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Computer

2012-09-15T12:06:00.002-07:00

A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.

Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved and retrieved.

The first electronic digital computers were developed between 1940 and 1945 in the United Kingdom and United States. Originally they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).^[1] In this era mechanical analog computers were used for military applications.

Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.^[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, and mobile computers can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". However, the embedded computers found in many devices frommp3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the most numerous.

Weather

2012-09-15T12:02:00.001-07:00

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.^[1] Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere,^[2]^[3] just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.^[4] When used without qualification, "weather" is understood to be the weather of Earth.

Weather is driven by density (temperature and moisture) differences between one place and another. These differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot, which varies by latitude from the tropics. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the jet stream. Weather systems in the mid-latitudes, such as extratropical cyclones, are caused by instabilities of the jet stream flow. Because the Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane, sunlight is incident at different angles at different times of the year. On Earth's surface, temperatures usually range ±40 °C (100 °F to −40 °F) annually. Over thousands of years, changes in Earth's orbit affect the amount and distribution of solar energy received by the Earth and influence long-term climate and global climate change.

Surface temperature differences in turn cause pressure differences. Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes due to differences in compressional heating. Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. The atmosphere is a chaotic system, so small changes to one part of the system can grow to have large effects on the system as a whole. Human attempts to control the weatherhave occurred throughout human history, and there is evidence that human activity such as agriculture and industry has inadvertently modified weather patterns.

Studying how the weather works on other planets has been helpful in understanding how weather works on Earth. A famous landmark in the Solar System, Jupiter's Great Red Spot, is an anticyclonic storm known to have existed for at least 300 years. However, weather is not limited to planetary bodies. A star's corona is constantly being lost to space, creating what is essentially a very thin atmosphere throughout the Solar System. The movement of mass ejected from the Sun is known as the solar wind.

Disgraced baseball legend Pete Rose to star in reality show chronicling his impending wedding to Playboy mode

2012-09-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

Former Major League Baseball superstar Pete Rose has signed on to film a reality show with TLC.

The controversial player, who was banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame after accusations surfaced that he bet on the games he played in and managed, has begun production on five episodes set to air later this air.

The show, which has the working title The Pete Rose and the Kiana Kim Family Project, will chronicle the 71-year-old's impending wedding to fiancee Kiana Kim, a 30-something Playboy model .

Baseball Legend: Pete Rose will star in a reality show about his impending nuptials to Playboy model Kiana Kim

The cameras promise to trail Rose taking the family to visit the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and cover Kim getting a breast reduction.

'We’re not a traditional family,' says Kim. 'We are a total modern-day family, mixing the cultures, the ages, the different backgrounds together.'

'I didn’t even know who Pete Rose was when I first met him. It’s kind of a crazy story, but at the core of every family is love and it’s what TLC wants to show.

Rose also said that the show will afford him the opportunity to clear up misconceptions that he believes the public has about him.

'People will get a chance to see what kind of personality I have — and she has,' he said. '... we go through the same things everybody else does: taking the braces off, making sure they get their education and they go to basketball practice or acting class.'

The happy couple: The age gap has concerned Pete's adult children

Raccoon

2012-09-11T09:10:00.000-07:00

Raccoons (lat. Procyon) - genus of carnivorous mammals of the family coonskin. Members of the genus - the inhabitants of America. In Eurasia, and in particular, in Russia only been introduced species - a raccoon-poloskun.

In Russia, the raccoon was originally known for skins, called "genettovymi fur" because animal with a striped tail like Genet. Later this name became "genotype" or raccoon. English name raccoon, borrowed and some other languages, comes from pouhatanskogo language - one of the languages of the American Indians, where a raccoon named ärähkun, from ärähkuněm, which means "hand scraped", in many European and Asian languages raccoon literally called "bear-poloskun "," washing bear. " Latin (Greek origin) name Procyon means "before-dog", "before the dog", also called the star Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor.

OBAMA ON NEW DOLLAR BILL

2012-09-08T05:52:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON – The White House has approved the redesign of U.S. currency. Barack Obama will be on the new dollar bill.

The Obama Administration feels that the American dollar is in bad need of a makeover. They have partnered with the Dollar ReDe$ign Project to pick a new design for U.S. currency. Currently, the design that the administration likes best was done by Dowling Duncan (a British duo), which features a unique vertical design. It also features President Obama on the one dollar bill.

“We love the Dowling Duncan look. They’ve come up with a creative design and put President Obama where he belongs… on number 1,” said David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Obama.

The Dollar Redesign Project was organized by creative strategy consultant Richard Smith. He is still soliciting ideas for the dollar bill of the future. “Our great ‘rival’, the Euro, looks so spanky in comparison it seems the only clear way to revive this global recession is to rebrand and redesign,” the project notes on its website.

Here’s the web site for The Dollar Redesign Project.

“Don’t waste your time submitting a design, it’s a done deal,” said Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff. The President wants “change” in the currency and we’ve unanimously picked Dowling Duncan’s work. Fed Chairman, Benjamin Bernanke, has signed off on our choice for the redesign. We intend to have the money in circulation by December, 2012.”

Emanuel went on to say that there are plans to redo U.S. coins as well. “We don’t need a complete redesign of our coins, but we do want to put President Obama on the penny and move President Lincoln to the nickel. Thomas Jefferson, who was on the nickel, will be… discontinued.” Republican Congressman Paul Ryan suggested President Obama be put on both the “nickel and dime” instead of the penny.

Another American icon might also be replaced. “Uncle Sam is outdated,” said Axelrod. “We need to update this icon as well. It will now be Uncle Barack.”

Republicans are apoplectic about the changes the Administration is proposing. “They won’t get this passed when we get control of the house,” said Minority Leader John Boehner. “Typical Republicans, they want to block everything, even a little meaningless design issue,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. “It doesn’t matter what they think, we’re going to pass this and every American will be carrying Obama dollars in their wallets and purses come December, 2012.”

FYI: The Obama dollar will reportedly be worth $0.47.

STUDY: SUGAR MAKES YOU STUPID!

2012-09-08T05:26:00.000-07:00

Too much sugar will make you stupid, according to researchers.

The suggestion follows tests in the laboratory comparing high-fructose corn syrup, which is six times sweeter than cane sugar and a common ingredient in processed foods, with omega-3 fatty acids, known to aid memory and learning.

Look at this sugar lover!

In an experiment on rats, one group had a sugary diet for six weeks and another was fed healthily.

At the start of the study, published in the Journal of Physiology, the University of California team tested how well the rats navigated a maze – placing landmarks to help them learn the way.

Six weeks later, the researchers tested the rats’ ability to recall the route.

Study co-author Professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla said the rats fed just a sugary diet were slower and their brains had declined.

He said: ‘Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters your brain’s ability to learn and remember information.

However, the good news is that eating nuts and fish such as salmon can counteract this disruption. Here’s Professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla.

‘Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think,’ said Prof Gomez-Pinilla. ‘Adding omega-3 fatty acids to your meals can help minimise the damage.’

While earlier research has revealed how fructose harms the body through its role in diabetes, obesity and fatty liver, this study is the first to uncover how the sweetener influences the brain.

Here’s a major sugar lover:

The researchers were studying the impact of high-fructose corn syrup on rats, who have similar brain chemistry to humans.

The inexpensive liquid is six times sweeter than cane sugar and is commonly added to processed foods such as soft drinks.

We’re not talking about naturally occurring fructose in fruits, which also contain important antioxidants,’ said Prof Gomez-Pinilla.

‘We’re concerned about high-fructose corn syrup that is added to manufactured food products as a sweetener and preservative.’

Prof Gomez-Pinilla and co-author Rahul Agrawal found the brain’s of the rats that each consumed a fructose solution as drinking water for six weeks had changed.

Prof Gomez-Pinilla said: ‘Their brain cells had trouble signaling each other, disrupting the rats’ ability to think clearly and recall the route they’d learned six weeks earlier.’

A closer look at the rats’ brain tissue suggested that insulin had lost much of its power to influence the brain cells.

The authors suspect that eating too much fructose could block insulin’s ability to regulate how cells use and store sugar for the energy required for processing thoughts and emotions.

However, their study also suggests that eating foods rich in omega-3 regularly could protect the brain from the effects of fructose.

Prof Gomez-Pinilla said: ‘It’s like saving money in the bank. You want to build a reserve for your brain to tap when it requires extra fuel to fight off future diseases.’

ED ANGER SAYS: EAT MORE CHICK-FIL-A

2012-09-08T05:21:00.002-07:00

I’m madder than a gay rooster stuck in a hen-house about this Chick-fil-A thing.
These gays are kicking my acid reflux into high gear with this talk about boycotting Chick-fil-A.
What do they have against chickens? We’re not eating gay chickens! And, by the way, there are no gay chickens! What came first the gay chicken or the egg? The egg! Now, hard-boil that you America-hating poultroons.
Marriage is between a man and a woman. Period. That’s it. End of story. If you don’t like it go to a small island off Antartica and marry whatever kind of freak you want – just don’t do it around me or the USA.
“I do” is between one man and one woman. That’s the way it’s been since Eve was made from Adam’s rib. Two men doing the “I do” makes me throw up the tuna fish I just had for lunch. Two women? Well, I’m like any red-blooded American and I’m all for two women kissing… but they don’t get to do the “I do” either. Nope, not while ole Ed is still alive and belching.
So what does this all have to do with chicken anyway?
It’s that moron Rahmbo Emanuel in Chicago who kicked up this shitstorm. Where does he get off telling Christians to stop eating chicken? We don’t tell him to stop kissing Obama’s chocolate ass, where does he get off telling us what to put in our stomachs? If you ask me the whole thing is because he’s short. Guy has a Napoleon complex. He’s barely taller than my grandson, Teddy, who just turned six.
Rahm can kiss my ass. I’m going to eat Chick-fil-A every day until there’s no more chickens on the planet and then I’m going to go after the cows. Because we who believe in traditional marriage will eat all the chickens and cows and pigs we want. The gays are not going to stop us. We’ll eat it all until they go away!
Look at this yummy sandwich:

If you don’t want some of that good-lickin’ chicken then you ain’t American!
Ed is calling on everybody to eat Chick-fil-A. It’s time to put a stop to gays getting married and time to stand up for traditional marriage!
If you’re on the side of traditional American values – and you better be! – then get off your butt and get out there and eat some chickens!

MILEY CYRUS TO DO PLAYBOY

2012-09-08T05:11:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES – Miley Cyrus, who turned 19 on November 23rd, 2011, has done photo spread for Playboy!

Ever since Miley Cyrus turned 18, Hugh Hefner had been trying to sign her up to pose naked in Playboy. Finally, with the approval of Miley Cyrus’ parents (Billy Ray and Tish), it’s a done deal – according to reports out of Arizona.

The photos were taken the day after her 18th birthday by Playboy’s top photographers, including Vlad Comito. The concept was approved by Hef himself, who says that Miley’s photo spread, will become a worldwide sensation.

The 84-year-old Playboy tycoon always thought the ‘Hannah Montana’ star – who caused controversy in 2008 by posing in just a blanket in Vanity Fair magazine for photographer Annie Leibovitz – would be a hit with readers of the adult magazine after she turns 18.

Hefner said, “We are excited to have her appear in the magazine. She’s a very pretty lady.”

Hefner, who thinks he still has three live-in girlfriends (even though they all moved out a year ago), also insists he can’t understand why some people are upset about Miley appearing in the magazine. “Every woman wants to appear in Playboy,” said Playboy CEO Sandra Piccoli. “There’s a lot of boys that grew up with her, and she is their fantasy girl. And there are a lot of other men who buy our magazine because they love to see beautiful women. Miley turned 18, so she is a legal adult and and officially a woman.”

Playboy feels that the issue will be a smash success. “If Miley wants to pose naked, as an adult, she has the right to do so,” said Piccoli.

Hefner is not surprised that some Americans object to Miley being in the magazine: “I think it’s a reflection on how schizophrenic America is about sexuality.” Many parents have complained recently about Miley’s new videos which seem racy. There’s going to be even more complaints when they see her Playboy photo-spread. Miley has agreed to pose completely naked.

Recently, Miley, has been accused of being too “slutty” – an artistic choice she made for her latest video. Some may think that the Playboy photos may be a step too far for the young star, but she will join a long line of celebrities to appear in the magazine: Denise Richards, Drew Barrymore and Pamela Anderson have previously bared all for the publication.

There’s also concern because Miley is in talks to join the wild indie band, Moses Blue, on the road next summer.

Hugh founded Playboy in 1953, almost 40 years before Miley was born. Insiders say the elderly Hef is losing some of his mental faculties because he’s started wearing suits, and shoes. No more bathrobes and slippers.

WWN can confirm that the rumors about Billy Ray, playing a tuba, appearing in the background of some of Miley’s Playboy photos are completely false, though they may be true.

WWN can also confirm that Billy Ray asked Hef if Playboy would dedicate an entire Playboy issue to him. “I’ve always wanted to appear naked in Playboy. I know it’s for guys, but I’m so damn good-looking, I deserve a spread and everyone deserves to be able to look at me naked!”

The Miley Playboy issue should be on newsstands starting one year after her 19th birthday: it was supposed to come out 11.28.11, but has been postponed by Hef, due to pressure from Miley’s handlers.

Miley is a big girl now, she Can’t Be Tamed:

OBAMA BUYS $40 MILLION ESTATE IN HAWAII

2012-09-08T04:41:00.002-07:00

President Obama and his wife just closed on a mansion in Hawaii and plan to move – in January 2013!

Barack and Michelle Obama will be moving to Hawaii in January of 2013. They have just purchase an estate in close proximity to land owned by the University of Hawaii, where the Obama presidential library and “political center” will be located. The estate is valued at $40 million.

This story was broken by Hillbuzz.org .

Reports out of Washington are that Barack and Michelle are counting on a loss in November and are anxious to return to Hawaii to start their new life. “They want the kids to attend high school in Hawaii, and they want to be as far away from Washington as possible,” said a source in the White House.

Michelle does not want to move back to Chicago and its winters and Michelle’s mother, who’s been living in the White House with her daughter and her family, is “absolutely thrilled” to be relocating to Hawaii.

In fact, Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, has been bragging about getting to live in Hawaii next, in a $40 million beachfront mansion after leaving the White House. ”It was fun while it lasted”, Miss Marion is quoted by Chicagoans as saying, “but wait until you see the place they’re buying for Michelle and Barack!”

Here she is with a picture of their mansion in Hawaii:

For the past year, Democrats have been working on locating acceptable property in Hawaii for the Obamas to live. The land and its complex of buildings will be ready to move-into in January and has met all the requirements the Secret Service demands since the Obamas will be granted continued protection, by law, for nine years after Barack leaves office.

The Reagans, Clintons, and second Bush family all had their post-presidential homes purchased quietly on the side by friends when their times in office were coming to an end. The Obamas are doing the same thing now.

The woman who is organizing the funding of the Obama’s post-presidential estate is Penny Pritzker (pictured above with the Obamas). She is also in charge of raising the donations for Obama’s presidential library and museum. Pritzker is a billionaire who in recent years resolved a long-standing family feud over her late father’s vast business empire that includes the Hyatt Hotel chain as well as assorted manufacturing operations.

The wealthiest families in Chicago are being leaned on heavily to contribute with Penny aggressively guilting them with “appeals of you don’t want the President to be homeless in January, do you?”

There’s a movie theater in the mansion and it already is set up to play ALL of Obamas speeches over the last 20 years – in a continuous loop.

Joe Biden was also interested in buying a house in Hawaii, but the Obamas are encouraging him to find a place in Florida. “Joe will be much happier there and the Obamas… well, they’ve seen enough of Joe,” said a source in the White House.

Even though the polls in the Presidential election are close, President Obama is already making his plans for January.

SO, the Obamas will be leaving the White House soon… Hawaii, here they come!

US points to 'gross negligence' by BP

2012-09-08T04:16:00.000-07:00

The US justice department is blaming BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls "gross negligence and willful misconduct".

The court filing is the sharpest position yet taken by the US government as it seeks to hold the British oil giant largely responsible for the largest oil spill, as well as the largest environmental disaster, in US history.

Gross negligence

Gross negligence is a central issue to the case, scheduled to go to trial in New Orleans in January 2013. A gross negligence finding could nearly quadruple the civil damages owed by BP under the Clean Water Act to $21bn.

The US government and BP are engaged in talks to settle civil and potential criminal liability, though neither side will comment on the status of negotiations.

Returning to the Gulf two years after the BP oil spill

"The behaviour, words and actions of these BP executives would not be tolerated in a middling size company manufacturing dry goods for sale in a suburban mall," government lawyers wrote in the filing on August 31 in federal court in New Orleans.

The filing comes more than two years after the disaster that struck on April 20, 2010 when a surge of methane gas known to rig hands as a "kick" sparked an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig as it was drilling the mile-deep Macondo 252 well off Louisiana's coast. The rig sank two days later.

The well gushed at least 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 straight days, unleashing a torrent of oil that fouled the shorelines of four Gulf Coast states and eclipsed the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in severity.

Al Jazeera's Dahr Jamail, who has covered the disaster from the beginning, believes the government's statement is an accurate portrayal of BP's actions that led to the disaster, and that it underscores the fact that the impacted areas of the Gulf continue to suffer environmental impacts.

"This filing means that government agencies now stand behind some key allegations made by regional scientists and fishermen," Jamail said, "And that is that BP isn’t telling the truth when it tries to convince the American people, via an ongoing nationwide PR campaign, that everything is back to normal in the Gulf and that BP is a responsible company. The reality is that the fishing industry continues to suffer, there are ongoing seafood malformations and deformities, and large areas where there is still oil."

Specifically, errors made by BP and Swiss-based Transocean Ltd, owner of the Deepwater Horizon platform, in deciphering a key pressure test of the Macondo well are a clear indication of gross negligence, the Justice Department said.

"That such a simple, yet fundamental and safety-critical test could have been so stunningly, blindingly botched in so many ways, by so many people, demonstrates gross negligence," the government said in its 39-page filing.

BP rejection

BP rejects the charge. "BP believes it was not grossly negligent and looks forward to presenting evidence on this issue at trial in January," the company said in a statement. A Transocean spokesman had no immediate comment.

On August 13, BP urged US District Judge Carl Barbier to approve an estimated $7.8bn settlement reached with 125,000 individuals and businesses, asserting its actions "did not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct".

The government said Barbier should avoid making any finding about BP's potential gross negligence when he rules on the settlement. Barbier will hold a fairness hearing on that settlement on November 8.

Barbier should also disregard claims made by BP that minimise the environmental and economic impacts of the spill, the government said, citing environmental harms like severe ill health of dolphins in Louisiana's Barataria Bay, which saw some of the heaviest oiling from the spill.

Exasperation

The filing does exhibit exasperation on the part of government lawyers. They wrote that they decided to elaborate on BP's alleged gross negligence because they believed BP was trying to escape full responsibility.

The justice department said they feared that "if the United States were to remain silent, BP later may urge that its arguments had assumed the status of agreed facts".

iPhone 5: Everything, that at Nam of famous today

2012-09-08T04:13:00.001-07:00

EARTH TO COLLIDE WITH NIBIRU ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012!

2012-09-08T04:04:00.002-07:00

UPDATE: NASA scientists have reportedly confirmed that the planet Nibiru will collide with Earth in November of this year.

The Nibiru collision with Earth in 2012 has been predicted for a long time, but astrophysicists, cosmologists and astronomers around the world have now come to a consensus that Earth will indeed collide with the planet, which lies just outside Pluto.

Nibiru, in Babylonian Astronomy translates to “Point of Transition” or ”Planet of Crossing,” especially of rivers, i.e. river crossings or ferry-boats, a term of the highest point of the ecliptic, i.e. the point of summer solstice, and its associated constellation. The establishment of the Nibiru point is described in tablet 5 of the Enuma Elish. Its cuneiform sign was often a cross, or various winged disc. The Sumerian culture was located in the fertile lands between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, at the southern part of today’s Iraq.

As the highest point in the paths of the planets, Nibiru was considered the seat of the summus deus who pastures the stars like sheep, in Babylon identified with Marduk. This interpretation of Marduk as the ruler of the cosmos was identified as an early monotheist tendency in Babylonian religion by Alfred Jeremias.

Natural disasters are accelerating exponentially and astronomers believe that they are being caused by Nibiru coming closer and closer to Earth.

BLACKBIRDS FALL FROM NEW JERSEY SKY

2012-09-08T04:03:00.002-07:00

Residents in a Cumberland County, NJ were left wondering Tuesday what caused thousands of birds to drop dead from the sky.

At least 8,000 birds — mostly red-winged blackbirds — on the ground dead having fallen from trees and the sky.

“Crazy — something out of a horror movie,” said resident Denise Fennelli who saw the birds fall from the sky.

The birds caused a bloody mess on roadways, businesses and residential neighborhoods.

“They’d get up and attempt to fl, but they were out of control so they’d crash and fall again,” said resident Justin Winters. ”It was just strange. It was like the end of the world or something.”

Commission ornithologist Julie Zeireski said the he birds showed physical trauma, but had several alien burn markings on their wings. “I’ve examined thousands of blackbirds in my basement and have never seen anything like this before.” She first speculated that the flock could have been hit by lightning or high-altitude hail. She was wrong.

US Extraterrestrial Expert, General Jim Bellanca of the U.S. Marines, told WWN that the government has confirmed thousands of reports of a UFO in the area, prior to the bird droppings. “For some reason the UFO decided to open fire on the blackbirds. We’re not sure what caused them to attack, but it does have us very concerned.”

New Jersey revelers, who were shooting off fireworks in the area, may have confused the aliens. “They may have thought they were under attack and, as a warning, took out the blackbirds, ” Bellanca said.

There have been an increasing, and alarming, number of UFO reports in the last four months. The United Nation’s Panel on Extraterrestrials has issued a report outlining an ongoing Alien Invasion – which began in 2011 and will continue until 2015. This may be the first official shots fired by a UFO on any living animal on Earth.

Robby Planker, a wildlife officer for the CIA, collected about 65 dead birds, which will be sent for testing to the state Livestock and Poultry Commission lab and the National Wildlife Health Center lab, housed in the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

Planker said that over three dozen New Jersey owls and about fifty Jersey cows were also killed the same night. All had The Mark of Alien on them. Dr. Susan Begley, the head of the U.N. Panel on Extraterrestrials says that the aliens that killed the birds are from Planet Gootan. “This is typical Gootan behavior. We have noticed an increase of Gootan attacks on mammals all across the globe. We are keeping a close eye on the situation,” Begley told WWN.

As usual, the government is busy covering up all mention of UFO activity in New Jersey, but Chris Christie reportedly had this comment, “What are you an idiot? Of course, it was aliens that killed the birds. What else can it be? Idiot.”

CITIZENS WANT CONGRESS TO LEGALIZE BOMBS

2012-09-08T04:02:00.002-07:00

A broad array of civic, religious, ethnic group have banded together to lobby Congress for the right to “bare bombs.”

The U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” These groups want Congress to clarify that their 2nd Amendment Rights extend to explosive devices, such as M67 fragmentation grenades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M67_grenade, MK3 concussion grenades, as well as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), pipe bombs or Molotov cocktails that citizens can build at home.

Here’s a happy pro-bomb supporter with his homemade bomb:

Ted Nugent, spoke at the protest, receiving strong support for his pro-bomb message.

The protestor’s signs clearly express their view: ”Bombs, a shooter’s worst nightmare! Congress – don’t make US citizens take Knives to a Gun fight.” and “I’ll call your AK-47 and raise you with a pipebomb, mothaf***a.”

Newt Gingrich also is a strong advocate for bombs and concealed carry permits for people who want to carry bombs with them everywhere they go.

Wisconsin Reformed Sikh Rabbi, Hardeep Singh, explained, ”Our government has shown little backbone in standing up to the gun lobby to protect us from gun violence. We are lobbying Congress to legalize the purchase, manufacture, possession and use of small ‘personal bombs’ for our protection.” Following a slate of needless gun violence across the nation, including in Colorado and recently in Wisconsin, many disparate groups have banded together for a solution.

The pro-bomb lobby has strong support from people from all walks of life:

Protestors joining with the NRA include high school students, movie-goers, religious groups such as Sikhs, Baptists and Hare Krishna that have fallen victim to unchecked gun access & violence. They have banded together with the Tea Bag Party, survivalists, the legally blind, conscientious gun objectors, those with severe mental disorders and even brush-clearers in Crawford Texas

A spokesperson for Amnesty International was even reported to support the movement behind the scenes: “Bear Arms – we ain’t even started openin’ a can o’ whoopass on those pistol packing’ pussies.” Home Depot & Loews were rumored to have launched back to school promotions featuring lead pipe, nails, fertilizer and pea gravel.”

MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT – OF FACEBOOK

2012-09-08T03:58:00.002-07:00

Mitt Romney looked at the compensation package for U.S. President and decided it would be better to pursue a better job: President of Facebook.

Mitt Romney was briefed on the executive compensation of the sought after US presidency and was visibly horrified by the measly pay package. He dispatched his aides to find a sweeter payday.

After much research, the Romney campaign today announced it was cutting ties with the Republican Party and focusing on more lucrative roles in corporate America. They have their sites set on Facebook. Mr. Romney will announce his new campaign today and sources confirm he’s dumping his running mate in order “to negotiate a more substantial signing bonus.” Romney reportedly said: “I never understood that second in command stuff – it just seems sort of gay.”

“Besides, in the private sector you are sheltered from the unwashed masses and boy are their a lot of them! No more buses for this guy!” Romney went on to say.

Facebook executives are thrilled because the stock has been tanking since the IPO. “Romney is good at turning companies around and we need an about-Facebook. This company is in trouble and we need the Mormon Miracle Worker to help save us,” said a Facebook executive.

The Obama campaign was conflicted by the news, balancing the prospect of a less wealthy candidate with a fear of an unemployment tsunami from “Outsourcing Mitt’s” return to the private sector.

Bollywood invades the Playboy Mansion

2012-08-31T09:47:00.002-07:00

Bollywood has sent its first representative to the Playboy Mansion.

Sherlyn Chopra, a Bollywood film actor, will become the first woman from India to strip naked in Playboy. “I have become the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy,” Chopra said to the BBC, “and nobody can take away that achievement from me.”

Chopra has received some negative press for her decision to pose for the Hugh Hefner and the Playboy franchise. A not so thrilled reporter wrote in the Daily Mail, “one wonders if Sherlyn Chopra’s pictures wound a woman’s integrity.”

Sherlyn tweeted a picture during her tour taken with Hugh. She looks happy to be there.

Iphone 6

2012-06-25T07:05:00.001-07:00

The next, sixth-generation smartphone iPhone, can be represented by Apple later than previously expected.
Apple introduced the sixth generation of its popular iPhone smartphone in September-October this year, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the blog AppleInsider, Japanese Macotakara, have already published the first accurate information about the company's plans.

Current version of the iPhone 4S appeared in October 2011. This model has allowed Apple to set a new record by selling for a quarter more than 37 million units, making it a leader among manufacturers of smart phones.

Thus, if the information is correct Macotakara, between the release of Apple's smartphone update will take place about a year. According to the authors of the blog, this new iPhone release cycle continues on and on.

Since the iPhone 4S was a modernized version of which was released in 2010, the iPhone 4, analysts suggest that the next smartphone from Apple will be completely redesigned - in particular, will receive a new design.

Results of the onset of first-generation iPhone in 2007 Apple has sold more than 183 million devices in this series.

Most likely, Apple will continue to improve not only the design of the gadget, but its specifications, said, "Kommersant," principal analyst Dmitry Ryabinin Hi-tech@Mail.ru project.

"I think it is logical to expect an increase in diagonal screen, this is what disappoints many in the current model. Perhaps we can expect further improvement in the camera, because now it's 8 megapixels, Android models - already 12. We should expect further development of the platform iOS. This system is now also a reference from Apple, but the platform iOS closed, and I think that it will gradually move toward openness. Definitely will be a gradual convergence of iOS and MacOS », - he said.

The developer of this kotspeta, Daniel, decided to equip the iPhone June 12-megapixel camera with the ability to shoot HDR-images, powerful front speakers, a 5-megapiselnoy camera for video calls, as well as 4.4-inch screen with a resolution of ARETINA, notes ru-iphone. com.

The body is made of aluminum devaysa and he will love all those who are tired of fragile iPhone 4/4S.

3-D technology on iPhone6 3D technology into the world of 3D.

Apple released some time after iPhone4.And production, which began production in May this iPhone5 iPhone5 which looks like the bugs and improve iPhone4, but the new technology.And in 2012, before the break. There is a high chance that Apple will launch the African iPhone6 3D technology before the end of the year to see it.For many people who are looking forward to the new iPhone 5 mobile phone from Apple was ready to be launched in the middle of this year. I believe that many people would doubt that there are some features or functions using The camp followers something new to be excited together. We still have a chance to sit until about a month from June to July and Digg it.
But for now let's try to overlook a team TechXcite shock to the iPhone 6 for the year 2012, the chances are high that it comes with an innovation that will tempt many. Ung Siew remarkably similar to each other after the company Apple was successful in obtaining patented technology 3D screens without glasses, a new type of self-forgiveness is complete.For the advantages of 3D technology, which Apple has patented, it is that you can view three-dimensional to the naked eye. By this time I have not seen one but the people around you will get a photo. Same with me. (I like to break it to my phone to show it at all) is built into the 3D image can be viewed from any angle and also change the angle. Under the direction of viewing by the user again.
Apple does not guarantee that the patent was kept a certain way. The potential includes the use of devices like iPhone, would facilitate the use of 3D in the future is the same whether it is a 3D Facetime or play three-dimensional, full-screen 3D. Retina Display, which we may have the opportunity to see these 3D features in the iPhone 6, iPad 3, or even the next-generation iPod Touch it.

TIGER CURSED

2012-06-25T01:06:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods lost (again) at the U.S. Open. This time he blamed his loss on a voodoo curse his ex-wife placed on him.

After Tiger birdied the eighth hole Sunday at the U.S. Open he motioned dismissively with his right hand, as if to say: “You can keep it. Woods already had given up six shots to par in his final round.”

According to witnesses in the clubhouse, Tiger then raised his arms to the sky and reportedly yelled, “Damn you, Elin!” Right after that, Tiger crumbled to the ground clutching his side.

PGA watchers said that this has been going on ever since Tiger’s life unraveled due to the revelation that he had numerous mistresses. Rumors around the PGA say that Elin Nordegren has a “Swedish voodoo doll” that she sticks with pins (and sharpened golf tees) every time Tiger has a tournament.

And it’s working.

The U.S. Open marked another incredible fall for Woods, considering he was tied for the U.S. Open lead Saturday morning. His 75-73 finish extended his majors drought to four years.

OBAMA AND THE CHOOM GANG

2012-06-24T12:48:00.000-07:00

President Barack Obama’s pot smoking days have been given the Taiwanese animation treatment.

The prolific company, called Next Media Animation, has used an unpublished biography of the President’s younger years as the basis of their latest cartoon salacious re-enactment.

David Maraniss’ book, the yet-unreleased “Barack Obama: The Story”, reveals how a teen Obama and his friends formed The Choom Gang – slang for smoking marijuana – in which he invented inhaling techniques and rode a car called the Choomwagon.

The 2-minute animated clip takes inspiration from Mr Maraniss’ research about Mr Obama when he was a teenager in 1970s Hawaii.

Playing on the acronym for the President’s nickname, the clip is titled “Obama and marijuana: POT-us dope-smoking daze revealed.”

It shows him sitting in the Oval Office, frustrated at the stagnant economy, and quickly an imaginary pot dragon wisks him away to his high school days in the Choomwagon.

He and his buddies proceed to take strong hits off of a bong before racing eachother in cars while high.

The dream ends when one friend flips over his car- which Mr Maraniss asserts as a truth in his book- and Mr Obama wakes up, rolling on the floor of the Oval Office. The first lady’s back is to the camera and she glares at her disobedient husband before he sobers up.

The revelations about young Barry’s drug use come weeks after Mr Maraniss released an excerpt about his college girlfriend and their sex life.

Though the President has disclosed his drug use in previous statements- including a portion of his memoir- the new details may surprise some because of the extent of his usage.

Among his friends, Mr Obama was considered the rule maker of the pot-smoking group. One was “total absorption” or ‘TA”, the rules of which stated that if you exhaled early, “you were assessed a penalty and your turn was skipped the next time the joint came around.”

Another idea was “Roof Hits” – rolling up car windows to stop smoke blowing out and going to waste.

‘\”Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated,’\” an old school friend told the author.

Maraniss goes on to reveal he was known for his ‘interceptions’ when a joint was being passed around.

‘He often elbowed his way in, out of turn, shouted “intercepted”, and took an extra hit,’ he writes.

The anecdotes are from Obama’s time studying at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii and Occidental College in Los Angeles.

One of Obama’s friends, Mark Bendix, had a Volkswagen microbus that they called ‘the Choomwagon’, the book continues, and they would use it to drive up Mount Tantalus in Honolulu.

Once parked, they ’turned up their stereos playing Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult and Stevie Wonder, lit up some ‘sweet-sticky Hawaiian buds’ and washed it down with ‘green bottled beer’ (the Choom Gang preferred Heineken, Becks, and St. Pauli Girl).’

The book also documents Obama’s early democratic leanings, explaining that the group operated by concensus and any member could veto a suggestion.

“Whenever an idea was broached, someone could hold up his hand in the V sign (a backward peace sign of that era) and indicate that the motion was not approved”

LEPRECHAUNS ATTACK!

2012-06-24T12:47:00.000-07:00

Wild leprechauns have moved into Seattle and are responsible for thousands of vicious attacks.

A large battalion of Leprechauns are carrying out vicious attacks in and around the city of Seattle.

The pint-sized brutes started moving into Seattle in February and were living peacefully, but they were allegedly setup a man was dancing with the wrong girl at a Belltown bar.

A massive brawl broke out between the Leprechauns and regular citizens in the bar. Officers arrived at the scene of a bar fight to find the man covered in blood and screaming in pain with his head held in his hands.

When officers asked who had attacked him, the man replied: “It was a bunch of leprechauns.”

That was beginning to the leprechaun mayhem in Seattle. Since then, hundreds of Seattle citizens have been attacked by leprechauns swinging shillelaghs. Most victims have only been bruised and battered. There have been no fatalities – yet.

The police are trying to round-up as many Leprechauns as possible, but the little green bouncing men are hard to wrangle. ”They’re a lot faster than you’d think,” said one Seattle cop. ”You think you have them in your grasp and then they hop out and leap above you.”

Some Seattle citizens are arming themselves to fight against the leprechauns. ”I found a leprechaun gun on eBay. I bought it and I think I’m going to be safe,” said Jonathan Medwedin. ”I also got myself a mahogany shillelagh. If I see one of them critters, I’m going to bop them on the head. They ain’t going to steal any of my stuff.”

Leprechauns supposedly have access to a pot of gold, but times have been hard even for leprechauns around the world, so they have been stealing and looting for the last year.

“We will rid our city of these varmints. Count on it,” said Seattle Police Chief, Frank London.

ALIEN SPACESHIPS TO ATTACK EARTH IN NOVEMBER 2012!

2012-06-14T11:58:00.000-07:00

Three giant alien spaceships are again heading for Earth! Scientists predict the new ships will arrive in November of 2012.

UFO encounters continue to increase – as documented on WWN. And today scientists at SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), an independent non-commercial organization, made a major announcement:

“Three giant spaceships are heading toward Earth. The largest one of them is 200 miles wide. Two others are slightly smaller. At present, the objects are just moving past Jupiter. Judging by their speed, they should be on Earth by the fall of 2012,” said John Malley, the lead extraterrestrial expert at SETI.

Three similar giant ships landed in China and the Indonesia Sea in November, 2011. They were identified as alien spaceships from Planet Gootan. Three more giant Gootan ships are headed her for November, 2012.

Read two of WWN’s many stories about the three Gootan ships landing in 2011:

THE STORY ABOUT THE LANDING OF THE THREE SHIPS IN NOVEMBER 2011

THE GOOTANS ARE HERE

The new Gootan spaceships have been detected by HAARP search system. The system, based in Alaska, was designed to study the phenomenon of northern lights. According to SETI researchers, the objects are extraterrestrial spaceships. They will be visible in optical telescopes as soon as they reach Mars’s orbit – sometime in November of 2012. The US government has been reportedly informed about the event.

SETI researchers have spent fifty years monitoring space. Dr. Malley said that they have conclusively proven that “we are just newcomers in this huge and unexplored world. Many believe that there are many other civilizations in space besides our own civilization.”

Wikileaks recently released many classified documents that prove that NASA and high-level U.S. official are aware of the three spaceships and are making plans to battle the spaceships. They have been concealing information from the U.S. public for decades. Wikileaks also confirms that the UFO sightings over the last three months prove that the alien invasions (long predicted by SETI) has begun. The three spaceships will mark the official beginning of the alien invasion.

Malley said that a Chinese official, Mao Kan, had obtained over than 1,000 secret NASA photographs depicting not only human footprints, but even a human carcass on the surface of the Moon. Some of the bones in the carcass were missing, the official said. The human corpse must have been dropped on the Moon from an alien spaceship, whereas the extraterrestrials kept some tissue samples for research.

Dr. Ken Johnston, former Manager of the Data and Photo Control Department at NASA’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory, said that US astronauts had found and photographed ancient ruins of artificial origin on the Moon. US astronauts had seen large unknown mechanisms on the Moon.

Both Johnston and Mao Kan agree that three more Gootan spaceships are heading for Earth.

Beginning in August of 2012 the U.N. will begin preparing citizens of the world for the second attack of the three Gootan spaceships and a subsequent alien attack, which they predict will be “a large-scale assault.”

FACEBOOK TO CHARGE USERS!

2012-06-13T10:49:00.000-07:00

BREAKING - Facebook, soon to be a public company, has reportedly announced a bold new plan – charging users?

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly announced that there will be a host of new changes to Facebook after the company goes public.

WWN’s J.B. Smitts broke the story that Facebook was shutting down on July 15th, 2012. Maybe this helped Zuckerberg come up with his new plan?

Pressure from angry users has been too much and Facebook is looking at an alternative, something that will persuade Mark Zuckerberg to keep the site alive: his social media platform is going to start charging users!

According to sources outside the company, Facebook is planning a subscription-based service with monthly fees starting at $0.99 for a basic “friendship” which allows for the posting of text and just one profile picture. This fee will increase, depending on the number of friends you have, the messages posted and sent, and the pictures/videos/ games put on a user’s page. The monthly fee will be capped at $50.00 per month at the high-end.

Bottom line: the more you use Facebook, the more you will pay.

Reports from sources not affiliated with company are saying that all existing content has been “grandfathered” and will not be disrupted – though Facebook has decided to share this data with government agencies, including the FBI , the CIA and Michael Moore.

CIO, FLoyd Collins said – “people will get used to paying. It’s not so bad. What’s a few bucks a month?”

Investment bankers, including Goldman Sachs, who are bring the company public, learned that Mark Zuckerberg wanted to shutter the site, and are thrilled at the prospect of Facebook converting to a pay service.

“The addition of this substantial revenue windfall makes Facebook all that more attractive as an investment,” said Tom Wotozowski, Senior Vice President of Goldman Sachs. “This will make it the largest corporation on the planet, in the history of the planet.”

Industry watchers estimate that the new fee-based program will generate well in excess of $50 billion in new revenue for the company – based on the most conservative assumptions of usage and the proposed tiered fee structure.

These estimates, of course, account for the fact that millions of users may quit Facebook in response to the imposition of fees. “I’m not going to pay for Facebook! It’s like paying for air. It’s not right,” said longtime Facebook junkie, Jessica Samsille. “Screw them, I’m going back to MySpace,” said Bo Chan.

No matter. Facebook executives are excited at the prospect of charging users. “We’re going to make money hand over fist,” said Facebook CEO Cindy Shooman. “I think converting to a pay service is something that will make Mark want to keep the site going. And I’ll finally get to buy an island in the Mediterranean.”

July 15th, 2012 is Facebook Day. The site will either shut down, or start charging users for its service – according to sources close to people from Silicon Valley.

Beware the ides of March…

GROLAR BEARS!

2012-06-13T10:41:00.000-07:00

The northward migration of grizzlies has led to more sightings of “grolar” bears in the Arctic.

Hunters from the village of Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., knew there was something different about the polar bear they were stalking but couldn’t put their finger on it.

It was far more aggressive than anything they were used to. They even called off the dog for fear the large white mammal would kill it.

On closer inspection after it was shot and killed, it turned out not to be an ordinary polar bear but one that was a cross between a polar bear and a grizzly, unofficially known as a “grolar bear” and “pizzly.”

“The first hybrid we had ever seen around here a few years ago was pretty nasty. They (hunters) usually stalk the polar bear using a dog, but this bear was so aggressive they couldn’t use a dog on them. It was too dangerous,” Robert Kuptana, who lives in the western Arctic hamlet of about 400 people on Victoria Island, told the Toronto Star Friday.

Over the years, as grizzly bears wandered further north following the caribou herd, the hybrid variety became more common, said the 69-year-old Kuptana. He added that a hunter from the village, Pat Ekpakohak, and his two grandchildren killed three of them just 10 days ago.

“One is pure white, one is partly dark and the other is fairly dark brown and the top part is white,” said Kuptana, who took a picture of the skins.

Polar bear and grizzly habitats overlap in the western Canadian Arctic around the Beaufort Sea. Grizzlies are known to occasionally to go out on the ice in the spring to feed on seals killed by polar bears, according to the Canadian Wildlife Service.

A DNA test conducted by the Wildlife Genetics International in British Columbia on a bear shot and killed by an American hunter in 2006 confirmed it was a hybrid, making it the first documented case in the wild.

Ian Stirling, a research scientist and polar bear expert with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Edmonton, said in an interview with National Geographic that the hybrid was “definitely not” a sign of climate change.

Andrew Derocher, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Alberta, is in Ulukhaktok, where he is doing polar bear research and saw the skins from the three hybrids.

“It seems to me they are getting a lot more common, at least in this part of the Arctic,” he told the Star.

“I think the story here . . . is that the number of grizzly bears on Victoria Island has increased quite markedly over the last 20 years. And part of that might be related to changing environmental conditions up here. It’s a bit warmer and it’s quite clear the grizzly bears are well-established here now and, of course, there is a healthy population of polar bears around,” he said.

David Paetkau, president of Wildlife Genetics International, based in Nelson. B.C., told the Star it was a “quirky” development that can’t be totally explained.

FACEBOOK OFFERS ‘DISLIKE’ BUTTON

2012-06-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

The much-requested feature will soon be available to all users.

After years of urging from users on the popular social network, Facebook will roll out its new “Dislike” button next week for text, photo and video posts. Soon, Facebookers can express their immediate dissatisfaction with a post as quickly as their enjoyment. According to social media specialist Andre Slater, this move is a game-changer.

“Any chance that a rival social website could rise and take over the market is now shot,” Slater said. “This is enough to keep users busy for at least the next year or so before they come up with something else cool.”

Slater maintains that it wasn’t that the company finally wised up in providing the feature — it was more that they were just waiting for the right time.

“It’s perfect right now,” Slater said, “In a time where so many people have negative feelings — are in direct disagreement with different social and political messages, this is just perfect.”

Rumors about the feature have been stirring for years, but most posts on the website promising the button have been fake or, even worse, have led to a virus. Facebook PR staffers have confirmed that this feature is indeed real, and coming to the site next week.

Like the new “Timeline” feature, users will have time to “opt in” to having the button as a choice on their profiles before it will ultimately be integrated regardless of preference. Some users, who presumably will be chosen at random, will also have the opportunity to test the button within the next few days.

“Just get ready,” Slater said. “You may not think it’s a big deal, but just watch and see. Giving users this kind of power is going to change the whole game. Yet another picture of your annoying cat? ‘Dislike.’ Don’t have my political opinion? ‘Dislike.’ You’ll see what I mean soon enough.”

WORLD’S GREATEST SURFER

2012-06-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

vGarrett McNamara has the Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed after riding a 78-footer in November off the coast of Nazare, Portugal.

Mike Parson had the previous mark, riding a 77-footer off the Southern California coast in 2008.

The ruling became official on Friday by a panel of experts for the annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.

McNamara told Petethomasoutdoors.com, “It’s amazing we get to do what we do, I am so grateful. The world record doesn’t mean as much to me, this is for the town of Nazaré and Portugal and for all my family and friends there.

“To be able to give them something to be proud of and inspire them… I didn’t want to get caught up in it all, but I have to tell you the truth, when they announced my name I got a bigger rush than probably on all the waves I rode this year.”