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Cleaning Lady Big Fail

2012-05-18T13:45:00.001-07:00

During this fail video you will see a really hard-working cleaning lady having a hardware problem and vacuuming practically nothing for 52 secs.

Sport of Camel Jumping

2012-05-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

The males from the Zaraniq tribe, Yemen, have a really one of a kind tradition, these people jump over a row of camels. Jumpers seek to sail over as much camels as they can, before tumbling to the ground. At the time of camel jumping activities, normally the one that jumps over the highest number of camels is the champion.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Friends Escape Court Battle

2012-05-18T11:36:00.000-07:00

Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio is among the big names spared a visit to court this week, which would have threatened to reveal the intimate details of massive illegal poker winnings.
Tobey MacGuire and Good Will Hunting stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have also managed to settle outside court after playing with ex-hedge fund manager Bradley Ruderman.
Ruderman is serving 20 years in jail after conning multiple people out of millions of dollars, before he surrendered to the FBI in 2009. It then emerged that Ruderman may have lost as much as $25million of his investors' money.

The businessman then tried to sue DiCaprio, MacGuire, Damon and Affleck for the money they took, which would have meant that details of the high-stakes and highly illegal poker games would come to light in the courts. However, it would seem that the celebrities have escaped with most of the cash.
Howard Ehrenberg, the bankruptcy trustee who sued DiCaprio and co., revealed to Celebuzz.com that "all of the poker defendant cases are settled.
"The settlement of every poker related case without having had to incur the cost of taking any of them to trial means that the fund available for the victims has been maximised. "
The games took place in California, where gambling of this nature is still illegal. Ruderman had been living like a Hollywood Star in Malibu, California spending the victims' cash like it was going out of fashion, before being jailed.
Some States are trying allow gambling on a much greater scale, notably Illinois. There is a lot of revenue available in online gambling, Texas Hold Em and fast poker games on sites like iGame, and President of the Illinois Senate John Cullerton, who wrote this week that "certain forms of iGaming, especially poker, rely on large pools of potential players, and states that move swiftly to design a system that captures the widest audience of participants will have an advantage in terms of long-range success."
It is unknown exactly how much the stars settled for, though Spiderman star Tobey Macguire was the among the first to settle, agreeing to hand over $80,000 of the $311,200 that he won from Ruderman.

Can Tarot Cards Really Predict Our Fate?

2012-05-18T11:27:00.000-07:00

Once traditional playing cards, Tarot cards were first seen in the late 1300’s. However, it was not until 1781 that French and English occult members discovered the Tarot cards as they have come to be known today. The cards they felt had symbolic pictures with a much deeper meaning; a meaning that could be used in a mystical and predictive way. Tarot cards thus came into being a divination tool.

Titanic II to Sail in 2016

2012-05-17T12:44:00.000-07:00

Just weeks after the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced he's set into motion a plan to build a high-tech replica of the Titanic, dubbed Titanic II, which he says will sail its maiden voyage in late 2016, England to New York City, to commemorate the 1912 voyage of the original RMS Titanic.

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Palmer, Australia's fifth wealthiest person at an estimated $5.2 billion, has signed a letter of understanding with CSC Jinling Shipyard in China to build the cruise ship. The design phase is currently underway, as ship architects sift through historical documents and plans in an effort to recreate the century-old luxury liner that sank on April 15, 1912.

In 1907 American billionaire industrialist and financier J. Pierpont Morgan had initial discussions with J. Bruce Ismay about building three luxury cruise ships. Morgan's company, the International Mercantile Marine Co., owned White Star Line which was headed by Ismay. The ships discussed would eventually become the RMS Olympic, the HMHS Britannic, and the RMS Titanic.

Construction on the RMS Titanic, the second in the new luxury fleet of passenger ships designated as "Olympic-class ocean liners," got underway in Belfast, Ireland in 1909 and was completed in 1911 by Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff.

The new Olympic-class ships were the most luxurious and largest at the time, capable of carrying more than 3,200 passengers and crew. Well-heeled passengers who chose first class accommodations found themselves in luxury cabins, some of which had their own bathrooms; unheard of at that time. The two largest cabins on the ships had their own private decks.

The ships themselves were equipped with a grand staircase, large dining rooms, smoking rooms, cafes decorated with palm trees, a swimming pool, a Turkish bath, at least one gymnasium, and several other places that offered food and entertainment.

Sadly, two of the three Olympic-class ships had very short existences. The Titanic, of course, went down on its maiden voyage when it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The Britannic, launched on February 26, 1914 met her fate at 8:12 A.M. on November 21, 1916 when she struck a mine deployed by a German U79 submarine and sank.

Unlike the Titanic, which took the lives of 1,517 people with her when she sank, catastrophe was avoided aboard the Britannic where 1,036 people were saved aboard the Britannic and only 30 people perished. A tragedy nonetheless, the lessons learned from the sinking of the Titanic saved lives aboard the Britannic.

A century of modern advancements in marine technology and approaches to manufacturing should lead to a long and fruitful life for the new Titanic II. Sonar technology alone will make quick work of avoiding icebergs and other potential hazards. Titanic II will be made to the specifications of the original Olympic-class cruise liners, which by today's cruise ship standards isn't particularly huge.

In fact, the largest cruise ships in service today are nearly 300 feet longer than the Titanic and can accommodate more than 2,000 passengers. The Titanic II is set to carry 1,680 passengers, but it plans to do so in complete luxury.

Today's cruise industry is based on economies of scale, which require the ability to handle large amounts of passengers so the costs and savings can be spread around. For a ship to only accommodate less than

1,700 passengers it has to rely on the ability to market itself to wealthier passengers as a truly luxurious experience, perhaps one unmatched in the entire industry.

With a name like Titanic II, at least for a period of time, the worldwide appeal to book passage will be tremendous. In fact, it's got to be a marketing company's dream come true. Talks of rates and other specifics, particularly for its maiden voyage which will exactly match the intended route of the original Titanic's first trek into open seas, are premature, but keeping an eye on developments over the next several years will be fun and interesting.

Let it never be said that having billions of dollars is overrated, makes you uptight, or can only be used for evil and world domination. Cheers to Clive Palmer for getting done what others haven't been able to pull off in several other attempts.

Tim is a writer for cabletv.com. If you would like to follow up on this article he can be reached on Twitter. @Cabletvcom

5 Most Enchanting French Beauties

2012-05-17T11:33:00.001-07:00

France is a magical land, filled with delicious foods, historical sites, and most important of all, beautiful women. In fact, some of the most gorgeous women in the world hail from this European country. The following list of five women are some of the most beautiful that France has to offer.

1. Mélissa Theuriau

While some might guess that celebrities and models would take the number one spot on our list, one of the most beautiful French women alive is actually a news anchor for the French channel M6. Mélissa Theuriau has also worked for several other French channels, including TF1 and LCI, where she first became well-known throughout the country. Her beauty has led to the young anchorwoman becoming an Internet phenomenon, with video montages of Theuriau receiving millions of hits from across the globe. Readers of men's magazine Maxim declared her “TV's Sexiest News Anchor.”

25 Great Ways to Raise Money for Charity

2012-05-17T11:01:00.000-07:00

Raising money for charity can be difficult at the best of times, but in the current economic climate it's even harder. You will need to come up with an incredibly creative fund raising campaign if you want to persuade people to part with their hard earned, and much sought-after, cash. Here are a few fund-raising suggestions to help you kickstart your charity brainstorming sessions.

1. Recycling - many recycling companies will pay money for everything from glass bottles and drink cans to mobile phones. Instead of asking people for money, ask them for their old junk, and recycle it for cash.

2. Start a website - it costs very little to set up a website, and you could earn a lot for your chosen charity via affiliate programs and advertisements.

3. Start a Squidoo Lens - if you can't afford to run a website, run a Squidoo lens instead, they're free to set up, and can produce good earnings.

4. Write a book - self-publish a book via Hulu and sell it for a profit

5. Do a sponsored event - finishing a charity run is still an admirable achievement. If a charity run doesn't sound adventurous enough for you, consider competing in some other sporting event for sponsorship.

6. Write letters - raise awareness by sending out paper letters. They have a personal effect that other donation requests don't have.

7. TV and Radio - local media can be useful for reaching a lot of people.

8. Cooking - if you are good at making biscuits or cakes, these are always desirable fundraising tokens.

9. Host a party - even in the current economy, people enjoy a good night out. Sell tickets, and donate all the proceeds to charity.

10. Run a competition - get local companies to donate prizes, and charge a token entry fee.

11. Host a yard sale - instead of getting rid of old junk on eBay, run a real-life sale, with all of the proceeds going to charity.

12. Run a charity challenge - instead of a standard sponsored charity run, make it a competition, with a prize going to the person with the fastest time, along with an extra donation to their charity of choice.

13. Just Giving - lots of people struggle to find spare loose change to hand over to people looking for sponsorship, but are happy to donate via debit card or PayPal. Set up a JustGiving page for people to use for donations.

14. Charitable luxury - make handmade candles and soaps and sell them for an affordable price.

15. Christmas cards - sell handmade Christmas cards; they're a popular item and don't cost a lot to make.

16. Vouchers and tokens - ask local companies to donate vouchers that you can use as prizes and fund-raising incentives.

17. Donation matching - find a local company and ask them to match whatever you raise through your normal fundraising efforts. It's great PR for the company, and extra cash for your charity.

18. Donate time - if you can't raise a lot of money, lend your time and skills to your chosen charity instead.

19. Dress down day - ask everyone in the office to donate a pound to charity so they can wear casual clothes for a day.

20. Brand parties - instead of having an Avon party, look for a brand that will help you run a charity party. There are lots of family friendly brands that support charities these days.

21. Nag a celebrity - get a local celebrity to endorse your cause.

22. Put on a performance - if you have musical talent, put on a show at a local pub or community hall.

23. Give guided tours - do you know your area well? Run a ghost hunt or a history tour during the summer.

24. Affiliate programs - join affiliate programs, and ask people in your community to do their usual shopping through the affiliate links.

25. Gift aid - if your local government offers tax breaks on charitable donations, ask people to use that scheme.

This is a guest post by Amy Fowler on behalf of The Poppy Run, who organise charity runs across the UK in aid of The Poppy Appeal. Find out more at poppy-run.com. For updates on the next Poppy Run event, follow The Poppy Run on Twitter.

Wind Blown in the Face

2012-05-16T12:54:00.001-07:00

Artist and photographer Tadao Cern happens to be doing a series of funny portraits entitled "Blow Job" in which he shows men and women having quite strong winds straight to the face. Check out his facebook page for many more comical photos.

Style Changing Time Lapse

2012-05-16T11:31:00.002-07:00

This has to go on the list of neatest getting older time-lapse videos I've ever looked at. Just check it out how often this person changed his look over four years period.

PopGive Picdump No48

2012-05-15T14:38:00.001-07:00

Nothing special, funny, bizarre, interesting, fail, random photos, in other words something for everyone. Hope you will enjoy !

Trolling School Teachers

2012-05-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

Under the guise of the interview, all these students have no clue the things their own teachers are carrying out behind them. While many of the teachers are simply acceptable, there are some that truly get into it.

Ten Cool and Just Plain Crazy Kitchen Appliances

2012-05-15T11:51:00.000-07:00

We spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so why is it that most of the devices and appliances we have in there are boring? Isn't it time that we gave kitchen appliances some love? Many designers think so, and they're coming up with creative, cute, and useful appliances to make cooking fun again. Check out the following ten awesome Kitchen appliances.

1. The Smile Cooking Toaster

Designer Xu Yan Xiang has made a transparent toaster that can imprint a range of smiley faces on your toast. What better way to brighten up your morning? There are plenty of patterned toasters on the market, but this one is special because it's transparent, and it leaves a white area where the design is, rather than toasting the design into the bread. This means that the toast made by this device tastes better than normal patterned toast.

A Few of the World's Most Bizarre Chairs Ever

2012-05-15T08:13:00.001-07:00

Back in the day, strange wasn't only frowned upon, but burned at the stake as well. Nowadays, anything strange, crazy, or downright bizarre is accepted with open arms. Humans might not have warmed up to their (fellow) bizarre humans, but they're certainly embracing strange fashion trends, Lady GaGa, and just lately - weird furniture. This just goes to show that man has carried his imagination beyond its limits, allowing it to influence even the most mundane things.

Whether or not you want these weird chairs in your home, you have to admit they're beyond awesome. Just how creative and free-spirited can someone be to design these chairs? Let's take a closer look.

1. The Ghost Chair Collection

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Sit if you dare! These out-of-this-world chairs are bound to make any home a wee bit spookier. Made of plexiglass, these chairs have ghost-like forms inside them ready to scare the crap out of you in the middle of the night. Apparently, the designers were aiming for a futuristic look.

Domino Chain Reaction

2012-05-14T15:11:00.000-07:00

A domino will knock over other domino approximately 50% bigger than itself. A chain of dominos of enhancing dimensions will make a form of mechanical chain reaction that will begin with a little push and knocks down an impressively big domino. By the moment you reach 30 dominos your chain is going to be large enough to knock over the Empire State Building.

6 Bad Movies from Good Directors

2012-05-14T11:28:00.001-07:00

Shooting a movie is hard work, and even the best of the best sometimes stumble. While all of the following films come from critically-acclaimed directors, they were also some of the worst films ever made by these talented individuals. Perhaps not the worst movies ever made, they nonetheless pale in comparison to the other works of these great directors.

1. Jack

Against Me! Over the Years

2012-05-14T04:14:00.001-07:00

Tom Gabel of Against Me! recently shocked fans by revealing to Rolling Stone magazine that he has been suffering from gender dysphoria and will be undergoing a transition to begin living as a woman with the name Laura Jane Grace. This news has elicited support from many of the band's fans as well as some hatred and anger from those who don't understand the issue of gender identity disorder. No matter what fans think about Tom's transition to Laura, it can't be argued that Against Me! is not one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time. Since Gabel started the band in Gainesville as a teenager, it's style has undergone radical changes, all while trying to stay true to the spirit of rebellion that sparked it

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Against Me! in the beginning

3 Fastest Concept Trucks Available

2012-05-14T04:02:00.000-07:00

A concept car or truck is a prototype vehicle displayed by a car manufacturer, usually at auto shows. These are test runs of vehicles they intend to eventually make available to the public, usually featuring new technology or styling. Many of concept trucks never make it to production, and those that do usually end up being different from their concept versions. Most concept vehicles take a model of car or truck that is already being produced and soup it up, adding larger and more powerful engines. Additionally, many concept trucks feature specialty interiors and exterior trim kits to make them stand out visually. Several auto makers have recently produced concept trucks, and here are some of the fastest around.

Ram 1500 R/T "Terramoto" Street Truck

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Designed by Fastlane, this concept truck has a 5.7-liter Hemi engine with 500 horsepower. Named Terramoto, which is Spanish for "earthquake," this truck will sound like one because of its custom dual exhaust. The goal of the Fastlane team, when developing the vehicle, was to create a truck that could compete not only with other trucks in speed but also cars. In addition to an incredibly powerful engine, the pickup also features a custom interior, Assanti wheels and a lowering kit. The vehicle is based on the 2011 Ram 1500 Sport which includes a regular cab and 6' 4" bed.

Cover of "Sexy and I Know It"

2012-05-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

18-year-old singer/songwriter Noah does takes LFMAO's Sexy and I Know It and turns it into something pretty amazing.

Vintage Star Wars Postage Stamps

2012-05-12T12:39:00.000-07:00

Mixing up futuristic and old-school creative ideas motivated graphic artist Stefan van Zoggel to make his Star Wars stamps.
"The collision of the sci-fi futuristic world of Star Wars and the old, traditional world of postage stamps back in the day is what excited me about this project, " he mentioned in an e-mail to Wired regarding his series of arty stamps."It wouldn't be as fun to just make droid holograms, or even stamps with random Star Wars images on [them]. I like the fact that they look like they were used a century ago to send post to another planet. ".

Zach Galifianakis's Unique Brand of Humor on Display in Between Two Ferns

2012-05-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

Comedy Central's second annual comedy awards premiered last week, and audiences were treated to a thirty minute special before the show featuring Zach Galifianakis. The special, titled “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” is the first time his popular viral internet series has been shown on TV. In his TV premiere, Zach conducted faux-interviews with comedy legends Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, bringing the unique on-stage persona and brand of humor to his comical interviews.

Between Two Ferns began as an interview series on funnyordie.com where Zach held brief interviews with famous celebrities. Among the celebrities interviewed were Bruce Willis, John Hamm, Steve Carrell, Michael Cera, and more. Most of Zach's interviewees are in on the fact that it is meant to be funny, but they are not told what they will be asked before hand. With beautiful timing, Zach asks a series of uncomfortable, awkward, and outright insulting questions of his guests, and let's their reaction do the rest.

Galifianakis has always had a penchant for awkward, twisted humor. His awkward, slightly “off” persona was what landed him his role in the movie The Hangover as the bizarre tag-along, and it's what makes Between Two Ferns so hilarious and fun to watch. In his interview with Bruce Willis, Galifianakis shamelessly brings up Willis's ex-wife's young husband Ashton Kutcher, waiting for the reaction, which is a mix between irritation and shock that he would dare to ask the question.

Galifianakis has always been repulsed by celebrity culture, and Between Two Ferns is his opportunity to give it the mocking it deserves. In an interview with ABC news, Zach describes between two ferns as coming out of "The sycophantic way that Hollywood machine runs”, and that he has always had fun making fun of it. The fact that his special premiered just before a comedy awards show, which hands out awards to celebrities in the comedy industry, is ironic but fitting for the internet sensation that pokes fun at Hollywood glamour.

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The Author is a humor enthusiast and loves to go see live stand-up comedy as often as possible. For more information on his interests, visit his website.

Album Review – ‘CYRK’ by Cate Le Bon

2012-05-10T11:58:00.000-07:00

Hailing from Cardiff, UK – Cate Le Bon’s sophomore LP ‘CYRK’ has just been released on the Ovni label - the imprint founded by fellow Welsh folk pop hero Gruff Rhys - and follows on from her successful debut ‘Me Oh My’ back in 2009.

Le Bon’s voice has always been the tool that differentiates her from the rest of the pack, and ‘CYRK’ finds her in fine form. Probably most famous for singing backing on Neon Neon’s ‘I Lust U’ in 2008 (Gruff Rhys' involvement again), Cate manages to sound more and more like Nico from the Velvet Underground every day, but somehow still manages to retain her Welsh lilt throughout the course of the album.

Opening track ‘Falcon Eyed’ sees Le Bon and her band banishing the low-key mood of her debut and striking out with a sixties-pop infused riff, topped with beautiful off-key vocal harmonies.
Comparisons to Nico can’t be dismissed, especially when slow-burners such as ‘Puts Me To Work’ and the waltzing ‘Julia’ are so reminiscent of the Velvets during their late 60s heyday.
Unlike her previous works, 'CYRK' is sung entirely in English rather than her native Welsh, which should hopefully open her work up to a larger audience. The lyrics though, are still very much on the sombre side. The title track opens with the lines "Now is not a good time, to leave me on my own" and the subject of isolation is quite prevelant throughout. This is juxtaposed with the jangly pop that most of the record provides.

The album is more suited to a live setting however, with some of the tunes not packing the same punch on record as they do on stage, but still ‘CYRK’ is a definite improvement on the debut and can no way be classed as a difficult second album; far from easy listening, but much less uneasy listening than in the past.

Ben Gallivan is based in Cardiff, UK; he likes music and has done for all 34 of his years. That’s why he set up Ben Likes Music, a blog devoted to exactly that.

The World's Largest Restaurant

2012-05-09T14:33:00.001-07:00

Welcome into the insane restaurant by means of waiters on skates, swans and different spectacles every evening. Bangkok's Royal Dragon restaurant will have capacity for 5, 000 individuals, in case you want to book such a gathering.

Kicking Racism Out of Football

2012-05-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

Fenerbahçe midfielder Emre Belözoğlu ended up being banned two matches in April considering he called Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora a "dirty n**er" during Turkish league match, and then their teams met once again. Zokora exacted his revenge that earned him just a yellow card.

PopGive Picdump No47

2012-05-09T02:03:00.001-07:00

Nothing special, funny, bizarre, interesting, fail, random photos, in other words something for everyone. Hope you will enjoy !

Soap Bubble Close-up

2012-05-08T15:01:00.000-07:00

Photographer Jane Thomas experiments with soapy water and a macro lens in order to catch light and reflections through thin films of water. Her macro technique involves taking photos of an area no bigger than 18mm wide over a little bubble wand.