Saturday, February 17, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
Fla. police find ATM in backseat of car
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- During a routine arrest of two suspected burglars in Florida, police were shocked to discover a stolen automated teller machine in the back of the duo's car.
When Jacksonville Beach police arrested John Kiedroski and Damien Shain Lee Saturday, they found very damaging evidence in the suspected burglars' car in the form of a stolen ATM, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Several Florida police departments had been working together to keep the suspects under surveillance and the two were arrested after allegedly robbing a Jacksonville Beach store.
It was then that police followed them to a home in nearby Atlantic Beach and located the store's ATM in the suspects' car.
The paper said as the men remain in custody, police are attempting to determine what other stolen items may be present at their home.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
When Jacksonville Beach police arrested John Kiedroski and Damien Shain Lee Saturday, they found very damaging evidence in the suspected burglars' car in the form of a stolen ATM, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Several Florida police departments had been working together to keep the suspects under surveillance and the two were arrested after allegedly robbing a Jacksonville Beach store.
It was then that police followed them to a home in nearby Atlantic Beach and located the store's ATM in the suspects' car.
The paper said as the men remain in custody, police are attempting to determine what other stolen items may be present at their home.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Dear Yahoo!:
Dear Yahoo!:
How many millionaires are there in the United States?
Upwardly Mobile
Dear Upwardly Mobile:
There are literally millions of millionaires in the United States. In fact, according to this 2005 article from MarketWatch, 8.9% of Americans are millionaires. That translates to roughly 2.6 million people.
Of course, being a millionaire doesn't necessarily mean you have millions of dollars in cash lying around your mansion and stuffed in the glove box of your Ferrari. To determine someone's overall wealth, all their holdings are looked at, including investments, cash, furniture, baseball cards, ridiculously expensive automobiles, and real estate. However, a person's primary residence does not count toward the total.
The Affluent Market Research Program conducted a study to determine which counties in the United States host the most millionaires. According to their findings, Los Angeles County tops the list with roughly 262,800 millionaire households. Next is Cook County, Illinois, followed by Orange County, California (aka "The O.C.").
Finally, if you really want to be a millionaire and you're not cut out for major-league baseball, consider becoming a United States senator. Although the position doesn't guarantee wealth, a shocking 40% of senators are certified millionaires. Gotta like those odds...
How many millionaires are there in the United States?
Upwardly Mobile
Dear Upwardly Mobile:
There are literally millions of millionaires in the United States. In fact, according to this 2005 article from MarketWatch, 8.9% of Americans are millionaires. That translates to roughly 2.6 million people.
Of course, being a millionaire doesn't necessarily mean you have millions of dollars in cash lying around your mansion and stuffed in the glove box of your Ferrari. To determine someone's overall wealth, all their holdings are looked at, including investments, cash, furniture, baseball cards, ridiculously expensive automobiles, and real estate. However, a person's primary residence does not count toward the total.
The Affluent Market Research Program conducted a study to determine which counties in the United States host the most millionaires. According to their findings, Los Angeles County tops the list with roughly 262,800 millionaire households. Next is Cook County, Illinois, followed by Orange County, California (aka "The O.C.").
Finally, if you really want to be a millionaire and you're not cut out for major-league baseball, consider becoming a United States senator. Although the position doesn't guarantee wealth, a shocking 40% of senators are certified millionaires. Gotta like those odds...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Fort Minor :: Kenji
This is a video to the song "Kenji" by Fort Minor. It describes Mike's family's life in the time of World War II and how they were put in a Japanese Internment Camp. Effects used in this make it seem as though the video was actually from 1942.
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I wish to say "Thanks" to ShadowfoX Productions for allowing me to republish this video with his concent. Please visit his site: www.ShadowfoXproductions.com to more infromation and/or watch more of his videos.
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I wish to say "Thanks" to ShadowfoX Productions for allowing me to republish this video with his concent. Please visit his site: www.ShadowfoXproductions.com to more infromation and/or watch more of his videos.
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Bank robber's theatrics fail to persuade
FAIRMOUNT, Ill. (UPI) -- A man who went to rob a bank in Illinois was foiled when bank employees didn't believe his threats, the Champaign News-Gazette reported.
Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said a man entered an Illinois National Bank branch in Fairmount Friday with his face covered, carrying a black bag.
"He told everybody to get down, that it was a robbery," Hartshorn said. "He told everybody he had a bomb."
But workers at the bank reportedly didn't believe the would-be robber and he eventually left the bank empty-handed.
Police are investigating.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said a man entered an Illinois National Bank branch in Fairmount Friday with his face covered, carrying a black bag.
"He told everybody to get down, that it was a robbery," Hartshorn said. "He told everybody he had a bomb."
But workers at the bank reportedly didn't believe the would-be robber and he eventually left the bank empty-handed.
Police are investigating.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
You Know You Are Living In 2007 when...
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :-)
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :-)
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Emergency Microphone
Chat with voice in skype, msn and yahoo messenger, AIM... etc without a microphone.
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Emergency Microphone - video powered by Metacafe
Easy Infrared In Photoshop CS2
A quick tutorial in photoshop on creating an infrared effect.
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Easy Infrared In Photoshop - video powered by Metacafe
Unlock Handcuffs With A Bobby Pin
I'll show you how escape artists like Houdini, unlock handcuffs. These are Smith & Wesson Model 100's like the police use.
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Unlock Handcuffs With A Bobby Pin! Trick Revealed! - video powered by Metacafe
Kid Pranks Hotel Front Desk
Some kid pranks a hotel disguising his voice. The receptionist does his best to be professional but finally ends up laughing uncontrollably.
Thief Gets Knocked Out Robbing Store
Two kids try to rob a conveinent store with a couple of sticks and end up getting their asses kicked as they try to run out of the store.
Dad Teaches Kid How To Pick Up Chicks
This is a pretty funny video this guy did showing his son how to hit on girls.
Skydiver Survives 5000 Foot Free Fall
After both the original and backup parachutes fail this skydiver descends a 5000 foot free fall and miraculously survives. He was so convinced he was dead he actually waved goodbye to the camera. Luckiest guy ever.
33 Story Swing
Want the ride of your life? Combine a harness, a bit of rope, oh; and a cliff with a 33-story drop next to a scenic waterfall and you should be all set.
High Water Bills?
Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew beyond a doubt that the bills weren't representative of their actual usage, and no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills continued. Although they could see nothing wrong, they had everything checked for leaks or problems: first the water meter, then outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, faucets, toilets, washer, ice maker, etc. -- all to no avail.
One day Jim was sick and stayed home in bed, but kept hearing water running downstairs. He finally tore himself from his sick bed to investigate, and stumbled onto the cause of such high water bills. Apparently this was happening all day long when they were not at home.
Knowing that few would believe him, he taped a segment of the "problem" for posterity.
One day Jim was sick and stayed home in bed, but kept hearing water running downstairs. He finally tore himself from his sick bed to investigate, and stumbled onto the cause of such high water bills. Apparently this was happening all day long when they were not at home.
Knowing that few would believe him, he taped a segment of the "problem" for posterity.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Deep Fried Pepsi?
At first, one marvels at the technological zeal that propelled men of science to learn how to deep fry a liquid. Then you realize the Pepsi just replaces the water in a batter that gets fried.
For $4.00, you get about eight ping-pong-ball-sized chunks of dough that are smothered in powdered sugar, cinnamon and whipped cream.
The first thing you notice is the crispiness; like all fried foods, the Pepsi has a pleasant texture. It's doughier than a funnel cake, and you can almost swear you can feel the carbonation on your tongue.
The toppings sort of overwhelm the flavor: only the aftertaste offers an ever-so-slight hint of cola.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's really a pretty good dessert -- Just not for the reason advertised, Not for the joy of Pepsi.
For $4.00, you get about eight ping-pong-ball-sized chunks of dough that are smothered in powdered sugar, cinnamon and whipped cream.
The first thing you notice is the crispiness; like all fried foods, the Pepsi has a pleasant texture. It's doughier than a funnel cake, and you can almost swear you can feel the carbonation on your tongue.
The toppings sort of overwhelm the flavor: only the aftertaste offers an ever-so-slight hint of cola.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's really a pretty good dessert -- Just not for the reason advertised, Not for the joy of Pepsi.
Mary J. Blige, T.I. Big Winners at Grammy Awards
It was a night fit for a Hip-Hop soul queen as Mary J. Blige collected three trophies Sunday (Feb. 11) during the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The singer, who garnered eight nominations and brought the house down with an emotional performance of "Be Without You", won the Grammy for Best R&B Album for the The Breakthrough as well as Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance. T.I. took home two Grammys for Best Rap Solo Performance for "What You Know" and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "My Love" with Justin Timberlake. Gnarls Barkley scored two Grammy awards for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and Alternative Music Album, while Chamillionnaire won for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Backed by Blige and Earth, Wind and Fire, Ludacris performed "Runaway Love" moments after sending a special shout out to Bill O'Reily and Oprah Winfrey upon accepting the Grammy for Best Rap Album for Release Therapy.
For the full story log on: http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6692
For the full story log on: http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6692
What! No E-mail?
An unemployed man goes to apply for a job with Microsoft as a janitor. The manager there arranges for him to take an aptitude test (Section: Floors, sweeping and cleaning).
After the test, the manager says, "You will be employed at minimum wage. Let me have your e-mail address, so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day." Taken aback, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this the MS manager replies, "Well, then, that means that you virtually don't exist and can therefore hardly expect to be employed."
Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having only $10 in his wallet, he decides to buy a 25 lb. flat of tomatoes at the supermarket. Within less than two hours, he sells all the tomatoes individually at 100% profit.
Repeating the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night.
And thus it dawns on him that he could quite easily make a living selling tomatoes. Getting up early every day and going to bed late, he multiplies his profits quickly. After a short time he acquires a cart to transport several dozen boxes of tomatoes, only to have to trade it in again so that he can buy a pick-up truck to support his expanding business.
By the end of the second year, he is the owner of a fleet of pick-up trucks and manages a staff of a hundred former unemployed people, all selling tomatoes. Planning for the future of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance. Consulting with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan. At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically.
When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser is stunned, "What, you don't have e-mail? How on earth have you managed to amass such wealth without the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce? Just imagine where you would be now, if you had been connected to the internet from the very start!"
After a moment of thought, the tomato millionaire replied, "Why, of course! I would be a floor cleaner at Microsoft!"
Moral of this story:
1. The Internet, e-mail and e-commerce do not need to rule your life.
2. If you don't have e-mail, but work hard, you can still become a millionaire.
3. Seeing that you got this story via e-mail, you're probably closer to becoming a janitor than you are to becoming a millionaire.
4. If you do have a computer and e-mail, you have already been taken to the cleaners by Microsoft.
After the test, the manager says, "You will be employed at minimum wage. Let me have your e-mail address, so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day." Taken aback, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this the MS manager replies, "Well, then, that means that you virtually don't exist and can therefore hardly expect to be employed."
Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having only $10 in his wallet, he decides to buy a 25 lb. flat of tomatoes at the supermarket. Within less than two hours, he sells all the tomatoes individually at 100% profit.
Repeating the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night.
And thus it dawns on him that he could quite easily make a living selling tomatoes. Getting up early every day and going to bed late, he multiplies his profits quickly. After a short time he acquires a cart to transport several dozen boxes of tomatoes, only to have to trade it in again so that he can buy a pick-up truck to support his expanding business.
By the end of the second year, he is the owner of a fleet of pick-up trucks and manages a staff of a hundred former unemployed people, all selling tomatoes. Planning for the future of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance. Consulting with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan. At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically.
When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser is stunned, "What, you don't have e-mail? How on earth have you managed to amass such wealth without the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce? Just imagine where you would be now, if you had been connected to the internet from the very start!"
After a moment of thought, the tomato millionaire replied, "Why, of course! I would be a floor cleaner at Microsoft!"
Moral of this story:
1. The Internet, e-mail and e-commerce do not need to rule your life.
2. If you don't have e-mail, but work hard, you can still become a millionaire.
3. Seeing that you got this story via e-mail, you're probably closer to becoming a janitor than you are to becoming a millionaire.
4. If you do have a computer and e-mail, you have already been taken to the cleaners by Microsoft.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Does Air Guitar Count?
Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road.
And forget about sipping that cup of coffee on the way to work, or smoking a cigarette on the way home. In some states, it could soon be illegal -- if it isn't already.
Emboldened by the passage of cell phone bans for drivers, states are turning their attention to other things that drive attention to other things that drive motorists to distraction.
Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, "interacting with pets or cargo," talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to: $600.00.
Similar bills are under consideration in Maryland and Texas, and Connecticut has passed one that generically bans any activity that could interfere with safe driving.
"What finally pushed me over the edge was when I was at a stop sign and someone opposite of me was trying to navigate around the corner with a cell phone in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and she wasn't doing very well," said the bill's sponsor, Republican state Rep. Thomas F. Koch.
He said his wife recently saw a driver playing the flute, which led him to include the instrument ban in his bill.
And forget about sipping that cup of coffee on the way to work, or smoking a cigarette on the way home. In some states, it could soon be illegal -- if it isn't already.
Emboldened by the passage of cell phone bans for drivers, states are turning their attention to other things that drive attention to other things that drive motorists to distraction.
Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, "interacting with pets or cargo," talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to: $600.00.
Similar bills are under consideration in Maryland and Texas, and Connecticut has passed one that generically bans any activity that could interfere with safe driving.
"What finally pushed me over the edge was when I was at a stop sign and someone opposite of me was trying to navigate around the corner with a cell phone in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and she wasn't doing very well," said the bill's sponsor, Republican state Rep. Thomas F. Koch.
He said his wife recently saw a driver playing the flute, which led him to include the instrument ban in his bill.
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