magazine ‘EXILE’ claiming that Maroon 5 star Adam Levine had compared ex-girlfriend Maria Sharapova to a “dead frog” and complained that he was “disappointed” by the way she treated him. He denies the reports of her lack of ability in the bedroom. A representative for the singer has insisted that he did not make the comments, adding that the story is “absolutely not true”. Levine and Sharapova dated for a brief period of time in 2005.

Makes me wonder...

Hip Hop Sales Collapsing: "They can no longer fool the white kids."

2007-08-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

When the political activist Al Sharpton pivoted from his war against bigmouth radio man Don Imus to a war on bad-mouth gangsta rap, the instinct among older music fans was to roll their eyes and yawn. Ten years ago, another activist, C. Delores Tucker, launched a very similar campaign to clean up rap music. She focused on Time Warner (parent of TIME), whose subsidiary Interscope was home to hard-core rappers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. In 1995 Tucker succeeded in forcing Time Warner to dump Interscope.

Her victory was Pyrrhic. Interscope flourished, launching artists like 50 Cent and Eminem and distributing the posthumous recordings of Shakur. And the genre exploded across the planet, with rappers emerging everywhere from Capetown to the banlieues of Paris. In the U.S. alone, sales reached $1.8 billion.

The lesson was Capitalism 101: rap music's market strength gave its artists permission to say what they pleased. And the rappers themselves exhibited an entrepreneurial bent unlike that of musicians before them. They understood the need to market and the benefits of line extensions. Theirs was capitalism with a beat.

Today that same market is telling rappers to please shut up. While music-industry sales have plummeted, no genre has fallen harder than rap. According to the music trade publication Billboard, rap sales have dropped 44% since 2000 and declined from 13% of all music sales to 10%. Artists who were once the tent poles at rap labels are posting disappointing numbers. Jay-Z's return album, Kingdom Come, for instance, sold a gaudy 680,000 units in its first week, according to Billboard. But by the second week, its sales had declined some 80%. This year rap sales are down 33% so far.

Longtime rap fans are doing the math and coming to the same conclusions as the music's voluminous critics. In February, the filmmaker Byron Hurt released Beyond Beats and Rhymes, a documentary notable not just for its hard critique but for the fact that most of the people doing the criticizing were not dowdy church ladies but members of the hip-hop generation who deplore rap's recent fixation on the sensational.

Both rappers and music execs are clamoring for solutions. Russell Simmons recently made a tepid call for rappers to self-censor the words nigger and bitch from their albums. But most insiders believe that a debate about profanity and misogyny obscures a much deeper problem: an artistic vacuum at major labels. "The music community has to get more creative," says Steve Rifkin, CEO of SRC Records. "We have to start betting on the new and the up-and-coming for us to grow as an industry. Right now, I don't think anyone is taking chances. It's a big-business culture."

It's the ultimate irony. Since the 1980s, when Run-DMC attracted sponsorship from Adidas, the rap community has aspired to be big business. By the '90s, those aspirations had become a reality. In a 1999 cover story, TIME reported that with 81 million CDs sold, rap was officially America's top-selling music genre. The boom produced enterprises like Roc-A-Fella, which straddled fashion, music and film and in 2001 was worth $300 million. It produced moguls like No Limit's Master P and Bad Boy's Puff Daddy, each of whom in 2001 made an appearance on FORTUNE's list of the richest 40 under 40. Along the way, the music influenced everything from advertising to fashion to sports.

The growth spurt was fueled by sensationalism.
Tupac Shakur shot at police, was convicted of sexual abuse and ultimately was murdered in Las Vegas. But Shakur both alive and dead has also sold more than 20 million records. Death Row Records, which released much of Shakur's material, was run by ex-con Suge Knight and dogged by rumors of money laundering. But between 1992 and 1998, the label churned out 11 multiplatinum albums. Gangsta rappers reveled in their outlaw mystique, crafting ultra-violent tales of drive-bys and stick-ups designed to shock and enthrall their primary audience--white suburban teenagers. "Hip-hop seemed dangerous; it seemed angry," says Richard Nickels, who manages the hip-hop band the Roots. "Kurt Cobain killed himself, and rock seemed weak. But then you had these black guys who came out and had guns. It was exciting to white kids."

Hip-hop now faces a generation that takes gangsta rap as just another mundane marker in the cultural scenery. "It's collapsing because they can no longer fool the white kids," says Nickels. "There's only so much redundancy anyone can take."

Artists who never jumped on the gangsta bandwagon point the finger at the boardroom. They accuse major labels of strip-mining the music, playing up its sensationalist aspects for easy sales. "In rock you have metal, alternative, emo, soft rock, pop-rock, you have all these different strains," says Q-Tip, front man for the defunct A Tribe Called Quest. "And there are different strains of hip-hop, but record companies aren't set up to sell these different strains. They aren't set up to do anything more of a mature sort of hip-hop."

Of course, gangsta rap isn't a record-company invention. Indeed, hip-hop's two most celebrated icons, Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., embraced the sort of lyrical content that today has opened hip-hop to criticism. And the music companies, under assault from file-sharing and other alternative distribution channels, are hardly in a position to do R&D. "When I first signed to Tommy Boy, [the A&R person] would take us to different shows and to art museums," says Q-Tip. "There was real mentorship. Today that's largely absent, and we see the results in the music and in the aesthetic." That result is a stale product, defined by cable channels like BET, now owned by Viacom, which seems to consist primarily of gun worship and underdressed women.

During the past decade, record labels have outsourced the business of kingmaking to other artists. Established stars Dr. Dre and Eminem brought 50 Cent to Interscope. Jay-Z founded his own label, cut a distribution deal and began developing his own roster. But most established artists do little development. That leaves the possibility that hip-hop is following the same path that soul and R&B traveled when they descended into disco, which died quickly.

No longer able to peddle sensation, rap's moguls are switching tactics. Simmons, while still something of a hip-hop ambassador, is hawking a new self-help book. Master P, whose estimated worth was once $661 million, watched his label, No Limit, sink into bankruptcy. He recently announced the formation of Take a Stand Records, a label catering to "clean" hip-hop music. "Personally, I have profited millions of dollars through explicit rap lyrics," Master P stated on his website. "I can honestly say that I was once part of the problem, and now it's time to be part of the solution."

Chris Lighty, CEO of Violator Entertainment, whose clients include 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes, is looking at ways that record companies can work with artists in one area where rappers have been innovative: endorsement and branding. Whether it's 50 Cent owning a stake in Vitamin Water or Jay-Z doing a commercial for HP, most of these deals have been brokered by the artists' own camp. But Lighty sees in hip-hop a chance for record labels to generate more sponsorship and endorsements. "Record companies are going to have to make even better records and participate in brand extension. It's the only way they can survive," says Lighty. "We need to change the format, and this is the only way. 50 Cent is a brand. Jay-Z is a brand."

But the current hubbub over indecency poses a direct challenge to that brand strength, as the artist
Akon recently discovered. While performing in Trinidad, Akon was videotaped dancing suggestively with a fan who was later revealed to be only 14. The video attracted the ire of conservatives like Bill O'Reilly. In the wake of the controversy, Akon's tour sponsor, Verizon, removed all ringtones featuring his work and retracted its sponsorship. The message was clear: Hip-hop needs a new and improved product.

Mariah Carey Gets Naked for ‘Interview’

2007-08-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

A naked Mariah Carey graces the September 2007 cover of Interview magazine, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, August 28.

Surprising it's taken so long for Mariah Carey to go naked on the cover of a magazine. Britney Spears has done it, so have Christina Aguilera and Madonna -- Janet Jackson still hasn't put her clothes back on. Welcome to the party Mariah, even if you're a little late.

What’s Mariah up to these days?

“I’m finishing up my record right now,” she recently told People. “It’s my favorite music I’ve ever done, basically. And I’m in a movie called Tennessee - I play Krystal. The character is very different from me and I think people are going to be surprised - she’s very unglamorous, very raw.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Mariah’s naked “Interview” cover — HOT or NOT? Post your comments below.

Garth Brooks Comes Out Of Retirement

2007-08-21T09:56:00.000-07:00

Superstar Garth Brooks has confirmed he's making a country
comeback, seven years after he announced his retirement.

The 45-year-old declared his intention to cease touring and
recording in 2000, but has now changed his mind with a new
single and a greatest hits collection, which includes three
new tracks, coming out later this year.

Garth, who is married to singer Trisha Yearwood, is looking
forward to seeing how he fares against a new generation of
country stars.

He says, "Sure I'm scared to death - I'm rusty and I've seen
these young guys. But I'm a competitor and when it's game
day you start competing.

"Keith Urban is a beautiful guy, and he's just one of about
50 guys out there I'll have to face this fall so if you don't
bring your A game you're going to get run over.

"And I'm Mr. Yearwood now so I want to make her proud."

But Garth has no plans to tour and hints he may head back to
retirement after the new material's release.

He says, "We'll go back to what I was doing before and sit
on our butts for a while after the promo work for the new
album is complete."

Maria Sharapova was bad between the sheets

2007-08-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine ditched Maria Sharapova because she
is a "terrible lover" who refused to move or moan during sex.

The pair dated briefly in 2005, after meeting at Maria's 18th
birthday party - but their romance soon ended.

Levine says, "She wouldn't make any noise during sex.

"I can't tell you how disappointed I was. I really thought, like
a lot of guys, that she'd be the loud screaming type. But instead,
she just lay there like a dead frog. She even got angry if I
started to moan, said it 'ruined her concentration.' It was so
disillusioning that I went on Paxil (an antidepressant) for a
month afterwards. Really, it was much more of a shock than when I
found out there's no such thing as the Easter Bunny."

Real Gangstas Have Vines on Their Curtains

2007-08-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

Note to any try-hard gangsters out there: When taking a photo of your posse be sure to remove the vines from your mothers curtains. Or at the very least, try to look less like N*Sync.

Welcome to the NFL

2007-08-17T13:15:00.000-07:00

Sav Rocca a famous Aussie league Rules Football player is tyring to make it into the NFL and gets nailed. Enjoy the cheap shot.

Spinning Sihouette Optical Illusion

2007-06-26T19:32:00.000-07:00

If you look at the spinning girl's silhouette below, you will think it is spinning clockwise, probably. When you check her shadow below, momentarily the spinning direction changes in your mind, and now the girl is spinning counter-clockwise.

My mind refused it at first, and told me it was animated to spin the other way. Now I can trick my mind into spinning it which ever way I like. At the moment, she's constantly jumping back to start with her back to us, facing away, with her leg always coming from the back to front (spinning clockwise from back to front, then instantly jumping with her leg furthest away again, spinning anti-clockwise from back to front)!

Super-creepy beast with human face in cage

2007-06-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Don't know what this is but the guy in the vid is speaking Arab and that thing is scary. This video is from the Middle East. This gives me just one more reason to never want to visit that part of the world.

Check out the video right here: Creepy Human Face Creature

A Gay gang drugged victims lured on the internet and infected them with the AIDS virus

2007-06-02T13:15:00.000-07:00

Watch out for those gays...they can be dangerous! Well, if you live in the Netherlands anyway. There is a gay gang in the Netherlands that was luring their victims over the internet then drugging their victims up with the date rate drug "Easy Lay'. They would then rape their victims and infect them with the AIDS virus. How horrible is that?!?!!

Police found out about this AIDS-infecting gang after four victims (men aged 25-50) accused them or rape and premeditated bodily harm. The men that the police arrested stated that their motive was that it excited them - and also that, the more HIV-infected people there were, the better their chances of unprotected sex were. They considered unprotected sex to be 'pure'...WHAT?!?!!??! Having unprotected sex and spreading the HIV virus is PURE???

Police stated that since this case was publicised, eight more victims have come forward. The gang is facing 16 years in prison. I guess in The Nertherlands Attempted murder that will eventually end up in murder after their victims die of AIDS will only get you a 16 year prison sentence. Jeeeeeeeesus.

And for those of you who want to stick up for these A-holes and say that they weren't really trying to harm anybody listen to this: Not only did they rape their victims trying to infect them with AIDS, but they even injected some of their victims with a mix of their contaminated blood. Holyyyy Crap!

Feel free to comment below.

And remember kiddies, always wear a jimmy!

Imported toothpaste may contain antifreeze poison

2007-06-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

What is this world coming to? First our Cats and dogs are being killed from the pet food coming from Asia and now we can't even brush our teeth? The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. So what am I supposed to do with the Colgate I have in my bathroom? Should I brush my teeth with it or should I put it in my car's radiator?

The good news (for me) is that officials said they are primarily concerned about toothpaste sold at bargain retail outlets like dollar stores and 99 cent stores. But for all you penny pinchers out there (Ha! Just Kidding Cheapo) you better check those tubes in your medicine cabinet.

Go here to read the whole story: Toothpaste Recall

And until next time, make sure you brush at least twice per day, and don't neglet your gums.

Shrek 4 and Shrek 5 Announced

2007-05-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

So Shrek 4 and Shrek 5 are in the works. Did you hear that? Now lets get this straight... don't the Shrek movies come out every three years or so? OK So lets do some math here: Shrek #1 came out in 2001. Shrek #2 came out in 2004. The most recent one came out this year... 2007. So, we are to expect the next Shrek to be out in 2010. Then the next one in 2013. Shrek the third was okay, other than having to take a 6 year old kid to the bathroon to go pee and miss the ENTIRE ending. I have to hear from someone else that the ending wasn't that great, and that I didn't really miss much. I don't want to have to pay to just see the ending again, but I am sure that the 6 year old would go again... just to drag me back out again right at the ending, I don't think so.

So anyway, Shrek the 4th or Shrek 4, or whatever they will call it is due out here in 3 years. But do they really need to come out with 2 more? Shrek the 3rd was not the best movie out there. I should have spent my money to go watch Pirates of the Carribean 3 or Spiderman 3. I guess I spent my money on the wrong "third" movie. But ok, lets get back on topic. The third Shrek was not the best movie out there, and yes, Hollywood is already making plans for number 4 and number 5. Do we really need to shell out $10 or $15 to see what Shrek's Children and Grandchildren are up to? I WOULD say yes, except for the fact that Shrek The Third was not ALL THAT.

Personally, I say that making Shrek The Fourth and Shrek The Fitch is Hollywood's way of pick-pocketing anybody with kids out of another $20-$40. The parents know that it is NOT money well spent, but their children will make them go watch it anyway. Hey, welcome to Hollywood!

So, in the Spirit of Shrek, lets have a poll:

The scariest X-ray you will see all day

2007-04-20T18:09:00.000-07:00

I have seen some pretty scary X-rays before, but this one is pretty bad. OK, so maybe this is not an X-ray, I think this is what you call 3d medical imaging. But still, it's pretty bad.

To sum up the story, a young Australian was hanging around a club one night as people were fighting. Another man picked up a metal chair and chucked it at his head. All he could do was put his hands up to protect his face. As you can see, that didn’t work out very well for him. It should also be noted the victim would not even get up to make a ‘victim impact statement’ at the end of the trial, saying he holds no grudges against the accused. I think I’d probably be a bit peaved if I had a chair up my eye socket! I wonder if he walked in the hospital with a chair hanging out of his head, or if they cut it before they picked him up.

American Idol Poll - Who Should Get Voted Off

2007-04-18T20:32:00.000-07:00

This poll is a little bit different than the rest of the polls out there. Most polls ask who you think will get voted off. Tonight I am asking you who you think SHOULD get voted off. My pick is Sanjaya, but yeah, that should have been quite a few weeks ago. :P I know that this is last minute, but please, I would really like to know what you think. In my opinion, Phil Stacey had the best performance of the night last night. BUT Phil is not my favortie to win the competition. I wont mention who my favorite is...ahem...Blake Lewis...ahem, but Phil Stacey DEFINITELY deserves to stay this week after his awesome performance. From what I have been reading, the oddsmakers have Sanjaya, Blake Lewis and LaKisha Jones as the bottom feeders waiting to see if they go tonight. Oh, and by the way, why is it that Sanjaya Malakar is known by only his first name now? Who does he think he is? Madonna? Shakira? Prince? Come on now. Sanjaya has gotten way to famous thanks to Howard Stern and 'Vote For The Worst'. So, make your pick below and I hope you enjoy my little poll.

UFC's Andrei Arlovski

2007-04-17T17:07:00.000-07:00

I can't wait for UFC: 70 on Spike T.V. this Saturday (4/21/07), I don't have to pay for it (YAY!).

But I am super excited about this one because my new favorite guy will be fighting. I like to call him "Manson", but everyone knows him by Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski. The reason why I call him "Manson", is because the very first time I saw him fight in Vegas, he looked to me like Manson (the serial killer). I wasn't sold on him yet at that point... until he showed the mouthpiece that he was sporting and THEN, I knew that he was going to be one of my favorites.

Needless to say, I was very happy that he kicked Tim Silvia's butt (UFC: 51) that night. :)

I have my picks for the fight on Saturday, but most of the fighters I don't know, not that it really matters. I don't know anyone's record, and I don't really care to look at that. I pick my fighters by their profile pictures on UFC.com. I know, sounds pretty stupid, but, most of the time I do pretty good, but I am still learning. :P I will list them here and we will see how much I suck! Haha... hopefully not. My picks are first...

Mirko Cro Cop - Gabriel Gonzaga
David Heath - Lyoto Machida
Michael Bisping - Elvis Sinosic
Andri Arlovski - Fabricio Werdum
Assuerio Silva - Cheick Kongo
Junior Assuncao - David Lee
Allesio Sakara - Victor Valimaki

If I didn't name some fights, it's because there wasn't any pictures for me to go by. :) I hope you all enjoy the fight and enjoy the night.

I love HOT celebrities...

2007-04-09T22:27:00.000-07:00

when they look like this!! :)

There are so many celebrities out there that make us women feel less beautiful (wether big or small),because they have the money to buy the beauty that they show. I am not a hater, I envy that they have worked so hard for what they have, but can't help but wish that I had enough balls to do what they do to get where they are and to have what they have. I love that Paris Hilton looks like she needs Pro Active like CRAZY, Jessica Simpson isn't as gorgeous without her make-up, and Tyra Banks... I love that girl, but it just makes me HAPPIER that she is just like us regular women without all the people behind her. I love all these women without knowing them personally, just because they are what they are, before their workers get to workin'. :D

American Idol's Creepiest Contestant Ever

2007-03-29T22:53:00.001-07:00

Amazing! I think he was setup by his co-workers. this is the most creepy person I have ever seen. I have no idea how this guy even thought he would get a "golden ticket" on American Idol. I watched this on TV and choked on my dinner at one point. He scared the crap out of me. His parents must have killed themselves immediately after watching this. I'm at a loss for words because I'm more concerned about my ears...because there's blood shooting out of them.

My First Post!!!!!

2007-03-26T20:04:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody. This is my very first post on my very new blog! Bear with me as I am new at this and am not quite sure how this works. But I will try to make my blog GREAT and not boring. I will try to update it frequently so you will want to come by again and again and again to see what is new. Feel free to bookmark my blog so you do not miss any of my posts. I will try to make it worth your while.

Should They Make Shrek 4 and 5?
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Should They Make Shrek 4 and 5?
	No Way - Shrek The Third was bad enough.
	Yes, #3 was not so good, So Lets Do Better!
	No, #3 was a Good Enough Ending.
	Yes, We NEED a #4 and #5!
	I can't get enough of Shrek!
	I never even saw Shrek or Shrek #2
	Shrek is done...Let him die.
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American Idol - Who Should Go
Created by ericab and has 0 votes on Bzoink
Pick Who You Think Should Be Voted Off of American Idol
	Blake Lewis
	Jordin Sparks
	LaKisha Jones
	Chris Richardson
	Melinda Doolittle
	Phil Stacey
	Sanjaya Malakar
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