Raja's Academic Blog

Top 10 People With The Highest IQ

2014-04-22T10:35:00.001+09:00

Intelligence along with street smarts is what is needed in today’s world. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is a measure, a score obtained from a test, measuring a person’s intelligence or how sharp their brain works. These tests are for certain areas like language fluency, 3 dimensional thinking, etc.
IQ scores are used as predictors of educational achievement, special needs, job performance and income. The average IQ of the population is 100 as many score between 70 and 130.

World’s 10 highest IQ holders are:

10. Stephen Hawking (IQ 160)

Stephen William Hawking was born on 8th January, 1942 in United Kingdom. His IQ is 160. He is devoted to the core fields of science and have worked on gravitational theorems in the framework of general relativity, and many theoretical predictions on black holes stating that they emit radiations and known as hawking radiation. He attended Oxford University in 1959 when he was only 17 years old.

He was the first to explain the cosmology thesis by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vocal supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Stephen is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the highest civilian award in the United States. He was also a professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

9. Albert Einstein (IQ 160-190)

He was born on 14th march 1879 in Germany. His IQ was estimated between 160 and 190. The right handed physicist did his schooling from Germany. His devotion towards science started with a compass that his father showed him. What made him work was reason behind what makes a compass needle move. Apart from physics, he had a keen interest in mechanics and mathematics. He also applied for polytechnic colleges in Italy, but due insufficient grades he failed to get admission. On the advice of the dean of the same, as he had exceptionally high grades in physics and mathematics, he completed his secondary education from Switzerland.

He worked in the field of Quantum theory and was the one to develop the general theory of relativity which was the turning point in the field of science. He is also very well known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2. For his services to theoretical physics, and for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, he was awarded with a Nobel Prize. He continued to work in the field of Quantum theory even after his photoelectric effect thesis.

At an age of 76, he died on 17th April, 1955 due to some internal bleeding.

8. Judit Polgar (IQ 170)

She was born on 23rd July 1976, in Hungary. With an IQ of 170, she is the strongest female chess player in history. She achieved the title of Grand-master when she was 15 years old and was the youngest to do so until then. She is the only woman to have won a game from a current world number one player and has defeated former world champions in either rapid or classical chess.

Her childhood went through a lot of struggle and chess as a specialized subject. Her father used to believe that if trained properly, anyone could be a genius in any subject. Believing in her father, Judit fought with the Hungarian chess committee as women were not allowed to play with men. Based on similar grounds, so was not given the title of grandmaster even being nominated many times. With 2 sisters in her life, her childhood went under complete specialisation of chess with them as his father appointed them for home schooling.

7. Leonardo da Vinci (IQ 180-190)

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Italy. He had an IQ between 180 and 190. He is often described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. He was extremely talented and dedicated to his work specially art.

He did an informal education in Latin, geometry and mathematics. His first painting was a monster spitting fire. His famous artworks are Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man. He was skilled as a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.

He died on May 2, 1519.

6. Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ 190)

She was born on August 11, 1946 in United States of America. Her IQ is 190. She is highly skilful in being an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright.

In her childhood days she used to work at her father’s general store and side by side she used to love reading and writing articles. Marilyn has got a local newspaper posting her work and she agreed to work under alias as she didn’t want to use her name for something at which she was imperfect. In 1986, she wrote for a Sunday column in Parade magazine, wherein she used to solve puzzles and answer a variety of questions from her readers.

In 1985 she was registered into the Guinness World records for having the highest IQ amongst women.

5. Garry Kasparov (IQ 194)

He was born on 13th April, 1963 in Soviet Union, Russia. He has an outstanding IQ of 194. He is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, a writer and a political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player. He began taking chess as a serious matter at an early age when his parents gave him a chess problem and he was able to propose a solution. He started his training at an age of 11.

He won his first championship which was Soviet Union Junior Chess championship, by the age of 13 years. In 1985 he won the first title of world championship in Moscow by earning twelve and a half points. He officially retired from major chess tournaments, on 10th March 2005. He also played against and got defeated by a supercomputer opponent that can calculate 200 million moves in every second

4. Kim Ung-yong (IQ 210)

Kim Ung-yong was born on March 7, 1963 in South Korea. By profession he is a civil engineer. His IQ as calculated is 210. At an age of 6 months he had started speaking. At an age of 3 he had learnt many languages like Japanese, Korean, German and English. And at an age of 14 years, he solved complex calculus problems on Japanese television.

3. Christopher Hirata (IQ 225)

He was born on 30th November 1982. He has an IQ of 225. When he was 12 years old, he had already done his college level course on physics and mathematics. At the age of 13 he won a gold medal in international science Olympiad. He was working with NASA on a project to conquer mars when he was 16 years old. He got his PhD from Princeton University and is currently teaching astrophysics at California Institute of Technology.

2. Terence Tao (IQ 225-230)

He was born on 17th July, 1975 in Australia. He has an IQ between 225 and 230. Being a mathematician, he specializes in harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, additive combinatorics, ergodic Ramsey theory, random matrix theory, and analytic number theory.

Terence is currently teaching at University of California, Los Angeles. He exhibited extraordinary mathematical abilities from an early age and knew basic arithmetic when he was 2 years old. He attended university level mathematics courses at the age of nine. When he was 15 he published his first assistant paper. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the age of 16.

1. William James Sidis(IQ 250-300)

He was born on 1st April 1888 in New York City. His IQ was estimated to be between 250 and 300. He went to a grammar school at an age of 6 and graduated within 7 months. He went to Harvard at an age of 11 and by the time he was adult, he knew over 40 languages. He specialized in the field of mathematics. At Harvard he was physically threatened by some students due to which his parents got him a teaching assistant job at Rice University in Texas. Being frustrated at job and being threatened by students he left his job and had a political career ahead. He died in 1944 due to some brain damage and it was the same reason his father had passed away.

Top 10 Celebrities With The Weirdest Demands

2014-04-22T10:25:00.000+09:00

From customized rooms to branded water, celebs have it all. Since the famous band Van Halen started off the trend of weird and wacky requests by demanding for M&M’s with the brown ones removed, the paparazzi has been keeping a close track of all other demands by various stars. While some might say it’s just deplorable how people with money think they can get anyone to do anything for them, there are others who think that creativity does deserve some leeway and these stars that have to deal with stress and living up to their fan’s expectation are entitled to some eccentricity. But some celebrities have become famous for their diva nature and the top ten are

10. Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

She recently became infamous for gaining her fans ire for being late for her performances. For one of her performances, she arrived almost an hour late because she refused to walk in the grass outside her dressing room since it was too long and she budged only after it was cut. Her usual demands as revealed by a tour rider, include 24 bottles of Dasani water bottles 12 at room temperature and 12 on ice. Her flower arrangements are standard, but she insists on getting candles that smell like baked goods!

9. Rihanna

Rihanna

An extremely talented artist, Rihanna rose to fame at a very early age to become one of the highest grossing stars under the age of thirty. In recent times though her attitude and weird diva-like demands have begun to attract more attention than her new albums. During a concert in Germany, her management had asked for the juice pressed from special carrots from Ecuador. Apart from just backstage demands, she has also gained a reputation for obscure and weird demands while outside, like her recent insistence on having her own private dance floor at her favourite club, i.e. Mayfair’s mahiki nightclub. Her entourage and helpers have often complained of her attitude and diva-like demands to get strange items like the ‘right’ ice bucket and specific food items at any time. Also her hotel room requirements include Haribo gummies, Oreo cookies, mini Babybel cheese and cans of Red Bull.

8. Katy Perry

Katy Perry

A real diva, this singer’s demands are wacky and outrageous just like her outfits; which actually includes a 23 point policy for drivers! Some of the driver’s rules include never starting a conversation with the pop star, fans or her guests, or looking at her through the rear view mirror, asking for autographs or pictures. More than requirements, she has bans on certain items such as her absolute no-no to carnations. Her other specific flower demands include white and purple hydrangeas or pink and white roses. Room needs specify that the fridge must have a glass door; drapes used must be either cream or pink and certain furniture to be customized. Her food list is quite extensive as well including freeze-dries strawberries, quality honey and as was recently revealed her strange request for a tray of cheese and crackers on ice during BBC Radio 1’s Teen awards.

7. Sir Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney

A sixties icon, this singer’s weird demands generally revolve around his support for animal rights. He demands that the limousine in which he travels must not be covered with leather seats and no item in the room or cars are to have animal products or skin coverings of any kind, not even fake prints. The concert venue must have dry cleaner waiting, and his dressing room demands include a lush green cover with strangely, 19 leafy 6- feet plants and four leafy 4 -feet plants, and an added condition that no plant should possess a bark. The other room requirements include only halogen lamps, three flower arrangements and twenty towels. As for the furniture, he demands it be wooden, and not glass or lacquer. He insists on a purely vegetarian banquet served on an 8 feet table covered with a white tablecloth.

6. Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

This sultry singer -actress is famous for her apparent obsession with white. Her list of demands includes her trailer to be at least 40 feet in length and everything in the room must be completely white. This includes couches, drapes, the flowers which should be lilies and roses, tablecloths, candles, white lounge areas and even white food such as fish! The other demands included a separate make up area, TV, DVD and stereo and all that trouble just for a charity event where she stayed for a little over an hour! At the world music awards, she demanded that the speed boat to transport her to Monte Carlo be fitted with custom fitted love seat, faux leather seats and a 3000 dollar diamond encrusted headphones to drown out the noise of the boat’s motor. Her privacy needs were catered to by dedicating the entire floor and an entire stretch of beach to her. These are not the only instances; she was recently axed from a gig due to her obnoxious demands!

5. Kanye West

Kanye West

This famous rapper is also famous for his wacky demands apart from anger issues, and was recently in the limelight for his demands to BBC! He ordered for the stage to be rebuilt because he was unhappy about the performance area and replacement of all the dressing room furniture with only white furnishings from the walls, curtains, to chairs to even the flowers. There is more, the wackiest demand that he made was that the carpet in the room was too lumpy and wanted it ironed! Other than that his usual demands include that all the towels backstage for a performance must be from Versace and later he cuts them into half (???). He also has some driver rules like Katy Perry according to which his driver must wear only cotton clothes.

4. Beyonce

Beyonce

Particular in her demands, this hit singer’s list is a very long one. From new toilet seats and using only red toilet paper to apparently ensure it has not been used, she also demands straws made of titanium worth 900 dollars for special alkaline water chilled to an exact 21 degrees. She requires a hand carved ice ball to suck after each performance, to cool her throat. Her crew members are required to wear complete 100% cotton at all times to prevent any allergic reaction she might have to other fibres. During her recent concert performance she refused the luxurious dressing room and moved to the larger rooms used by players and refurbished them to her own taste. And for a person committed to her endorsements she only has Pepsi products in her trailer and an absolute ban on cola products.

3. Madonna

Madonna

One of the most famous artists of all times, and an inspiration to all singers, she is as well known for her songs, as for her exhibitionism and dressing choices. Madonna is also famous for her strange demands and necessities. Her entourage is basically a small village, consisting of more than 200 members which consists of about 30 bodyguards, a yoga instructor, an acupuncturist and personal chefs to name a few. She demands for 20 international phone lines in her room, apart from specific white and pink roses with stems specifically cut to 6 inches! And this is not the strangest room requirement. She asks for the room furniture to be completely replaced by her own furniture which is shipped in. the toilets are not spared either, since new ones are installed in the rooms after inspection by her people. Foot spa, a love seat, only Kabbalah water and three Kabbalah candles are her other must haves.

2. Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Her claim to fame, apart from her singing prowess includes her eccentric costumes on as well as off stage. From meat costumes to frog ensembles, she has done it all. Her eclectic tastes in clothes extend to her demands as well. She requires a mannequin backstage with her at all times, specifically one with pink pubic hair, for god only knows what reason. Room décor is glam rock style replete with black drapes and white couches and walls decorated by only old rock posters featuring her favourite artists- Davie Bowen, Queen, Billy holiday and Elton john. Her food demands include peanut butter with not more than four grams of sugar, with flax seeds, homemade guacamole, dunking donuts coffee, organic tea and milk. She also demands that her bathroom bath towels, soaps, washcloths and body wash all be lavender coloured, as well as the candles and fresh roses.

1. Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Known famously to be an absolute diva, Mariah Carey is quite popular for her weird and difficult demands. The standard demands that she usually has are the temperature of the venue should be fixed at 75 degrees, the entry door must open into the living room and not the dressing room, water should be Fiji and her strange demands range from having all the rooms draped, the couches must be a three seater with absolutely no busy patterns apparently. The faucets in the bathroom must be of gold. All venues must have puppies, white doves and all individual handlers need to have toilet paper on them all the time proving her love for animals and in another testimony to this fact she insists on a separate chauffeur for her dog, jack who also must be bathed with only French mineral water. In fact, for a Christmas lighting event in London, she requested for 20 white kittens and 100 doves, and to be showered with butterfly shaped confetti at the end. She reportedly surrounds herself with 11 bodyguards while dining so no one can see her eat. Extremely fussy about her privacy, she has gone to great lengths to ensure she is not disturbed, by buying out all economy seats during a flight, renting all suites next to her suite and reportedly even asking for a gymnasium to be fitted next to her suite. Two days before her performance she refuses to speak to anyone, only communicating via notes!

Blog Updated

2014-04-06T22:11:00.000+09:00

Mr. Dick, below are the list of subjects I've updated:

-ICT
-Art
-ESL
-Civics
-Bahasa Indonesia

Squidward's Suicide (The Red MIst)

2014-04-03T16:14:00.001+09:00

REMINDER!

I do not own this content, I am merely sharing this information to you all. This is regarding on the mysterious video that was made by a Scottish serial killer, it had caused more than a lot of people to commit suicide due to it's effect on human minds. I repeat, the content below isn't mine.

The original website is here: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Squidward's_Suicide
And here's the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le2Hq8mnDL4

I just want to start off by saying if you want an answer at the end, prepare to be disappointed. There just isn't one.

I was an intern at Nickelodeon Studios for a year in 2005 for my degree in animation. It wasn't paid of course, most internships aren't, but it did have some perks beyond education. To adults it might not seem like a big one, but most kids at the time would go crazy over it.

Now, since I worked directly with the editors and animators, I got to view the new episodes days before they aired. I'll get right to it without giving too many unnecessary details. They had very recently made the SpongeBob movie and the entire staff was somewhat sapped of creativity so it took them longer to start up the season. But the delay lasted longer for more upsetting reasons. There was a problem with the series 4 premiere that set everyone and everything back for several months.

Me and two other interns were in the editing room along with the lead animators and sound editors for the final cut. We received the copy that was supposed to be "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and gathered around the screen to watch. Now, given that it isn't final yet animators often put up a mock title card, sort of an inside joke for us, with phony, often times lewd titles, such as "How sex doesn't work" instead of "Rock-a-bye-Bivalve" when SpongeBob and Patrick adopt a sea scallop. Nothing particularly funny but work related chuckles. So when we saw the title card "Squidward's Suicide" we didn't think it more than a morbid joke.

One of the interns did a small throat laugh at it. The happy-go-lucky music plays as is normal. The story began with Squidward practicing his clarinet, hitting a few sour notes like normal. We hear SpongeBob laughing outside and Squidward stops, yelling at him to keep it down as he has a concert that night and needs to practice. SpongeBob says okay and goes to see Sandy with Patrick. The bubbles splash screen comes up and we see the ending of Squidward's concert. This is when things began to seem off.

While playing, a few frames repeat themselves, but the sound doesn't (at this point sound is synced up with animation, so, yes, that's not common) but when he stops playing, the sound finishes as if the skip never happened. There is slight murmuring in the crowd before they begin to boo him. Not normal cartoon booing that is common in the show, but you could very clearly hear malice in it. Squidward's in full frame and looks visibly afraid. The shot goes to the crowd, with SpongeBob in center frame, and he too is booing, very much unlike him. That isn't the oddest thing, though. What is odd is everyone had hyper realistic eyes. Very detailed. Clearly not shots of real people's eyes, but something a bit more real than CGI. The pupils were red. Some of us looked at each other, obviously confused, but since we weren't the writers, we didn't question its appeal to children yet.

The shot goes to Squidward sitting on the edge of his bed, looking very forlorn. The view out of his porthole window is of a night sky so it isn't very long after the concert. The unsettling part is at this point there is no sound. Literally no sound. Not even the feedback from the speakers in the room. It's as if the speakers were turned off, though their status showed them working perfectly. He just sat there, blinking, in this silence for about 30 seconds, then he started to sob softly. He put his hands (tentacles) over his eyes and cried quietly for a full minute more, all the while a sound in the background very slowly growing from nothing to barely audible. It sounded like a slight breeze through a forest.

The screen slowly begins to zoom in on his face. By slow I mean it's only noticeable if you look at shots 10 seconds apart side by side. His sobbing gets louder, more full of hurt and anger. The screen then twitches a bit, as if it twists in on itself, for a split second then back to normal. The wind-through-the-trees sound gets slowly louder and more severe, as if a storm is brewing somewhere. The eerie part is this sound, and Squidward's sobbing, sounded real, as if the sound wasn't coming from the speakers but as if the speakers were holes the sound was coming through from the other side. As good as sound as the studio likes to have, they don't purchase the equipment to be that good to produce sound of that quality.

Below the sound of the wind and sobbing, very faint, something sounded like laughing. It came at odd intervals and never lasted more than a second so you had a hard time pinning it (we watched this show twice, so pardon me if things sound too specific but I've had time to think about them). After 30 seconds of this, the screen blurred and twitched violently and something flashed over the screen, as if a single frame was replaced.

The lead animation editor paused and rewound frame by frame. What we saw was horrible. It was a still photo of a dead child. He couldn't have been more than 6. The face was mangled and bloodied, one eye dangling over his upturned face, popped. He was naked down to his underwear, his stomach crudely cut open and his entrails laying beside him. He was laying on some pavement that was probably a road.

The most upsetting part was that there was a shadow of the photographer. There was no crime tape, no evidence tags or markers, and the angle was completely off for a shot designed to be evidence. It would seem the photographer was the person responsible for the child's death. We were of course mortified, but pressed on, hoping that it was just a sick joke.

The screen flipped back to Squidward, still sobbing, louder than before, and half body in frame. There was now what appeard to be blood running down his face from his eyes. The blood was also done in a hyper realistic style, looking as if you touched it you'd get blood on your fingers. The wind sounded now as if it were that of a gale blowing through the forest; there were even snapping sounds of branches. The laughing, a deep baritone, lasting at longer intervals and coming more frequently. After about 20 seconds, the screen again twisted and showed a single frame photo.

The editor was reluctant to go back, we all were, but he knew he had to. This time the photo was that of what appeared to be a little girl, no older than the first child. She was laying on her stomach, her barrettes in a pool of blood next to her. Her left eye was too popped out and popped, naked except for underpants. Her entrails were piled on top of her above another crude cut along her back. Again the body was on the street and the photographer's shadow was visible, very similar in size and shape to the first. I had to choke back vomit and one intern, the only female in the room, ran out. The show resumed.

About 5 seconds after this second photo played, Squidward went silent, as did all sound, like it was when this scene started. He put his tentacles down and his eyes were now done in hyper realism like the others were in the beginning of this episode. They were bleeding, bloodshot, and pulsating. He just stared at the screen, as if watching the viewer. After about 10 seconds, he started sobbing, this time not covering his eyes. The sound was piercing and loud, and most fear inducing of all is his sobbing was mixed with screams.

Tears and blood were dripping down his face at a heavy rate. The wind sound came back, and so did the deep voiced laughing, and this time the still photo lasted for a good 5 frames.

The animator was able to stop it on the 4th and backed up. This time the photo was of a boy, about the same age, but this time the scene was different. The entrails were just being pulled out from a stomach wound by a large hand, the right eye popped and dangling, blood trickling down it. The animator proceeded. It was hard to believe, but the next one was different but we couldn't tell what. He went on to the next, same thing. He want back to the first and played them quicker and I lost it. I vomited on the floor, the animating and sound editors gasping at the screen. The 5 frames were not as if they were 5 different photos, they were played out as if they were frames from a video. We saw the hand slowly lift out the guts, we saw the kid's eyes focus on it, we even saw two frames of the kid beginning to blink.

The lead sound editor told us to stop, he had to call in the creator to see this. Mr. Hillenburg arrived within about 15 minutes. He was confused as to why he was called down there, so the editor just continued the episode. Once the few frames were shown, all screaming, all sound again stopped. Squidward was just staring at the viewer, full frame of the face, for about 3 seconds. The shot quickly panned out and that deep voice said "DO IT" and we see in Squidward's hands a shotgun. He immediately puts the gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger. Realistic blood and brain matter splatters the wall behind him, and his bed, and he flies back with the force. The last 5 seconds of this episode show his body on the bed, on his side, one eye dangling on what's left of his head above the floor, staring blankly at it. Then the episode ends.

Mr. Hillenburg is obviously angry at this. He demanded to know what the heck was going on. Most people left the room at this point, so it was just a handful of us to watch it again. Viewing the episode twice only served to imprint the entirety of it in my mind and cause me horrible nightmares. I'm sorry I stayed.

The only theory we could think of was the file was edited by someone in the chain from the drawing studio to here. The CTO was called in to analyze when it happened. The analysis of the file did show it was edited over by new material. However, the timestamp of it was a mere 24 seconds before we began viewing it. All equipment involved was examined for foreign software and hardware as well as glitches, as if the time stamp may have glitched and showed the wrong time, but everything checked out fine. We don't know what happened and to this day nobody does.

There was an investigation due to the nature of the photos, but nothing came of it. No child seen was identified and no clues were gathered from the data involved nor physical clues in the photos. I never believed in unexplainable phenomena before, but now that I have something happen and can't prove anything about it beyond anecdotal evidence, I think twice about things.

Pirlo: I'm happy to retire at Juventus.

2014-04-03T16:02:00.000+09:00

Juventus veteran Andrea Pirlo has suggested he would be happy to end his career with the Turin club.

The 34-year-old, who has never played for a club outside of Italy, has said he had contemplated opportunities outside of his homeland in the past, but the playmaker was content with life at Juventus Stadium.

"In recent years I have assessed chances to have an experience abroad, but in the end I'm fine here," Pirlo told Sky Sport.

"I think this is the best place for me to continue playing football.

"It's [Antonio] Conte's third year but the hunger to win is always the same. The formation and style of play has changed but our substance has remained the same.

"We have gained experiences and knowledge, things that have helped us to get the results we have.

"I always play to win, I always have big targets in mind.

"We are out of the Champions League but now we need to concentrate on the Europa League.

"The more targets you have, the greater the will to win."

Juve face third-placed Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday, and are closing on a 30th Scudetto, and third in succession.

Pirlo said their huge buffer on Rafael Benitez's men was irrelevant heading into the weekend's clash.

"We know where we want to get to. Napoli are a great team, the 20 point difference between the teams will count for nothing on the pitch.

"In the reverse fixture with Napoli we played very well. It was a huge game but we went out onto the pitch to win, like we always do."

Pirlo's Italy are World Cup-bound in mid-year, and he said he was pleased his nation's FA showed faith in coach Cesare Prandelli by renewing his contract.

"Prandelli's renewal? We are happy, he has done very well and it was right to give his project continuity," he said.

PSG in €70m Pogba swoop?

2014-03-19T11:54:00.001+09:00

Talk is rifle in France that moneybagsParis Saint-Germain are set to make for the all-action French midfielder, who might end up being the subject of a bid that JUventus could find too hard to turn down.

Rumours continue to surface that Paris Saint-Germain will go all out in the summer to sign Paul Pogba.

The France international has been attracting attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs in recent months, with the Ligue 1 champions, Manchester United and Real Madrid all said to be interested.

But reports in Spanish newspaper Sport claim that Laurent Blanc’s men will break the bank at the end of the season to bring in the youngster.

The paper suggests that they could table a €70m offer for Pobga in order to guarantee his signing.

Real Madrid assistant Zinedine Zidane has apparently ordered his club to do all they can to sign the 20-year-old.

However, the sports daily has insisted that the French champions will offer a whopping €70m.

Blanc also went on to claim that he is happy with his current squad the way it is, but that hasn't stopped the rumour mill heading into overdrive concerning a move for a player who has blossomed in Serie A following his move to Turin from United in the summer of 2012.

'Balotelli would do better at Juve'

2014-03-19T11:42:00.003+09:00

Milan legend Paolo Maldini says he believes Mario Balotelli would be putting in better performances if he played for Juventus.

The 23-year-old has been heavily criticised recently but the Rossoneri legend blames a lack of long-term strategy and infrastructure at San Siro as the main factor behind his sub-par displays.

“Balotelli is still not a champion,” Maldini said in part of an in depth interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.

“It is the same with Pato. Until the day they manage to carry the team on their shoulders for the full 90 minutes that will remain the same."

“I don’t know for sure, but I have the impression that if Balotelli went to Juve, a team with clear ideas, a great Coach and a core group of Italian players his game would go up another level."

“Because of this I believe it’s wrong to put all the blame on his shoulders."

“He is not the saviour of the country."

“The league table reflects how good performances have been."

“I haven’t spoken to anyone about the current problems and I don’t listen much to rumours but the team is going through a strange situation."

“The group is clearly not happy and there is an anxiety about them."

“The performances are then affected by this and there are other players who are less involved in things because maybe they already know they will be leaving."

The 45-year-old was then asked about how long it would take to make Milan competitive once more.

“It depends on their targets,” he said. “I don’t think the fans just want a winning Milan."

“They want to see a project going on as well.”

Vidal: Rumours are nice, but...

2014-03-19T11:31:00.001+09:00

Arturo Vidal has insisted that whilst transfer links to Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United are nice, he is focused only on his football at Juventus.

The Chilean international recently signed a five-year contract extension with the Old Lady, but continues to be linked with a possible move away.

Considering the matter this week, the midfielder has been asked about the prospect in particular of a reunion with compatriot Alexis Sanchez, currently on the books at Barcelona.

“I’ve got no problem with Alexis, we have known each other since we were kids, we were
together at Under-20 level and we played together at Colo Colo,” began Vidal to Chilean outlet Las Ultimas Noticias.

“Of course I’d like to play with someone with whom I have shared something, but perhaps it could be for him to come here.

“These things, however, we will see over time.

“I live with my feet on the ground, I try not to think too much about the rumours, otherwise I would go mad. I think it is better to focus on training and getting ready for games at my best.

“Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United? It is nice to hear my name linked to Madrid, Barca or to Manchester United, but I think only about training, the rest we shall see about.

“Now I want to give everything for Juventus, because when one starts to dream, they move too far away from football. I want to stay focused and wear the shirt of Juventus.”
The 26-year-old reflected on his current mindset and personal life.

“My daughter Elisabetta has arrived at a beautiful moment of my life, I am trying to be a present father, even if sometimes I arrive home tired.

“When I stop playing, I think I’ll sleep for a week. For this reason, I think now to taking advantage of every minute and to collect the rewards from my career as a footballer.
“The fans’ support? They know that I am humble. I’m a normal guy who is lucky enough to do what he likes. About me, I cannot say anything but that I do bring my heart and professionalism into the field.”

#FORZAJUVE

2014-03-17T16:11:00.000+09:00

La Vecchia Signora, or also known as 'The Old Lady' is my favourite football club, Juventus. From the city of Turin, Italy. With their famous black and white colours (although the classic is magenta), Juve is the most successful Italian team in the history of football.

If you're a football history maniac you'll love this! There are legendary players that used to play for Juventus such as, Zinedine Zidane, Edgar Davids, Roberto Baggio, Didier Deschamps, Dino Zoff, David Trezeguet, Pavel Nedved, Michel Platini, Alessandro Del Piero and many more.

With an astonishing number of fans over 180 million since 2003, Juventus F.C. has 28 Scudettos or Italian league (champioship), 9 Italian Cups, 4 Italian Super Cups, 2 Champions League, and 3 UEFA Cups. Now coached by also one of their ex-legend Antonio Conte.

Juventus has a lot of rivals. One is their traditional rivals which is also from Turin, Torino F.C. the matches between them are called the Derby Della Mole (The Derby of Turin). And second is with Internazionale or Inter Milan, their meet is called the Derby D'Italia (The Derby of Italy). They also have rivalries with A.S. Roma, A.C. Milan and Fiorentina.

And this is their current squad:

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Gianluigi Buffon (captain)
3	DF	Giorgio Chiellini (1st vice-captain)
4	DF	Martín Cáceres
5	DF	Angelo Ogbonna
6	MF	Paul Pogba
7	MF	Simone Pepe
8	MF	Claudio Marchisio (2nd vice-captain)
9	FW	Mirko Vučinić
10	FW	Carlos Tevez
12	FW	Sebastian Giovinco
13	DF	Federico Peluso
14	FW	Fernando Llorente

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Andrea Barzagli
18	FW	Pablo Osvaldo (on loan from Southampton)
19	DF	Leonardo Bonucci
20	MF	Simone Padoin
21	MF	Andrea Pirlo
22	MF	Kwadwo Asamoah
23	MF	Arturo Vidal
26	DF	Stephan Lichtsteiner
27	FW	Fabio Quagliarella
30	GK	Marco Storari
33	DF	Mauricio Isla
34	GK	Rubinho

Well, that's pretty much what I can say about Juventus, check my blog daily and I'll bring more topics on football. Ciao!

I'M BACK!

2013-10-03T15:51:00.000+09:00

Hey, how's a going internet? I'm writing a post just to let you all know that I'm not dead. :D The regular monthly posting will continue, I'm sorry for being out for months. We've finally began the new school year and I'm sure that this sure should be better than last year was. Bye! Looking forward to write some more articles!

MEOW!

2012-11-13T20:58:00.000+09:00

What's furry, cute and lovable? A CAT! Well, I'm a cat person. I've been loving cats since 8, until now as far as I can remember I had over 30 cats. Some died, some went away and some is still here but doesn't notices me.

These are several cat breeds that caught my attention. And those cats are:

The American BobTail

Named BobTail because it has a short tail. A pure American Breed cat.

The Balinese

Kind of similar to the Siamese (scroll down to view). But it is a pure Indonesian Breed cat.

The Bengal

Named the Bengal because it was a cross breeding between a domestic cat and a Bengal Leopard. Similar to dogs and love to walk.

The Birman

Kinda like the long haired Siamese. Usually long haired, but the Birman is quite common and a loveable cat.

The Exotic/Persian

Probably the most common cat to cat lovers. Distinguished than other cats is from their shorter ear and snubby or puggy nose.

The Maine Coon

The largest cat breed in the domestic cat world. A good cat for old cat lovers because Maine Coons will reach adolescence in the age of 14 years.

The Munchkin

Named the Munchkin because it has short legs and a long body.

The Scottish Fold

It is named as the Scottish Fold because it has folded ears.

The Siamese

Named the Siamese because it came from Siam. It is thinner, has a wider ear and skinnier than the Balinese.

The Sphynx

This breed came from Egypt and it has no fur (well maybe some does). Some people are afraid to have one because it has a look like an alien.

The Turkish Van

The Turkish Van has a love for water so it is quite easy to give a bath. Also able to swim.

A Story Behind Cristiano Ronaldo's Great Success

2012-10-28T01:29:00.003+09:00

"I have to thank my friend Albert Frantau for my success. We played together in the same team in the U-18 championship. When a scout came from Sporting Lisbon said: Who score the most goals will come to our academy".

"We won that match with the score 3-0. I scored first then Albert scored second with a great header. But the third was impressive to all".

"Albert was 1 on 1 against the goalie, he rounded the goalkeeper and I was running in front of him".

"All he had to do was to score that goal but he passed it to me and I scored the third goal, so I was the one who wen to the academy".

"After the match I went to him and asked him why? He told me "Because you're a better player than me".

Journalists went to Albert's house and asked him if it was a true story. He said "yes".

He also said that his career as a player after the match ended and now is unemployed.

"But how did you build this great house and you have a car? You seem like a pretty rich man. You're also able to feed your family. From where did did these come from?".

Albert proudly replied "It's from Ronaldo!".

copied from :

http://soccer.indonewyork.com/never-told-before-heart-warming-story-of-cristiano-ronaldo/

What's Your Chocolate?

2012-10-15T18:04:00.003+09:00

Chocolate, a brown, sweet food made of cocoa seeds. Chocolate have been known to have antidepressant chemicals in them. I eat chocolate when I'm depressed, especially when I'm having a bad day. But still there are chocolate that are mixed with harmful and dangerous chemicals, for an instance borax, borax, sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate are used in cosmetics and detergents. So watch the chocolate brand!

Here below are names of famous and delicious chocolate:

10. Kit Kat

Going back to 1935, a confectionery company launched a product named ‘Kit Cat’ which consisted of finger bars made of wheat and milk coated with a sophisticated layer of hot settled chocolate. The popularity of the brand grew whereas the mob really liked to intake it. This brand was later on suggested to be named ‘Kit Kat’ continuing it selling with a 4- fingers bar with different proportions of the constituents. Now, it comes in variety of wrappers, boxes with flavors such as Fruits, Dry Fruits, Dark, White and Mild embalmed in hot chocolate.

9. Mars

The famous majestic Mars bar is the highest selling and consumed chocolate by a large number of people all over. Having its roots in the UK dating back to 1932, the magical taste of its ingredients changed verily, reconstituting and giving it a different pack shape. Its immense taste includes nougat, minced almonds, caramel toppings and rich honey coating. It comes in different varieties such as Almond, Dark , Light, Midnight, Lava and The Fling.

8. Galaxy

To consider love for the chocolate taste, Galaxy would be one brand which makes a person slumber deep into admission of its mumble taste. The Makers of Galaxy are same as Mars but the delightfulness is added by the rich use of rippled milk with hot cocoa splattered with fruit ingredients and sweet flavors. Its outlets are spread all over UK, African regions and the Middle East. Having being started in 1986, its centers are located in the UK. More variety of endorses are also available by its name such as ‘Galaxy Jewels, ‘Caramel’, ‘Fruitia’ and ‘Dove’.

7. Cadbury

Known as the biggest outselling chocolate product, John Cadbury started his career as a chocolatier in 1824 in London. The Heirs to the company reshaped the existence of ‘Cadbury’ chocolate in 1913 by adding higher proportions to the wafer, topping it with carefully layered hot chocolate syrup. It was so out felling that a large number of consumers began to have it as their mood-cheering supplement. The delightful Cadbury bar comes in Flakes, Milk Bars, Fruit Nuts and crunches.

6. Toblerone

Many of us adore the distinctive prism like packing of a chocolate coming and luring our taste buds to have it more. This delicious pack of flavors started back in 1908 as a premium dessert for royalties. It Consists of Nougat, almonds, honey and rich cocoa covered together. It is then cut into small prism shapes making it more attractive and murky. It comes in various packings having flavors such as ‘Plain’, ‘White’, Pralines, ‘Fruit Nuts’ & ‘ Honey Comb’

5. Patchi

Using one of the finest cocoa and hot chocolate, the Lebanese added new variety for chocolate lovers. Established in 1974, chocolatier Nizar started making gourmet sweets in highly attractive and magnificent packing. It initially started as a high-end gift for people & could be customized according to the need. The taste depicts mixed flavors of Swiss and Belgian origins. They are available in more than 35 countries at various retail stores.

4. Guylian

The famous Belgian chocolate brand ‘Guylian’ is a richly designed and manufactured product in the world. Its known for its premium customized hand made cocoa bars. It comes with different classy maneuvers such as sea shell shapes, praline fillings, roasted hazelnut additives and much more. The more attractive is its high-end packing along with its finger licking tastes. In 2005, Guylian chocolates won the title of making the biggest Easter egg of all time.

3. Ghirardelli

Italian chocolatier Domingo Ghirardelli stepped into the enterprise in 1852. Recovering from several property losses and financial crisis, he never knew his brand of chocolates was to dive the world in love for it. The irresistible taste and style of remoulding is at its end with ‘Ghirardelli’. The Italian craftsman used milk chocolate,well arranged caramel with caco darks for producing it. The current headquarters of the brand is in USA and is one the top most selling chocolate brands in the world.

2. Lindt & Sprüngli

The perfectly harmonized taste of the brand emerged in 1845 in Zurich. David Sprungli & Rodolphe Lindt gifted the world one of the very unique tastes it had ever tasted. Putting art into confectionery, the brand consistently runs for favoritism all over the world for having the finest white chocolate mixed with milk and granular ingredients. It further more varies in more flavors such as a selection of fruits, collection of dry fruits, cutting styles and pouring methods to give it a sleek adorable look.

1. Ferrero Rocher

Saving the last for the best, the ultimate world favorite, Ferrero Rocher are Italian made roasted specialties. Ferrero SpA in 1982 decided to mark his attribute by presenting the unique practice or confectionery in one golden box available. Every bite contains the sweet and smart collection of desire satisfying valuables in it. The wafer covered with milk constituents, carefully encased with caramel toppings and other selectivity. Other brands include Rondnoir, Raffaello and Garden which depict the everlasting mouth watering taste.

Comment and vote for you favorite chocolate!

Copied from : http://www.smashinglists.com/popular-chocolate-brands/

Rubber Band Warfare

2012-09-28T20:10:00.002+09:00

Rubber Band Warfare

Before soldiers learn how to fire a gun, they must learn how war works. Like such, before you learn how to fire a rubber band, you must learn the mechanics of rubber band warfare. Then you shall understand when to fire, which is more important than how to fire.

Strategic Overview

The main objective in rubber band warfare is territory control. At the start of the war, you and your opponent both wield control over your respective territories. That is to say, anyone who dares venture into your territory would be easily repelled by you or your army. (I hope that is the case.) Thus, you are said to have control over that territory. In political terms, you own it.In a well-designed battlefield, you and your opponent control territory with a netural zone or no-man's-land in between. Ultimately, the goal for each of you is to push the extent of your control (or, to expand your territory's boundaries), until you control the entire map. There are multiple ways of doing this.
The first, more classical way is simply to extend your control outwards. This involves a "push" of frontline forces. At some point early on in the war, the battle lines will be drawn, so to speak. That is, out in no-man's-land, you and your opposing force will have formed a line where your forces are attacking. If you can exert more power, you can push this line forward, while your opponents are forced to fall back because too many of their band-soldiers are being overwhelmed.
Unfortunately, this method only works in the largest of rubber band wars. For more conservative battles of two to ten people, a much stealthier approach must be taken. Simply charging all five of your soldiers at the enemy will result in a really quick war where everyone's out of bands in five minutes, and you're all sitting there wondering how this could have been more fun. The most effective approach is sabotage. Well-placed, well-trained snipers to maintain an impenetrable defense. Silent agents who eliminate enemy troops before they even know they are under attack. Swift soldiers who swoop into an area and establish an effective perimeter before any enemies can take defensive action. This is the modern rubber band battlefield, and unless you play by its rules, you will die by their sword.
Which brings us to our next section.

What are the Rules?

If you read the previous section, you probably noticed my strategic parallels with actual warfare. No doubt you said to yourself, "But rubber band warfare and actual warfare are two very different things."True. But that's why, before each match, you should set rome rules of the game. A no-hands-barred rubber band fight, while certainly not without its charms, may not find favor with every band-slinger. Some criticize its lack of realism (comparing it to actual war in this case), others ask, "How does being hit by a measly rubber band actually affect your performance as a soldier?"
Valid questions, of course. If people aren't actually dying because of rubber band impact, and you are going for realism, perhaps you should consider setting a rule where a rubber band hit in a critical area (read: head, chest) means the victim is "out." Some people find this harsh, however, as the occasional lucky shot at the beginning of battle means some poor band-slinger has to sit on the sidelines for the rest of the war. So, some people instigate 2-minute or 5-minute "penalties" for those hit by rubber bands. Others stick them in a "jail" or POW camp that can be freed by teammates, much like in Capture the Flag. Still others simply have the victim relinquish a certain percentage of his ammo to the opposing side. Each rule entails different strategies and tactics, and to cover them all would be far beyond the scope of this website. Consider learning by doing.
And on the flipside, always follow the rules! If you got hit in the head by a band but you don't want to take the 2-minute penalty (for instance), don't sit there fighting it out. Just suck it up and do the time. No one's going to have fun if all you guys end up doing is yelling at each other about rules and regulations. Take your time out, and keep in mind that, in the long run, you're going to have a much better time.
If two people have an argument about an event of war, figure out the fastest way to resolve it. Always keep the war going. If you have to stop and fight for ten minutes every time there's a difference of opinion, people will start to get edgy. Consider appointing a referee who can make a quick, decisive choice and have everyone just shut up and stick to it. Keep the war going.

Defeating an Opposing Force

A common newbie mistake in rubber band wars is to assume the only way to win is to shoot more rubber bands at the opponents than they are shooting at you. This is a fatal mistake. There are many ways to defeat an enemy, and the commander who does not consider a certain method of defeat will be defeated by it.Obviously, the simplest way to exert power is to simply shoot at the enemy. This is effective and shouldn't be ruled out as newbie fodder. By focusing your force at strategic locations on the battlefield, you can gain the mountains, while your enemy cowers in the valley. (In other words, consider which areas on the battlefield are most advantageous to your strategy, and swiftly take possession of them.)
A second way to defeat an enemy is by disrupting or exhausting its supplies. Without rubber bands, how will your opponent exert its control over you? Rubber bands are the unit of power in this war, and if you take them away from your enemy, your enemy has no power. Where does the opposing force keep its rubber bands? Take control of that territory. Do not allow enemy band-slingers to get to their own supplies. They will shortly exhaust what little supplies they have left. On a similar note, a good defense for this strategy is to keep your supplies spread out across your territory, not all stashed in one location. Furthermore, you should keep your supply location and the knowledge of it heavily guarded.
Thirdly, you could deny the opponent information. By establishing an effective barrier against sentries and spies, and by carefully concealing troop movement, you can make surprise attacks with speed and effectiveness.
Finally, you can defeat an enemy through confusion. By frightening and panicking an enemy force, you can create confusion and turmoil. An unorganized force is a defeated one. This is perhaps the most important strategic lesson one can learn, so I'll repeat it. An unorganized force is a defeated one. If your troops know what they are doing and why, they will get the job done. If you, as a commander, know where the enemy is and why, you will understand enough about them to effectively counter their actions. As fighter pilots say, "Lose sight, lose fight."

The Roles of Battle

There are many different roles one can perform in a rubber band battle. An understanding of each of them is crucial towards using your advantages effectively. As it so happens, the best way to win a war is to exploit your advantages and utilize your enemy's weaknesses. Each of your band-slingers should decide early on what his skills are and inform the commander, so he can make relevant tactical decisions.The SoldierThis is your basic blood-and-guts band-slinger. These guys should be good at getting bands off their arms and into the chests of enemy troops as fast as possible. They are meant to reduce the ability of an enemy to control a certain territory, and thus are the basic units of territorial advancement. Don't leave home without them.
The SniperThese guys should be able to get one band on the head of one soldier, any soldier, guaranteed. Firing rate is of little issue here. You should use snipers to defend cruical outposts, but because one sniper can take up to 30 seconds to fire off a single band, you should consider placing them in groups, to fire in volleys. But be modest: everyone wants more snipers than they actually have, and an overreliance on them, like anything else, will make their weaknesses that much more easy to exploit.
The CommanderThe commander is like the conductor of an orchestra. (Look, I'm just going to cave in and say "he" instead of "he/she," but women can be fine commanders, as well as men.) He decides what each troop will be doing and relays this information to the battlefield. He should have a firm understanding of the stuff I've been talking about for the last few pages; in other words, he should know how wars are won. Although in small battles only one commander may be needed, in the large wars groups of commanders may take control of smaller territories and collaborate together, possibly under a general (although that's very rare).
The SpyThe key word here is "silent." Before taking any action, a spy should ask himself, "What is the most silent way I can do this?" And this doesn't just apply to sound: a spy should leave no trace that he is or ever was where he is or ever was. Modern spies aren't just for counterintelligence (although still as valid a strategy as ever) -- modern spies have merged skills with snipers. A spy who can take an enemy down in one hit is a lethal and potent weapon. The best and most effective counter for a spy, however, is the sentry.
The SentryThese people should have vision like hawks, hearing like dogs, and legs like tigers. This is the guy down the street, the one with the night-vision goggles and the Miracle Ear, and the telescope he uses to spy on his neighbors. Sentries should be on constant watch for enemy activity, and then run like the wind to the command center to relay this information. Sentries are usually lightly armed, and when attacked, should use their speed to their advantage.

Conclusion

The last few sections may seem like an overwhelming amount of information. Perhaps you are saying, "Hey, all I wanted was to get a few of my buddies and shoot rubber bands at them." Go ahead! No one is preventing you from simply having a deathmatch, and there's plenty of fun to be had just running around shooting bands at each other.But if, like some other people, you have the facilities and equipment necessary to scale an epic rubber band war, the previous section will prove an invaluable guide towards total

General Delivery Notes

First off, don't pull the band too taut. Doing so will cause painful backfiring or snapping. Get a feel for each method and the relationship between tautness and speed so you don't overstretch.Watch out for backfire! This is a common problem among newbies. Releasing the band incorrectly or arming it incorrectly may cause the band to loosen or slip off a cruical finger, making for painful backfire. This hurts!
Keep spare bands! Nobody likes to realize they have no more bands left. Always take more than you think you'll need, and know how to get to the restocking area with your eyes closed. It might be a good idea to keep five bands or so around your wrist for quick mounting. You can restock your wrist when you get a break.
Before you go off into battle, loosen your rubber bands. Stretch them out in many directions a few times to loosen them up. Not doing so may result in snappage or backfire. If you are in battle for more than an hour, loosen them again. They get tight over time.

domination.

Pistol
The first method we'll cover is called the Pistol because it's the most common method of delivery. It takes a small amount of work, but in a short time it will become your primary rubber band delivery method.
Delivery To mount, first hook the rubber band on the tip of your pinkie. Once it is on your pinkie, shape your hands like a gun, with all fingers curved inward except your thumb and index finger. Then use your other hand to pull the rubber band up, around the base of your thumb, and mount it on the center of your index finger. Try to mount it on the center of your index finger, because otherwise it might snap back and hurt your pinkie!To release, simply lift your pinkie up a bit, therefore allowing the band to come off the edge of your pinkie, whipping around your thumb and off your index finger towards your target. If a rubber band is too taught, you could hook it to your ring or even middle finger if necessary.
Analysis This method is quick to load once you get the hang of it. It can be easily concealed and firing is simple. Aim is relatively low but good enough for hitting close human targets. Highly recommended for most situations.StatisticsSpeed: 11.71 MPH (5.24 m/s) Longetivity: 1.31 sec Range: 22' 6" (6.86 m) Accuracy: 40%

Semiautomatic Pistol
A variation on the Pistol, this method is called such because it is a semiautomatic delivery technique with lots of firepower. It was created by John Woo, a veteran band-slinger who described it as the "double-fisted 6-shot pre-ban high cap band assault technique." (That just about covers it.) What it is, really, is an ingenious way for shooters of the pistol method to fire up to 6 rubber bands in quick succession without reloading.
Delivery Mount one band from your pinkie to your index finger as described in the Pistol method. Continue to mount additional bands on each of your remaining fingers. Do this for the second hand (it takes some practice) and you have 6 bands ready for rapid-fire. Mounting three bands on three fingers requires quite a bit of practice, meaning you'd better get good at it or find a safe place to hide and reload slowly.Analysis The technique for this method is generally the same for the Pistol method. But if you are planning to unload all of your rubber bands at the same time, do not release them simultaneously, but in quick sucession in the opposite orderthan you loaded them. This prevents misfires.
StatisticsSpread (2 bands): 3' 1" (0.94 m) Spread (3 bands): 4' 6" (1.37 m)

Sawed-Off Shotgun
This method is so-called because it is old and venerable -- one of the first methods designed. It is also very powerful, but lacks the accuracy of other methods. One needs to be careful about the high possibility of a misfire.
Delivery Hook the rubber band on your thumb, towards the very top. If it's too low, your rubber band will not leave the thumb. To minimize the chance of pain, tilt your thumb so the nail is nearly parallel with the ground. Then pull the other side of the band with your other hand until it becomes as taut as desired. To deliver, simply let go of the side your are holding. It should leave your hand at decent speed.Try not to aim for a point too small, as the band is fairly fickle as to which way it goes. Aim in a general area, and hope for the best. If the band was mounted high enough, it should successfully leave the thumb with a minimum of pain. If it was too low, it will spin around the thumb and you will have to remount.
Analysis This method is vintage and out of date, but it is very easy to understand and very flexible (see the variations, for example). You can control the speed, topspin, and much more. However, this means that it snaps more easily, too.StatisticsSpeed: 20.56 MPH (9.19 m/s) Longetivity: 0.76 sec Range: 22' 11" (6.99 m) Accuracy: 20% Variation: RiflingYou can rifle the rubber band, as suggested by David Ruzicka, thus improving accuracy, by creating an asymmetric tension. Do this by mounting the band normally, then using your index finger on your dominant hand to pull one side of the band tighter than the other. This variation will improve accuracy to 60%. Variation: ScopeIf you need more aiming capability, consider mounting the rubber band on your index finger and then pointing at the target. Bring your arm up to your head and look down it like a scope. Fire away! This variation, suggested independently by M. Cadwell and Jesse Stopple, improved accuracy to 50%. Furthermore, Adrian Rodriguez suggests mounting additional bands on your aiming finger for rapid-fire delivery. Variation: High DragA suggestion by Sun Wu Kong will increase drag until the rubber band will drop fairly rapidly after a short flight. By launching from your index finger instead of your thumb, and tilting that finger sideways, and pulling on only one side of the rubber band, you add drag and unpredictability to the flight. With this method, accuracy doesn't change. Variation: TwistAnother way to rifle the rubber band is by simply twisting the band before launch (rotate your hand to get this effect). This forces the band to rotate in flight, giving it a much greater accuracy. This method, created by Alex Ütter, improves accuracy to 80%.

Jaeger Rifle
This method is named after the legendary rifle because it is slow, not too powerful, but pretty darn accurate.
Delivery To deliver, simply hook the band towards the top of the thumb and index finger of the same hand. Then raise your hand to eye leve, point the rubber band at the target, and then bend your thumb downward. If mounted correctly, it should leave the hand with good accuracy.Analysis This method does not win any award for speed; however, it does have a high accuracy. This method should be used for the surprise attack, when time is on your side and speed isn't neccessary, but accuracy is.
StatisticsSpeed: 10.72 MPH (4.79 m/s) Longetivity: 1.06 sec Range: 16' 8" (5.08 m) Accuracy: 70%

Mini-Crossbow
This method, invented by Joseph J. Tease to kill cockroaches, is called the Mini-Crossbow method because it allows you to accurately aim your rubber band. It is somewhere between the Sawed-Off Shotgun and Sniper methods.
Delivery First you must mount the rubber band on your middle finger of your non-dominant hand (e.g., your left hand if you're right-handed). Mount the rubber band as high as you comfortably can. Then, lowering your non-dominant arm into a resting position, pull the band as taut as you safely can, along the length of your arm. Bring both hands up together, keeping the band taut, to face your target. Cock your head and use your arm as an aiming reference. The important thing here is to keep the rubber band parallel with your arm. Your arm is an aiming reference, and the rubber band must go where you point your arm.Once you have your aim comfortable, let go!
Analysis This method is slow to load but makes for fairly accurate firing when done properly. In fact, it's probably the best accuracy-for-speed tradeoff you can make without a pen handy, and without any loading time limits. And when the tumbleweed rolls by a classic country-western standoff, this "duelist's" method can't be beat.StatisticsSpeed: 16.15 MPH (7.22 m/s) Longetivity: 0.95 sec Range: 22' 5" (6.86 m) Accuracy: 60%

Sniper Rifle
The Sniper method is so-called because it is a very accurate but very slow delivery method. This method is perfect for people who have a high perch and no one at their backs, so they can take single shots at people below. It would also be a good idea to have a shield or something to duck under after you make your shot, as reload time can be as long as 3 seconds.
Delivery This method is a sister to the Sawed-Off Shotgun method. Instead of using a normal-sized rubber band, you will need one with a much larger diameter. I'd suggest something twice the diameter of a normal band but no thicker.To start, you need a pen. Pencils' tips can break off. Hold your oversized rubber band by a side, letting the other side fall to rest on the ground. Place your pen atop the section on the ground, then pull the band taut. Lift the pen and band (now mounted on the tip of the pen), holding the band between your thumb and index fingers. Stretch the band verytight. Aim and fire. Deadly accurate!
Analysis You're going to need a lot of oversized bands, because after you see how accurate this method is, you'll want to stay in your outpost for a long time. You might also want a stash of normal bands in case you have an ambush on your hands, as a three-second loading time is unacceptable for meelee combat.StatisticsSpeed: 10.57 MPH (4.73 m/s) Longetivity: 2 sec Range: 31' (9.45 m) Accuracy: 90%

Semiautomatic Sniper Rifle

This method, suggested by band-slinger Clark Fry, is named as such because it is accurate and quick to load. Plus, you can fire off multiple shots in quick succession. It uses rifling to attain its accuracy, and thus is a close relative of the rifling variation of the Sawed-Off Shotgun.Delivery
Delivery of this method takes some getting used to, but with careful concentration and a little time, you should be able to master it.
First, you should have the thumb, index, and middle finger of your dominant hand pointing upward. All others should be closed into a fist. Arrange the three standing fingers such that they form a triangle (think of a stool resting upside-down). Wrap the rubber band around these fingers, at a comfortably-high altitude.
Now, make your index finger of your non-dominant hand into a hook, and latch it onto an exposed part of the rubber band. Pull it a little taut, so that it is firmly attached. Now, while pulling the non-dominant index finger away, thus making the band more and more taut, slowly allow the rubber band to slip off your index and middle finger of your dominant hand, leaving only your thumb and the index finger of your non-dominant hand.
Now, using free fingers, check to see if the band is taut on one side and loose on the other. If not, try again. If so, tilt the thumb downward (so the nail is nearly parallel with the ground). To release, simply lift the index finger and allow the rubber band to fly off the thumb.
To get the semiautomatic capability, load multiple rubber bands onto your dominant hand, hooking the index finger of your non-dominant hand into each one and firing them in succession. At the fastest, you should be able to release them ever 1 and a quarter second.
Analysis
If you're an aspiring sniper who has a little soldier in him, the semiautomatic snuper rifle can't be beat. While not as hard-hitting (literally) as the sniper rifle method, it packs a rapid-fire punch that's useful in tight situations.
StatisticsSpeed: 9.68 MPH (4.34 m/s)
Longetivity: 1.35 sec
Range: 19' 2" (5.84 m)
Accuracy: NYT

Bazooka

This method is named as such because it is used to launch not the rubber bands but projectiles. It is also very accurate. This method is good if you are down to one or two rubber bands and the war is hardly over.

Delivery
Hook the rubber band on your index finger and thumb of the same hand (it doesn't have to be high up). Separate your hand, making the band relatively taut. Place the projectile in front of the exposed section of the rubber band, and pull back until taut. Release. The band will snap forward, sending the projectile to your target.Projectiles can be anything of decent mass and small size: rocks, folded-up pieces of paper, and even tacks (if you're very mean). Preferably you'd want something with dimples in it or a small drag coefficient.

Analysis
Account for the new physics here. You aren't shooting light rubber bands with a topspin; you are shooting projectiles of varying masses, so aim accordingly. But if you are low on bands and high on assorted debris, this is the method to use. When shooting a standard ball-point pen facing forward (for maximum pain, of course), the statistics are:
StatisticsSpeed: 15 MPH (6.71 m/s)
Longetivity: 1.61 sec
Range: 35' 5" (10.80 m)
Accuracy: 40%

Spear
The spear method, brought to my attention by William G. Roberson III, makes your snapped rubber bands useful once again. It is simple to deliver, very flexible, and can be considered the basis on which all other methods are built.
Delivery Simply pinch one side of the rubber band (which is now actually a rubber strip) and use the other hand to pull the strip taut. Aim along the line of fire, and release. Releasing is actually the trickiest part of this simple method: the secret is to release your fingers in rapid sequence, starting with the hand nearest to you. This ensures that the rubber band flies off away from you. The slightest error will cause backfire or a dead fire.I recommend practicing this method in safety and comfort before attempting it in battle. Four or five tries and you should have delivery sequencing down.
Analysis Though the potential for backfire is high, there really is no other way of getting rid of a snapped band. Plus, this method has a much more gratifying strike: instead of merely bouncing off the target, it whaps the target across the length of the strip in one fluid, whiplash motion. This is far more satisfying. Plus, it's recommended by one of the original Tuskeegee airmen, so you know it's gotta be good.StatisticsSpeed: TVTT Longetivity: TVTT Range: TVTT Accuracy: 60%

Defensive Action

War has two parts: offense and defense. Focusing on one will become your undoing. To be a true rubber band master, you must be able to execute effective offense and defense on demand, and be able to decide quickly when each is appropriate.

Disarming Other Shooters

Disarming rubber band shooters is easier than you think, and with a little practice it should become second-nature to any shooter.If your opponent has mounter his rubber band in the style of the Jaeger Rifle, Bazooka, or Sawed-Off Shotgun method (in other words, close to the top of one finger while being pulled back by another), disarm it by lifting the part of the band mounted on the closest finger to you, and letting go. This will cause the rubber band to backfire, hurting your opponent and giving you time to plug a band in his chest.
If your opponent has mounted his band in a way similar to the Pistol method, simply flick the finger closest to you. That will cause the finger to lift up, making the rubber band backfire onto his pinkie.
With any other method of mounting, just grab onto the most exposed part of the rubber band. You have to grab onto both parts of the band, as the picture explains. Otherwise it can still be fired at your hand. Though grabbing onto it doesn't normally cause backfire, it still does keep you safe while you perform appropriate close-range martial arts.
If your lucky opponent has chosen the Sniper Rifle method, I suggest mounting your shield in front of you and running as fast as you can in his direction without slowing down. You will not survive an unshielded attack on a sniper alone.

Shielding Yourself

If, like the majority of games, being hit by a rubber band entails more than a little pain (e.g., a 5-minute penalty), you will need some way of preventing rubber bands from hitting you. Helmets and shields work wonders in this area. A simple shield can be constructed out of cardboard or some other firm, light material. It should be able to stand upright so you can put it down while reloading. Alternatively, it could be attached to your arm, leaving your hands free.When using a shield, do not bother trying to locate the rubber band in midair. By then it will be too late. Simply point your shield at the hand of the attacker -- it should be big enough to account for gravity's influence.
If you're getting pummeled by rubber bands at it really hurts, consider wearing a thick sweater. Watch out for the latex jackets! Those things go zwip, zoop, zwip, zoop when you move and can easily give away your location. Keep your head protected, too. Goggles and a helmet should be considered if there's a sniper on the other team who's particularily fond of the eye. (Mean little twerp...)

Conclusion

Well, if you managed to read through all of that, you can now officially call yourself a Master Band-Slinger. But before you go off to save the world for freedom and democracy, there's a few closing tidbits I thought you ought to know.

General Safety Tips

Now, I know you can't think of everything I've said and I'm about to say while facing six opponents with huge bags of spare bands, but you should practice these situations until they become autonomous.The biggest rule I can stress is stay safe! Rubber bands can backfire and cause mayhem, so take the necessary precautions to avoid or retard self-inflicted harm. Stay wary of material objects, as well. In one fight, one lucky snipe from myself happened to strike a dangling ball from a kitchen light, which then shot up and put a nice, fat crack in the light fixture. To this day, no one in the family knows it was me...
And here's another biggie: rubber bands shot at you cannot go through walls!Most people seem to forget this when faced with insurmountable opposition and a chance for safe haven.
Clean up afterwards. Nobody's wife (or husband) likes to see rubber bands sitting in the chicken soup she had left simmering on the stove while she went out to buy some more carrots. ("Interesting flavor, honey...")
Don't take it personal. I've seen a lot of people who just can't seem to have fun. If some obstinate sniper's getting really obnoxious, get a sextuple-band-firing kickass soldier on his behind. Fight fire with fire. Don't break the rules and start a bar fight. Remember: we're playing with rubber bands here. Keep the martial arts to a necessary minimum.

Finalé
Congratulations! Now you are a rubber band-shooting master. Remember, the force you now possess is potent, and must be used for the purposes of Good only. Do not let this web page get into the hands of evil! Oh yeah, and sharp shooting! Copied and edited from: http://www.timothymorgan.info/static/bands/index.html