This police thriller is possibly the best in Hollywood. The plot features Colin Farrell as SWAT officer Jim Street, partner to Brian Gamble, thwart a bank robbery, but at the cost of their jobs. Gamble is suspended from the LAPD, while Street only gets suspended from SWAT. The plot seems to be very confusing for the first half of the movie, but as the second half progresses on, the plot relaly takes flight, climaxing with tons of action and edge-of-your-seat drama. Street later gets recruited back into SWAT by Sgt. Hondo, played by Samuel L. Jackson. When Alex Montell, a fugitive drug dealer wanted in more than ten different countries attempts to bust out of the LAPD jail, Hondo and his team are charged with the difficult task of escorting Montell to a federal prison to await prosecution. The task gets even harder when Montell offers $100 million to save him. The movie's action scenes are perfect, though camera angles are sort of all over the place, breaking the "180 degree rule" in filming, thus rendering the audience disoriented at times. The intro is long, tedious, and not required. It seems like a waste of time for the first half, but as soon as the second half kicks off, the plot is amazingly spectacular and well-thought out. 4 stars given for bad camera angles, okay plot, and EXTRAORDINARY action scenes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Feds Lone AIG $85 Billion
Yesterday marked a dark day for the stock market, with the Dow Jones crashing 500 points following news of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Now the biggest insurance company in the nation, American International Group Co., or AIG, is failing as well. In order to save the ailing company, the U.S. government agreed to fund $85 billion to the company in order to prevent a chaotic stock market crash. The failure of AIG could lead to more destruction in the already fragile economy, as well as "substantially higher borrowing costs, reduced household wealth, and materially weaker economic performance." In return for the loan, the Fed will receive a 79.9% equity stake in the company.
"It might not just bring down other financial institutions in the U.S. It could bring down overseas financial institutions," said Timothy Canova, a professor of international economic law at Chapman University School of Law. "If Lehman Brother's failure could help trigger AIG's going down, who knows who AIG's failure could trigger next.*"
*Taken from Yahoo!
"It might not just bring down other financial institutions in the U.S. It could bring down overseas financial institutions," said Timothy Canova, a professor of international economic law at Chapman University School of Law. "If Lehman Brother's failure could help trigger AIG's going down, who knows who AIG's failure could trigger next.*"
*Taken from Yahoo!
Schwarzenegger Making History
The state of California, run by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been in turmoil over it's state budget plan for a while now. California is the only state with out a state budget plan this late in the fiscal year. Schwarzenegger and lawmakers have been battling it out since the beginning of the fiscal year, with Schwarzenegger threatening to veto any legislature until a state budget bill is passed. California is now about $15 billion in debt. Lawmakers finally approved a $143 billion dollar budget plan on the 78th day of the fiscal year. The delay has costed many state employees their jobs, with Schwarzenegger cutting 20,000 state jobs and making 200,000 other state employees being paid at the federal minimum wage. The cuts have yet to be made, since authorities have not yet acted, determined to undermine the governor's plans.
Yet even with the budget plan, Schwarzenegger announced today that he will veto the state budget plan, claiming that the long-overdue spending plan lawmakers approved lacked long-term fiscal reforms and would burden taxpayers. Senate leaders have already announced that they will override the governor's veto.
If Schwarzenegger follows through on his threat, it would mark the first time in modern history that a California governor would veto a state spending plan.*
*Taken from Yahoo!
Yet even with the budget plan, Schwarzenegger announced today that he will veto the state budget plan, claiming that the long-overdue spending plan lawmakers approved lacked long-term fiscal reforms and would burden taxpayers. Senate leaders have already announced that they will override the governor's veto.
If Schwarzenegger follows through on his threat, it would mark the first time in modern history that a California governor would veto a state spending plan.*
*Taken from Yahoo!
HP To Cut Jobs
Among news of the financila crisis in the stock markets today, Hewlett-Packard has announced that it is making plans to cut 24,600 jobs within the next three years, 8% of its workforce. The plans were announced today after the stock market closed. The move is designed to cut costs as HP combines with newly bought Electronic Data Systems Corp.
The cuts represent the Palo Alto-based company's most aggressive move yet to streamline its operations under Chief Executive Mark Hurd, who engineered the $13.9 billion acquisition to challenge IBM Corp. for more of the lucrative, long-term business of helping companies manage their computing infrastructure.*
Most job cuts will be within EDSs ranks, though half of the jobs will be from the U.S. HP projects that it will save nearly $1.8 billion a year with the cuts. They are however, planning to refill half of the positions after the restructuring. Before the merging, HP had 178,000 people and EDS had 142,000, a total of 320,000 workers.
The cuts represent the Palo Alto-based company's most aggressive move yet to streamline its operations under Chief Executive Mark Hurd, who engineered the $13.9 billion acquisition to challenge IBM Corp. for more of the lucrative, long-term business of helping companies manage their computing infrastructure.*
Most job cuts will be within EDSs ranks, though half of the jobs will be from the U.S. HP projects that it will save nearly $1.8 billion a year with the cuts. They are however, planning to refill half of the positions after the restructuring. Before the merging, HP had 178,000 people and EDS had 142,000, a total of 320,000 workers.
US Economy Plunges
Today was a hectic day on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones plunging more than 500 points. The stock market estimated a $700 billion dollar loss for shareholders today, among news that the third biggest mortgage company Lehman Brothers has filed for bankruptcy, as well as a forced sale by Merrill Lynch to Bank Of America for $50 billion. This day is marked as one of the worst for the stock market since 2001. Wall Street investors are now holding their breaths for the American International Group Inc., also known as AIG. Investors are worried that troubles at AIG and the bankruptcy of the Lehman brothers will set off another chain of events with in the financial market, causing more uproar and devastation to the already plunging US Economy.
The Dow fell 504.48, or 4.42 percent, to 10,917.51, moving below the 11,000 mark for the first time since mid-July. It was the worst point drop for the Dow since it lost 684.81 on Sept. 17, 2001, the first day of trading after the terror attacks. The Nasdaq composite index fell 81.36, or 3.60 percent, to 2,179.91; that was its worst point loss since Jan. 4.*
*Taken off Yahoo!
The Dow fell 504.48, or 4.42 percent, to 10,917.51, moving below the 11,000 mark for the first time since mid-July. It was the worst point drop for the Dow since it lost 684.81 on Sept. 17, 2001, the first day of trading after the terror attacks. The Nasdaq composite index fell 81.36, or 3.60 percent, to 2,179.91; that was its worst point loss since Jan. 4.*
*Taken off Yahoo!
NBA News
This week has been hectic for the National Basketball Association, who is now faced with the possibility of a star player ending his career to early and a former player being documented and known to the world.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008, marked the day that Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal foreshadowed his retirement. He has already put a deadline on his retirement, at the end of his contract, which is the 09-10 NBA season. Shaq's career, which has taken a turn for the worse since he left the Lakers, has been somewhat diminished to that of a lower status NBA player (if there is a such thing.)
Also in NBA news, a documentary on another NBA player has got the nation hyped. Fairly unknown NBA star Wat Misaka played for the New York Knicks for a short time, breaking one of the racial barriers of the NBA. In a time when the NBA was dominated by whites and Americans, and at the peak of an anti-japanese era, Misaka was able to play in the NBA and show the world that you don't have to be american to be good at basketball. The new documentary, titled “Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story,” is about how this son of two japanese immigrants lived, and the hardships he faced because of his ethnicity. Misaka played for the Knicks for the first two weeks of the season, before he was cut early. He set this milestone 61 years ago, 3 years earlier then when the NBA started accepting blacks. The documentary took two years to film, and will be showing next week in San Francisco, Sacremento, and Los Angeles.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008, marked the day that Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal foreshadowed his retirement. He has already put a deadline on his retirement, at the end of his contract, which is the 09-10 NBA season. Shaq's career, which has taken a turn for the worse since he left the Lakers, has been somewhat diminished to that of a lower status NBA player (if there is a such thing.)
Also in NBA news, a documentary on another NBA player has got the nation hyped. Fairly unknown NBA star Wat Misaka played for the New York Knicks for a short time, breaking one of the racial barriers of the NBA. In a time when the NBA was dominated by whites and Americans, and at the peak of an anti-japanese era, Misaka was able to play in the NBA and show the world that you don't have to be american to be good at basketball. The new documentary, titled “Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story,” is about how this son of two japanese immigrants lived, and the hardships he faced because of his ethnicity. Misaka played for the Knicks for the first two weeks of the season, before he was cut early. He set this milestone 61 years ago, 3 years earlier then when the NBA started accepting blacks. The documentary took two years to film, and will be showing next week in San Francisco, Sacremento, and Los Angeles.
Metrolink Crash Kills 18
Early Friday a Los Angeles Metrolink train crashed into a freight train, killing 18 and injurng 135 more. Rescue workers are still searching the rubble for survivors. Many injured are in serious or critical condition. They crashed in Chatsworth, a suburb near Los Angeles. Among the crash was a LAPD officer as well. Metrolink has said that the crash was caused by the train Engineer when he had failed to stop at a red light. The engineer had worked for a subcontracter that has been used by Metrolink since 1998.
Fire chief Mario Rueda said the finding of any survivors left in the crash is "very remote." The last survivor was pulled out Friday night. The impact rammed the Metrolink engine backward into a passenger car, which rested on its side with the engine still inside it early Saturday, and accordioned the freight train cars. Two other Metrolink cars remained upright. Crews had to put out a fire under part of the train.*
*Taken off yahoo!
Fire chief Mario Rueda said the finding of any survivors left in the crash is "very remote." The last survivor was pulled out Friday night. The impact rammed the Metrolink engine backward into a passenger car, which rested on its side with the engine still inside it early Saturday, and accordioned the freight train cars. Two other Metrolink cars remained upright. Crews had to put out a fire under part of the train.*
*Taken off yahoo!
Russians Withdrawing
Many Russian troops are beginning to pull back from temporary bases near the Black Sea port of Poti. The Russians are honoring their ceasefire deal with a partial pullout from Western Georgia. However, Georgia, like other western nations, are asking for a full pull out to positions held before the war, which broke out a month ago, due to conflicts with Georgia and breakaway province South Ossentia. "They have fulfilled the commitment" to withdraw from the area by Sept. 15 under an agreement European Union leaders reached with Russia last week, Georgian Security Council chief Alexander Lomaia said*. The Russians still have about 1,200 Russian servicemen are still at 19 different checkpoints, with 12 outside South Ossentia and seven outside Abkhazia. Russia said it would pull them out by Oct. 11 as long as 200 European Union observers are deployed to strips of territory surrounding the two separatist regions by Oct. 1.*
*Taken off Yahoo!
*Taken off Yahoo!
Hurricane Ike Report
After Hurricane Ike blew across Texas overnight, leaving billions of dollars in damage and a few dead. Officials report that the water only peaked at 13.5 feet, which is a lot better than the forecasted 20-25 feet. The state had already been evacuated. Ike roared ashore at 110 winds mph. Rescue crews were frustrated, but vowed to get to the more than 140,000 people who stubbornly stayed behind as soon as they could. Governor Rick Perry had already gave a strong warning to all residents to evacute. Some people stayed in order to protect their neighborhoods from theft.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Featured Video - What I've Done
Today's featured video is the music video for Linkin Park's "What I've Done" This was the hit single in their newest album, Minutes to Midnight. Also in this album was Shadow of the Day, which won the MTV VMAs Best Rock Music Video award. Their website is http://www.youtube.com/linkinparktv.
Chinese Health Incident
The latest chinese criticism comes with a health report saying that a milk powder was sent out on the market, even when the company had knowledge that the powder contained Melamine, a chemical rich in Nitrogen. The powder was sent out to Taiwan, but none to foreign markets. Chinese state run Xin-Hua News Agency has reported that one baby has died and 432 others are infected. The powder is likely to cause kidney stones in infants. The milk was supplied by Sanlu Group Co., the largest supplier of milk powder in the nation.
The government has sent out doctors from Beijing who will pay and treat the infected babies. Officials seized 2,176 tons of the formula, and ordered a recall of another 8,218 tons. That's 700 more tons than the previous recall ordered by Sanlu. Beijing has also launched an emergency inspection of 175 other companys that produce the formula as well. The dairy had received complaints in March and June, but intial tests were done only in August. Because of this delay, many lives have been affect that could've been saved.
The government has sent out doctors from Beijing who will pay and treat the infected babies. Officials seized 2,176 tons of the formula, and ordered a recall of another 8,218 tons. That's 700 more tons than the previous recall ordered by Sanlu. Beijing has also launched an emergency inspection of 175 other companys that produce the formula as well. The dairy had received complaints in March and June, but intial tests were done only in August. Because of this delay, many lives have been affect that could've been saved.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Featured Video - (en) 이불 "Lee Bul" - 영원 "Forever" Official MV (HQ)
Today's video is a korean song written by Lee Bul. It's just a preview of korean style music videos, and how they are so different from American videos. American videos have chaotic scenes and dramatic effects. Korean videos are still pretty basic while capturing the whole effect of the song. It's been subtitled in english by CJWTown, which I have found to be a pretty good source of Korean shows. Their website is http://cjwforums.co.nr. They also subtitle the very good show "We Got Married"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Closed for a week
Zamble will be closed for a week due to personal conflicts. Monitoring two sites and three blogs is getting tiring, so I will be closing down the ones that aren't as important.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Featured Artist - Britney Spears
Today's featured artist is the MTV VMAs choice for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Video Of The Year. Britney's life has been plagued with paparazzi troubles, as it seems like the whole world is out to get her. Though her video for "Piece Of Me" was actually the video that won, the video was unable to be embedded on this blog. Her website is http://www.britney.com/.
Video unable to be embedded.
Video unable to be embedded.
Schwarzenegger Being Recalled
Mike Jimenez, president of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, said that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a failure since the last governor, who was also recalled in 2003. Jimenez claimed that the union was seeking a recall vote against Schwarzenegger because its 300,000 some-odd members have gone two years without new labor contracts and "because Schwarzenegger didn't exempt its members from an executive order intended to reduce pay for tens of thousands of state employees to deal with the state's budget crisis. Many guards increase their salaries significantly with overtime." The union would need about one million signatures to put a recall vote on the ballot.
Schwarzenegger's executive order to reduce pay for some 175,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour has not taken effect because the state controller has refused to comply.*
*Article taken from Yahoo! Click on blog title to link to original article.
Schwarzenegger's executive order to reduce pay for some 175,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour has not taken effect because the state controller has refused to comply.*
*Article taken from Yahoo! Click on blog title to link to original article.
Mortgage Rates Drop
The government took control of mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who alone control nearly half of the US mortgage market. The move was made to protect the falling US economy. The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped 0.3 of a percentage point to 6.04 on Monday, according to HSH Associates, and are expected to decline a little more in the coming weeks*. The US has faced huge amounts of foreclosures the last few years, causing a rapid decline in the US market.
*Taken off Yahoo! For original article, click blog title.
*Taken off Yahoo! For original article, click blog title.
Featured Video - Linkin Park ~ Shadow of the Day
Today's featured video is the VMAs best rock music video. Linkin Park's Shadow of the Day was featured in their third album, Minutes to Midnight. The album also featured such hits as "Leave Out All The Rest" and "What I've Done" Linkin Park's previous two albums were Hybrid Theory and Meteora. Their website is http://www.youtube.com/user/linkinparktv.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Featured Artist - Asa The Comic
Today's feaured artist is Asathecomic. He likes to "philosiphize" and "comede" while sending out a serious topic. However, parent discretion is advised, since Asa tends to talk about adult cases and uses explicit language. Most teens wouldn't and shouldn't watch asa, but they still do. He loves to use green screen and sound effects that are HILARIOUS. His website is http://www.youtube.com/asathecomic.
Olympian Released
Former Olympian Marion Jones was released from prison today. She was serving a six-month term for lying about her steroid use. She had to forfeit the three gold medals and two silver medals she won in the 2000 Sydney games after her steroid use was admitted. She admitted that she used a steroid known as "the clear" from September 2000 to July 2001.
Good-Bye Jenny
The oldest gorilla in capitivity died today at the age of 55. The gorilla, named Jenny, lived in the Dallas Zoo. She was ethuanized on Thursday night because of an inoperable tumor in her stomach. Jenny already stopped eating and drinking, and studies showed she was unlikely to recover from the tumor. Gorillas in the wild normally live to age 30 or 35, but they can survive years longer in a zoo, with veterinary care and protection from predators. Still, of the roughly 360 gorillas in North American zoos, only four were over 50 as of this spring*.
The new oldest gorilla is 51 year old Colo, who lives in the Columbus Zoo. She was born into captivity.Last month, 43 year old Hercules died in a surgical spine procedure.
The new oldest gorilla is 51 year old Colo, who lives in the Columbus Zoo. She was born into captivity.Last month, 43 year old Hercules died in a surgical spine procedure.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Self-Learning Helicopter
A new age of AI technology has gone to new extents. The technology, located in a remote control helicopter, allows the copter to "learn" new tricks by just watching other helicopters. "The result is an autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex tricks on its own, its inventors say*." The copter can do all sorts of tricks, such as flips, loops, and rolls.
The stunts are "by far the most difficult aerobatic maneuvers flown by any computer-controlled helicopter," said Andrew Ng, a Stanford University professor directing the research of graduate students Pieter Abbeel, Adam Coates, Timothy Hunter and Morgan Quigley*.
"I think the range of maneuvers they can do is by far the largest" in the autonomous helicopter field, said Eric Feron, a Georgia Tech aeronautics and astronautics professor who worked on autonomous helicopters while at MIT. "But what's more impressive is the technology that underlies this work. In a way, the machine teaches itself how to do this by watching an expert pilot fly. This is amazing."*
* Articles taken directly from Yahoo. Blog title links to original article.
The stunts are "by far the most difficult aerobatic maneuvers flown by any computer-controlled helicopter," said Andrew Ng, a Stanford University professor directing the research of graduate students Pieter Abbeel, Adam Coates, Timothy Hunter and Morgan Quigley*.
"I think the range of maneuvers they can do is by far the largest" in the autonomous helicopter field, said Eric Feron, a Georgia Tech aeronautics and astronautics professor who worked on autonomous helicopters while at MIT. "But what's more impressive is the technology that underlies this work. In a way, the machine teaches itself how to do this by watching an expert pilot fly. This is amazing."*
* Articles taken directly from Yahoo. Blog title links to original article.
Featured Video - Exploding Water Heater
Today's video features TV's Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, AKA the Mythbusters. These former special effects artists use their knowledge of science and technology to make most things explode. They leave a wake of destruction in their path while debunking the most well-known myths known to man. Enjoy the carnage in this episode, where they see what happens when a water heater blows up due to neglection. Their website is http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html.
Plane Pops A Tire
An American Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at LAX today after the pilot reported a malfunction with the left landing gear. The plane was headed towards Toronto. AA has reported 5 crew members and 130 passengers aboard the plane. The plane was safely returned back to LAX shortly after takeoff.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Featured Video - Jonas Brothers ~ Burning Up
Today's featured video is for the teens and kids out there. This trio of brothers have risen to fame through disney, much like teen sensation Miley Cyrus. They have released many top selling albums. Nick; 14, Joe; 17, and Kevin; 19, form their own band, with a guitarist, a drummer, and a singer. Here you guys go. Their website is http://www.jonasbrothers.com/.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Entertainment News
This week in Hollywood, Charlize Theron rejects a marrage proposal and Pitt shows his face.
#1) Charlize Theron was proposed to by a reporter. Soon after she was quoted saying ""you are very cute, but my boyfriend would kill you."
#2) Brad Pitt and George Clooney showed up in Venice promoting the new comedy "Burn After Reading." The movie is about two stupid gym trainers who stumble upon an ex-CIA officer's memoirs.
#3) Jennifer Aniston is filming for NBC again. The former "Friends" star is back to guest star in NBC's "30 rock."
#4) Dancing With The Stars has hooked in Kim Kardashian, Lance Bass, Susan Lucci, and Misty May-Treanor in the new season.
#5) Is Halle Berry engaged? New rumors surface every few months, but this time there's a ring to go with it! Is she finally married to Gabriel Aubry?
*All news courtesy of Yahoo!. Click the blog title for the original article.*
#1) Charlize Theron was proposed to by a reporter. Soon after she was quoted saying ""you are very cute, but my boyfriend would kill you."
#2) Brad Pitt and George Clooney showed up in Venice promoting the new comedy "Burn After Reading." The movie is about two stupid gym trainers who stumble upon an ex-CIA officer's memoirs.
#3) Jennifer Aniston is filming for NBC again. The former "Friends" star is back to guest star in NBC's "30 rock."
#4) Dancing With The Stars has hooked in Kim Kardashian, Lance Bass, Susan Lucci, and Misty May-Treanor in the new season.
#5) Is Halle Berry engaged? New rumors surface every few months, but this time there's a ring to go with it! Is she finally married to Gabriel Aubry?
*All news courtesy of Yahoo!. Click the blog title for the original article.*
Never Mess With Mother Nature
Hurricane Gustav is quickly turning into a Category 5 hurricane as it nears New Orleans. Just three years after the devastating hurricane Katrina that ripped through New Orleans, residents are heeding the warnings of officials by leaving New Orleans. Gustav has already hit Cuba and Jamaica, killing at least 100 people and devastating more homes. In Cuba, residents returned to find flooded homes and washed-out roads. Florida has already been hit by a strong hurricane, flooding out roads and washing away homes. Gustav is due to hit anywhere between Florida and Texas. When passing Cuba, Gustav was already clocked at Category 5 with 140mph winds. Gustav has already killed about 84 people in the Dominican island of Haiti.
The GOP convention is also being hit hard, despite being set far from hurricane country. He started the day with news that President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be attending due to different reasons. Bush and Cheney were to stay in the white house to watch over Hurricane Gustav. Schwarzenegger cancelled because of a long due budget plan that the legislature hasn't sent out yet. Schwarzenegger has been in a deadlock battle against state legislatures of passing a budget, which is two months overdue. Later today, Senator and Presidential Nominee John McCain completely cancelled the convention, saying that he would be spending the day doing Hurricane Gustav related things. He was quoted as saying, "This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans.*" All but the necessary opening day events would be rescheduled.
*Taken from Yahoo.com
The GOP convention is also being hit hard, despite being set far from hurricane country. He started the day with news that President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be attending due to different reasons. Bush and Cheney were to stay in the white house to watch over Hurricane Gustav. Schwarzenegger cancelled because of a long due budget plan that the legislature hasn't sent out yet. Schwarzenegger has been in a deadlock battle against state legislatures of passing a budget, which is two months overdue. Later today, Senator and Presidential Nominee John McCain completely cancelled the convention, saying that he would be spending the day doing Hurricane Gustav related things. He was quoted as saying, "This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans.*" All but the necessary opening day events would be rescheduled.
*Taken from Yahoo.com
Can't Hit It?
Ever wonder why flies are so hard to hit? Well researchers (yes there are researchers who actually study flies) at the California Institute of Technology have figured out why. Flies brains are wired to avoid the swatter. They take 200 milliseconds to register the attack, position themselves, and fly away from the angle of attack. "This illustrates how rapidly the fly's brain can process sensory information into an appropriate motor response," said Michael Dickinson, lead researcher. He also offered this advice in order to hit the pesky flies. "It is best not to swat at the fly's starting position," Dickinson said. Instead, aim for the escape route.
Dickinson, a bioengineer, has devoted his life's work to the study of insect flight. He has built a tiny robotic fly called Robofly and a 3-D visual flight simulator called Fly-O-Vision.*
*taken from Yahoo.com
Dickinson, a bioengineer, has devoted his life's work to the study of insect flight. He has built a tiny robotic fly called Robofly and a 3-D visual flight simulator called Fly-O-Vision.*
*taken from Yahoo.com
Featured Artist - Barats And Bereta
Today's featured artist is Barats And Bereta, a older version of smosh. Some would say that they are even funnier than smosh. They blend comedy with, well, stupidity and random jokes which really works at making you laugh. Unfortunately, they are not ranked in the most subscribed all time because they have not posted a new video in nearly 5 months, but "hopefully our five month video drought has prepared you for a video hurricane-- CUZ IT'S COMING." Their website is http://baratsandbereta.com.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of Baratsandbereta's movies.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of Baratsandbereta's movies.
Changing It Up At Disney
Disneyland Resort in California is going to be renovated over the labor day weekend. Therefore, many rides will be closed down for a short period of time. Below is a list of the updates taken directly from the OCregister website. Click the title of this blog for a direct link to the original article.
- Fantasmics!’s last performance of the summer is Monday and that show, along with the Sailing Ship Columbia, will be down through the fall and back up Nov. 7.
- Also, because McDonald’s will no longer be selling food in the Disneyland Resort, the three McD’s locations will close Tuesday: Harbour Galley, Conestoga Fries and Burger Invasion.
- New Orleans Square will be under a bit of construction as first the Haunted Mansion is closed starting Tuesday for a short time to be remade (as it is annually) as Haunted Mansion Holiday. Also, don’t worry about the construction fences that will be going up in New Orleans Square, Disney says the area will be refurbished and repaved during the fall. That construction also means the French Market will be closed during the fall for refurbishment.
- The last performance of Golden Dreams for the public, an American dream film performance in Disney’s California Adventure, is Sept. 7. Disney announced back in fall that as part of sprucing up California Adventure, Golden Dreams will be replaced by a dark ride based on “The Little Mermaid.” So, if you want to see the show — show up by Sept. 7. Still, the theater will be open through the spring, but only to school kids as part of the Disney youth education program.
- Also going on hiatus is the Aladdin mysical performed in the Hyperion Theaterof California Adventure. Don’t worry, we already reported here that the show is coming back next year— this time with some enhanced technology, more stage effects and some new cast members.
- Finally, the Parade of Dreams in Disneyland will be showing daily, with the last fall performance on Nov. 11. There will be no Disneyland parade between Nov. 12 and 20. Then, starting Friday, Nov. 21, the Christmas Fantasy parade shows in the park. And, don’t worry, Disney says the Parade of Dreams (still showing from when it was the 50th anniversary parade) will come back early next year and it will show through the end of September 2009. The Christmas Fantasy parade ends Jan. 5. and the Parade of Dreams picks back up Feb. 13, 2009.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Featured Artist - Hotforwords
Todays featured artist is Hotforwords, who is pretty much the dictionary of Youtube. Combining learning words with seducing pictures and moves, she really makes you want to learn. On her profile is: "My name is Marina and I am a philologist (one who studies linguistics and etymology). I love to discuss the origins of words." Her website is http://wwwhotforwords.com.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of Marina's videos.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of Marina's videos.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Earths Calling!
For billions of years, Earth has been clean and safe for all it's inhabitants. Than came man, totally unaware of how he's destroying the balance of Earth and nature. Only a few years ago did men and his machines become aware of what he's doing to the Earth. With the idea of global warming becoming more and more realistic, with all the news about ice caps melting away everyday, men have consistently looked for more ways to reduce it's impact. From taking cars off the roads to completely changing methods and "going green," men have constantly tried to reduce its impact, but to no avail. Scientists have even started using many unnatural ways to reduce emissions. Every year about 13,000 lbs of carbo monoxide is released into our atmosphere because of deforestation, and Earth is beginning to show the weakening signs. From making artificial clouds to reflect sunlight to spreading seeds through airplanes, scientists are coming up with everything under the space to change the impact. Discovery Channel is begginnning to air a new series called Discovery Project Earth which talks all about the ideas. Go to dsc.discovery.com for local listings.
Obama Sets More Records
A few weeks after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games began, which set a TV record of around 30 million households nation wide, the Democratic National Convention has beat that record. The 4 day convention was aired on ten different channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, BET, TV One, Univision and Telemundo. Based on the counts, the DMC topped 40 million viewers, with an average of 22.5 million households each day. PBS also aired the convention, though they did not pay to have its viewers counted. Obama's speech was the fifth-highest rated, non-sports event watched by blacks in the last 11 years. Obama's speech was a huge success for CNN, which logged an estimated 8.1 million people. ABC was second most watched with 6.6 million. NBC had 6.1 million. CBS had 4.7 million. Fox News Channel had 4.2 million and MSNBC had 4.1 million. Based on estimates of major cities, PBS is estimated to have had around 4 million viewers. President Bush's acceptance speech to GOP delegates had 27.6 million viewers. Rival John Kerry's speech drew a little more than 20 million people.
Phelps Goes Hollywood
With all the success and bling that Olympian Michael Phelps is carrying, who needs swimming? Since his successful 8 medal record, he's announced that he will be writing a book about his road to the olympics, as well as hosting the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" and star in HBO's "Entourage" series. Friday, he celebrated with a parade at Walt Disney World in Florida. With all this stuff going on, people are really starting to think if all the fame is going into Phelps' head. But that's not all. Phelps is also scheduled to appear on the upcoming 2008 Video Music Awards. Other performers scheduled for the VMAs are HSM 3 stars Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, and Zac Efron, as well as teen stars Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Lohan. But that's not all. The star-studded awards will also feature Scarlett Johansson and Ciara,with music performances by The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, T-Pain, Rihanna, Pink, and T.I., who will be appearing for the first time after his arrest lst year.
P.S. This is the 100th blog. Yay!
P.S. This is the 100th blog. Yay!
McCain Picks VP Choice
When people think of McCain's VP choice, they think of a well-known senator or governor that has a lot of experience in foreign policy and somewhere near his own age. Which is why he surprised the world today when he announced that his VP choice was someone most people don't know from a place where most American's don't even think about.
McCain's VP choice is governor Sarah Palin, of Alaska. In just two years, Palin went from small-town mayor to governor to VP choice of a republican presidential nominee. She's also making history as the first ever femal running mate on a Republican Presidential ticket. At 44, she's only three years younger than Obama and a generation younger than McCain himself, who is 71. She has consistenly shown that she is against abortion and opposes gay marriage. Democrats claim that Palin knows more about catching fish than dealing with foreign policy or national affairs. They've started attacking McCain on his choice, saying that he is taking a "roll of the dice" in choosing an unexperienced person as his VP. In fact, Palin's lack of experience is exactly what worries most people of her ability to be VP.
Palin was born in Feb. 11, 1964, and shortly after moved to Alaska with her parents so that they could teach. She received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. The Palins' five children are Track, 19; Bristol 17; Willow 14; Piper, 7, and baby Trig. Track recently enlisted in the army on the 6th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
McCain's VP choice is governor Sarah Palin, of Alaska. In just two years, Palin went from small-town mayor to governor to VP choice of a republican presidential nominee. She's also making history as the first ever femal running mate on a Republican Presidential ticket. At 44, she's only three years younger than Obama and a generation younger than McCain himself, who is 71. She has consistenly shown that she is against abortion and opposes gay marriage. Democrats claim that Palin knows more about catching fish than dealing with foreign policy or national affairs. They've started attacking McCain on his choice, saying that he is taking a "roll of the dice" in choosing an unexperienced person as his VP. In fact, Palin's lack of experience is exactly what worries most people of her ability to be VP.
Palin was born in Feb. 11, 1964, and shortly after moved to Alaska with her parents so that they could teach. She received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. The Palins' five children are Track, 19; Bristol 17; Willow 14; Piper, 7, and baby Trig. Track recently enlisted in the army on the 6th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Featured Artist - WhatTheBuckShow
Today's featured artist is Micheal Buckley from the WhatTheBuckShow. This youtube style news channel is heavily watched and very funny. The style is celebrity humor, which is pretty accurate. His description on his profile reads, "What the Buck is the most popular entertainment show on You Tube. There are several original episodes posted each week covering important topics such as Britney's Beaver and Tyra's Latest Weave. What the Buck has over 200,000 subscribers, 80 million views and is the top rated show on You Tube. He occasionally covers sports and politics but would much rather talk about what happened on The Hills. Bonus episodes posted everyday on BuckHollywood.Com." His website is http://www.buckhollywood.com.
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Go to the bottom of the page to see more WhatTheBuckShow's videos.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Featured Artist - Davedays
Today's featured artist on Youtube is Davedays. Davedays has consistently shown his musical abilities with parodies of hit songs such as "7 Things" by Miley Cyrus, and "No One" by Alicia Keys. Dave is 16 and "like to make music, videos, and whatever else I end up posting!" He also writes a bunch of his own original songs, such as "8 Years Apart" and "Youtube Celeb Diss." He's currently one of the most subscribed comedians on Youtube, behind Nigahiga, Smosh, Kevjumba, Fred, and WhatTheBuckShow. He's more of a musician than a comedian, though his attempts to put humor in his songs really works. His website is http://www.davedays.com.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of DaveDays' videos.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of DaveDays' videos.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
In the latest news involving Russia and Georgia, Russian Prime Minister Putin claims, in a state released interview, that the U.S. intentionally provoked to conflict with Georgia for the benefit of one of the presidential candidates. Russian troops who were retreating from the battlefield confiscated a U.S. National Passport on the Georgian side. The passport is said to belong to a Michael Lee White, born in 1967, and issued in Houston, Texas. In his interview, Putin says that "If my suspicions are confirmed, in that case the suspicion arises that somebody in the United States has intentionally created this conflict with the aim of making the situation more tense and creating a competitive advantage for one of the candidates fighting for the post of U.S. president." It is unclear whether the benefitiary would be McCain or Obama. White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino said that Putin's allegations, made in an interview on CNN, were false, and the U.S. State Department thinks that it was "ludicrous" that Russia did not take responsibility of it's actions in Georgia.
Steve Jobs Dead?
An obtiuary on Apple CEO Steve Jobs was mistakenly published by Bloomberg. The leaked article was published at the gossip blog Gawker. The obituary even contains a list of people to contact for further information. Among the list is Apple Co-founder Steave Wozniak, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and etc. The obituary offers a summary of Jobs' life, and that he "helped make personal computers as easy to use as telephones, changed the way animated films are made, persuaded consumers to tune into digital music, and refashioned the mobile phone." Most major news outlets keep similar obituaries of important people, just in case. That way the obituaries can come out nearly instantly and further details could be added.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
"Burn After Reading" Trailer & Review
This movie features star Brad Pitt, a gym trainer who attempts to blackmail a former spy after finding the CIA spy's memoirs. Pitt has starred in previous movies such as "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "Mr. And Mrs. Smith" The comedy also features Tilda Swinton and George Clooney.
Opening Date : September 12th, 2008
Rating : R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Director : Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring : George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Lenny Venito
Trailer : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809931646/video/9469837
Opening Date : September 12th, 2008
Rating : R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Director : Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring : George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Lenny Venito
Trailer : http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809931646/video/9469837
Obama Written Into The History Books
Regardless of what happens in the presidential nomination, Barack Obama has made history as the first Black American to ever be nominated by a major political party. The democratic national convention was consumed in cheers of "Yes We Can," and "Obama", showing their approvement of the unity of the party. Hilary Clinton has done her best to release her delegates in her hard fought battle to former rival Barack Obama. Former president Bill Clinton has done his best to compare and contrast his situation when he was successfully elected with what Obama is in, showing the closeness of the two. The Clinton's have done the best they can to support Obama after the hard battle. Wednesday's speakers will include VP nominee Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, Sen. John Kerry, Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Evan Bayh, Sen. Harry Reid, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Halloween in August
Hoschton, Georgia, isn't a very common name for a town, but it is about to one of the most famous little towns in the United States. In an attempt to stop people from thinking about the falling economy, antique dealer Robbie Bettis and her husband, Fred, are leading this little town's fall festival, which will start this Monday. For the fall festival, they're doing something out of the ordinary. They are going to break the world record for "Most Scarecrows in One Location." The previous record, set in 2003, is 3,311 scarecrows. This little town of 1,700 is going to attempt to triple the population of the town, surpassing 4,000 scarecrows.
The reason behind this? "We thought if we gave people something fun to do then maybe they will forget about the difficult economy," she said. "Winning the world record is just a byproduct." The town's mayor is even forcing criminals to pitch in. Two men who were recently caught knocking down scarecrows were told that they had two options. Build 25 scarecrows, or face trespassing charges.
The reason behind this? "We thought if we gave people something fun to do then maybe they will forget about the difficult economy," she said. "Winning the world record is just a byproduct." The town's mayor is even forcing criminals to pitch in. Two men who were recently caught knocking down scarecrows were told that they had two options. Build 25 scarecrows, or face trespassing charges.
I Didn't Do It!
With the Olympics, an interesting topic sprout up. The Chinese government was alledgedly blocking access to Olympics-based websites. This type of censorship has been shown repeatedly by the Chinese government. However, is the United States starting to move towards internet censorship also?
Recently, a blogger named Kevin Cogill was arrested by FBI on Wednesday morning after alledgedly putting up nine leaked songs made by the famous rock band, Guns N' Roses. The songs were from the album, titled "Chinese Democracy" which has been in the making for nearly ten years. It has been repeatedly delayed over and over again. The songs were later removed by Cogill, but apparently too late. FBI tracked the source back to Cogill, and he has been ordered to court. His bail was set at $100,000. It is reported that the leak could cause devastating damage to the profits from the album when it is released. Cogill is being charged with copyfright infringement. However, at least one song can be heard legally. The Guns n' Roses website claims that the song titled "Shackler's Revenge" can be heard in the soon-to-be-released video game Rock Band 2.
Recently, a blogger named Kevin Cogill was arrested by FBI on Wednesday morning after alledgedly putting up nine leaked songs made by the famous rock band, Guns N' Roses. The songs were from the album, titled "Chinese Democracy" which has been in the making for nearly ten years. It has been repeatedly delayed over and over again. The songs were later removed by Cogill, but apparently too late. FBI tracked the source back to Cogill, and he has been ordered to court. His bail was set at $100,000. It is reported that the leak could cause devastating damage to the profits from the album when it is released. Cogill is being charged with copyfright infringement. However, at least one song can be heard legally. The Guns n' Roses website claims that the song titled "Shackler's Revenge" can be heard in the soon-to-be-released video game Rock Band 2.
Featured Artist - HappySlip
Today's featured Youtube artist is Christine, AKA HappySlip. HappySlip is much like Kevjumba, intertwining serious topics and rants with tons of humor. HappySlip is one of the most subscribed people of all time on Youtube, behind others like Kevjumba, Nigahiga, Smosh, and SXEPhil. HappySlip does tons of videos with KevJumba as well. Though sometimes her videos can get confusing since she plays all the parts, I.E. the aunt, the father, the mother, the sister, and etc. Her website is http://www.happyslip.com.
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Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of HappySlip's videos.
The Truth Behind The Moon Hoax
Ever since the first footage of the lunar landing by astronauts, there's been skeptics who believe that the whole moon hoax was staged. Finally, after three years of work, Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" have put the myth in their aim. In an interview done in 2005, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage were asked what myth they would most like to test. Adam answered that "Jamie and I have done the research, and figured that the only way to end the debate about the 'myth' of the Apollo moon landing is to go there." Though they did not go to the moon, they still decided to test parts of the moon landing myth to finally confirm or bust this myth. The show will be aired on Wednesday, August 27th, at 9:00PM ET/PT.
Since they could not go to the moon, Adam and Jamie settled on testing three parts of the myth: how light interacted with the lunar surface, how the astronauts appeared to move in the low gravity of the Moon and how items behaved in the airless void of space. They were in constant interaction with official astronomers throughout the whole study, so the results should be spectacular. Over the 40 years that the tape has been in existence, hoaxers have picked at the tape constantly, claiming that the tape was made in an Earth-based studio. Adam and Jamie, being the special effects artists that they are, decided that this would be perfect for them. Tune in to the Discovery Channel tonight for the results of their three year long study.
Since they could not go to the moon, Adam and Jamie settled on testing three parts of the myth: how light interacted with the lunar surface, how the astronauts appeared to move in the low gravity of the Moon and how items behaved in the airless void of space. They were in constant interaction with official astronomers throughout the whole study, so the results should be spectacular. Over the 40 years that the tape has been in existence, hoaxers have picked at the tape constantly, claiming that the tape was made in an Earth-based studio. Adam and Jamie, being the special effects artists that they are, decided that this would be perfect for them. Tune in to the Discovery Channel tonight for the results of their three year long study.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Featured Artist - Fred
Today's featured artist is Fred, "A 6-year-old with anger management issues and an alcoholic mom who's not supposed to be using her video camera to post videos." Fred is really a teenager who got bored and experiments with voice changing technology. He's become a big hit on Youtube and has even been on national TV. With his crush "Judy" and his many videos, he's become one of the most subscribed people of all time on Youtube, behind Smosh and Nigahiga. His website is http://www.myspace.com/FRED.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more of Fred's videos.
Back!
Hey everybody, I'm back from band camp and the site will be starting to run smoothly soon. I'm attempting to get other writers to help so we'll see. So, to start off the news we'll keep it local.
Officials recently recovered $150 million worth of pot in the hills in Riverside County, California. They were found around Sage, which is south of Hemet. The marijuana camp was spotted in a routine patrol by helicopter. This is just the latest in a series of raids by officials to stop the marijuana processing. Marijuana's harvest season is from the end of August to October. This is not the biggest load they have confiscated. Sherriff officials recently teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service and confiscated nearly $210 million worth of pot. Last week, Forest Service and San Bernandino County narcotics officers took $35 million worth of illicit drug and arrested seven people in San Bernandino National Forest, located just east of Big Bear.
Officials recently recovered $150 million worth of pot in the hills in Riverside County, California. They were found around Sage, which is south of Hemet. The marijuana camp was spotted in a routine patrol by helicopter. This is just the latest in a series of raids by officials to stop the marijuana processing. Marijuana's harvest season is from the end of August to October. This is not the biggest load they have confiscated. Sherriff officials recently teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service and confiscated nearly $210 million worth of pot. Last week, Forest Service and San Bernandino County narcotics officers took $35 million worth of illicit drug and arrested seven people in San Bernandino National Forest, located just east of Big Bear.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Featured Artist - KevJumba
Today's featured artist is Youtube ranter KevJumba. Kevin is entering college this year and is one of the best vloggers on youtube yet. He's one of the mot subscribed youtubers of all time in fifth place, following youtubers like Fred, Smosh, and Nigahiga. He likes to intertwine his serious topics on his vlogs with a little humor, which is garunteed to make the viewers laugh while still sending out the message. His website is http://www.kevjumba.com.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more KevJumba's videos.
Go to the bottom of the page to watch more KevJumba's videos.
Medal Update - Day 14 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's Pole Vault
Gold - Steve Hooker - Australia
Silver - Evgeny Lukyanenko - Russia
Bronze - Denys Yurchenko - Ukraine
Women's Welterweight (57-67 kg)
Gold - Kyungseon Hwang - South Korea
Silver - Karine Sergerie - Canada
Bronze - Sandra Saric - Croatia
Bronze - Gwladys Patience Epangue - France
Men's Welterweight (68-80 kg)
Gold - Hadi Saei - I. R. Iran
Silver - Mauro Sarmiento - Italy
Bronze - Guo Zhu - China
Bronze - Steven Lopez - United States
Women's 5000 Meters
Gold - Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene - Ethiopia
Silver - Elvan Abeylegesse - Turkey
Bronze - Meseret Defar - Ethiopia
Women's 4 x 100 Meter Relay
Gold - Russia - Russia
Silver - Belgium - Belgium
Bronze - Nigeria - Nigeria
Men's Decathlon
Gold - Bryan Clay - United States
Silver - Andrei Krauchanka - Belarus
Bronze - Leonel Suarez- Cuba
Men's 4 x 100 Meter Relay
Gold - Jamaica - Jamaica
Silver - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago
Bronze - Japan - Japan
Men's Modern Pentathlon
Gold - Andrey Moiseev - Russia
Silver - Edvinas Krungolcas - Lithuania
Bronze - Andrejus Zadneprovskis - Lithuania
Men's Pole Vault
Gold - Steve Hooker - Australia
Silver - Evgeny Lukyanenko - Russia
Bronze - Denys Yurchenko - Ukraine
Women's Welterweight (57-67 kg)
Gold - Kyungseon Hwang - South Korea
Silver - Karine Sergerie - Canada
Bronze - Sandra Saric - Croatia
Bronze - Gwladys Patience Epangue - France
Men's Welterweight (68-80 kg)
Gold - Hadi Saei - I. R. Iran
Silver - Mauro Sarmiento - Italy
Bronze - Guo Zhu - China
Bronze - Steven Lopez - United States
Women's 5000 Meters
Gold - Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene - Ethiopia
Silver - Elvan Abeylegesse - Turkey
Bronze - Meseret Defar - Ethiopia
Women's 4 x 100 Meter Relay
Gold - Russia - Russia
Silver - Belgium - Belgium
Bronze - Nigeria - Nigeria
Men's Decathlon
Gold - Bryan Clay - United States
Silver - Andrei Krauchanka - Belarus
Bronze - Leonel Suarez- Cuba
Men's 4 x 100 Meter Relay
Gold - Jamaica - Jamaica
Silver - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago
Bronze - Japan - Japan
Men's Modern Pentathlon
Gold - Andrey Moiseev - Russia
Silver - Edvinas Krungolcas - Lithuania
Bronze - Andrejus Zadneprovskis - Lithuania
Medal Update - Day 14 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
Gold - Tim Brabants - Great Britain
Silver - Eirik Veraas Larsen - Norway
Bronze - Ken Wallace - Australia
Men's Canoe Singles 1000m
Gold - Attila Sandor Vajda - Hungary
Silver - David Cal - Spain
Bronze - Thomas Hall - Canada
Women's Kayak Fours 500m
Gold - Germany - Germany
Silver - Hungary - Hungary
Bronze - Australia - Australia
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m
Gold - Andreas Ihle, Martin Hollstein - Germany
Silver - Rene Holten Poulsen, Kim Wraae Knudsen - Denmark
Bronze - Antonio Massimiliano Scaduto, Andrea Facchin - Italy
Men's Canoe Doubles 1000m
Gold - Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Andrei Bahdanovich - Belarus
Silver - Thomasz Wylenzek, Christian Gille - Germany
Bronze - Tamas Kiss, Gyorgy Kozmann - Hungary
Men's Kayak Fours 1000m
Gold - Belarus - Belarus
Silver - Slovakia - Slovakia
Bronze - Germany - Germany
Women's Long Jump
Gold - Maurren Higa Maggi - Brazil
Silver - Tatyana Lebedeva - Russia
Bronze - Blessing Okagbare - Nigeria
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
Gold - Tim Brabants - Great Britain
Silver - Eirik Veraas Larsen - Norway
Bronze - Ken Wallace - Australia
Men's Canoe Singles 1000m
Gold - Attila Sandor Vajda - Hungary
Silver - David Cal - Spain
Bronze - Thomas Hall - Canada
Women's Kayak Fours 500m
Gold - Germany - Germany
Silver - Hungary - Hungary
Bronze - Australia - Australia
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m
Gold - Andreas Ihle, Martin Hollstein - Germany
Silver - Rene Holten Poulsen, Kim Wraae Knudsen - Denmark
Bronze - Antonio Massimiliano Scaduto, Andrea Facchin - Italy
Men's Canoe Doubles 1000m
Gold - Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Andrei Bahdanovich - Belarus
Silver - Thomasz Wylenzek, Christian Gille - Germany
Bronze - Tamas Kiss, Gyorgy Kozmann - Hungary
Men's Kayak Fours 1000m
Gold - Belarus - Belarus
Silver - Slovakia - Slovakia
Bronze - Germany - Germany
Women's Long Jump
Gold - Maurren Higa Maggi - Brazil
Silver - Tatyana Lebedeva - Russia
Bronze - Blessing Okagbare - Nigeria
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Medal Update - Day 14
The following is a list of the medals won on day 14 of the games, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Women's BMX
Gold - Anne-Caroline Chausson - France
Silver - Laetitia le Corguille - France
Bronze - Jill Kintner - United States
Men's BMX
Gold - Maris Strombergs - Latvia
Silver - Mike Day - United States
Bronze - Donny Robinson - United States
Men's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Todd Rogers, Philip Dalhausser - United States
Silver - Marcio Araujo, Fabio Magalhaes - Brazil
Bronze - Ricardo Santos, Emanuel Rego - Brazil
Women's BMX
Gold - Anne-Caroline Chausson - France
Silver - Laetitia le Corguille - France
Bronze - Jill Kintner - United States
Men's BMX
Gold - Maris Strombergs - Latvia
Silver - Mike Day - United States
Bronze - Donny Robinson - United States
Men's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Todd Rogers, Philip Dalhausser - United States
Silver - Marcio Araujo, Fabio Magalhaes - Brazil
Bronze - Ricardo Santos, Emanuel Rego - Brazil
EARTH IS GONNA BLOW UP!
By Jerry Xiao
I was recently reading a article on Livescience.com (click title of post) and there was a section saying the top 10 natural disasters the United States could face. Sure the Pacific coast sunami and New York City Hurricane are interesting, but what really tickled my fancies was the number 1 disaster. It read:
I was recently reading a article on Livescience.com (click title of post) and there was a section saying the top 10 natural disasters the United States could face. Sure the Pacific coast sunami and New York City Hurricane are interesting, but what really tickled my fancies was the number 1 disaster. It read:
Total Destruction of Earth
Okay, so nobody is spending too much time worrying about what to do if the planet is annihilated, but at least one person has seriously pondered whether and when it could happen. From being sucked into a black hole to being blown up by an antimatter reaction, there are scientifically plausible risks of an event that would render this whole list moot.
Okay, so nobody is spending too much time worrying about what to do if the planet is annihilated, but at least one person has seriously pondered whether and when it could happen. From being sucked into a black hole to being blown up by an antimatter reaction, there are scientifically plausible risks of an event that would render this whole list moot.
Now I was so interested by this revelation that I dove deeper into the article (by clicking "learn more" next to it). The list continued by telling readers how this may happen. Please enjoy the following ideas.
Total Existence Failure
Gobbled Up By Stranglets
Sucked Into A Microscopic Black Hole
Blown Up By Matter/Antimatter Reaction
Destroyed By Vacuum Energy Detonation
Sucked Into A GIANT Black Hole
Meticulously And Systematically Deconstructed
Pulverized By Impact With Blunt Instrument (Sounds like a murder scene)
Eaten By von Neumann Machines
Hurled Into The Sun
Okay most of those would need equipment that would not be found anywhere, like the "hurled into the sun" item. LiveScience says that you would need "Earthmoving equipment." Now where would we find that? Or maybe the murder scene one. They say you need "a big heavy rock, something with a bit of a swing to it... perhaps Mars." Thus proving that science CAN be fun! On the message boards below, the following comment seems perfect for the scene, courtesy of eliar. He writes "This really puts the Deathstar from Starwars in perspective --- ie Not possible lol" Right on Eliar. Right on.
News Of The Day
By: Jerry Xiao
Every other day I'm going to be writing about the most weird, akward, exciting, interesting, funny, stupid, or embarrassing news on the web on that day. Most of my titles will be coming from Yahoo! and the occasional Google. I will include a summary and a link to the original article if available. Here goes.
BREAKING NEWS!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses;_ylt=AtfYkebQA68bJueP.dWS4TWs0NUE
Senator and Presidential Nominee John McCain has no idea how many houses he owns! When asked how many houses he owns, McCain told interviewers that "I think — I'll have my staff get to you. It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you." Obama is using this to portray McCain as a Rich and out-of-touch person. McCain later said he had 4 houses, however property records reviewed by AP show that McCain and his wife own at least 8 houses - one ranch and two condominiums in Arizona, three condos in California, and another in Arlington, Virginia.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news;_ylt=AsmwJ_74kwq_fH4e.tyIZt6VTZd4?slug=ap-gym-underagechinese&prov=ap&type=lgns
The Internation Olympic Committee is finally investigating the age of Chinese Gymnasts He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, and Yang Yalin. Together, the three girls have won six medals, including two golds. Age falsification has been a big problem, since the FIG has set up these minimums in regards to the young girl's health. Several articles released by state run Xinhua News Agency state that all three girls may be as young as 14. The last time a chinese gymnast was investigated was Yang Yun, who won two bronze medals in Sydney for the 2000 games. She later came clean and said that she was 14 when she competed in the 2000 games. The minimum age of 16 was set by the FIG in 1997.
Every other day I'm going to be writing about the most weird, akward, exciting, interesting, funny, stupid, or embarrassing news on the web on that day. Most of my titles will be coming from Yahoo! and the occasional Google. I will include a summary and a link to the original article if available. Here goes.
BREAKING NEWS!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses;_ylt=AtfYkebQA68bJueP.dWS4TWs0NUE
Senator and Presidential Nominee John McCain has no idea how many houses he owns! When asked how many houses he owns, McCain told interviewers that "I think — I'll have my staff get to you. It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you." Obama is using this to portray McCain as a Rich and out-of-touch person. McCain later said he had 4 houses, however property records reviewed by AP show that McCain and his wife own at least 8 houses - one ranch and two condominiums in Arizona, three condos in California, and another in Arlington, Virginia.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news;_ylt=AsmwJ_74kwq_fH4e.tyIZt6VTZd4?slug=ap-gym-underagechinese&prov=ap&type=lgns
The Internation Olympic Committee is finally investigating the age of Chinese Gymnasts He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, and Yang Yalin. Together, the three girls have won six medals, including two golds. Age falsification has been a big problem, since the FIG has set up these minimums in regards to the young girl's health. Several articles released by state run Xinhua News Agency state that all three girls may be as young as 14. The last time a chinese gymnast was investigated was Yang Yun, who won two bronze medals in Sydney for the 2000 games. She later came clean and said that she was 14 when she competed in the 2000 games. The minimum age of 16 was set by the FIG in 1997.
Medal Update - Day 13 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Women's 200 Meters
Gold - Veronica Campbell-Brown - Jamaica
Silver - Allyson Felix - United States
Bronze - Kerron Stewart - Jamaica
Women's Featherweight (49-57 kg)
Gold - Sujeong Lim - South Korea
Silver - Azize Tanrikulu - Turkey
Bronze - Martina Zubcic - Croatia
Bronze - Diana Lopez - United States
Women's 10-Meter Platform
Gold - Ruolin Chen - China
Silver - Emilie Heymans - Canada
Bronze - Xin Wang - China
Men's Featherweight (58-68 kg)
Gold - Taejin Son - South Korea
Silver - Mark Lopez - United States
Bronze - Servet Tazegul - Turkey
Bronze - Yu-Chi Sung - Taipei
Men's Triple Jump
Gold - Nelson Evora - Portugal
Silver - Phillips Idowu - Great Britain
Bronze - Leevan Sands - Bahamas
Men's 400-Meters
Gold - LaShawn Merritt - United States
Silver - Jeremy Wariner - United States
Bronze - David Neville - United States
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Dayron Robles - Cuba
Silver - David Payne - United States
Bronze - David Oliver- United States
Individual Jumping (Equestrian)
Gold - Eric Lamaze - Canada
Silver - Rolf-Goran Bengtsson - Sweden
Bronze - Beezie Madden - United States
Women's 200 Meters
Gold - Veronica Campbell-Brown - Jamaica
Silver - Allyson Felix - United States
Bronze - Kerron Stewart - Jamaica
Women's Featherweight (49-57 kg)
Gold - Sujeong Lim - South Korea
Silver - Azize Tanrikulu - Turkey
Bronze - Martina Zubcic - Croatia
Bronze - Diana Lopez - United States
Women's 10-Meter Platform
Gold - Ruolin Chen - China
Silver - Emilie Heymans - Canada
Bronze - Xin Wang - China
Men's Featherweight (58-68 kg)
Gold - Taejin Son - South Korea
Silver - Mark Lopez - United States
Bronze - Servet Tazegul - Turkey
Bronze - Yu-Chi Sung - Taipei
Men's Triple Jump
Gold - Nelson Evora - Portugal
Silver - Phillips Idowu - Great Britain
Bronze - Leevan Sands - Bahamas
Men's 400-Meters
Gold - LaShawn Merritt - United States
Silver - Jeremy Wariner - United States
Bronze - David Neville - United States
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Dayron Robles - Cuba
Silver - David Payne - United States
Bronze - David Oliver- United States
Individual Jumping (Equestrian)
Gold - Eric Lamaze - Canada
Silver - Rolf-Goran Bengtsson - Sweden
Bronze - Beezie Madden - United States
Medal Update - Day 13 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Women's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor - United States
Silver - Jia Tian, Jie Wang - China
Bronze - Chen Xue, Xi Zhang - China
Tornado - Multihull
Gold - Anton Paz, Fernando Echavarri - Spain
Silver - Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby - Australia
Bronze - Santiago Lange, Carlos Espinola - Argentina
Men's Star - Keelboat
Gold - Andrew Simpson, Iain Percy - Great Britain
Silver - Bruno Prada, Robert Scheidt - Brazil
Bronze - Fredrik Loof, Anders Ekstrom - Sweden
Men's Freestyle 96-120 kg
Gold - Artur Taymazov - Uzbekistan
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - Russia
Bronze - David Musulbes - Slovakia
Bronze - Marid Mutalimov - Kazakhstan
Men's Freestyle 84-96 kg
Gold - Shirvani Muradov - Russia
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev - Kazakhstan
Bronze - Khetag Gazyumov - Azerbaijan
Bronze - George Gogshelidze - Georgia
Men's Freestyle 74-84 kg
Gold - Revazi Mindorashvili - Georgia
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov - Tajikistan
Bronze - Taras Danko - Ukraine
Bronze - Georgy Ketoev - Russia
Women's Javelin Throw
Gold - Barbora Spotakova - Czech Republic
Silver - Maria Abakumova - Russia
Bronze - Christina Obergfoll - Germany
Women's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor - United States
Silver - Jia Tian, Jie Wang - China
Bronze - Chen Xue, Xi Zhang - China
Tornado - Multihull
Gold - Anton Paz, Fernando Echavarri - Spain
Silver - Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby - Australia
Bronze - Santiago Lange, Carlos Espinola - Argentina
Men's Star - Keelboat
Gold - Andrew Simpson, Iain Percy - Great Britain
Silver - Bruno Prada, Robert Scheidt - Brazil
Bronze - Fredrik Loof, Anders Ekstrom - Sweden
Men's Freestyle 96-120 kg
Gold - Artur Taymazov - Uzbekistan
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - Russia
Bronze - David Musulbes - Slovakia
Bronze - Marid Mutalimov - Kazakhstan
Men's Freestyle 84-96 kg
Gold - Shirvani Muradov - Russia
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev - Kazakhstan
Bronze - Khetag Gazyumov - Azerbaijan
Bronze - George Gogshelidze - Georgia
Men's Freestyle 74-84 kg
Gold - Revazi Mindorashvili - Georgia
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov - Tajikistan
Bronze - Taras Danko - Ukraine
Bronze - Georgy Ketoev - Russia
Women's Javelin Throw
Gold - Barbora Spotakova - Czech Republic
Silver - Maria Abakumova - Russia
Bronze - Christina Obergfoll - Germany
Whoa That's BIG
A new species of fish has been identified by scientists using genetic data. Before, the species, scientifically known as Epinephelus itajara, consisted of both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean species. However, scientists have now distinguished that the two fish are very distinct in genes, and therefore, are not of the same species. The Goliath Grouper, as it is called, can grow up to 6 feet in length and weigh more than 1,000 lbs. Though both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean fish are called Goliath Grouper, the one living in the Pacific is scientifically called Epinephelus quinquefasciatus, versus the one living in the Atlantic, scientifically called Epinephelus itajara. The Atlantic variety is already listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or the IUCN.
These fish go back 3.5 million years ago, when they were once the same species. However, with central America dividing the two oceans, each fish adapted to its changes and started changing. The grouper lives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and eats octopuses and crabs. It has five rows of teeth in its bottom jaw, allowing it to swallow its prey whole. Due to the scarcity of the fish, Epinephelus quinquefasciatus may also be critically endangered.
These fish go back 3.5 million years ago, when they were once the same species. However, with central America dividing the two oceans, each fish adapted to its changes and started changing. The grouper lives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and eats octopuses and crabs. It has five rows of teeth in its bottom jaw, allowing it to swallow its prey whole. Due to the scarcity of the fish, Epinephelus quinquefasciatus may also be critically endangered.
Featured Artist - Smosh
Today's featured artist is Smosh, a pair of 20 year olds who make short comedies. They are currently the most subscribed people on youtube of all time, in front of Nigahiga and Universalmusicgroup. Their best videos are probably the Smosh Food Battle of 2006, 2007, and 2008. Their website is http://smosh.com/.
More smosh videos are in the video unit at the bottom of the page.
More smosh videos are in the video unit at the bottom of the page.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Jonas Brothers Have Done It Again
Chances are if you have a tween at home, you've heard of the newest disney sensation. No, I'm not talking about Miley Cyrus. I'm talking about the band that her ex is in. The Jonas Brothers, a group of three brothers, have become the next Britney Spears of the world. Their new debut album, "A Little Bit Longer" has taken the spot of #3 on the biggest debut album sales. Not only that, but they have also landed TWO of their albums in the top 10 albums at the same time. The only two other albums to sell more than the Jonas Brothers is Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" which sold more than 1 million in it's first week, and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida, which sold about 720,000 in it's first week. The last group to have two albums in the top 10 at the same time was another teen hit, 'N Sync, way back in 1999.
The Jonas Brothers, featuring three brothers named Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15, are one of the biggest hits around the world, featured in the KCA's and as well as the MTV Video Music Awards, which will be airing September 7th. They also landed a spot on the front cover of the Rolling Stones magazine. They have come out with three albums, and as well have starred in the disney movie, "Camp Rock" which has it's movie soundtrack at number 8 on the top 10 albums.
The Jonas Brothers, featuring three brothers named Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15, are one of the biggest hits around the world, featured in the KCA's and as well as the MTV Video Music Awards, which will be airing September 7th. They also landed a spot on the front cover of the Rolling Stones magazine. They have come out with three albums, and as well have starred in the disney movie, "Camp Rock" which has it's movie soundtrack at number 8 on the top 10 albums.
Medal Update - Day 13
The following is a list of the medals won on day 13 of the games, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Maarten van der Weijden - Netherlands
Silver - David Davies - Great Britain
Bronze - Thomas Lurz - Germany
Women's 20-Kilometer Race Walk
Gold - Olga Kaniskina - Russia
Silver - Kjersti Tysse Platzer - Norway
Bronze - Elisa Rigaudo - Italy
Men's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Maarten van der Weijden - Netherlands
Silver - David Davies - Great Britain
Bronze - Thomas Lurz - Germany
Women's 20-Kilometer Race Walk
Gold - Olga Kaniskina - Russia
Silver - Kjersti Tysse Platzer - Norway
Bronze - Elisa Rigaudo - Italy
Featured Artist - Nigahiga
Today's featured artist features Youtube comedian Ryan Higa or more commonly known as "Nigahiga." Ryan lives in Hilo, Hawaii and is one of the most subscribed people of all time on youtube, behind Smosh. Along with his friends, he always knows how to get laughs. His website is http://www.myspace.com/ryannigahiga.
Medal Update - Day 12
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Women's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Larisa Ilchenko - Russia
Silver - Keri-Anne Payne- Great Britain
Bronze - Cassandra Patten - Great Britain
Women's RS:X - Wind Surfer
Gold - Jian Yin - China
Silver - Alessandra Sensini - Italy
Bronze - Bryony Shaw - Great Britain
Men's RS:X - WindSurfer
Gold - Tom Ashley - New Zealand
Silver - Julien Bontemps - France
Bronze - Shahar Zubari - Israel
Women's Duet
Gold - Anastasia Ermakova, Anastasia Davydova - Russia
Silver - Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes - Spain
Bronze - Saho Harada, Emiko Suzuki - Japan
Men's Freestyle 66-74 kg
Gold - Buvaysa Saytiev - Russia
Silver - Soslan Tigiev - Uzbekistan
Bronze - Murad Gaidarov - Belarus
Bronze - Kiril Terziev - Bulgaria
Men's Freestyle 60-66 kg
Gold - Ramazan Sahin - Turkey
Silver - Andriy Stadnik- Ukraine
Bronze - Sushil Kumar - India
Bronze - Otar Tushishvili - Georgia
Women's Hammer Throw
Gold - Aksana Miankova - Belarus
Silver - Yipsi Moreno - Cuba
Bronze - Wenxiu Zhang - China
Men's 200 Meters
Gold - Usain Bolt - Jamaica
Silver - Shawn Crawford - United States
Bronze - Walter Dix - United States
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Melaine Walker - Jamaica
Silver - Sheena Tosta - United States
Bronze - Tasha Danvers - Great Britain
Women's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Larisa Ilchenko - Russia
Silver - Keri-Anne Payne- Great Britain
Bronze - Cassandra Patten - Great Britain
Women's RS:X - Wind Surfer
Gold - Jian Yin - China
Silver - Alessandra Sensini - Italy
Bronze - Bryony Shaw - Great Britain
Men's RS:X - WindSurfer
Gold - Tom Ashley - New Zealand
Silver - Julien Bontemps - France
Bronze - Shahar Zubari - Israel
Women's Duet
Gold - Anastasia Ermakova, Anastasia Davydova - Russia
Silver - Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes - Spain
Bronze - Saho Harada, Emiko Suzuki - Japan
Men's Freestyle 66-74 kg
Gold - Buvaysa Saytiev - Russia
Silver - Soslan Tigiev - Uzbekistan
Bronze - Murad Gaidarov - Belarus
Bronze - Kiril Terziev - Bulgaria
Men's Freestyle 60-66 kg
Gold - Ramazan Sahin - Turkey
Silver - Andriy Stadnik- Ukraine
Bronze - Sushil Kumar - India
Bronze - Otar Tushishvili - Georgia
Women's Hammer Throw
Gold - Aksana Miankova - Belarus
Silver - Yipsi Moreno - Cuba
Bronze - Wenxiu Zhang - China
Men's 200 Meters
Gold - Usain Bolt - Jamaica
Silver - Shawn Crawford - United States
Bronze - Walter Dix - United States
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Melaine Walker - Jamaica
Silver - Sheena Tosta - United States
Bronze - Tasha Danvers - Great Britain
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Banks In Trouble...
By Jerry Xiao
Former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said that the worst of the United States financial crisis is stil yet to come. Recently, many middle sized banks have been failing, but Rogoff predicts that the next one to fail will be a big one, one of the biggest banks, even possibly Fannie Mac and Fannie Mae. Rogoff was the IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief economist from 2001 to 2004. He is also a Harvard Economics Professor. Rogoff criticized the move by the U.S. Treasury when it cut interest rates from 3.25 percent to 2 percent. He is quoted saying, "Cutting interest rates is going to lead to a lot of inflation in the next few years in the United States."
Former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said that the worst of the United States financial crisis is stil yet to come. Recently, many middle sized banks have been failing, but Rogoff predicts that the next one to fail will be a big one, one of the biggest banks, even possibly Fannie Mac and Fannie Mae. Rogoff was the IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief economist from 2001 to 2004. He is also a Harvard Economics Professor. Rogoff criticized the move by the U.S. Treasury when it cut interest rates from 3.25 percent to 2 percent. He is quoted saying, "Cutting interest rates is going to lead to a lot of inflation in the next few years in the United States."
U.S. Dollar Weaking! Drugees Starting To Feel The Pressure!
By Jerry Xiao
John Daniel Miller III, a 55-year old man who lives in Tyler, Texas, was fined and jailed for growing pot on his rural farm. Police have declined to state the status of his case. However, when asked why he did it, he responded by telling deputies that he knew they were gonna come "sooner or later." He also claimed that he had decided to grow pot because the cost of the illegal substance was growing.
John Daniel Miller III, a 55-year old man who lives in Tyler, Texas, was fined and jailed for growing pot on his rural farm. Police have declined to state the status of his case. However, when asked why he did it, he responded by telling deputies that he knew they were gonna come "sooner or later." He also claimed that he had decided to grow pot because the cost of the illegal substance was growing.
Granny Power!
By Jerry Xiao
A 85 year-old woman in Springhill Township, Pennsylvania, stopped an attempted burglary in her house when she forced the burglar to call 911. Leda Smith started keeping a .22 caliber handgun in her bedroom when her neighbor's house was robbed a few weeks ago. Smith took the gun and aimed it at the 17 year olf burglar, forcing him to call 911. She even kept watch while the police were on their way. The boy is going to be chaged with attempted burglary in juvenile court. When asked how she felt about this, she said "It was exciting. I just hope I broke up the burglary ring because they have been hitting a lot of places around here."
Note: Springhill is 45 miles south of Pittsburg.
A 85 year-old woman in Springhill Township, Pennsylvania, stopped an attempted burglary in her house when she forced the burglar to call 911. Leda Smith started keeping a .22 caliber handgun in her bedroom when her neighbor's house was robbed a few weeks ago. Smith took the gun and aimed it at the 17 year olf burglar, forcing him to call 911. She even kept watch while the police were on their way. The boy is going to be chaged with attempted burglary in juvenile court. When asked how she felt about this, she said "It was exciting. I just hope I broke up the burglary ring because they have been hitting a lot of places around here."
Note: Springhill is 45 miles south of Pittsburg.
LA Hospitals Fined
A recent report states that 18 hospitals in California were fined for violating state health codes. They provided poor care and hygiene, which sometimes led to deaths of the patients. The violations tend from te California Department of Public Health. Each hospital is to pay $25,000. These 18 are just the recent in a few finings of more than 40 different hospitals in California. Some of the violations include, but are not limited to: surgical instruments left inside patients after operation, failure of inserting a catherer properly, failure to turn on a ventilator when a patient was being transferred, and medication overdose.
Director of the California Department of Public Health say that these fines are intended, "to improve the overall quality of care in California."
Director of the California Department of Public Health say that these fines are intended, "to improve the overall quality of care in California."
Featured Artist - SxePhil
Today's artist features Phillip DeFranco, a wannabe "newscaster" who "takes the news, and makes it what he wants it to be." He does a webcast every monday, wednesday, and friday. His website is http://www.phillyd.tv/ .
Medal Update - Day 11 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's Over 105 kg
Gold - Matthias Steiner - Germany
Silver - Evgeny Chigishev - Russia
Bronze - Viktors Scerbatihs - Latvia
Men's High Jump
Gold - Andrey Silnov - Russian
Silver - Germaine Mason - Great Britain
Bronze - Yaroslav Rybakov - Russia
Individual Dressage
Gold - Anky van Grunsven - Netherlands
Silver - Isabell Werth - Germany
Bronze - Heike Kemmer - Germany
Men's Horizontal Bar
Gold - Kai Zou - China
Silver - Jonathan Horton - United States
Bronze - Fabian Hambuchen - Germany
Men's Individual
Gold - Chunlong Lu - China
Silver - Jason Burnett - Canada
Bronze - Dong Dong - China
Men's 3-Meter Springboard
Gold - Chong He - China
Silver - Alexandre Despatie - Canada
Bronze - Kai Qin - China
Men's Discus Throw
Gold - Gerd Kanter - Estonia
Silver - Piotr Malachowski -Poland
Bronze - Virgilijus Alekna - Lithuania
Women's 400 Meters
Gold - Christine Ohuruogu - Great Britain
Silver - Shericka Williams - Jamaica
Bronze - Sanya Richards - United States
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Dawn Harper - United States
Silver - Sally Mclellan - Australia
Bronze - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - Canada
Men's 1500 Meters
Gold - Rasheed Ramzi - Bahrain
Silver - Asbel Kipruto Kiprop - Kenya
Bronze - Nick Willis - New Zealand
Men's Over 105 kg
Gold - Matthias Steiner - Germany
Silver - Evgeny Chigishev - Russia
Bronze - Viktors Scerbatihs - Latvia
Men's High Jump
Gold - Andrey Silnov - Russian
Silver - Germaine Mason - Great Britain
Bronze - Yaroslav Rybakov - Russia
Individual Dressage
Gold - Anky van Grunsven - Netherlands
Silver - Isabell Werth - Germany
Bronze - Heike Kemmer - Germany
Men's Horizontal Bar
Gold - Kai Zou - China
Silver - Jonathan Horton - United States
Bronze - Fabian Hambuchen - Germany
Men's Individual
Gold - Chunlong Lu - China
Silver - Jason Burnett - Canada
Bronze - Dong Dong - China
Men's 3-Meter Springboard
Gold - Chong He - China
Silver - Alexandre Despatie - Canada
Bronze - Kai Qin - China
Men's Discus Throw
Gold - Gerd Kanter - Estonia
Silver - Piotr Malachowski -Poland
Bronze - Virgilijus Alekna - Lithuania
Women's 400 Meters
Gold - Christine Ohuruogu - Great Britain
Silver - Shericka Williams - Jamaica
Bronze - Sanya Richards - United States
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Dawn Harper - United States
Silver - Sally Mclellan - Australia
Bronze - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - Canada
Men's 1500 Meters
Gold - Rasheed Ramzi - Bahrain
Silver - Asbel Kipruto Kiprop - Kenya
Bronze - Nick Willis - New Zealand
Medal Update - Day 11
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's Triathalon
Gold - Jan Frodeno - Germany
Silver - Simon Whitfield - Canada
Bronze - Bevan Docherty - New Zealand
Men's Laser - One-Person Dinghy
Gold - Paul Goodison - Great Britain
Silver - Vasilij Zbogar - Slovakia
Bronze - Diego Romero - Italy
Women's Laser Radial - One-Person Dinghy
Gold - Anna Tunnicliffe - United States
Silver - Gintare Volungeviciute - Lithunia
Bronze - Lijia Xu - China
Men's Freestyle 55-60 kg
Gold - Mavlet Batirov - Russia
Silver - Vasyl Fedoryshyn - Ukraine
Bronze - Seyedmorad Mohammadi - Iran
Bronze - Kenichi Yumoto - Japan
Men's Freestyle Under 55 kg
Gold - Henry Cejudo - United States
Silver - Tomohiro Matsunaga - Japan
Bronze - Besik Kudukhov - Russia
Bronze - Radoslav Velikov - Bulgaria
Men's Parallel Bars
Gold - Xiaopeng Li - China
Silver - Wonchul Yoo - South Korea
Bronze - Anton Fokin - Uzbekistan
Women's Sprint
Gold - Victoria Pendleton - Great Britain
Silver - Anna Meares - Australia
Bronze - Shuang Guo - China
Women's Balance Beam
Gold - Shawn Johnson - United States
Silver - Nastia Liukin - United States
Bronze - Fei Cheng - China
Men's Sprint Cycling
Gold - Chris Hoy - Great Britain
Silver - Jason Kenny - Great Britain
Bronze - Mickael Bourgain - France
Men's Triathalon
Gold - Jan Frodeno - Germany
Silver - Simon Whitfield - Canada
Bronze - Bevan Docherty - New Zealand
Men's Laser - One-Person Dinghy
Gold - Paul Goodison - Great Britain
Silver - Vasilij Zbogar - Slovakia
Bronze - Diego Romero - Italy
Women's Laser Radial - One-Person Dinghy
Gold - Anna Tunnicliffe - United States
Silver - Gintare Volungeviciute - Lithunia
Bronze - Lijia Xu - China
Men's Freestyle 55-60 kg
Gold - Mavlet Batirov - Russia
Silver - Vasyl Fedoryshyn - Ukraine
Bronze - Seyedmorad Mohammadi - Iran
Bronze - Kenichi Yumoto - Japan
Men's Freestyle Under 55 kg
Gold - Henry Cejudo - United States
Silver - Tomohiro Matsunaga - Japan
Bronze - Besik Kudukhov - Russia
Bronze - Radoslav Velikov - Bulgaria
Men's Parallel Bars
Gold - Xiaopeng Li - China
Silver - Wonchul Yoo - South Korea
Bronze - Anton Fokin - Uzbekistan
Women's Sprint
Gold - Victoria Pendleton - Great Britain
Silver - Anna Meares - Australia
Bronze - Shuang Guo - China
Women's Balance Beam
Gold - Shawn Johnson - United States
Silver - Nastia Liukin - United States
Bronze - Fei Cheng - China
Men's Sprint Cycling
Gold - Chris Hoy - Great Britain
Silver - Jason Kenny - Great Britain
Bronze - Mickael Bourgain - France
Monday, August 18, 2008
News Of The Day
By: Jerry Xiao
Every other day I'm going to be writing about the most weird, akward, exciting, interesting, funny, stupid, or embarrassing news on the web on that day. Most of my titles will be coming from Yahoo! and the occasional Google. I will include a summary and a link to the original article if available. Here goes.
Whoa! Cool Auto...chair?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_fe_st/odd_speeding_chair;_ylt=AslJ_LN21hDOF70_QXSB9gSs0NUE
German Police Officers in Gross-Zimmern took away a motorized chair today. The chair, invented by two 17-year olds, had a lawnmower engine, bicycle brake, and a metal frame. No news as to how fast it goes.
Wait A Minute... Who Are You?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_fe_st/odd_wrong_suspect;_ylt=Ar1ddls.3MU2Si9yCnOCj2qs0NUE
A Kentucky Sheriff drove 4,100 miles to pick up a fugitive wanted for fleeing police and drunken driving. The fugitive, named Joe Orus, was being held in Tehachapi, California, when police noticed he had an outstanding warrant. California Police officers then called Kentucky sheriff Joe Gaddie to come pick him up. However, when Gaddie got back to Kentucky, He noticed a mistake. The man was not Joe Orus. In fact, he had stolen Joe Orus' identity.
Every other day I'm going to be writing about the most weird, akward, exciting, interesting, funny, stupid, or embarrassing news on the web on that day. Most of my titles will be coming from Yahoo! and the occasional Google. I will include a summary and a link to the original article if available. Here goes.
Whoa! Cool Auto...chair?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_fe_st/odd_speeding_chair;_ylt=AslJ_LN21hDOF70_QXSB9gSs0NUE
German Police Officers in Gross-Zimmern took away a motorized chair today. The chair, invented by two 17-year olds, had a lawnmower engine, bicycle brake, and a metal frame. No news as to how fast it goes.
Wait A Minute... Who Are You?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_fe_st/odd_wrong_suspect;_ylt=Ar1ddls.3MU2Si9yCnOCj2qs0NUE
A Kentucky Sheriff drove 4,100 miles to pick up a fugitive wanted for fleeing police and drunken driving. The fugitive, named Joe Orus, was being held in Tehachapi, California, when police noticed he had an outstanding warrant. California Police officers then called Kentucky sheriff Joe Gaddie to come pick him up. However, when Gaddie got back to Kentucky, He noticed a mistake. The man was not Joe Orus. In fact, he had stolen Joe Orus' identity.
LAX In Trouble
LAX has suffered a terrible year in domestic flights to and from Los Angeles International in the past years due to high fuel costs. However, international flights are just starting to be affected. Foreign Airlines are cutting back on the flights to LAX. The cuts by the foreign flights surprise LAX officials and economists, who thought that the internatioal flights wouldn't be affected by economy. In fact, LAX officials used the international flights as ways to even out the drops in domestic flights. The recent upgrades to the Tom Bradley International terminal in LAX are not going to be affected for now, though LAX officials may have to rethink spending strategy soon, such as a hiring freeze. The cuts are supposed to bring fewer non-stop flights overseas, higher fares, and more crowded planes.
Featured Video - Road To Redemption
Today's video features a documentary on the "Redeem Team" in the training sessions before the Beijing Olympic Ceremony. This is Episode one Part one of the series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5pXbOlcRA4&feature=PlayList&p=1D1723D68AA08366&index=0&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5pXbOlcRA4&feature=PlayList&p=1D1723D68AA08366&index=0&playnext=1
What Do You Think?
By Jerry Xiao
What do you think about a 4 day school week? In fact, a 4 day school week isn't that rare around the nation anymore. Because of the ailing U.S. economy and the soaring prices for fuel, schools around the nation are cutting back on costs in anyway possible. By reducing the school wek to 4 days, school do not have to pay that extra day for the school buses, which could save $50,000 a year. However, to compensate for the missing day, schools are adding 10 minutes to the class times on the other four days. Some schools are even cutting back on electives, saving them an average of $65,000 a year. Montgomery County in Maryland, is cutting back funds to its award winning mathematics club.
Lenelle Cruse, the state PTA president, said that the state budget for education was so tight, that the schools actually had a toilet paper drive. Many schools have stopped ordering new textbooks, making use of the old ones and rebinding ones themselves.
And schools aren't the only people cutting back on costs for education. Many parents are starting to shop conservatively, making their children reuse their backpacks and materials from the year before. Parents were asked to carpool together to the athletic meetings in Paw Paw, Michigan.
If the U.S. economy doesn't pull up soon, who knows how it will affect the rest of the people in the nation.
What do you think about a 4 day school week? In fact, a 4 day school week isn't that rare around the nation anymore. Because of the ailing U.S. economy and the soaring prices for fuel, schools around the nation are cutting back on costs in anyway possible. By reducing the school wek to 4 days, school do not have to pay that extra day for the school buses, which could save $50,000 a year. However, to compensate for the missing day, schools are adding 10 minutes to the class times on the other four days. Some schools are even cutting back on electives, saving them an average of $65,000 a year. Montgomery County in Maryland, is cutting back funds to its award winning mathematics club.
Lenelle Cruse, the state PTA president, said that the state budget for education was so tight, that the schools actually had a toilet paper drive. Many schools have stopped ordering new textbooks, making use of the old ones and rebinding ones themselves.
And schools aren't the only people cutting back on costs for education. Many parents are starting to shop conservatively, making their children reuse their backpacks and materials from the year before. Parents were asked to carpool together to the athletic meetings in Paw Paw, Michigan.
If the U.S. economy doesn't pull up soon, who knows how it will affect the rest of the people in the nation.
Medal Update - Day 10 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Women's Discus Throwing
Gold - Stephanie Brown Trafton - United States
Silver - Yarelys Barrios - Cuba
Bronze - Olena Antonova - Ukraine
Women's Pole Vault
Gold - Elena Isinbaeva - Russia
Silver - Jennifer Stuczynski - United States
Bronze - Svetlana Feofanova - Russia
Men's Team Table Tenis
Gold - China - China
Silver - Germany - Germany
Bronze - South Korea - South Korea
Men's Horse Vault
Gold - Leszek Blanik - Poland
Silver - Thomas Bouhail - France
Bronze - Anton Golotsutskov - Russia
Men's Long Jump
Gold - Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda - Panama
Silver - Khotso Mokoena - South Africa
Bronze - Ibrahim Camejo - Cuba
Women's Individual
Gold - Wenna He - China
Silver - Karen Cockburn - Canada
Bronze - Ekaterina Khilko - Uzbekistan
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
Gold - Brimin Kipruto - Kenya
Silver - Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad - France
Bronze - Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong - Kenya
Women's 800 Meters
Gold - Pamela Jelimo - Kenya
Silver - Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei - Kenya
Bronze - Hasna Benhassi - Morocco
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Angelo Taylor - United States
Silver - Kerron Clement - United States
Bronze - Bershawn Jackson - United States
Team Jumping, Equestrian
Gold - United States - United States
Silver - Canada - Canada
Bronze - Norway - Norway
Women's Discus Throwing
Gold - Stephanie Brown Trafton - United States
Silver - Yarelys Barrios - Cuba
Bronze - Olena Antonova - Ukraine
Women's Pole Vault
Gold - Elena Isinbaeva - Russia
Silver - Jennifer Stuczynski - United States
Bronze - Svetlana Feofanova - Russia
Men's Team Table Tenis
Gold - China - China
Silver - Germany - Germany
Bronze - South Korea - South Korea
Men's Horse Vault
Gold - Leszek Blanik - Poland
Silver - Thomas Bouhail - France
Bronze - Anton Golotsutskov - Russia
Men's Long Jump
Gold - Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda - Panama
Silver - Khotso Mokoena - South Africa
Bronze - Ibrahim Camejo - Cuba
Women's Individual
Gold - Wenna He - China
Silver - Karen Cockburn - Canada
Bronze - Ekaterina Khilko - Uzbekistan
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
Gold - Brimin Kipruto - Kenya
Silver - Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad - France
Bronze - Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong - Kenya
Women's 800 Meters
Gold - Pamela Jelimo - Kenya
Silver - Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei - Kenya
Bronze - Hasna Benhassi - Morocco
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Angelo Taylor - United States
Silver - Kerron Clement - United States
Bronze - Bershawn Jackson - United States
Team Jumping, Equestrian
Gold - United States - United States
Silver - Canada - Canada
Bronze - Norway - Norway
Medal Update - Day 10 (Cont'd)
The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:
Men's 470 - Two-Person Dinghy
Gold - Malcolm Page, Nathan Wilmot - Australia
Silver - Joe Glanfield, Nick Rogers - Great Britain
Bronze - Nicolas Charbonnier, Olivier Bausset - France
Women's 470 - Two-Person Dinghy
Gold - Elise Rechichi, Tessa Parkinson - Australia
Silver - Lobke Berkhout, Marcelien de Koning - Netherlands
Bronze - Isabel Swan, Fernanda Oliveira - Brazil
Women's Points Race
Gold - Marianne Vos - Netherlands
Silver - Yoanka Gonzalez - Cuba
Bronze - Leire Olaverria - Spain
Men's Rings
Gold - Yibing Chen - China
Silver - Wei Yang - China
Bronze - Oleksandr Vorobiov - Ukraine
Men's Team Pursuit
Gold - Great Britain - Great Britain
Silver - Denmark - Denmark
Bronze - New Zealand - New Zealand
Women's Uneven Parallel Bars
Gold - Kexin He - China
Silver - Nastia Liukin - United States
Bronze - Yilin Yang - China
Men's 94-105 kg
Gold - Andrei Aramnau - Belarus
Silver - Dmitriy Klokov - Russia
Bronze - Dmitry Lapikov - Russia
Men's 470 - Two-Person Dinghy
Gold - Malcolm Page, Nathan Wilmot - Australia
Silver - Joe Glanfield, Nick Rogers - Great Britain
Bronze - Nicolas Charbonnier, Olivier Bausset - France
Women's 470 - Two-Person Dinghy
Gold - Elise Rechichi, Tessa Parkinson - Australia
Silver - Lobke Berkhout, Marcelien de Koning - Netherlands
Bronze - Isabel Swan, Fernanda Oliveira - Brazil
Women's Points Race
Gold - Marianne Vos - Netherlands
Silver - Yoanka Gonzalez - Cuba
Bronze - Leire Olaverria - Spain
Men's Rings
Gold - Yibing Chen - China
Silver - Wei Yang - China
Bronze - Oleksandr Vorobiov - Ukraine
Men's Team Pursuit
Gold - Great Britain - Great Britain
Silver - Denmark - Denmark
Bronze - New Zealand - New Zealand
Women's Uneven Parallel Bars
Gold - Kexin He - China
Silver - Nastia Liukin - United States
Bronze - Yilin Yang - China
Men's 94-105 kg
Gold - Andrei Aramnau - Belarus
Silver - Dmitriy Klokov - Russia
Bronze - Dmitry Lapikov - Russia
Sunday, August 17, 2008
News Of The Day
By: Jerry Xiao
Every other day I'm going to be writing about the most weird, akward, exciting, interesting, funny, stupid, or embarrassing news on the web on that day. Most of my titles will be coming from Yahoo! and the occasional Google. I will include a summary and a link to the original article if available. Here goes.
Hopes Of A Nation http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news;_ylt=AoIR3fstGQU.6CbY5E9HKK6VTZd4?slug=ap-ath-trackandfield-heats&prov=ap&type=lgns
Liu Xiang has become much of the face of the Beijing Olympics as Houston Rockets star Yao Ming. He's the defending champ in the 110-Meter Hurdles, and possibly the best and only star China has in Track and Field. There's no doubt that Liu Xiang is the greatest star in China, following behind Yao Ming. However, with the hopes of a nation of 1.3 billion, Liu Xiang was unable to compete in the 110-Meter Hurdles. In one of the qualifying rounds, he limped out of the blocks, before a false start was called. But, instead of go back to the blocks, Liu Xiang walked out of the way and sat down next to a concrete wall, no longer having that seemingly huge smile seen on the posters anymore. He withdrew because of a foot injury that has been bothering him for the last six or seven years.
Two time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammel of the United States also limped off the track after his second hurdle a few hours later. He withdrew because of an injured left leg.
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