Thursday 30 June 2011

Light Rail: Motor City Movin'



Federal officials have signed a final environmental impact statement with the city of Detroit that moves forward plans to build a $500 million light rail system along Woodward Avenue.

Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday's signing with the Federal Transit Administration eventually will allow the city to use a $25 million grant.

"This is a landmark moment in Detroit's journey to make light rail a reality in our city," said Bing. "With the support of FTA staff we have reached this target faster than many believed was possible. From the beginning, we pledged that this administration would work tirelessly to get this project off the ground and today we are one step closer."

The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to enter a final decision Sept. 1, which will lay out how Detroit can spend more than $300 million in federal funds.

Bing said engineering work on the project already has started.

The first 3.4-mile first phase between the New Center area and downtown is expected to be completed by 2016. The route eventually will have 19 passenger stations stretching north to the city limits at Eight Mile Road.

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DTBC Launch Party...Coming Up

Thanks everybody for your support. The site is doing really well, especially as of lately.

We are going to have a DTownBroCo sponsored launch party coming up. It will be put on and paid for by us at some sort of local establishment. We will offer to the people that "Like" us and our Facebook fan page an all you can drink open bar ticket all night long.  For that night, we will pay for your bad decisions.

So make sure and get those likes up and well start sponsoring fun things we can all participate in....in and around D-Town.

Thanks again. Like Us. Click our ads...each click pays for a drink, and put your party pants on.

It's coming.

Google+ Could Be The Facebook Killer

Head over to Google+ to see the interactive demo.




Google+, now available to a limited number of people, won't likely ever overtake Facebook as the Web's premier social networking service. That's a shame, because after putting it through it's paces, I've found that it's superior to Facebook. Here are four reasons Google+ beats Facebook.

It abandons Facebook's "one-message-fits-all" approach to social networking

Facebook treats all of your "friends" alike. With it, you essentially have the same online relationship with someone you've absent-mindedly accepted as a friend, but never met, as you do with your spouse or friend of 15 years.

Not so with Google+. With Google+, you create separate "circles" for your online acquaintances, and then post separate messages to each circle. Want to make plans the July 4 weekend with your five best friends? Then post a message just for them. Phony Facebook "friends" won't see them.

It sparks conversations

One of Google+'s niftier features is Sparks, which combines the power of Google search with social networking. Powered by Google search, Sparks delivers a stream of blog posts, news, and videos about any topic in which you're interested. When you want to share any of that with others, click the Share link, and you can share it with your circles.

It integrates with other Google services

If you use multiple Google services, you'll especially welcome Google+. Conversations in it show up in Gmail. You can share photos from Picasa using it. It has direct links to Google Talk. Expect more links as well.

It's better for mobile

Unlike Facebook, Google+ was built from the ground up with mobile in mind. So it works far better with your smartphone. (There's an Android app for it now, soon to be followed by one for iOS, according to Google.) You can do group texting via the "Huddle" feature, for example. Uploading photos and geotagging is a snap. You can get text messages whenever there's new activity on Google+. While it's true that Facebook can do some of these things, it simply doesn't do them as well as does Google+.



Wednesday 29 June 2011

Best Hockey Fights of the 2010-11 Season

Yahoo! Sports Top 10 Fights of the Year full link
I'm not going to post all of the top 10. That's what the link is for. But here's my recap of some of the highlights.

Now having been in a couple of tangles like these a few dozen times in my illustrious house/high school/beer league hockey career, I have quite a respect for these guys. That being said, they are bat shit crazy. Punching someone with a helmet on, with a visor no less, is equivalent to punching your fridge 30 times in 45 seconds (yes, I've done both. In my defense the fridge punching came when I mixed three 40's with the Red Wings first round playoff loss in 2006). It is still about the most exhilarating thing in sports. If you can watch these without feeling a bit anxious or wanting to absolutely pummel the closest thing punchable, you have no soul.



Great overall scrum. Just hay makers on every throw.





God I especially love this one because I fucking hate Iginla. Such a prick. Dude is solid though. He takes one of the more vicious shots to the eyeball that I've ever seen. I expected the shit to be dangling off his face. That wouldn't have even stopped him here. He's snorting and drinking his own blood before it's all said and done and he's still throwing shots.

I love when he wipes his face at the end then looks like "blood? Hmmm that's weird. Didn't even feel that one." You think Calgary would accept a trade for Iginla if we offered Hudler, Cleary, and a signed Mike Vernon Flames jersey?



Ding dong! Cue up the Dr. Dre - Keep Your Head Ringin'. Quick question. Ivanans, how do your teeth taste? Brutal.

Bonus! This fight was from last year, but I just love it. Quick preface for this one. Not much of a fight, but I thoroughly enjoy when the hockey God's lay down some karma on the dirtiest player in the league, Matt Cooke. Cooke has been involved in numerous cheap shots over the past few seasons. Last year he ended Boston Bruins' star forward Marc Savard's season on a disgusting, blindsided elbow to the head.

Now here is what happens when he picks on Atlanta's Evander Kane. And yes, Kane is named after Evander Holyfield and comes from a long line of boxers. Sleep tight, asshole.

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Versatile Don Kelly

Well I can't say this game wasn't entertaining. Miggy hits 2 of the Tigers' 5 dingers, 25 total runs scored, and yes you heard it right; Don Kelly comes in for relief in the 9th inning. This is one of the most entertaining aspects of the game of baseball. Bringing in a position player to pitch automatically brings a smile to people's faces. He's the only Tiger in the Leyland era to pull it off, and the first since Shane Halter in 2000. I was gonna turn the game off and hit the sack (sleep not masturbate), but instead I decided to pour another glass of Dub's homemade montepulciano, kick back and enjoy this. Granted, it was a shitty loss especially since the tribe pulled out a W today, and we have further evidence that Ryan Raburn is the worst Tiger since Chris "Red Pop" Shelton. I am mostly disappointed, though, in the fact that we couldn't rally for 8 runs in the 9th to give Don his first big league W.

Emergency Catcher....

Emergency Pitcher...

Don Kelly

"Can You Believe It? I'm Vomiting on June 29 Again!"

Happy Barf-day, Jerry!



JERRY: No eight years isn’t such a long streak.

ELAINE: It isn’t?

JERRY: No I haven’t vomited in thirteen years.

ELAINE: Get out!

JERRY: Not since June 29, 1980.

ELAINE: You remember the date?

JERRY: Yes, because my previous vomit was also June 29th… 1972. That’s why during the ‘80 vomit, I was yelling to George: “Can you believe it? I’m vomiting on June 29th again.”

ELAINE: Boy, you know when Joel told me he hadn’t thrown up in eight years, I was wondering if he was normal.

JERRY: Your boyfriend is a normal guy. He just happens to have the same name as one of the worst serial killers in the history of New-York.

Local Bro Left for Dead in the Ocean....Kinda


From the Detroit News:

Australian officials said today they were investigating a dive boat company that accidentally left behind a U.S. tourist snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef, forcing the panicked man to swim to another boat for help.
A spokesman for the company denied Ian Cole was ever in danger. But it drew immediate comparisons to the infamous case of Americans Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who died in 1998 after their tour boat left while they were scuba diving on the reef. Officials believe they drowned or were eaten by sharks.
Cole, 28, of Michigan said he was snorkeling on Saturday when he lifted his head out of the water and realized his tour boat, the Passions of Paradise, was nowhere in sight.
"The adrenalin hit in and I had a moment of panic, which was the worst thing I could have done at that point," Cole told the Cairns Post. "I was able to calm myself just a little bit because there was another boat still out there and I made my way to that vessel. Lucky it was there because otherwise I may have drowned. I did not handle the situation well and I was tired."
A spokeswoman for the state work safety agency, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, confirmed the department was investigating, but declined to comment further.
Passions of Paradise referred calls to Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators executive officer Col McKenzie, who did not immediately return messages from the Associated Press. But he told the Post that Cole was never in danger of drowning, since other boats were nearby.


I don’t know about you guys but this would scare the balls off of me. For whatever reason, we have the movie “Open Water” on DVD. Now, mind you, I’ve never actually watched it in fear of losing 2 hours of my life, but I know the plot and I’ve heard the story it was based off of. I know how that shit ends. That’s gotta be the most helpless you could ever feel right? I don’t know how they find return vessels from moon missions in the ocean, let alone a single human being. And that’s not to mention that no one cares about your ass enough to send a NAVY carrier and 15 helicopters to come find you. You'd get a coast guard reserve boat...at best! I can’t even explain the level of panic that would run through me in this situation. I mean, I'm no pussy but I'd probably be hysterical in 40 seconds flat. And to make matters worse, what a BORING way to die! Sit in the ocean and get sun blisters for 3 days until you either starve, dehydrate, or drown. Shit's for the birds man...

How To Remove Googles Big Black Bar

This Shit Is Bananas 

Courtesy of Geekosystem


Many people noticed the new black bar sitting atop Google.com like it owned the place yesterday, and since then, most of those people have sought out ways to remove said black bar and revert their Google to the less eye-popping, minimalist version they knew and loved. After searching through the settings tab like a madman, I could not turn up some kind of simple disable feature, so I took to the Internet to find a quick, easy way to remove that obtrusive bar and get my eyes to focus on the search box once again.

At the time of this post, I’ve found two different ways to remove the bar, both of which are easy enough, but admittedly, not as ideal as a simple, native option in the bar itself. Head on past the break to pick your poison and remove some unnecessary Google screen pollution.


1. Greasemonkey Script

First off, Greasemonkey isn’t compatible with all browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera, so if you don’t use a compatible browser, you’ll have to  use a workaround, detailed here. Currently the script just hides the black bar completely, which means it hides the links contained within the bar, but the creator, Keith Dsouza, is currently working on replacing the eye-popping black with a less obtrusive color, basically reverting Google to the earlier version we’re all used to. You can download and install the black bar hider script from here, and make sure to stay on top of Dsouza’s progress if you really care about the links the script removes and can’t wait for his modified script that brings them back.
The other easy way to remove the black bar is to employ the help of a user-created style. If you use Chrome, you can install Stylish from the Chrome Web Store. If you use Firefox, you can install Stylish from here. If you use another browser, it seems you’re out of luck. After Stylish is installed, simply navigate here and follow the quick instructions on installing the style (which boils down to clicking a link), which will revert the black bar to the previous light-colored theme. Unlike the current version of the above Greasemonkey script, this style will keep the links from the black bar, rather than remove them entirely along with the bar.

Hopefully one of the above two methods will placate your browsing eyes until Google either reverts to the old easier-on-the-eyes bar, or adds a native option to pick a preferred color. Happy browsing.

Mikel Leshoure: What Can the Detroit Lions Expect from Rookie RB in 2011?

Along with all the selections the Lions made in the 2011 NFL Draft, the pick of Mikel Leshoure in the second round has captured the interest of the Lions faithful. Although the trade that allowed Detroit to pick him can be questioned, what he brings to the team is exactly what they need moving forward to complement Jahvid Best.
However, the question still remains as to whether he will produce big in his first season. Last year the Lions running backs struggled to run between the tackles because of the generally poor run blocking of the interior of the offensive line.This could bode badly for Leshoure, who will primarily be asked to pound the rock up the middle when he gets the ball. If the run blocking is bad and there are defenders in the backfield, it could be a disappointing and possibly injury-plagued rookie season for the Illinois alumni.
On the positive side, Leshoure has the frame to make plays without help from his blockers unlike the smaller and faster Best. He is 6'0" and 230 lbs, and carries his weight very well. He has powerful legs and a broad chest, and when he runs he has good bend which will go a long way to stopping serious injury concerns by forcing defenders to tackle his thick thighs or powerful shoulders.His running style and bulk should also help his smash through arm tackles and make plenty of yards after contact.
Leshoure also has surprising speed and quick feet that allow him to make the most of cut-back lanes and find the hole in the offensive line. This is likely to be very important given the struggles of the line last year. While not supremely agile, he can make defenders miss in space, or at least force arm tackles.
He was also a good receiver in college who has safe hands and can make decent yards after the catch on checkdown passes and especially screen plays. He does not rival Best in this regard, but is still solid. He also never fumbled the football for Illinois and will be a very safe running back to give the ball to when it is time to run down the clock.
Despite all the positives about his game, I think he will not produce great stats in his rookie season. Because most of his carries will be up the gut, the blocking is key, and if it does not improve he will have to break tackles just to get back to the line of scrimmage.For this reason, I think that our newest running back will run for 700 yards at an average of about 3.5 yards per carry. However, he will actually play very well, breaking tackles and making plenty of yards after first contact. Also, because he will be given the lion's share of goal line carries, he should also record about six rushing touchdowns.
In the receiving game, I expect him to perform better statistically. He looks able to record 25 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns with ease, and his ability to do this will make him a true every down running back. In fact, I would not be surprised if he became the featured running back in Detroit by week 10 of 2011, pushing Best to play a role similar to Reggie Bush as an x-factor running back, receiver and return man.
Although his rookie season may be a disappointment after the bar has been set so high for this young man, he should play very well, and be set for a 1,000-plus-yard explosion in his sophomore year when the Lions make significant strides in the running game. The future looks bright for Mikel Leshoure.

` kim kim kim `













` how to prOperly hug a baby `


First, uh, find a baby

Second, be sure that the object you found was Indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques.

Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the Hugging process

The 'paw slide' Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up

Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so as to Achieve the best photo quality.
Aaah! If you don’t pass this along, you will deprive someone of a few smiles and aahs.


` real beaUty tamanna bhatia `











Tuesday 28 June 2011

Return of the Mac

Per request of WildSteve and presumably anyone who's ever read any hilarious and super-intelligent thoughts I have, I am not returning to the blogosphere. I am using my phone so we'll have to see how that goes.

Currently the things on my mind are needing to get with a US soccer chick, receiving my USA Jordan jersey and moving to 8 mile. I think every day I drive to work I'm gonna play that song by eminem. Stay tuned for more from Richie Rich.

` kajal agarwal in a blistering loOk `
















Actress Kajal Agarwal was in trouble for her controversial statement at the promotional event of her debut Hindi film ‘Singham’ that she is born and brought up in the North and considers herself as North heroine but not a South, which upsets the Tamil and Telugu film fraternity. But the actress clarified that her statement has been twisted by mischief makers and she merely said that she was born in Mumbai and hence acting in a Hindi flick was easy for her. She said that Telugu and Tamil film industries given her the much needed break and she considers it the birth place of her career. Also requested everyone not to believe in such rumors.

` bangalOre city recreated in canada `
















The crew of popular action film series Mission Impossible has made the set of Bangalore city in Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada, for the 4th sequel of Tom Cruise Movie Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor is also going to act in the movie.