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Ziggurat

2008-09-12T23:10:00.003-04:00

Dubai is building a pyramid that will house 1 million people with self sustained energy, and ... NUFF SAID..... dear lord... who are these million people? Guaranteed they can all be found on IMDB.COM ... lol

original link

New Magnetic Resonance Tomography

2008-09-12T22:17:00.005-04:00

You've heard of MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imagining. Well, now there's MRT or Magnetic Resonance Tomography. Same thing, more powerful.

First a quick VERY SIMPLE history. MRI's have really only been around for 30 years -- compared to X-rays (some 100 years now). MRI's don't use radioactive waves, but use magnetic fields to produce image slices of the body.

This is where it goes over my head.. kinda.. bear with me.. lol

The "power" or "intensity" is measured through its magnetic flux in units of "telsa's". MRI's are usally 1.5 - 3 telsa's.

A new MRI has been developed with 7 telsa, to produce even clearer images of MRI's. This was produced for the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch. Say that 10 times... Its also been completed with a 9.4 telsa small animal MRT.. Why small animal and not human I have no idea. Its supposed to be "safe". Hmmm...

Either way, this is the newest and thought you would all like to know about it. Its going to replace the MRI's of today, with present applications being for cardiovascular research. I've tried looking up "sneak peek" images, but with no success. I guess people aren't that eager to see these new imaging splices.. YET. If I find any I will definetly post them up. DON'T YOU WORRY.

If you aren't quite familiar with what regular images look like, click here.

For the original article, click here.

This MRT is surrounded by a cage of steel weighing 250 tons which will, in future, be used to protect the surrounding area from the magnetic field. The hole in the center of the magnet will be the "pipe" in which the patient will be pushed in order to be examined..

Other LHC Uses...?!?!?!?!

2008-09-12T22:07:00.014-04:00

I just read this article on "Large Hadron Collider to have 'Practical' Spin-Offs?"... The link is at the bottom. WTF... Lol.. Ok, a LOOOOOT of hype on this LHC.. thats fine.. nothin like it ever .. EVER... this is the most original and unique invention/product/device that has probably ever existed. BUT WITH NO RESULTS OR DEFINITE USES YET! So how you gonna tell me that this thing can "solve big mysteries in science", but also "may help scientists treat diseases" and/or "improve the Internet" and/or "open the door to travel through extra dimensions"?!?!!?!?

If it does all of this, I will definitely post another blog praising this device, and being its b!tch, but for now, I want to see the LHC prove SOME theory.. and not something retarded like, "oh, the theory that 'x' particle possibly exists under 'y' applications and a 'z' type of environment"... PLEAAASE.... STAY TUNED... wait, im staying tuned.. not you.. me...

original article...

Hurricane IKE

2008-09-12T21:56:00.004-04:00

It seems that hurricane Ike is worst than expected. The category 2 hurricane is thought to have a potential of a category 3 , with speeds of 111 (179km) miles an hour, right before hitting land. A "certain death" warning has been issued by the National Hurricane Center due to its 9-foot floods, which gives more to its severity and danger. Damage is thought to be due to these severe floods rather than 'just the strong winds'.

A similar warning was issued for Hurricane Katrina in 2005... Unbelievable... The above picture shows the path of Hurricane Ike that i got from the NHC -- you can keep going there and checking back at the stated times for more accurate updates for the path of this hurricane.

Our prayers go out to all of those affected, and for the prevention of others that are threatened by the effect of this hurricane.

Original source here...

Flame Retardant Grenades

2008-09-05T18:14:00.004-04:00

37 fire departments along the east coast are using this invention called FIT (fire interruption technology) based out of Vancouver, Canada.

"The company says the device can fully extinguish a class B (fuel-based) fire in a room 2,100 cubic feet (60 cubic meters) or less and reduce fire temperatures from 1,000 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (540 to 150 degrees Celsius) in less than 10 seconds. The FIT-5 is also designed to control class A (wood-based) fires enough so that firefighters can douse them with water. Firefighters in New York State and New Jersey have successfully contained three fires (in a room on the third floor of a house and two in basements) with the FIT-5 since it hit the market."

Kinda sounds like a fire extinguisher, that blows up... But hey, what do I know?

Original article here...

Deceased Father Reunited with Family

2008-09-05T17:32:00.002-04:00

John Renehan was reunited with his father -- John Delaney after 8 years... from his CREMATION. Yup, he was cremated -- or at least, someone was... This is up on yahoo.ca -- on their front page news headlines, and im sure its all over the place too. Crazy story.

10 days after he was missing, John Delaney was picked up and taken in with no way of knowing who he was because he was suffering from amnesia. He was then later placed in a nursing home of sorts -- and was on a program of people with missing relatives -- that his son John Renehan just 'happened' to watch, and recognize him! The odds! So they were basically reunited through all of this joy and happiness, with the bitter truth of not knowing who the actual cremated person is... was... hmm...

yahoo article here

Springwater Park

2008-09-04T14:10:00.004-04:00

Just a couple snapshots I took in Springwater Park, Midhurst Ontario. Let me know what you think.

Cattle and Deer and Earth's Magnetic Fields...OH MY...

2008-09-04T13:50:00.003-04:00

This is a little 'off beat' -- for now, until another article published makes me look like an idiot.. which will definitely happen.

German and Czech researchers have found that cattle and deer point their bodies towards Earth's magnetic poles .... thats it... lol

"German and Czech researchers used Google Earth satellite images to look at 8,510 domestic cattle in 308 pastures located randomly across six continents. They also studied body alignment in 2,974 red and roe deer in the Czech Republic, either by photographing the animals or checking the impressions they left in snow.
The team reports in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA that the animals tended to point north or south but not in other directions. When the researchers were able to examine the position of the head in the case of red and roe deer, they found the animals tended to point north."

So there you have it. Another one of life's agonizing puzzles -- SOLVED!

Original article here...

Measles Doesn't Cause Autism

2008-09-04T13:39:00.003-04:00

If you read (probably not) my previous article on the Measles Comeback, I was mentioning that a lot of the fear for parents not to vaccinate their kids is on rumors or hearsay of this vaccination causing autism.

Well there's a new study out from Columbia University... Measles DOES NOT cause autism. Read the article at the link below -- its pretty self explanatory. The thing is, people's fear of vaccinations are almost entirely based on hearsay. The origin of this are the families whose children develop a disorder like autism, after getting vaccinated. The comparison is then made to children who do not develop autism and who at the same time, are not vaccinated.

Autism is a genetically inherited disorder. It can be related to birth defects -- but NOT the measles vaccine. Check out this link, and follow the footnote labelled "5".

For the article on this new study, click here...

LHC Data Transfer

2008-09-04T12:51:00.006-04:00

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is creating A LOT of buzz. Im not gonna sit here and (try to) explain the whole process of how this LHC 'thingy' works, for numerous reasons. Its a lot to explain -- with too much background introductions in physics and quantum physics and also because I'm really not 100% sure myself!

Anyways, it's online on September 10th, and then we should either know the meaning of life, how to make black holes, or how molecules collide. Either way, there's a ton of information thats going to be attained from this -- specifically millions of gigabytes.

The LHC is predicted to generate 1 gigabyte per second of information -- or as the link below states -- "a dvd per 5 seconds" -- and an annual 15 million gigabytes (3 164 556 dvd's... I calculated that on my own...) -- all to be available to scientists all over the world by a single click on their computers.

This is going to be accomplished by 'set locations' of power house computer establishments, referred to as tiers. For example, tier 1 will be located at the CERN location will be powered by whats described as 100 000 of the worlds fasted CPU's and will communicate the information through fiber optic cables (10 gigabytes per second) to 11 other 'set locations' of tier 1, across the globe. Tier 2 will be at 147 different locations in universities and research laboratories to access this information.

Now of course this mammoth of a communication system is to shadow over the internet... But what I can think of is back in the day in elementary school -- when we would learn about computers, and how the computer would be the size of a warehouse. And then over the years that same computer is now a third of the strength of my laptop. So... give it a couple of years and these tiers will become the usb jump drives that I carry around? It's a little scary, but I'm still going to buy that usb drive...

Original Article Here...

Wolves Eat Salmon??

2008-09-04T12:39:00.003-04:00

These, "coastal predators", as so described in the article linked at the bottom, eat FISH. Salmon specifically. I dunno if everyone knew this, or are not shocked at all by this.. But I had no idea! But... whats even more interesting is that they prefer salmon to deer and elk, and other animals that I would normally peg a wolf to eat!

Its not the shortage of deer thats making them eat salmon -- rather the "abundance of salmon"!! During spring and summer they hunt for deer/elk, but the couple months in fall (during salmon migratory season), the wolves just go ape sh!t for salmon! EXCLUSIVELY!

Huh... well, check out the article here, see what u think.

Mulder's a Sex Fiend!

2008-09-04T12:34:00.003-04:00

David Duchovny, the star of the new X-files movie, and the new Showtime hit -- Californication -- has checked himself into rehab for.... SEX ADDICTION! Now, I dont really post anything on the hollywood/celeb gossip, but -- this stuck out . I mean, everyone goes into rehab nowadays -- coke, booze, pills, etc.. But sex?!? Thats cool -- I think... And its Agent Mulder, who I always wanted to get with Scully... EXCELLENT...

M&M Duels

2008-09-01T12:32:00.002-04:00

I go through phases where I eat M&M's constantly... I came across this site, and it's gonna keep me goin through these phases :) . Check it out.. Its hilarious! Found it on this site...

M&M Duels

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.

Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.

Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.

There can be only one.

Intel's Wireless Electricity

2008-08-22T22:41:00.003-04:00

It seem's like this is the new 'talk' of the... week.. month? Whatever, so yea, charge your laptops -- WIRELESS STYLE! Yea.. its weird... its different.. and its definitely going to be a while longer, but we're on our way. And Intel is paving this way for us.

Basically, 2 years ago, MIT researcher Marin Soljacic found out a way to transmit electricity through a magnetic field of an electrically charged loop of wire. He then reported that himself and his team could transfer power to a 60 watt light bulb from 3 feet away with an efficiency of 90%.

Intel has adapted this idea, by consulting with Marin and his group, and have achieved 75% efficiency from 2-3 feet away. The coils are -- no doubt -- extremely large for a laptop to use as wifi charging, but come on now, THIS IS INTEL WE'RE TALKIN BOUT...

Article here.

Measles Comeback!!

2008-08-22T22:34:00.004-04:00

Measles is back and its cause of those parents who think that vaccinations are wrong!

Ok, so I'm 'kinda' against NOT vaccinating kids. A lot of people have this fear that kids will become autistic through vaccinations.

"Fifteen children under 20, including four babies, have been hospitalized and 131 sickened by the red splotches since the beginning of this year" according to the CDC.

This disease was eliminated in the year 2000. However, because of that previously mentioned fear of autism, ITS BACK. There are no conclusive studies on whether or not you get autism -- there are doctors who believe this to be untrue, and there are professionals who believe it to be true. But.. BUT... UN-VACCINATED KIDS GET SICK. This is fact...so... umm... vaccinate!

Original Article...

Portal to Mayan Underworld

2008-08-22T21:08:00.006-04:00

Underground and underwater labyrinths have been found with connections to 14 caves -- in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

"There are stones, huge columns, and sculptures of priests in the caves", said Anda -- one of the archeologists in this discovery.

A lot of thought is placed on whether or not the Mayan mythology of the deads travel to Xibalba (afterlife) was before or after the creation of the labyrinths. For me its just real cool that this is an actual creation/thought. I loved the movie The Fountain which had some aspects based on the idealogies of the Mayans, and Xibalba (the picture on the right). The underworld entrances is what brings back my dreams and fantasies from childhood... lol -- I wish we built things like these still...!!

Full Article here.

Home Depot Scam

2008-08-07T00:03:00.002-04:00

A"heads up" for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers.

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works:

Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the backseat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen November 4th, 9th,10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, & 24th 29th. Also December 1st, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 30th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful.

P.S. Walmart has wallets on sale 2.99 each

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LOL, another oldie -- but i thought it was hilarious! Got it from this guy's site, where u can find other jokes/stories....

Honest Cyber Sex

2008-08-01T17:08:00.003-04:00

HILARIOUS AND TRUE.. lol -- click on the pic to blow it up.

Such Tourists....

2008-07-30T01:05:00.002-04:00

Circadian Rhythm - Metabolism Link Discovered

2008-07-27T19:13:00.003-04:00

I think we all kinda assumed that there was a link between our biological clocks and how much energy our cells use. But the assumption/theory has been proven. The protein CLOCK which regulates our biological clock, works in equilibrium with the protein SIRT1 -- which regulates energy consumption by our cells.

Our circadian clocks are estimated to regulate around 15% of our genes. So naturally if there is a disruption in the balance between the two proteins mentioned, then normal cellular function itself will also be disrupted. So basically changes in our sleep patterns and our diets can directly affect cellular action.

Now the importance in this discovery is that treatment can be directed towards the CLOCK-SIRT1 equilibrium and help manage or solve social problems like diabetes and obesity.

Original article here.

Norman Foster Made Me a Yacht

2008-07-27T19:02:00.004-04:00

Ok, no, obviously he didn't. But, Norman Foster did design this incredible looking Yacht you're viewing right now!

For those that don't know Norman Foster -- he's just an amazing architect. Check out his site here to see some of the work he is responsible throughout the world. Unbelievable!

Anyways, back to the boat. I've only provided the exterior shot, the link at the bottom will take u to the site where the views of the interior and other aspects of the exterior are available.

This 134 foot ship has a grand staircase, submersible beach deck, his and hers private balconies... -- just check out the link, its astounding!

Boat here..

Space Tourism

2008-07-27T18:54:00.003-04:00

Virgin Galactic is offering space tourism to the public -- those who can afford the six figure ride, that is.

But it just looks so darn cool!

WhiteKnightTwo (pic on the left) will basically take you to an altitude of 50,000 feet, and then release the SpaceShipTwo (attached below the WhiteKnightTwo) which then goes up to 360,000 feet!

The whole setup looks unreal. This 'mothership' is to be unveiled on Monday. There's already been test flights, and all is basically a go... I just hope they start building space stations and we all go into Star Trek mode... but thats just me....

Read article here.

"Google URL Index Hits 1 Trillion"

2008-07-27T16:16:00.004-04:00

.... Well... the title explains it all... I have to admit tho -- and I'm not tryin to be a dick -- but I figured there'd be more than a trillion links... I mean the world has like 6.7 billion people... My math skills aren't that 'on point' -- but I figure that more than half of that population is 'internet ready' -- and well... as I said, my math isn't that great...lol... Anyways, still interesting to know how "big" the world wide web is...

Slashdot article here.

Ireland Park in Toronto, Canada

2008-07-27T16:09:00.005-04:00

Thought this pic was great. I see so many pics of 'the city of New York, LA, Miami' etc... Haven't really seen that many that truly shows off Toronto. This pic really seems unique, clean, modern and inviting.
See more at daily dose of imagery...

5 Year Old Boy Ends up at Hooters...

2008-07-27T16:02:00.003-04:00

Riiight... So this is every guy's 'story of his childhood'... lol. A 5-year-old boy in Denton, Texas managed to "escape" his day care center -- the 'Imagination Station', and ended up at the Hooters parking lot approx. half a mile away.

He stopped at a gas station to buy snacks and drinks. I don't get it. Snacks and drinks are better at hooters... so why bother? Was he on a tight budget? Either way, appparently he escaped through the fire exit that has no alarm at the day care center.

Pretty ridiculous.

Read the rest here...

Woman Explained Scientifically...

2008-07-27T15:59:00.002-04:00

Thought this was kinda funny...old, been around -- but still funny... lol

Ubuntu on Dell

2008-07-20T02:38:00.003-04:00

Wow, Dell's releasing their computers (Linux systems) with the Ubuntu operating system... -- Hardy Hering -- version 8.04 . Seems like Linux is slowly creeping up and taking over the Windows giant. And it's about time if you ask me... I think its ridiculous that you have to pay 300 some odd dollars for Windows -- and the "basic" version at that... Linux is free. This whole open source movement is GREAT. ROCK ON. YEAA..

I thought I was kinda cool for posting my pics on Ubuntu, but really, I was outta the loop... and I joined in time? Meh...

Dell's got Ubuntu.

Terminator Salvation (Terminator 4)

2008-07-20T02:33:00.004-04:00

Not much to say here, the picture and headline speaks for itself... Looks super cool tho! The original site where I got this from has a link for the teaser trailer. I didn't post that here cause I'm still unsure on how this movie is gonna be... the picture looks cool -- thats bout it from me.. lol

Nintendo Wii, Number One Console...

2008-07-20T02:29:00.003-04:00

Soooo.. I feel a lil retarded... Here I am commenting on certain posts about how the Xbox 360 -- in my opinion -- through all the reading and 'research' I have done -- is better than the PS3, bla bla bla... and BOOM.... I read THIS. Nintendo Wii is outselling the Xbox 3:1 !!!!! WHAT?! Wii has sold 500,000 more consoles than the Xbox 360 -- and the Xbox 360 has also had a 1 year headstart!!!! DAMN... So yea... thought you should all know..

Dead Baby Penguins in Brazil

2008-07-20T01:47:00.003-04:00

So apparently more than 400 dead baby penguins have been found on the shores of Rio de Janeiro over the past couple months... Insane!? The picture on the left shows a penguin getting treatment at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.

These penguins are being washed ashore from Antarctica and Patagonia -- which is quite the distance for baby penguins. There are several theories as well, oil spills affecting their journey back home, and also the "over fishing" forcing them to swim further away for food.

Its really quite sad... I'm not an animal person at all (I know, I guess that makes me horrible somehow)... Why do I care enough to post about these penguins?? I suppose it's cause I'm told that I walk like a penguin... Lol

Original article here...

Ubuntu: Hardy Hering

2008-07-19T18:33:00.004-04:00

Just wanted to show off my Ubuntu layout.. still a newbie at this, but I got the Cube Desktop goin on! lol Here it is, check it out!

XBOX 360 and PS3 Add Movies

2008-07-17T22:33:00.004-04:00

Xbox 360 and PS3 have both added the service of renting movies through their online connections. No idea what this company is for PS3, but Xbox is going through Netflix.

Microsoft made their Netflix announcement first -- couple days later Sony came out with theirs... I personally think its useless for this feature -- but I understand the competition and what needs to be done to overcome each other. However -- I can comfortably say that the 360 is the way to go. It's got the same games as PS3, but more exclusive game selection (Halo 3, Guitar Hero 4) -- and 360 is cheaper! Microsoft just knocked out 50 bucks from the 20gb model!

Bare Naked Ladies Lead Singer Arrested?!

2008-07-17T22:27:00.003-04:00

I was never a huge fan of the BNL's -- but... but... I had no idea that lead singer Steven Page was the type to get arrested for posession of cocaine! He got bailed out for $10,000 -- and a mugshot of him all over the net lookin all blown out... worrrd....

Siamese Twins Separated in Saudi

2008-07-14T22:40:00.005-04:00

Moroccan Siamese twins connected at the chest and stomach since birth were separated successfully on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at King Abdul Aziz Medical City in Riyadh.

Safa And Marwa shared the same liver and digestive tract when they arrived at the hospital on April 4th.

King Abdullah covered the cost in the 19th successful separation at the medical facility, largely due to the Royal Family's expense.

AFP article.

Potential Prevention for Insulin Loss in Type 2 Diabetics

2008-07-14T22:27:00.004-04:00

Amazing discovery here... Associate Professor Trevor Biden and Dr Ross Laybutt of Garvan Institute of Medical Research (Sydney, Australia) have published a paper establishing ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum) stress in type 2 diabetics.

The ER basically puts together amino acids and produces proteins -- insulin being one of those proteins. When the structuring of this protein is disrupted -- like in type 2 diabetes -- the beta cells of the pancreas gets affected and "dies off" thus affecting the production of insulin.

This ER stress is negated in type 1 diabetes.

With this discovery, reducing ER stress can now be concentrated on -- slowing down the degeneration of insulin in type 2 diabetics, and possibly eliminated it as well.

Original document here...

Final Fantasy 13 for Xbox ONLY?

2008-07-14T22:19:00.003-04:00

Ok, ok... no wait, Final Fantasy XIII WAS only exclusive for Xbox 360 -- but now it seems that they have updated this news to say that the release is to coincide with the same date as PS3... This should now answer the million dollar question... XBOX OR PS3? Xbox it is.. cause u can play Halo 3 as well as FFXIII lol...

It is however funny to see the postings of those who thought it was only for 360, before the update was posted that it was for BOTH 360 and PS3...

Read here.

New Radiohead House of Cards Video!!!

2008-07-14T21:57:00.003-04:00

I'm not even gonna bother tryin to explain the details on how this video was made.. here's the quote:

"No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes"

So basically, its freakin awesome.. the pic up there show's a still from the video of Thom Yorke's face... crazy! Click the link below to check out the video, the making of the video, and how to tweek the video as well!!

Check out the new Radiohead video!!

Port Forwarding Your Xbox 360

2008-07-13T01:58:00.003-04:00

I've had the all too familiar problem on Xbox Live with the "NAT issue" and/or the wait for "players found".... brutal... I actually don't own an Xbox 360, but I'm always at a buddies house playing Halo 3, and getting frustrated along with the rest of the crew just waiting... and waiting....

Well, here's how to port forward your xbox.. let me know how it works for you all...

Two-Headed Snakes

2008-07-11T15:23:00.004-04:00

Now I always thought these was a myth, or a rumor -- urban legend if you will. But according to National Geographic's article, "Life is Confusing For Two-Headed Snakes" -- its definitely real. The state of Arizona was home to a 2 headed king snake that was held in captivity for nearly 17 years!

These snakes are not evolutionary creations -- rather anomalies that are comparable to Siamese twins. They can be joined at various places between their bodies, sharing throats, stomachs, or even having separate throats and stomachs and other organs.

These leads to the obvious conclusion that their existence is not just difficult -- but verily impossible. The two heads would compete for food, for different paths of travel, and for different tactics on escape from predators -- all of which making their lives that much more vulnerable.

However, what interests (makes me laugh out loud) me more is what Van Wallach, a researcher at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology has to say:

"In some snake species," he added, "the male rubs its chin against the female dorsum during courtship. As this particular snake has two heads—which may have different ideas about courting and mating—and two chins, it would be nice to find out how the two heads manage the deal and also to find out what the female's response is."

Well... I guess it would be "nice" to find out how two heads manage to elicit a response from a female... lol

"Shit Happens"

2008-07-10T18:14:00.003-04:00

Thought this pic was hilarious -- one of the many t-shirts you can get at bustedtees...

Teen Delivers LSD Cookies to Cops

2008-07-10T17:51:00.003-04:00

18 year old Christian Phillips delivered cookies laced with LSD to police at the Blue Mound Police Department -- on behalf of MADD. At the time he was working for MADD as a part of his community service that he was serving. He got arrested at the Lake Worth Police Department, who had been warned by the Blue Mound department, when he came in to deliver another basket.

Apparently 3 cops ate these cookies -- and one of them "thought it smelled like weed" so got it tested... UMM, im no expert -- really im not -- but LSD doesnt smell like weed... The dude was trippin -- thats what they couldnt admit!

Article Here...

Rocketmail

2008-07-07T17:34:00.004-04:00

So I'm one of the few OG's representin the good ole ROCKETMAIL... Back in the 90's it was only Rocketmail and Hotmail that were providing free web based email accounts. People laughed at the idea. At the time, Rocketmail was a lot better than Hotmail -- with a more powerful program base -- attracting all programming and computer nerds alike. In 1997 Yahoo! acquired Rocketmail -- allowing the users to transfer their accounts to Yahoo! or to keep their account by signing in under "user.rm".

The users were ridiculed... Well guess what? ITS BACK. Rocketmail is now an extension that Yahoo! is providing its users (@rocketmail.com) as well as ymail (@ymail.com). So, this post may be useless, but its for all you rare rocketmail users out there... KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.. (lol)

Parents Who Put Baby on EBAY

2008-07-03T18:48:00.003-04:00

YEA, THE CASE WAS DROPPED! So they figured the parents were "joking" and it was all just one huge mistake...

I mean its a joke when u maybe tell friends about it, talk amongst yourselves about it, whatever -- but putting that on ebay?? Actually starting a bid, and letting it go for hours? Well, 2.5 hours, but still -- its EBAY !!

I dunno, I think we should expect to hear more from this "family"...

(original article)

Dinner in the Sky

2008-07-03T16:21:00.005-04:00

Here's pics of an amazing event brought to Toronto's Dundas Square by AMEX. 24 people get lifted about 50 meters to enjoy their food in the sky... You can see the rest of the high quality pics on flickr.

Morning Sickness Protects Fetus?

2008-07-02T20:16:00.003-04:00

Two Evolutionary Biologists have come up with evidence through their studies showing that morning sickness is an "evolutionary wellness insurance".

The study shows that the nausea and vomiting that is experienced by two thirds of pregnant women is a healthful means of eliminating certain foods such as "meat and strong-tasting vegetables" that through history have shown us to contain many harmful micro-organisms, parasites, and/or toxins harmful to not only a pregnant woman, but her fetus as well. This is the peak time during which the fetus' organs and related systems are developing -- thus making the fetus the most vulnerable to such foreign bodies. By the 18th week the 'morning sickness' diminishes, which happens to be the time when the fetus begins to becomes less vulnerable.

"If morning sickness were the result of the fetus signaling its viability to the mother, then all humans and other mammals should experience it".

Now then, try explaining that to a pregnant woman... Click here to read the original article.

New Trailer for Quantum of Solace (Bond 22)!

2008-06-30T19:53:00.005-04:00

Finally, this long awaited trailer has arrived! And might I say its absolutely amazing! Well, actually, we'll see when the movie comes out -- I've noticed that the new trend is to make mediocre movies, but with 'kickass' trailers.

Nevertheless, the new Bond -- Quantum of Solace! This movie picks up from Casino Royale -- with Bond seeking revenge for the loss of his love. They've done a great job with separating the 'new-Bond-look' from the first 20 movies with making him more dark -- described as a "rogue Bond". I like the theme that seems to be prevailing now -- giving these well known happy go-lucky characters a very dark appeal. I'm speaking in reference to the upcoming film "The Dark Knight".

Bond has major attitude, major anger management problems, and absolute zero respect for his authorities (I really think "M" is useless) -- and of course -- he has access to all the famous Bond Gadgets that I like to think I have access to as well.

Anyways -- the movie trailer -- check it out.

Mother's Junk Food Harm's Child

2008-06-30T19:46:00.002-04:00

Really, I don't have much to say about this at all. Have a read if you want, here.

My attention was brought to the intro:

"Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest."

Really? We know this now from animal studies??? Umm....

How to Trigger Green Traffic Lights

2008-06-30T19:22:00.004-04:00

Very interesting article, especially for the drivers with bikes, scooters, and/or small cars. Worth a read for sure -- and I highly recommend this to those who know or are the type to stop at a red light well before the white line -- for some odd reason...

Man Sells 'Entire Life' for £192,000!

2008-06-29T21:18:00.003-04:00

44 Year old Ian Usher just sold his entire life for £192,000 on e-bay! He 'expected' more, but has no regrets.. lol.. No I'm serious -- check it out here on BBC News UK.

(His house seems like its worth more than that...)

Usher sold his house, everything in it (car, jet ski's, etc) , an 'introduction' to all his friends, and chance to take over his sales assistant job at a rug shop -- !!!

He had a divorce with his wife of 5 years -- everything around him reminded him of her, so he had to let go -- and I suppose this was the best way!

Here's the link to alifeforsale.com -- this is his intro auction I suppose?

What sucks is that there were a lot of false bids on e-bay while this auction took place. Sucks because the numbers were at the millions (Australian dollars) -- and the "e-bay authorities" detected the false bids and had to adjust the bid's accordingly.

Meh, good for him I guess. But really now, I'm waiting to find out who this mystery person is that bought his life. The person remains a mystery until Ian has a phone call with him... lol -- no comment...

Expert Algorithm on Best Airfares

2008-06-29T02:03:00.003-04:00

Yes there is such thing! I've been trying to convince my friends that buying a ticket early on the week is really cheaper than getting it on the weekend, and that leaving on a weekend is definitely going to cost you extra than leaving during the week. This articl e at wired magazine talks about Oren Etzioni -- the founder of this algorithm who later founded his company Farecast that plugs in this data for consumer use.

The website covers most major airports in the US and in Canada. This poses a slight problem for people like me who are not exactly in either country for the moment, but are looking forward to going to visit their families that are there. Farecast might not help, but the advice and tips sure do. Here's to saving a couple hundred bucks (I hope).

Also, I was disappointed to see that Microsoft has acquired Farecast... but thats just me.

Teenager Decapitated by Roller Coaster!

2008-06-29T01:54:00.003-04:00

I can't believe it! Something that I always thought to be an "urban legend" -- and here it is -- a 17- year-old at 6 Flags, gets decapitated by the Batman Ride.

First of all, how is this possible?!?! The kid "scaled" two 6 foot fences. Hold up, so what you're saying is that the only thing that separates anybody from this enormous ride that we refer to as the BATMAN RIDE are two 6 foot fences? I mean I'm 6 foot tall... -- ummm...

Well, this kid scaled the fences to retrieve his hat that fell off when he was on the ride. According to the spokeswoman, "No one riding on the roller coaster was injured" -- well, thats nice -- it really is, but what about the 6 foot fence?

Cheating at Online Scrabble...

2008-06-27T17:00:00.006-04:00

I was online playing scrabble with wifey (awwww).... She was winning.. KILLING ME! All of a sudden the alpha-male inside of me took over my whole body -- my whole persona. I went blank, and regained composure only to find myself staring at the screen where I had placed all the words and tiles that had been played. A separate popup window displayed the possible words that could be placed with their respective points.

I won.

Yea yea.. I told her after, that I had cheated. It didn't go over well... Honesty is not the best policy -- lol, no I suppose it is. Either way, for all of you that don't want wifey to win -- or just want to win in a shameful style -- here is the link to cheat at Scrabble, Super Scrabble, and Literati. Scroll to the bottom of the page to choose between the games. You can also find the link on my list of links at the right of the page.

A Security Scan that See's Through Clothes...

2008-06-25T17:56:00.005-04:00

I came across this article during my regular, "read all the headlines so you can know something about whats going on..." adventures online. Apparently they now have an x-ray scanning machine for airport security -- that can and will see through your clothes, at the Kelowna International Airport.

So whats the big deal? Isn't that what x-rays do? They penetrate through your clothing and harder objects absorb those photons, while the softer ones let them through -- PRESTO -- the x'ray has now seen through my clothes.

Nevertheless I clicked on the link and saw the video. IT'S SHADY! Check it out here . For some reason this machine makes a "cartoon-like" image of your body, and places the objects that were found under your jacket, shirt, bra, underwear -- on this image. Making a 3-d-like image of your naked body strapped on with whatever it is that you didn't put through the x-ray that checks the luggage.

Wow... I will admit, I can be perverted, but I am also realistic. This is just going to be turned into porn. Forget celebrity sex tapes. This is going to start off as celebrities naked at the airport -- using "x-ray vision" -- and later turn into one of those additions to the ever so popular "voyeur sites". Hmm... 'I can't wait'....

What Did You Expect...?

2008-06-25T00:39:00.000-04:00

My first blog. Ever. It's strange. As I write this, I imagine the thousands of other 'bloggers' writing their first blogs... Do they feel the way I do? Will anyone read this? What will people have to say? Is this all just ridiculous? Is this the stereotypical 'bloggers first blog' ? Am I writing to myself? Lol... I like the last part... Cause I think i started this to write to myself. To organize thoughts and ideas that would normally bore others to death -- into this area... So I can...bore...others.... here...

And so I end my first blog. Now that this is out of the way, lets hope for ... different... on whats to come... !