Tuesday, 30 June 2009

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Naked News Became a hot issue in Korea: Toronto-based Naked News debutted in Korea on June 23.
Recently, Naked News became a hot issue in Korea because Naked News started its service on June 23th as Naked News Korea. Naked News Korea divided its service into two versions, an adult version and an adolescence version. The adult version targets audiences whose ages are over 19 years old and features topless female casters. The adolescence version targets audiences whose ages are between 15 and 19 years old. It does not violate the Korean law to broadcast on web. However, I think that this is a great example of objectifying females.
Click here to read Chosun llbo's interview with Lee Se-yeon, one of nine presenters of Naked News Korea.

Click here to watch the promo video for Naked News Korea, "The program with nothing to hide".

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When the road is clear.

of yemeni plane crash: child survivor found in indian ocean

(Yemeni plane crash) Child survivor found in Indian Ocean: "A young child has been plucked alive from the waters of the Indian Ocean by rescue boats searching for survivors of a Yemenia Air flight from Paris that crashed off the Comoros Islands, killing up to 152 people."
The boy, said to be a toddler, is the only known survivor so far of the passengers and crew on board the Airbus 310 aircraft that ditched in the sea after an aborted landing attempt at Moroni Airport on Grand Comore...

...the flight had departed from Charles De Gaulle Airport for Sana'a in Yemen via Marseille. There, passengers had changed plane from an Airbus 330 to an Airbus 310 and been joined by others for the rest of the flight to the Comoros via Djibouti.

Initial blame is being put on bad weather, with air officials in the Comoros Islands reporting strong winds of 38mph, gusting to 70mph.

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Michael Jackson Concert Rehearsal Pictures: Photos of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his “This Is It” tour at Staples Center in LA were released. The photos were taken two days before MJ's death on Thursday.




[via BumpShack]

Monday, 29 June 2009

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Janet Jackson Pays Tribute To Brother Michael At BET Awards: "On Sunday night at the end of the BET Awards, Janet Jackson spoke publicly for the first time about the death of her beloved older brother, Michael."

In her speech, Janet said,
My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was too painful. To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.


The BET Awards 2009 paid tribute to Michael Jackson.

New Edition, led by Bobby Brown, opened the show with "ABC". Then it was Jamie Foxx's turn. As host, the came onto the stage "Beat It" style. After that he attempted to moonwalk across the stage.

But it was Janet Jackson's speech that led many to tears. After which Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo sang "I'll Be There".

Click here for photos taken at the awards.

Sunday, 28 June 2009

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Australian arrested after fatal Hong Kong smash: 22-year-old Kelsey Michael Mudd was arrested in Hong Kong after the driver of a taxi he was travelling in died following a crash.


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An Australian man has been arrested in Hong Kong after the driver of a taxi he was travelling in died following a crash, police said today.

The man, who was named by the Sunday Morning Post as 22-year-old Kelsey Michael Mudd, was held after the fatal crash early on Saturday morning, police said in a statement.

The Post, citing police sources, said there had been a dispute between the driver and Mudd before the incident in Hong Kong's Central district at 3:30 am.

The car smashed into the central railings and then hit three taxis travelling in the opposite direction, the police statement said.

The passenger then moved into the driver's seat and drove off on the wrong side of the road, before hitting another taxi, the statement added.

Saturday, 27 June 2009

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You can help save the life of 4 year old Singaporean girl Charmaine: 4 year old Charmaine has been diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma and docs have given her 10% chance of survival.



Local football legends (Fandi Ahmad, V Sundramoorthy, Abbas Saad, Malek Awab) will play in a charity game tomorrow to raise funds to send Charmaine for a special treatment in the US which might "double her chances of surviving, to 40 or 50 per cent".

Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Venue: Tampines Stadium, 25 Tampines Street 82, S528988
Time: 5pm
Price: S$10 (tickets can be purchased at Tampines Stadium)

Read more at IZ Reloaded

BoLASEPaKO has information on the match.

Visit the "Fiesty Princess" for more info on how you can help.

Friday, 26 June 2009

of tribute to michael jackson. 28th june 5pm hong lim park

Tribute To The King - Michael Jackson: Singapore fans of Michael Jackson will be gathering at Hong Lim Park tomorrow at 5pm to pay tribute to the King of Pop.
Tribute To The King

A man, Nay, A King! Michael Jackson.
It is time to come together and celebrate a life lived. A life expressed and articulated for you and I ! He has left us with moments that have changed and blown our lives into excellence!

Come together to behold the greatness of the King of Pop! A man who loved the world.

Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Hong Lim Park, Speakers Corner
RSVP at Facebook.



Read more at omy ("本地200“麦迷”将为偶像办追悼会").

of the 20 most anticipated movies of 2010

The 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2010: CO-ED compiles a list of 20 most anticipated movies for 2010.
Black Hole: Directed by David Fincher

The A-Team: Directed by Joe Carnahan. Starring Bradley Cooper, Bruce Willis, Common, Woody Harrelson.

The Expendables: Directed by Sylvester Stallone. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Brittany Murphy, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren.

The Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Directed by Michael Apted. Starring Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Will Poulter, Eddie Izzard.

The Three Stooges: Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Starring Jim Carrey, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro.

The Twilight Saga, Eclipse: Directed by David Slade. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

Grown Ups: Directed by Dennis Dugan. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello

RoboCop: Directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The Last Airbender: Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Cliff Curtis, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi

Alice in Wonderland: Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Sheen, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lee

A Couple of Dicks: Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak

Robin Hood: Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Kevin Durand, William Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, Scott Grimes

The Book of Eli: Directed by Albert Hughes. Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits

Date Night: Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Leighton Meester, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo, James Franco, Taraji P. Henson, Common, Kristen Wiig

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part I): Directed by David Yates. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Alan Rickman

Jonah Hex
: Directed by Jimmy Hayward. Starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Will Arnett, Michael Shannon

Iron Man 2: Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson

The Rum Diary: Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi

Inception: Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe

Arrested Development: Directed by Mitchell Hurwitz. Starring Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett.
Read more of the film details at CO-ED.

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Body Worlds Sex Statues Cause Controversy In Berlin: Gunther “Doctor Death” von Hagens, creator of the Body Worlds, is drawing more controversy over his recent exhibit in Berin of two people having sex, reverse cowgirl style.

Creator of the infamous Body Worlds exhibitions, anatomist Gunther “Doctor Death” von Hagens, is the shock jock of dead peeps. While much controversy surrounded his displays with skinned corpses riding bikes and playing chess, his new show has an even more scandalous, ahem, position. In his most recent exhibit in Berlin, “Life Cycle,” there is a scene of two people having sex, reverse cowgirl style. But has he finally pushed things too far?

A group of German MP’s, across party lines, have called for the sexy cadavers to be removed. Kai Wegner, a rep for the Christian Democratic Union said, “I am firmly convinced that he just breaks taboos again and again in order to make money. It is not about medicine or scientific progress. It is marketing and money-making pure and simple.”

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Wacko Jacko greeting fans at Raffles Hotel during his visit to the Republic in 1993. The video can be seen at CNA. See screenshot below.


Michael Jackson greeting his Singapore fans.

Another video can be seen at Youtube.

The Gloved One performed on his birthday (29th August) at the National Stadium. (See video below)


Wacko Jacko's birthday - Dangerous Tour Singapore. Click on image to watch the video.

From Straits Times ("S'poreans remember Jacko"),
Michael Jackson first performed in Singapore on August 29, 1993, in front of 47,000 at the National Stadium - where he literally exploded on stage in a hail of fireworks - on his 35th birthday. The concert was part of his 'Dangerous' tour.

The superstar however cancelled his second show here that year after making his fans wait for over an hour.

Concert promoters said then that the superstar "had taken ill". They said that the 'Gloved Wonder' had showed up at the stadium but had to return to his room at Raffles Hotel at the last minute because he was not well. He was said to have collapsed backstage.

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Chandelier Fail

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Foreigner creates ruckus at Changi Airport: A Caucasian man was spotted screaming and running around at Changi Airport Terminal 2. The Polish man, a sailor, had developed withdrawal symptoms after been out at sea for 7 months.

While waiting to board his flight Wednesday evening at Changi Airport Terminal 2, a Caucasian man suddenly abandoned his haversack and started screaming and running around.

Members of the public were appalled and reported the incident to the police immediately, Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday.

Wanbao understands that the 36-year-old from Poland is a sailor, who was scheduled to take a Lufthansa flight at 11.05pm to Germany...

...The Polish man had reportedly been at sea seven-months and developed withdrawal symptoms which led to his sudden outburst.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, his friends rushed to the airport after being informed, so they could explain the sailor's plight to the police.

The doctor who examined this Polish sailor said he was not mentally unwell but too stressed by his work. In addition to stress, the side effects of the drug also played a part in his strange behaviour.

After the doctor confirmed that the sailor was in a stable mental state, the police allowed him to depart on the flight.

Thursday, 25 June 2009

of michael jackson has passed away

Michael Jackson Dies: Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has passed away. He was 50 and is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.


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We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

A source inside the hospital told us there was "absolute chaos" after Jackson arrrived. People who were with the singer were screaming, "You've got to save him! You've got to save him!"

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
Click here to watch the video of BBC breaking the news.
Click here to watch the video taken of Michael Jackson rushing to hospital

Other links:
- Michael Jackson Suffers Heart Attack: "He Is Not OK"
- Singer Michael Jackson, 50, dead of heart attack
- Michael Jackson Heart Attack: Singer Rushed To Hospital

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Fawcett loses battle with cancer: Farrah Fawcett has lost her battle with cancer after fighting the disease for three years.
Hollywood star Farrah Fawcett has lost her battle with cancer after fighting the disease for three years.

The actor, most famous for her role on the 1970s TV show Charlie's Angels, was given her last rites by a priest in hospital on Wednesday.

Fawcett played private investigator Jill Munroe in the Charlie's Angels series and went on to appear on Broadway and telemovies.

Her movie roles include The Cannonball Run, Man of the House and Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story.

Her long-time companion Ryan O'Neal spent most of his time of late with Fawcett, recently telling US reporter Barbara Walters that he asked her to marry him.

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Burger King (Singapore) has a new 7-inch burger. The BK Super Seven Incher.

What you think of the ad (below)?



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Videotaping a Brutal Attack on Teen Girl: 17 year old Mercedes Michaels was savagely beaten in a Sauk Village public park June 2 and a cell phone video of the attack was posted Friday on Fox News Chicago.


Mercedes Michaels with bruises on her face
"Let go of her hair"

17 year old Mercedes Michaels was pummeled and kicked in what police say was an unprovoked attack that left her bruised and battered, physically and emotionally.

"Right here and right here" She's showing the burn marks on his face.

Mercedes showed us where the girls' branded her face with a car cigarette lighter. They also burned her arm...And that wasn't the end of the assault.

"They cut my hair off, burnt my face, the scars are gonna be on my face for the rest of my life."

It happened at this Sauk Village park Tuesday afternoon. Chunks of Mercedes' hair are still in the sand. Her mother says she was outraged after seeing the video. The apparent motive: One of the girls mistakenly thought the boy who dumped her was dating Mercedes. That girl, 17 year old Sarah Kraft of Park Forest is accused of initiating the attack. She and 17 year old Marcelena Castillo of Steger who was kicking the victim, are now both charged with aggravated felony battery.
Click here to see the video

[via Huffington Post]

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Although she's a funny actress/comedian, Patricia Mok should not be laughed at.
Patricia Mok is a victim and should not be laughed at, say her friends and industry insiders.

Earlier this week, the Singaporean actress had her bottom pinched at a club along Clarke Quay. Despite telling the culprit to stop, the molester continued to grope her private parts.

When news of the incident surfaced, netizens started making fun of the actress, expressing their shock that the culprit would pick her as a victim.

Appalled by the comments, her friends and colleagues were quick to defend her, saying that netizens should not fan the flames any further.

Popular DJ Anna Lim pointed out that people should differentiate between real and reel life.

She said: "On TV, Patricia looks like she's bold and brash - that's why everyone thinks that they can treat her like her screen persona, even to the extent of crossing her personal boundary."

Commenting on netizen's unfavourable remarks on Patricia's looks, fellow actress Aileen Tan said she felt that Patricia was a fashionable person who knew how to dress well.

Aileen said: "Patricia Mok may not look like (Taiwanese model) Lin Chi Ling, but she is an uncommon beauty."

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

of brooke greenberg, the 16-year-old who doesn't age. doctors baffled.

Doctors Baffled, Intrigued by Girl Who Doesn't Age: Years Pass, but Brooke Greenberg Remains a Toddler. No One Can Explain How or Why.


Brooke (left), 16, and her sister Carly, 13.
Brooke Greenberg is the size of an infant, with the mental capacity of a toddler.

She turned 16 in January.

"Why doesn't she age?" Howard Greenberg, 52, asked of his daughter. "Is she the fountain of youth?"

Such questions are why scientists are fascinated by Brooke. Among the many documented instances of children who fail to grow or develop in some way, Brooke's case may be unique, according to her doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pediatrician Lawrence Pakula, in Baltimore.

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Megan Sizzles in White on Shia's Arm at Transformers in LA



See more photos here.

Jezebel has more photos in LOL style.

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Girl GETS Killed by the Iran police (video NSFW)

The death of the woman identified as Neda Agha Soltan was captured on amateur videos and spread around the world in less than 48 hours on YouTube, Facebook, blogs and Twitter. It turned the woman described as a 27-year-old music student into an instant icon of the clash between Iran's cleric-led government and the self-described "green wave" movement that claims hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stole his June 12 re-election through fraud.
Read more at Huffington Post ("Iranian Girl Shot: Neda Becomes Symbol Of Rebellion In Iran")

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She’s 6-foot-6, 480 pounds ... and still growing: Tanya Angus, 30, has rare disorder that causes uncontrolled growth.

Tanya Angus was 5-foot-11 and 115 pounds before she noticed her body starting to change at age 20. Today, at 30, the rare disorder acromegaly has made her 6-foot-6 and 480 pounds.

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Ed McMahon Dies: Ed McMahon has passed away at 86.
Ed McMahon has passed away at 86. He died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California this morning. McMahon was fighting a multitude of health problems, including cancer. He is best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show" and for his infamous catchphrase, "Heeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" McMahon also hosted "Star Search" and "TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes" with Dick Clark.

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Megan Fox is a Man: Megan Fox was born Mitchell Reed Fox in Rockwood, Tennessee.
The internet has been abuzz since this Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, where Megan Fox jokingly remarked that she looked like a man.

When interviewed on the red carpet, she said “I look like Alan Alda in drag. I’m a tranny. I’m a man.”

At the time, reporters passed it off as a jovial attempt to cover for her nerves.

However, today she has cleared the air and officially reported: she’s really a man.

Megan Fox was born Mitchell Reed Fox in Rockwood, Tennessee. From an early age, Mitchell showed an interest in both performing and women’s clothing. When having a preacher lay hands on him did not ‘cure’ him of these interests, his parents simply put him on the pageant circuit.

By the age of 13, Mitchell had already started a career as a female child performer called ‘Megan Fox’. Making her debut on an Olsen Twins straight-to-video release, the twins have kept his secret all this time.

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Zachary Quinto Falls Down: Star Trek star Zachary Quinto falls down while walking with his dog.


Click on image to watch the video

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

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Sisterhood Of The Traveling Slutty Dress: One dress, many actresses.



See more photos of actresses in the same dress.

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New Images From Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland!: Photos were released for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, featuring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen.
You might have gone down the rabbit hole before. But never with a guide quite as attuned to the fantastic as Tim Burton. Those who have grown curiouser and curiouser about what the offbeat reinventor of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory might conjure up in his version of Alice in Wonderland can feast their eyes on this array of concept art and publicity images, due to hang in movie theaters this week to promote the March 5, 2010, release.


See photos here and here.

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Condiment gun: "Triggers delicious fun when dressing burgers. Kids & adults alike can hit the target every time."



[via Bits and Pieces]

of 2010 f1 'breakaway' calendar leaked. singapore listed to host race on 10 october

2010 FOTA 'breakaway' calendar leaked: Crash.net leaks a blueprint calendar for the Formula One Teams' Association's new breakaway series in 2010. 10 current or recent grand prix circuits are listed amongst the 17 venues and Singapore is included in the list.
A blueprint calendar for the Formula One Teams' Association's new breakaway series in 2010 has been leaked to the media – with no fewer than ten current or recent grand prix circuits listed amongst the 17 venues...

...The naming of Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, Abu Dhabi and Singapore – all part of the 2009 F1 World Championship – is sure to raise a few eyebrows, not least with commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone, whilst it seems the rebels have also been quick to jump in where the Formula One Management (FOM) chief executive has lost interest of late, with Imola, Montreal, Indianapolis, Magny-Cours and Suzuka all similarly part of the plan. By dint of its status and prestige, Monaco is the only circuit that does not pay Ecclestone the annual fee he charges countries for the honour of hosting a grand prix – but the Principality has dropped hints that in the absence of Ferrari, F1 would no longer be of any appeal.
The full FOTA 2010 schedule, as published in The Guardian, is as follows:
3 March Buenos Aires Argentina Last hosted F1 in 1998
21 March Mexico City Mexico Last hosted F1 in 1992
11 April Jerez Spain Last hosted F1 in 1997
25 April Portimao Portugal Never hosted F1
2 May Imola San Marino Last hosted F1 in 2006
23 May Monte Carlo Monaco Current F1 host
6 June Montreal Canada Last hosted F1 in 2008
13 June Indianapolis United States Last hosted F1 in 2007
1 July Silverstone United Kingdom Current F1 host
25 July Magny-Cours France Last hosted F1 in 2008
15 August Laustizring Germany Never hosted F1
29 August Helsinki Finland Never hosted F1
12 September Monza Italy Current F1 host
26 September Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Current F1 host
10 October Marina Bay Singapore Current F1 host
24 October Suzuka Japan Last hosted F1 in 2006
8 November Adelaide or Surfers' Paradise Australia Last hosted F1 in 1995/Never hosted F1
Ecclestone, however, has cast doubt upon the calendar, questioning its authenticity and arguing that the dissenting teams do not possess sufficient financial backing to go it alone and organise their own championship.

Singapore GP had already announced that Singapore will probably not be able to host a leg of the new race just yet. [Read more "S'pore can't host rival F1"]

Unless...

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Your wi-fi isn't working anymore
Hey,

Did you guys move? Your wi-fi isn't wokring anymore. Hope you r ok.

No Nick

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Monday, 22 June 2009

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Theft detection app for iPhone

of miley cyrus "我們是不能分離的嬰孩"

Miley Cyrus writes "我們是不能分離的嬰孩" in her twitter account.

of perez hilton assaulted by will.i.am?

Perez Hilton Assaulted By Will.I.Am?: Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was allegedly assaulted by Will.i.am and his security guards, according to messages posted to his Twitter account.

Beginning just after 3 am, Hilton, who was in Toronto to present at Sunday night’s MuchMusic Awards, started tweeting about the alleged attack:

• PerezHilton: I'm in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please.

• PerezHilton: I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke.

• PerezHilton: Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel.

A few hours later, Will.I.am created his own Twitter account and responded to the accusations made by Hilton.

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Racy Calvin Klein ad controversy
A new Calvin Klein ad that implies a sexual foursome is stirring debate in New York City.

[photo via]

of golfer chris smith's wife killed in crash

Golfer Chris Smith's wife killed in crash: A newspaper is reporting that Beth Smith, wife of PGA Tour player Chris Smith, was killed Sunday when the sport utility vehicle she was traveling in collided with a Greyhound bus.
Beth Smith, of Peru, Ind., wife of PGA Tour player Chris Smith, was killed Sunday when the sport utility vehicle she was traveling in collided with a Greyhound bus transporting a Canadian semipro football team, The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne reported.

Abigail and Cameron Smith, who the newspaper identified as Smith's children, were listed in critical condition Monday morning at Fort Wayne's Lutheran Hospital.

Angola Fire Department spokesman T.R. Hagerty said the crash killed an occupant of the SUV. The Stueben County Sheriff's Department would not immediately confirm who was killed in the crash along Interstate 69 near Angola, in which 12 others suffered minor injuries.

Chris Smith is a Peru resident and has been competing on the PGA Tour since 1991.

of michael bay's angry 'transformers' email leaked

Steven & Jerry Wouldn't Take This!: 'Transformers' director, Michael Bay, is angry with the marketing campaign for the new movie and hits out at Paramount Pictures in a leaked email.
Michael Bay sent a scathing email to Paramount Studios before the release of "Transformers 2," complaining in effect that his famous director friends would be shocked at the way Paramount was promoting the flick.

We've obtained an email dated May 4, 2009 -- from Bay to Paramount head Brad Grey, along with a bunch of other Paramount honchos. Bay complains bitterly that Paramount's ad campaign for "Transformers 2" was tepid and ineffective.
In the email, Michael Bay writes,
I have been waiting, and waiting for the anticipation of an 'event movie' to make it into the 'public zeitgeist. Is this is a cash issue with your company?
Bay calls the print campaign an "abject failure," with a "pathetic presence" in the L.A. Times. He's especially pissed about the profile of the movie on the MTV Video Awards, calling it "so lame."

Read the email (pdf) here.

Other links:
- Bay's angry 'Transformers' email leaked
- "Transformers" director rips studio in leaked memo

Sunday, 21 June 2009

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Windows 7 Hits a New Low: A user from The Windows Club forum has installed Windows 7 on a Pentium II PC. The title of the forum post ("Windows 7 on a Dinosaur !") is so correct!
A user by the name of "hackerman1" has installed Windows 7 on his PC, which in itself is nothing to write home about. The catch here is that he's gotten a bootable, working installation on no less than a Pentium II system. No, that's not a typo--Pentium Two. The extreme...ly old machine consists of a 266 MHz CPU, a whopping 96 MB of memory, and a next-generation 4 MB graphics card.

Like a stuntperson who just keeps tempting death by pushing the landing ramp farther and farther back, hackerman1 didn't just stop with that meager system loadout. He continued to alter the memory amount, achieving success with two of three setups: 128 MB and 96 MB. Unfortunately, Windows 7 didn't seem to enjoy only having 64 megabytes of memory to work with, marking hackerman's stopping point with that version of the experiment.

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Soccer foul faking

funny animated gif

of coolest baseball trick ever!!!

Baseball trick: Player catches spinning bat.


Click on image to watch the video

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Weird Gel Remote Lays Limp When Not In Use: It is limp when not used. But its onboard sensors will cause it to stiffen when they detect a hand coming near it.
This conceptual gel remote from Panasonic lays limp when not in use, pulsating with a soft light. But when its sensors detect a hand coming, it stiffens, ready for action!

Saturday, 20 June 2009

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Pen pals meet after 60 years of letters: Carol Goudy and Joy Hood finally met each other after spending 60 years writing letters to one another. Both Carol and Joy are pen pals since 1950.
Carol Goudy wiped away tears, then smiled and gave Joy Hood a big hug before pinching herself to be sure her dream of nearly 60 years was really coming true.

Goudy, of Ramsey, said the meeting in a British airport this week was the first time she and Hood, of England, had set eyes on each other since they became trans-Atlantic pen pals as schoolgirls in 1950.

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In case of fire…DO NOT USE TWITTER



[photo via JohnPiercy]

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Leighton Meester Sex Tape -- XOXO: TMZ reports of a Leighton Meester sex tape.
Spotted ... "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester having sex with her BF... on video.

We've learned a Meester tape is being shopped around town. It was shot a few years back, and shows Leighton in mostly innocuous though nude scenes -- with several big exceptions ... one involving her very talented feet.

We're told a company called celebhotline.com is negotiating for the video. The company's spokesperson, Kevin Blatt told us, "We've seen the tape and we're hoping to close the deal."
See the screenshots at celebhotline (NSFW).

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Here you go Ashton. It's the best I could do while being rushed to CNN: Tony Hawk skateboards along the hall way. There are other photos taken in the White House.



[via TMZ]

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Artist Secrets "F Word" Message on Yearbook Cover: The Shaker Heights High School yearbook has been "recalled" when it was discovered that the student artist who designed the cover secreted the words "F All Y'all" on the cover page.


Cover of the Shaker Heights High School Yearbook
Shades of those old puzzles where you had to find hidden images in a picture. A high school yearbook in Shaker Heights, OH, has been "recalled," sort of, when it was discovered that the student artist who designed the cover secreted the words "F All Y'all."

Of course, you had to turn the yearbook cover upside-down and look carefully. Most likely, I'd guess it was found by a student, rather than a school employee with too much time on their hands.

Shaker Heights High School Principal Michael Griffith wrote in a letter to students and parents that the cover of the yearbook, which featured a gathering of the school's Red Raider mascots, also contained the above "farewell message." In the letter, the offending student apologized, as well.

Cosmetic surgery is being done on the covers to remove the message. One has to wonder if the student or his parents are being billed for this; considering the budget issues of schools today, they should be.
See the video report.

of pizza hut making name change?

Pizza The Hut: Pizza Hut to be named 'The Hut'. Some outlets are already using the new name.



According to idsgn, a Pizza Hut spokeperson has replied them "that 'The Hut' is just a marketing effort and not a permanent name change."
Pizza Hut spokesman Chris Fuller has replied in our comments ensuring that 'The Hut' is just a marketing effort and not a permanent name change. MSN reports: "The boxes and some store signs will say 'The Hut.' Others will retain the Pizza Hut name."

The Hut [via Paxton Holley]

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

of here's a blog that swears at stuff

Flip Stuff Off: This blog is about swearing at stuff. Lots of photos showing the finger.

My name is Rory. I am very exciteable and extremely easily pleased. I find it hard to get angry or express displeasure. This is why i have set myself a challenge. The challenge is to swear at various things i don’t like.

of president obama kills housefly, live on tv

In amazing show of athleticism, Obama kills housefly in mid-air: President Obama kills a housefly during a TV interview by CNBC’s John Harwood. See the video below
Who says President Obama is weak on defense? It was almost like watching that scene from Karate Kid when Mr. Miyagi showed Daniel how to kill a fly with his chopsticks. Except it was the White House version of it. And no less dramatic. President Obama played the part of the seasoned Sensei while CNBC’s John Harwood was the hapless kid played by Ralph Macchio. Yes, it was high drama in the East Room today.

In a move only rivaled by President Bush’s ducking of two flying Iraqi shoes back in December, President Obama nailed the fly in mid-air sending the insect to an early but much deserved grave.

It wasn’t as though Obama set out to kill the fly originally. He warned the fly more than once. “Get out of here,” Obama told the fly, waving his hands (to express the seriousness of the situation). Harwood, noting the relentless nature of the insect, said to the president, “That’s the most persistent fly I’ve ever seen.” But not once did the reporter offer to assist Obama. That’s when Obama took things into his own lightning fast hands pulverizing the insect like Miyagi or even Chuck Norris might do.

Moments passed before a stunned Harwood stammered, “Nice…”

Cool Hand Obama looked at the humbled reporter and said, “Now, where were we.”

“That was pretty impressive, wasn’t it?” Obama said gloating over his fresh kill. “I got the sucker. What do you think, Gibbs?”

His press secretary must have been stunned as well as he didn’t respond to the president’s question. Obama then directed the CNBC’s cameras to focus in on the body of the lifeless fly.
Watch the TV interview here.


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Tuesday, 16 June 2009

of teenager asked tattooist for 3 stars on her face and ended up with 56

The teenager who asked tattooist for THREE stars on her face and ended up with FIFTY-SIX: Eighteen-year-old Kimberley Vlaminck asks tattoo artist for 3 stars on her face but ended up with 56.

She claimed the Romanian tattooist who performed the artwork misunderstood her French and English. She claims she fell asleep while he was doing his work... and awoke to 'this nightmare'.

'It is terrible for me,' said Kimberley. 'I cannot go out on to the street, I am so embarrassed. I just look horrible.'

'I think he didn’t understand what I wanted. He spoke only fractured English and French.

'But I explicitly said in my native tongue, French, and also in a little bit of English when he looked confused, that I wanted three little stars only near my left eye.'

Rouslan Toumaniantz, who runs the tattoo parlour called The Tattoo Box in Courtrai, denies her claim.

He said she knew 'exactly what she wanted'.

He added: 'She was awake and looked into the mirror several times as the procedure was taking place.
See the news article at nieuwsblad (Belgian) and the English translation and video here

[via reddit]

of hammer pants flash mob

Hammer Pants Dance: "Group of dancers wearing Hammer Pants flashmob a trendy store and surprise hipsters in skinny jeans. It's HammerTime!"


Click on image to watch the video

of diploma denied to student who bowed, blew kiss to family

Student Denied Diploma After Blowing Kiss: Justin Denney's family watched as he ascended the stage during the Bonny Eagle High School graduation to accept his diploma but the superintendent told him to return to his seat.
The Bonny Eagle High School senior's mother said she can't believe her son's taking a bow and blowing a kiss on stage led was grounds for the superintendent to withhold his diploma.

Mary Denney wants an apology, and her son wants his diploma, reported WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.

"There was no misbehavior. Showboating is not misbehavior," Mary Denney said. "A bow, a kiss to your mom is not misbehavior. There was no need of my son not getting his diploma."
[via As Maine Goes]

of rihanna sex tape leaked?

Rihanna Sex Tape Leaked?
There's a video spreading like wildfire online that allegedly features Rihanna in...um...compromising positions.

We've been hearing the Rihanna/Chris Brown sex tape rumors for months and it looks like the alleged tape may exist after all!

Rihanna found herself in the middle of a scandal last month as well when naked photos of her were leaked online.

The clip below is only a preview, but the caption says that more of the video will be released on June 22nd, which happens to be the same day as Rihanna and Chris Brown's court hearing. Coincidence?

Check out the clip below and you be the judge. Is it Rihanna or just a look-a-like? Warning: NSFW!
See the video preview here (NSFW).

of celebrities upside down pictures

Celebrities Upside Down Pictures