http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7819-Kyle-Busch-GWM
So, there was a story about Kyle...Petty?, Busch? Driving 128 in a 45 zone, or riding a horse or something...I can't remember, I got distracted.
So then he got a ticket...or a coupon, or Free Six Inch Sub From Sub-Way, doesn't matter...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Al-Jazeera footage captures 'western troops on the ground' in Libya
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7817-Al-Jazeera-footage-captures-western-troops-on-the-ground-in-Libya
Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation that foreign special forces are playing an active role in the Libyan conflict.
A group of six westerners are clearly visible in a report by al-Jazeera from Dafniya, described as the westernmost point of the rebel lines west of the town of Misrata. Five of them were armed and wearing sand-coloured clothes, peaked caps, and cotton Arab scarves.
The sixth, apparently the most senior of the group, was carrying no visible weapon and wore a pink, short-sleeve shirt. He may be an intelligence officer. The group is seen talking to rebels and then quickly leaving on being spotted by the television crew.
Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation that foreign special forces are playing an active role in the Libyan conflict.
A group of six westerners are clearly visible in a report by al-Jazeera from Dafniya, described as the westernmost point of the rebel lines west of the town of Misrata. Five of them were armed and wearing sand-coloured clothes, peaked caps, and cotton Arab scarves.
The sixth, apparently the most senior of the group, was carrying no visible weapon and wore a pink, short-sleeve shirt. He may be an intelligence officer. The group is seen talking to rebels and then quickly leaving on being spotted by the television crew.
Karzai: NATO risks being seen as 'occupying force'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7814-Karzai-NATO-risks-being-seen-as-occupying-force
Karzai said he would no longer allow NATO airstrikes on houses because they have caused too many civilian casualties.
A recent strike that mistakenly killed a group of children and women would be the last, he added.
"If they don't stop air strikes on Afghan homes, their presence in Afghanistan will be considered as an occupying force and against the will of the Afghan people," Karzai told a news conference in Kabul Tuesday.
"From this moment, airstrikes on the houses of people are not allowed," he added.
Karzai said he would no longer allow NATO airstrikes on houses because they have caused too many civilian casualties.
A recent strike that mistakenly killed a group of children and women would be the last, he added.
"If they don't stop air strikes on Afghan homes, their presence in Afghanistan will be considered as an occupying force and against the will of the Afghan people," Karzai told a news conference in Kabul Tuesday.
"From this moment, airstrikes on the houses of people are not allowed," he added.
Prisoners told 'Don't smoke, eat carrots'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7815-Prisoners-told-Don-t-smoke-eat-carrots
New Zealand prisoners, who will not be allowed to smoke from July 1, are being told to sing and eat carrots instead, news reports said on Tuesday.
About two-thirds of the 8,700 prisoners in the country's jails are smokers but lost the right to buy cigarettes and tobacco last week in preparation for the coming ban on possession when cigarettes will be declared contraband.
New Zealand prisoners, who will not be allowed to smoke from July 1, are being told to sing and eat carrots instead, news reports said on Tuesday.
About two-thirds of the 8,700 prisoners in the country's jails are smokers but lost the right to buy cigarettes and tobacco last week in preparation for the coming ban on possession when cigarettes will be declared contraband.
'Perfect storm' looms for world food supply
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7813-Perfect-storm-looms-for-world-food-supply
Oxfam called on Tuesday for an overhaul of the world's food system, warning that in a couple of decades, millions more people would be gripped by hunger due to population growth and climate-hit harvests.
A "broken food system" means that the price of some staples will more than double by 2030, battering the world's poorest people, who spend up to 80 percent of their income on food, the British-based aid group predicted.
Oxfam called on Tuesday for an overhaul of the world's food system, warning that in a couple of decades, millions more people would be gripped by hunger due to population growth and climate-hit harvests.
A "broken food system" means that the price of some staples will more than double by 2030, battering the world's poorest people, who spend up to 80 percent of their income on food, the British-based aid group predicted.
Explosives detonate at Ikea stores across Europe
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7812-Explosives-detonate-at-Ikea-stores-across-Europe
Small explosives concealed in alarm clocks detonated at Ikea furniture stores in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, Belgian authorities said on Tuesday.
The explosions in stores in the Belgian city of Ghent, Lille in northern France and Eindhoven in The Netherlands caused no damage or injuries.
"The information we have is that the explosions happened the same way in all locations, with booby-trapped alarm clocks that had been hidden exploding," An Schoonjans, spokeswoman for Ghent prosecutors, told AFP.
Small explosives concealed in alarm clocks detonated at Ikea furniture stores in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, Belgian authorities said on Tuesday.
The explosions in stores in the Belgian city of Ghent, Lille in northern France and Eindhoven in The Netherlands caused no damage or injuries.
"The information we have is that the explosions happened the same way in all locations, with booby-trapped alarm clocks that had been hidden exploding," An Schoonjans, spokeswoman for Ghent prosecutors, told AFP.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Giving Anthropology a Little Lip Service
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7807-Giving-Anthropology-a-Little-Lip-Service
Don't shoot the messenger, but you can thank your lady parts for feeling sexy in red. Believe it or not, they're thought to be the subconscious reason women want to make their lips even redder with lipstick. Enter the red revolution.
In the 1920s, dark red lipstick was a popular symbol of independence. (So much better than burning a bra or paying a check!) God love Elizabeth Arden for rocking the boat and colouring our worlds with the introduction of new shades.
Don't shoot the messenger, but you can thank your lady parts for feeling sexy in red. Believe it or not, they're thought to be the subconscious reason women want to make their lips even redder with lipstick. Enter the red revolution.
In the 1920s, dark red lipstick was a popular symbol of independence. (So much better than burning a bra or paying a check!) God love Elizabeth Arden for rocking the boat and colouring our worlds with the introduction of new shades.
Women Fighting and Dying in War, Despite Combat Exclusion Policy
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7806-Women-Fighting-and-Dying-in-War-Despite-Combat-Exclusion-Policy
On June 25, 2005, Jimenez was riding in the back of a truck carrying 14 female Marines near the Iraqi hotbed of Fallujah. The all-female unit was tasked with searching and questioning Iraqi women at security checkpoints, ensuring they were not armed with explosives. Since females were not allowed to sleep at the checkpoints as their male counterparts were, every day the women would be driven to and from an American base, making them a visible target each time they hit the road. It was only a matter of time before their luck would run out, and that night, it did.
A car approached their convoy, moments before it ran straight towards the women's truck. Packed with explosives, it detonated on impact, enveloping all 14 women in a deadly fireball. Most of the women were severely burned. Two women died immediately, one later that night, in what would become the deadliest attack on servicewomen since 1991.
On June 25, 2005, Jimenez was riding in the back of a truck carrying 14 female Marines near the Iraqi hotbed of Fallujah. The all-female unit was tasked with searching and questioning Iraqi women at security checkpoints, ensuring they were not armed with explosives. Since females were not allowed to sleep at the checkpoints as their male counterparts were, every day the women would be driven to and from an American base, making them a visible target each time they hit the road. It was only a matter of time before their luck would run out, and that night, it did.
A car approached their convoy, moments before it ran straight towards the women's truck. Packed with explosives, it detonated on impact, enveloping all 14 women in a deadly fireball. Most of the women were severely burned. Two women died immediately, one later that night, in what would become the deadliest attack on servicewomen since 1991.
Jewish Worshippers, Soldiers Clash In West Bank
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7805-Jewish-Worshippers-Soldiers-Clash-In-West-Bank
The Israeli military says soldiers have forcibly removed dozens of Jewish worshippers who refused to leave a holy site inside a Palestinian city in the West Bank.
An estimated 1,600 worshippers entered the city of Nablus early Monday for nighttime prayers at a site believed to be the tomb of the biblical Joseph. The visit was coordinated with the military and Palestinian security forces.
The military says about an additional 200 Israelis went in without permission, and 50 refused to leave the tomb building early Monday. The military said soldiers removed them, arresting three.
The military criticized the Israelis for endangering themselves and the troops guarding the prayers. A Jewish worshipper at the tomb without permission was killed by a Palestinian policeman on April 24.
The Israeli military says soldiers have forcibly removed dozens of Jewish worshippers who refused to leave a holy site inside a Palestinian city in the West Bank.
An estimated 1,600 worshippers entered the city of Nablus early Monday for nighttime prayers at a site believed to be the tomb of the biblical Joseph. The visit was coordinated with the military and Palestinian security forces.
The military says about an additional 200 Israelis went in without permission, and 50 refused to leave the tomb building early Monday. The military said soldiers removed them, arresting three.
The military criticized the Israelis for endangering themselves and the troops guarding the prayers. A Jewish worshipper at the tomb without permission was killed by a Palestinian policeman on April 24.
Greece said to be readying new cuts
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7804-Greece-said-to-be-readying-new-cuts
European leaders are trying to negotiate a new bailout deal for Greece that would expand outside intervention in the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported late Sunday.
Citing people involved in the talks, the FT reported the privatization of state assets and international involvement in tax collection to be among the options being considered.
And, a Reuters report had Greece’s finance minister on Saturday denying a report in the German weekly magazine Spiegel that Greece had missed fiscal targets required to obtain its next portion of a 110 billion-euro bailout approved by the IMF and European leaders last year.
The measures are meant to reduce Greece’s budget deficit from 10.5% of gross domestic product last year to under 1% by 2015.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on the streets in Athens on Monday, continuing a large-scale protest into a sixth day.
European leaders are trying to negotiate a new bailout deal for Greece that would expand outside intervention in the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported late Sunday.
Citing people involved in the talks, the FT reported the privatization of state assets and international involvement in tax collection to be among the options being considered.
And, a Reuters report had Greece’s finance minister on Saturday denying a report in the German weekly magazine Spiegel that Greece had missed fiscal targets required to obtain its next portion of a 110 billion-euro bailout approved by the IMF and European leaders last year.
The measures are meant to reduce Greece’s budget deficit from 10.5% of gross domestic product last year to under 1% by 2015.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on the streets in Athens on Monday, continuing a large-scale protest into a sixth day.
Self-Defense or Murder: Oklahoma Case Sparks Debate
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7803-Self-Defense-or-Murder-Oklahoma-Case-Sparks-Debate
Pharmacist Jerome Ersland sits in the courtroom as jury selection gets underway in his trial at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City on May 16, 2011.
A story of crime and punishment that is dividing an Oklahoma community has now entered the online world, raising questions about what is self-defense and first-degree murder.
The debate stems from the life sentence an Oklahoma City, Okla., jury handed down to pharmacist Jerome Ersland on May 26 for a first-degree murder conviction in the killing of 16 year-old Antwun Parker.
Ersland's attorneys told jurors throughout the murder trial that their client had acted in self-defense when he shot Parker six times during an attempted robbery at his Oklahoma City pharmacy. Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued Ersland went too far.
Pharmacist Jerome Ersland sits in the courtroom as jury selection gets underway in his trial at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City on May 16, 2011.
A story of crime and punishment that is dividing an Oklahoma community has now entered the online world, raising questions about what is self-defense and first-degree murder.
The debate stems from the life sentence an Oklahoma City, Okla., jury handed down to pharmacist Jerome Ersland on May 26 for a first-degree murder conviction in the killing of 16 year-old Antwun Parker.
Ersland's attorneys told jurors throughout the murder trial that their client had acted in self-defense when he shot Parker six times during an attempted robbery at his Oklahoma City pharmacy. Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued Ersland went too far.
History Salutes Civil War Sesquicentennial Anniversary With 'Gettysburg' Doc
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7802-History-Salutes-Civil-War-Sesquicentennial-Anniversary-With-Gettysburg-Doc
This Memorial Day, History launches a four-year initiative to both honor and commemorate the Civil War, which marks its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2011, with the two-hour documentary Gettysburg.
Executive-produced by Tony (Unstoppable; Man on Fire; Top Gun) and Ridley (Gladiator; Black Hawk Down; American Gangster), the feature documentary is narrated by Sam Rockwell (Conviction, Iron Man 2, The Green Mile).
Gettysburg strips away any romanticized veneer of the Civil War and presents the engagement in a new light: a visceral, terrifying experience with everything on the line. At its core, this is the story of the soldiers on the ground, not the generals who commanded from behind the frontlines. CGI and action footage place viewers in the midst of the fighting, delivering an emotional cinematic and information-packed experience, which examines turning points, technology and little-known facts about what is arguably America's greatest battle, according to History officials.
This Memorial Day, History launches a four-year initiative to both honor and commemorate the Civil War, which marks its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2011, with the two-hour documentary Gettysburg.
Executive-produced by Tony (Unstoppable; Man on Fire; Top Gun) and Ridley (Gladiator; Black Hawk Down; American Gangster), the feature documentary is narrated by Sam Rockwell (Conviction, Iron Man 2, The Green Mile).
Gettysburg strips away any romanticized veneer of the Civil War and presents the engagement in a new light: a visceral, terrifying experience with everything on the line. At its core, this is the story of the soldiers on the ground, not the generals who commanded from behind the frontlines. CGI and action footage place viewers in the midst of the fighting, delivering an emotional cinematic and information-packed experience, which examines turning points, technology and little-known facts about what is arguably America's greatest battle, according to History officials.
Race-Mixing For Thee, Free Association For Me
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7801-Race-Mixing-For-Thee-Free-Association-For-Me
While the world was recently rocked by news of Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering a love child with his housekeeper, comedienne Sandra Bernhard wasn't surprised.
This is because, as she claims, the former California governor once made a pass at her.
Before his Hollywood career and political run, during a time when he was only known as the reigning Mr. Olympia, Schwarzenegger approached Bernhard along Venice Beach, she claims.
"In the '70s when I moved to LA I was on the beach by Gold's Gym," Bernhard told PopEater. "I was young, skinny as a stick, staring at the ocean, dreaming of the future, and Arnold came up to me and he was hitting on me."
"I don't date Germans so nothing happened," she added.
While the world was recently rocked by news of Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering a love child with his housekeeper, comedienne Sandra Bernhard wasn't surprised.
This is because, as she claims, the former California governor once made a pass at her.
Before his Hollywood career and political run, during a time when he was only known as the reigning Mr. Olympia, Schwarzenegger approached Bernhard along Venice Beach, she claims.
"In the '70s when I moved to LA I was on the beach by Gold's Gym," Bernhard told PopEater. "I was young, skinny as a stick, staring at the ocean, dreaming of the future, and Arnold came up to me and he was hitting on me."
"I don't date Germans so nothing happened," she added.
Kane, you lame fuck
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7799-Kane-you-lame-fuck
Your antics have grown tiresome. Wake up, and arise from your blighted existence.
Your internet 'life' is a miserable failure. Just abort now and attempt to achieve something in real-life. You will thank me later.
Your antics have grown tiresome. Wake up, and arise from your blighted existence.
Your internet 'life' is a miserable failure. Just abort now and attempt to achieve something in real-life. You will thank me later.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Amazing Animals
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7795-Amazing-Animals
The diving bell spider or water spider, Argyroneta aquatica, is a spider which lives entirely under water.
Argyroneta aquatica is found in Northern and Central Europe and up to latitude 62°N and northern Asia. It is the only spider that spends its whole life under water. However it breathes air, which it traps in a bubble held by hairs on its abdomen and legs.[2]
The diving bell spider or water spider, Argyroneta aquatica, is a spider which lives entirely under water.
Argyroneta aquatica is found in Northern and Central Europe and up to latitude 62°N and northern Asia. It is the only spider that spends its whole life under water. However it breathes air, which it traps in a bubble held by hairs on its abdomen and legs.[2]
Why Are Some People Double-Jointed?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7794-Why-Are-Some-People-Double-Jointed
At any party, there's always that guy who can bend his fingers freakishly far back, and then brags about being "double-jointed" – but there's actually no such thing.
The term double-jointed implies that a person with unusual flexibility has twice the average number of joints, which allows for their increased range of motion. But that's anatomically impossible – except for rare instances, the majority of people have the same number of joints, the points in the body where two bones meet.
At any party, there's always that guy who can bend his fingers freakishly far back, and then brags about being "double-jointed" – but there's actually no such thing.
The term double-jointed implies that a person with unusual flexibility has twice the average number of joints, which allows for their increased range of motion. But that's anatomically impossible – except for rare instances, the majority of people have the same number of joints, the points in the body where two bones meet.
Federal Lands in the US
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7791-Federal-Lands-in-the-US
The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers) – nearly 30% of its total territory. These federal lands are used as military bases or testing grounds, nature parks and reserves and indian reservations, or are leased to the private sector for commercial exploitation (e.g. forestry, mining, agriculture). They are managed by different administrations, such as the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Department of Defense, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Bureau of Reclamation or the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers) – nearly 30% of its total territory. These federal lands are used as military bases or testing grounds, nature parks and reserves and indian reservations, or are leased to the private sector for commercial exploitation (e.g. forestry, mining, agriculture). They are managed by different administrations, such as the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Department of Defense, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Bureau of Reclamation or the Tennessee Valley Authority.
When Doomsday Isn't, Believers Struggle to Cope
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7793-When-Doomsday-Isn-t-Believers-Struggle-to-Cope
If you're reading this, Harold Camping's predictions that the end of the world would start Saturday (May 21) failed to pan out.
That's good news for most of us, but Camping and his followers were looking forward to the end. After all, they believed that they were likely to be among the 200 million souls sent to live in paradise forever. So how do believers cope when their doomsday predictions fail?
It depends, said Lorenzo DiTommaso, a professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal who studies the history of doomsday predictions.
If you're reading this, Harold Camping's predictions that the end of the world would start Saturday (May 21) failed to pan out.
That's good news for most of us, but Camping and his followers were looking forward to the end. After all, they believed that they were likely to be among the 200 million souls sent to live in paradise forever. So how do believers cope when their doomsday predictions fail?
It depends, said Lorenzo DiTommaso, a professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal who studies the history of doomsday predictions.
Poverty has nothing to do with crime. Exhibit A.
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7789-Poverty-has-nothing-to-do-with-crime.-Exhibit-A.
Photo from Detroit News: White landlord allegedly killed by black millionaire. He was rehabilitating properties in Detroit and even living with tenants in one of his own properties. However, living among his tenants caused him to become a target.
The extremist left-wing mantra that “poverty caused crime,” is slander against all law abiding poor people. In fact, a mountain of empirical data exists that shows the two are not related.
In this case a 62 year old black male recently won $1.47 million, after taxes, in the lottery. Only to be charged with the premeditated murder of his daughter’s white landlord in an apparent racially motivated slaying.
Photo from Detroit News: White landlord allegedly killed by black millionaire. He was rehabilitating properties in Detroit and even living with tenants in one of his own properties. However, living among his tenants caused him to become a target.
The extremist left-wing mantra that “poverty caused crime,” is slander against all law abiding poor people. In fact, a mountain of empirical data exists that shows the two are not related.
In this case a 62 year old black male recently won $1.47 million, after taxes, in the lottery. Only to be charged with the premeditated murder of his daughter’s white landlord in an apparent racially motivated slaying.
Great L.A. Child Shortage Solves Class-Size "Problem"
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7780-Great-L.A.-Child-Shortage-Solves-Class-Size-quot-Problem-quot
Robert Putnam's next book: "Swinging Alone" Why are teachers unions warning about expanding class sizes even though the child population is declining in Los Angeles and other parts of California? The Golden State has a history of hawkishness on class size, but the intuition that class size strongly influences learning outcomes is not well supported by evidence.
Robert Putnam's next book: "Swinging Alone" Why are teachers unions warning about expanding class sizes even though the child population is declining in Los Angeles and other parts of California? The Golden State has a history of hawkishness on class size, but the intuition that class size strongly influences learning outcomes is not well supported by evidence.
Memorable Shoutbox Quotes
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?179-Memorable-Shoutbox-Quotes
[26-04, 23:37] EcoV:
[26-04, 23:37] Apocales: lol
[26-04, 23:37] The Octopussy: theyre the biggest alcoholics
[26-04, 23:37] Lighto: Lightos remembers drinkering Eco, try to drive to Tuscon to kills the old immigrant lady
[26-04, 23:37] EcoV:
[26-04, 23:37] Apocales: lol
[26-04, 23:37] The Octopussy: theyre the biggest alcoholics
[26-04, 23:37] Lighto: Lightos remembers drinkering Eco, try to drive to Tuscon to kills the old immigrant lady
Would Meek Compliance Have Saved Jason Kemp's Life?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7779-Would-Meek-Compliance-Have-Saved-Jason-Kemp-s-Life
Yesterday the ACLU of Colorado filed a federal lawsuit against five Colorado State Patrol officers in connection with the shooting death of 31-year-old Jason Kemp at his home in Grand Junction last July. According to KKCO, the local NBC affiliate, Trooper Ivan Lawyer and Cpl. Kirk Firko "were called to an accident near Glade Park Road and South Broadway involving a pickup pulling a trailer and jet ski" in which "the jet ski fell off the trailer and the truck was stuck in a neighbor's yard." Callers "said it appeared as if the three people trying to remove the truck were intoxicated." When Lawyer and Firko arrived at the scene, the men were gone, but the troopers followed them to Kemp's house down the street. Kemp refused to let them in, saying (correctly) that they needed a warrant. Together Lawyer and Firko kicked in the door, and Lawyer shot Kemp in the chest at close range. Later he claimed that "Kemp lifted and extended his arm upward as if he was pointing a gun at him," but no weapon was found anywhere near his body.
Yesterday the ACLU of Colorado filed a federal lawsuit against five Colorado State Patrol officers in connection with the shooting death of 31-year-old Jason Kemp at his home in Grand Junction last July. According to KKCO, the local NBC affiliate, Trooper Ivan Lawyer and Cpl. Kirk Firko "were called to an accident near Glade Park Road and South Broadway involving a pickup pulling a trailer and jet ski" in which "the jet ski fell off the trailer and the truck was stuck in a neighbor's yard." Callers "said it appeared as if the three people trying to remove the truck were intoxicated." When Lawyer and Firko arrived at the scene, the men were gone, but the troopers followed them to Kemp's house down the street. Kemp refused to let them in, saying (correctly) that they needed a warrant. Together Lawyer and Firko kicked in the door, and Lawyer shot Kemp in the chest at close range. Later he claimed that "Kemp lifted and extended his arm upward as if he was pointing a gun at him," but no weapon was found anywhere near his body.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Naked ribs, dude food and more for the Memorial Day weekend
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7771-Naked-ribs-dude-food-and-more-for-the-Memorial-Day-weekend
Each Friday, we post a recipe from the L.A. Times' Test Kitchen that's perfect for weekend cooking. This week's pick will help you usher in summer: naked ribs. This recipe is an all-time favorite with readers and made our Top Test list in 2008. (And I swear I am not just saying that because the recipe was crafted by Times Food editor Russ Parsons for his California Cook column on the joys of grilling.) In fact, I get so many requests for this recipe that I keep the link handy in my files for the guys -- and it's almost always a guy -- who writes to ask "You ran a rib recipe awhile back and I can't find my copy ... ."
It's Dude Food, people!
Each Friday, we post a recipe from the L.A. Times' Test Kitchen that's perfect for weekend cooking. This week's pick will help you usher in summer: naked ribs. This recipe is an all-time favorite with readers and made our Top Test list in 2008. (And I swear I am not just saying that because the recipe was crafted by Times Food editor Russ Parsons for his California Cook column on the joys of grilling.) In fact, I get so many requests for this recipe that I keep the link handy in my files for the guys -- and it's almost always a guy -- who writes to ask "You ran a rib recipe awhile back and I can't find my copy ... ."
It's Dude Food, people!
Your Commute Is Killing You
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7770-Your-Commute-Is-Killing-You
This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce more common. Perhaps long transit times exacerbate corrosive marital inequalities, with one partner overburdened by child care and the other overburdened by work. But perhaps the Swedes are just telling us something we all already know, which is that commuting is bad for you. Awful, in fact.
Commuting is a migraine-inducing life-suck—a mundane task about as pleasurable as assembling flat-pack furniture or getting your license renewed, and you have to do it every day. If you are commuting, you are not spending quality time with your loved ones. You are not exercising, doing challenging work, having sex, petting your dog, or playing with your kids (or your Wii). You are not doing any of the things that make human beings happy. Instead, you are getting nauseous on a bus, jostled on a train, or cut off in traffic.
This week, researchers at Umea University in Sweden released a startling finding: Couples in which one partner commutes for longer than 45 minutes are 40 percent likelier to divorce. The Swedes could not say why. Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce more common. Perhaps long transit times exacerbate corrosive marital inequalities, with one partner overburdened by child care and the other overburdened by work. But perhaps the Swedes are just telling us something we all already know, which is that commuting is bad for you. Awful, in fact.
Commuting is a migraine-inducing life-suck—a mundane task about as pleasurable as assembling flat-pack furniture or getting your license renewed, and you have to do it every day. If you are commuting, you are not spending quality time with your loved ones. You are not exercising, doing challenging work, having sex, petting your dog, or playing with your kids (or your Wii). You are not doing any of the things that make human beings happy. Instead, you are getting nauseous on a bus, jostled on a train, or cut off in traffic.
APNewsBreak: Calif. could require condoms in porn
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7769-APNewsBreak-Calif.-could-require-condoms-in-porn
Porn performers in California would be required to use condoms in sex scenes if draft rules from state workplace safety officials advance out of the proposal phase.
Cal/OSHA officials provided the Associated Press with a 17-page draft proposal that contained sometimes graphic details of the bodily fluids, waste matter and other materials that porn actors must protect themselves against to avoid infection.
The draft is to be discussed at a public meeting in Los Angeles on June 7 and would later go to the state's Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board for a ruling on whether it becomes part of state code.
Porn performers in California would be required to use condoms in sex scenes if draft rules from state workplace safety officials advance out of the proposal phase.
Cal/OSHA officials provided the Associated Press with a 17-page draft proposal that contained sometimes graphic details of the bodily fluids, waste matter and other materials that porn actors must protect themselves against to avoid infection.
The draft is to be discussed at a public meeting in Los Angeles on June 7 and would later go to the state's Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board for a ruling on whether it becomes part of state code.
Retired pastor knows why people don’t like Christians any more
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7768-Retired-pastor-knows-why-people-don%E2%80%99t-like-Christians-any-more
Retired pastor Kirk Minor remembers a time when working with his church was centered around people, and not rhetoric – and he’s wondering where those days went.
“We’re finding more and more that there are a lot of people out there doing a lot of talking and protesting and bellyaching, but fewer people actually walking the walk,” said Minor, author of Journey Across The Tiber: My Many Rooms. “We have extremists protesting funerals of gay soldiers, pundits decrying the use of abbreviations for the word Christmas and activists campaigning for prayer in public schools. These are all very divisive issues, and have little to do with the good works the Bible wants the faithful to perform.”
Retired pastor Kirk Minor remembers a time when working with his church was centered around people, and not rhetoric – and he’s wondering where those days went.
“We’re finding more and more that there are a lot of people out there doing a lot of talking and protesting and bellyaching, but fewer people actually walking the walk,” said Minor, author of Journey Across The Tiber: My Many Rooms. “We have extremists protesting funerals of gay soldiers, pundits decrying the use of abbreviations for the word Christmas and activists campaigning for prayer in public schools. These are all very divisive issues, and have little to do with the good works the Bible wants the faithful to perform.”
Harshad Numbers
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7764-Harshad-Numbers
What's a Harshad number, you ask?
I encountered the following explanation attempting to figure out why a program stopped at *exactly* 2422655116.
(Short version: it's a number divisible by the sum of it's digits, with respect to some base).
What are the odds of that?
What's a Harshad number, you ask?
I encountered the following explanation attempting to figure out why a program stopped at *exactly* 2422655116.
(Short version: it's a number divisible by the sum of it's digits, with respect to some base).
What are the odds of that?
Friday, May 27, 2011
Paying with Life and Limb for the Crimes of Nazi Germany
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7754-Paying-with-Life-and-Limb-for-the-Crimes-of-Nazi-Germany
It was a deceptively beautiful summer. Never before had the light of East Prussia seemed so bright, the sky so high, the countryside so vast, as in 1944, wrote Hans Graf von Lehndorff, a doctor and chronicler, in his diary. And yet the streets were already filling with columns of refugees; Germans from Lithuania, whose abandoned cattle roamed the countryside. Light tremors echoed distant detonations. Sometimes at night, a red glow was visible in the east, where border towns along the Niemen River were burning: Unmistakable signs that Soviet forces were moving inexorably closer.
It was a deceptively beautiful summer. Never before had the light of East Prussia seemed so bright, the sky so high, the countryside so vast, as in 1944, wrote Hans Graf von Lehndorff, a doctor and chronicler, in his diary. And yet the streets were already filling with columns of refugees; Germans from Lithuania, whose abandoned cattle roamed the countryside. Light tremors echoed distant detonations. Sometimes at night, a red glow was visible in the east, where border towns along the Niemen River were burning: Unmistakable signs that Soviet forces were moving inexorably closer.
Detroit officer: I never moonlighted, never danced at Manoogian Mansion
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7750-Detroit-officer-I-never-moonlighted-never-danced-at-Manoogian-Mansion
Detroit — For more than eight years, Detroit Police officer Paytra Williams remained silent about whispers and accusations linking her to a racy Manoogian Mansion party and slain stripper Tamara "Strawberry" Greene.
But now she is speaking out in an effort to clear her name.
"None of it is true," Williams, 38, said in a recent interview with The Detroit News.
Williams said she never moonlighted at the never-proven Manoogian party in front of then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. She denied getting into an altercation with the mayor's wife. And she said she did not know Tamara Greene.
Detroit — For more than eight years, Detroit Police officer Paytra Williams remained silent about whispers and accusations linking her to a racy Manoogian Mansion party and slain stripper Tamara "Strawberry" Greene.
But now she is speaking out in an effort to clear her name.
"None of it is true," Williams, 38, said in a recent interview with The Detroit News.
Williams said she never moonlighted at the never-proven Manoogian party in front of then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. She denied getting into an altercation with the mayor's wife. And she said she did not know Tamara Greene.
Jim Morrison Ghost Haunting Woman In Virginia
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7749-Jim-Morrison-Ghost-Haunting-Woman-In-Virginia
The ghost of Jim Morrison has begun haunting a woman at her home in Virginia.
Rhonda Baron said she saw the spirit of the late Doors star lying on a bed he apparently used to sleep in.
The property in Arlington was apparently owned by Morrison's parents before Baron's family took over the home.
"The spirit laid down on the bed. Completely laying down and looking at me like this. It was like a haze. It was like you could look through it,"she told WUSA 9 News.
Morrison shot to fame as the frontman of The Doors before he died in Paris in 1971 at the age of 27.
The ghost of Jim Morrison has begun haunting a woman at her home in Virginia.
Rhonda Baron said she saw the spirit of the late Doors star lying on a bed he apparently used to sleep in.
The property in Arlington was apparently owned by Morrison's parents before Baron's family took over the home.
"The spirit laid down on the bed. Completely laying down and looking at me like this. It was like a haze. It was like you could look through it,"she told WUSA 9 News.
Morrison shot to fame as the frontman of The Doors before he died in Paris in 1971 at the age of 27.
Where's the beef from?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7748-Where-s-the-beef-from
First came organic, then free-range, then local. Now discerning diners with a penchant for spending a premium to know where food comes from are pushing DNA-traceable meat onto restaurant menus.
The technology -- which allows meat to be traced from the farm to the fridge -- has been used in Europe and other countries for decades but has been slow to catch on in America.
But industry experts say being able to follow filet mignon, rib eye and other cuts of beef back to the ranch can pay off in multiple ways, including boosting consumer confidence, upping the value of a dinner, and cutting the time needed to track recalled meats.
First came organic, then free-range, then local. Now discerning diners with a penchant for spending a premium to know where food comes from are pushing DNA-traceable meat onto restaurant menus.
The technology -- which allows meat to be traced from the farm to the fridge -- has been used in Europe and other countries for decades but has been slow to catch on in America.
But industry experts say being able to follow filet mignon, rib eye and other cuts of beef back to the ranch can pay off in multiple ways, including boosting consumer confidence, upping the value of a dinner, and cutting the time needed to track recalled meats.
Air France crash co-pilots fought with controls
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7747-Air-France-crash-co-pilots-fought-with-controls
They show inconsistent speed readings, two co-pilots working methodically to right the plane manually and a resting captain returning to the cockpit amid what moments later became an irretrievably catastrophic situation. The data also showed that the plane went into an aerodynamic stall — — a loss of lift brought on by too little speed.
Investigators only provided partial quotes from the voice recorder in Friday's report.
The report confirmed that two sets of instruments on the plane were giving conflicting speed readings. On the voice recorder, one co-pilot is heard to say "so we've lost the speeds" about four minutes before the crash.
They show inconsistent speed readings, two co-pilots working methodically to right the plane manually and a resting captain returning to the cockpit amid what moments later became an irretrievably catastrophic situation. The data also showed that the plane went into an aerodynamic stall — — a loss of lift brought on by too little speed.
Investigators only provided partial quotes from the voice recorder in Friday's report.
The report confirmed that two sets of instruments on the plane were giving conflicting speed readings. On the voice recorder, one co-pilot is heard to say "so we've lost the speeds" about four minutes before the crash.
Perry says he will consider White House run
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7746-Perry-says-he-will-consider-White-House-run
But he and his advisers have inched closer to saying he may run all week, following the announcement that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would not enter the GOP field. A couple of days ago, he told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News that a run was tempting.
Many conservatives have called on Perry to enter a field which could have room for a social and fiscal conservative with Perry’s energy and charisma. And, intentionally or not, the governor has set himself up for a run over the last couple of years, making a Texas/Washington contrast the focus of his 2010 re-election and writing a book called “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America From Washington.”
Perry was asked about the presidency during a press conference to hail a voter-identification law that he has signed into law.
The presidential talk began when a reporter asked Perry for his reaction to the fact that the Hispanic Republican Conference of Texas, a group of state legislators, endorsed him for president on Thursday.
But he and his advisers have inched closer to saying he may run all week, following the announcement that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would not enter the GOP field. A couple of days ago, he told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News that a run was tempting.
Many conservatives have called on Perry to enter a field which could have room for a social and fiscal conservative with Perry’s energy and charisma. And, intentionally or not, the governor has set himself up for a run over the last couple of years, making a Texas/Washington contrast the focus of his 2010 re-election and writing a book called “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America From Washington.”
Perry was asked about the presidency during a press conference to hail a voter-identification law that he has signed into law.
The presidential talk began when a reporter asked Perry for his reaction to the fact that the Hispanic Republican Conference of Texas, a group of state legislators, endorsed him for president on Thursday.
Moon has more water than believed
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7745-Moon-has-more-water-than-believed
Most scientists believe that the moon was created through the accretion of material thrown out by the impact of a huge object hitting Earth. The moon’s once-presumed dryness was thought to have been caused by the dispersion of hydrogen through that catastrophic event. Finding water in such quantity as described in the new research casts a question over this prevailing theory.
James Van Orman, an associate professor of geochemistry at Case Western Reserve University and member of the team behind the new discovery, said that finding the water does not invalidate the overall creation theory. But he said there will have to be new work done to understand the chain of events following such an impact.
The surprising discovery came by looking at moon samples retrieved by the Apollo 17, a lunar mission dating to the time when scientists believed the moon was nothing but a dry expanse. Dr. Van Orman said in a phone interview that getting funding and permission to re-examine these old samples was no easy task. But the findings were dramatic. Samples showed 100 times as much water as had been thought.
“I don’t think any of us expected there would be as much as we found,” Dr. Van Orman said. “These samples provide the best window we have to the amount of water in the interior of the moon.”
Most scientists believe that the moon was created through the accretion of material thrown out by the impact of a huge object hitting Earth. The moon’s once-presumed dryness was thought to have been caused by the dispersion of hydrogen through that catastrophic event. Finding water in such quantity as described in the new research casts a question over this prevailing theory.
James Van Orman, an associate professor of geochemistry at Case Western Reserve University and member of the team behind the new discovery, said that finding the water does not invalidate the overall creation theory. But he said there will have to be new work done to understand the chain of events following such an impact.
The surprising discovery came by looking at moon samples retrieved by the Apollo 17, a lunar mission dating to the time when scientists believed the moon was nothing but a dry expanse. Dr. Van Orman said in a phone interview that getting funding and permission to re-examine these old samples was no easy task. But the findings were dramatic. Samples showed 100 times as much water as had been thought.
“I don’t think any of us expected there would be as much as we found,” Dr. Van Orman said. “These samples provide the best window we have to the amount of water in the interior of the moon.”
Battle-Hungry Brits
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7738-Battle-Hungry-Brits
Reading John Le Carre's latest book, Our Kind of Traitor (and living in England for the past few months), has set me thinking a little about Britain's current place in the world.
Back in the first decades of the twentieth century, atlases depicted much of the land surface of the globe in pink, the color of the British Empire and its dominions (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and much of east and west Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, the Middle East, etc.). Today politicians and economists say the country is in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. There are across-the-board budget cuts, a major trade deficit, severe unemployment and declining industries and services. Even in Europe, Britain plays second or third fiddle, its economy lagging behind, or way behind, Germany's and France's.
Reading John Le Carre's latest book, Our Kind of Traitor (and living in England for the past few months), has set me thinking a little about Britain's current place in the world.
Back in the first decades of the twentieth century, atlases depicted much of the land surface of the globe in pink, the color of the British Empire and its dominions (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and much of east and west Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, the Middle East, etc.). Today politicians and economists say the country is in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. There are across-the-board budget cuts, a major trade deficit, severe unemployment and declining industries and services. Even in Europe, Britain plays second or third fiddle, its economy lagging behind, or way behind, Germany's and France's.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Priest Sex-Abuse Case Hits Church of Pope's Adviser
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7732-Priest-Sex-Abuse-Case-Hits-Church-of-Pope-s-Adviser
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in the leading Italian daily La Stampa.
(GENOA) — The latest sex-abuse case to rock the Catholic Church is unfolding in the archdiocese of an influential Italian Cardinal who has been working with Pope Benedict XVI on reforms to respond to prior scandals of pedophile priests.
Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia asked a Moroccan drug dealer to arrange sexual encounters with young and vulnerable boys.
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in the leading Italian daily La Stampa.
(GENOA) — The latest sex-abuse case to rock the Catholic Church is unfolding in the archdiocese of an influential Italian Cardinal who has been working with Pope Benedict XVI on reforms to respond to prior scandals of pedophile priests.
Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia asked a Moroccan drug dealer to arrange sexual encounters with young and vulnerable boys.
Rand Paul And Guns Stall Extension Of The Patriot Act
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7726-Rand-Paul-And-Guns-Stall-Extension-Of-The-Patriot-Act
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pledged during his run for office to be a veritable stick in the mud on issues of philosophical concern even if it meant agitating his fellow Congressional Republicans. Now, as the Senate rushes against the clock to pass an extension of the USA Patriot Act, he's living up to his word.
The Kentucky Republican has objected to an attempt by Senate leadership to consider the national security measure on an expedited basis. His objections are not necessarily driven by ideological opposition to the bill, though he remains an outspoken critic. Instead Paul has dug in his heels because Senate Democrats have refused to consider several amendments that he wants offered, chief among them language that would restrict national security officials from examining gun dealer records in an effort to track potential terrorists.
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pledged during his run for office to be a veritable stick in the mud on issues of philosophical concern even if it meant agitating his fellow Congressional Republicans. Now, as the Senate rushes against the clock to pass an extension of the USA Patriot Act, he's living up to his word.
The Kentucky Republican has objected to an attempt by Senate leadership to consider the national security measure on an expedited basis. His objections are not necessarily driven by ideological opposition to the bill, though he remains an outspoken critic. Instead Paul has dug in his heels because Senate Democrats have refused to consider several amendments that he wants offered, chief among them language that would restrict national security officials from examining gun dealer records in an effort to track potential terrorists.
Privacy debate ahead, Facebook adds Bush aides to lobby team
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7731-Privacy-debate-ahead-Facebook-adds-Bush-aides-to-lobby-team
Facebook is adding two Republicans from the Bush White House to its lobby team as it gears up for the debate over consumer privacy legislation.
Joel Kaplan, who served as deputy chief of staff under former President George W. Bush, will join Facebook on June 13 as vice president of U.S. public policy. He will report to vice president of global public policy Marne Levine.
Accompanying Kaplan from the Bush White House will be Myriah Jordan, who will join the firm’s congressional relations team on June 6 as policy manager. She most recently served as general counsel to Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.).
Cathie Martin, who had been managing Facebook’s outreach on Capitol Hill, will take a leave of absence starting in early June to tend to personal matters. There is no timetable for her return; in the interim, Jordan and public policy director Tim Sparapani will take over congressional relations.
The hiring of Kaplan shows Facebook is serious about deepening its tie
Facebook is adding two Republicans from the Bush White House to its lobby team as it gears up for the debate over consumer privacy legislation.
Joel Kaplan, who served as deputy chief of staff under former President George W. Bush, will join Facebook on June 13 as vice president of U.S. public policy. He will report to vice president of global public policy Marne Levine.
Accompanying Kaplan from the Bush White House will be Myriah Jordan, who will join the firm’s congressional relations team on June 6 as policy manager. She most recently served as general counsel to Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.).
Cathie Martin, who had been managing Facebook’s outreach on Capitol Hill, will take a leave of absence starting in early June to tend to personal matters. There is no timetable for her return; in the interim, Jordan and public policy director Tim Sparapani will take over congressional relations.
The hiring of Kaplan shows Facebook is serious about deepening its tie
Ancient sea monsters not to be messed with
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7730-Ancient-sea-monsters-not-to-be-messed-with
Bizarre shrimp-like monsters that were the world's largest predators for millions of years grew even larger and survived much longer than thought, scientists find.
The creatures, known as anomalocaridids, were giant predators (ranging from 2 to possibly 6 feet in length) with soft-jointed bodies and toothy maws with spiny limbs in front to snag worms and other prey.
"They were really at the top of the food chain," said researcher Peter Van Roy, a paleobiologist at Ghent University in Belgium, and formerly at Yale. "The uncontested top predators of their time."
Bizarre shrimp-like monsters that were the world's largest predators for millions of years grew even larger and survived much longer than thought, scientists find.
The creatures, known as anomalocaridids, were giant predators (ranging from 2 to possibly 6 feet in length) with soft-jointed bodies and toothy maws with spiny limbs in front to snag worms and other prey.
"They were really at the top of the food chain," said researcher Peter Van Roy, a paleobiologist at Ghent University in Belgium, and formerly at Yale. "The uncontested top predators of their time."
'Mullet Bandit' sporting Mariners cap robs banks across Ohio
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7729-Mullet-Bandit-sporting-Mariners-cap-robs-banks-across-Ohio
The FBI said a man matching the physical description of the mullet-wearing suspect sought in two previous holdups walked into the bank and handed a teller a note, saying he was robbing the bank, had a gun, and would hurt the teller if she did not cooperate.
The robber was dressed in the mullet bandit's garb, including Seattle Mariners baseball cap and large dark sunglasses.
Initial surveillance photos suggested he had shed his distinctive hairdo to evade detection, swapping out his mullet -- a style popular in the 1980s that is short on the top, tight on the sides and long in the back -- for something more up to date.
But subsequent images revealed the suspect had merely tucked his mullet up underneath his baseball cap.
"Tricky guy," said Harry Trombitas, the FBI agent tracking him.
The FBI said a man matching the physical description of the mullet-wearing suspect sought in two previous holdups walked into the bank and handed a teller a note, saying he was robbing the bank, had a gun, and would hurt the teller if she did not cooperate.
The robber was dressed in the mullet bandit's garb, including Seattle Mariners baseball cap and large dark sunglasses.
Initial surveillance photos suggested he had shed his distinctive hairdo to evade detection, swapping out his mullet -- a style popular in the 1980s that is short on the top, tight on the sides and long in the back -- for something more up to date.
But subsequent images revealed the suspect had merely tucked his mullet up underneath his baseball cap.
"Tricky guy," said Harry Trombitas, the FBI agent tracking him.
Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Joplin
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7728-Westboro-Baptist-plans-to-protest-in-Joplin
The Westboro Baptist Church — known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and people with HIV/AIDS — plans to picket in Joplin on Sunday, where at least 125 people have died in a tornado.On its website, the church says “Thank God for 125 dead,” an echo of its common refrain crediting God with having people killed in retribution for the United States’ tolerance of homosexuality.
Members plans to be in Joplin on Sunday when President Barack Obama is to visit and may attend at a memorial service for storm victims.
The Westboro Baptist Church — known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and people with HIV/AIDS — plans to picket in Joplin on Sunday, where at least 125 people have died in a tornado.On its website, the church says “Thank God for 125 dead,” an echo of its common refrain crediting God with having people killed in retribution for the United States’ tolerance of homosexuality.
Members plans to be in Joplin on Sunday when President Barack Obama is to visit and may attend at a memorial service for storm victims.
Original Artworks
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7721-Original-Artworks
Fishlipheadache
Porksammich
Remnant of Hitler in Spring
Axolotl
The Tooth King
Surrealicon I
A Death's Head in Memorie of John Newcomen
Dragon o' Wales
Identity Crisis
Whale
Fishlipheadache
Porksammich
Remnant of Hitler in Spring
Axolotl
The Tooth King
Surrealicon I
A Death's Head in Memorie of John Newcomen
Dragon o' Wales
Identity Crisis
Whale
There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7720-There%E2%80%99s-a-Secret-Patriot-Act-Senator-Says
You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it’s worse than you’ve heard.
Congress is set to reauthorize three controversial provisions of the surveillance law as early as Thursday. But Wyden says that what Congress will renew is a mere fig leaf for a far broader legal interpretation of the Patriot Act that the government keeps to itself — entirely in secret. Worse, there are hints that the government uses this secret interpretation to gather what one Patriot-watcher calls a “dragnet” for massive amounts of information on private citizens; the government portrays its data-collection efforts much differently.
You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it’s worse than you’ve heard.
Congress is set to reauthorize three controversial provisions of the surveillance law as early as Thursday. But Wyden says that what Congress will renew is a mere fig leaf for a far broader legal interpretation of the Patriot Act that the government keeps to itself — entirely in secret. Worse, there are hints that the government uses this secret interpretation to gather what one Patriot-watcher calls a “dragnet” for massive amounts of information on private citizens; the government portrays its data-collection efforts much differently.
How Animals Sense Potentially Harmful Acids
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7719-How-Animals-Sense-Potentially-Harmful-Acids
All animals face the challenge of deciding which chemicals in the environment are useful and which are harmful. A new study greatly improves our understanding of how animals sense an important class of potentially harmful chemicals: weak acids. The study appears online on May 16 in the Journal of General Physiology.
Weak acids like acetic acid (vinegar) and propionic acid (present in fermented foods like Swiss cheese) are shunned by many animals, and with good reason. Many organic acids in the environment can have widespread detrimental effects. Humans ingest these substances despite the fact that they actually elicit "irritating" sensations, a physiological response that may have been vital for our ancestors' survival.
All animals face the challenge of deciding which chemicals in the environment are useful and which are harmful. A new study greatly improves our understanding of how animals sense an important class of potentially harmful chemicals: weak acids. The study appears online on May 16 in the Journal of General Physiology.
Weak acids like acetic acid (vinegar) and propionic acid (present in fermented foods like Swiss cheese) are shunned by many animals, and with good reason. Many organic acids in the environment can have widespread detrimental effects. Humans ingest these substances despite the fact that they actually elicit "irritating" sensations, a physiological response that may have been vital for our ancestors' survival.
A Discussion About Banning The Burqa In Australia
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7718-A-Discussion-About-Banning-The-Burqa-In-Australia
Senator Cory Bernardi provides an argument in favour of banning the burqa in this TV discussion. One of the commentators in the discussion suggested that banning the burqu might encourage radicalisation, but doesn’t stop to think that the increase in the number of women wearing this garment might actually be the result of radicalisation. The increase in the wearing of garments like the burqa seems to have taken place at the same time as demands for the expansion of halal food, apartheid measures such as Muslim only swimming sessions, the banning of criticism of Islam, and as the increased efforts by Islam to dominate the social space in a whole range of diverse areas is taking place.
Senator Cory Bernardi provides an argument in favour of banning the burqa in this TV discussion. One of the commentators in the discussion suggested that banning the burqu might encourage radicalisation, but doesn’t stop to think that the increase in the number of women wearing this garment might actually be the result of radicalisation. The increase in the wearing of garments like the burqa seems to have taken place at the same time as demands for the expansion of halal food, apartheid measures such as Muslim only swimming sessions, the banning of criticism of Islam, and as the increased efforts by Islam to dominate the social space in a whole range of diverse areas is taking place.
Bosnian Muslim Sentenced For War Crimes Against Croats
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7717-Bosnian-Muslim-Sentenced-For-War-Crimes-Against-Croats
A Bosnian court has sentenced a former member of the Bosnian Muslim forces to eight years in prison for his involvement in war crimes committed against Croatian civilians.
The Bosnian war crimes court said Enes Handzic, 51, was found guilty of the offenses committed in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno between July and October 1993.
At the time, Handzic was one of the commanders of the military police of a majority-Muslim Bosnian Army brigade.
A Bosnian court has sentenced a former member of the Bosnian Muslim forces to eight years in prison for his involvement in war crimes committed against Croatian civilians.
The Bosnian war crimes court said Enes Handzic, 51, was found guilty of the offenses committed in the central Bosnian town of Bugojno between July and October 1993.
At the time, Handzic was one of the commanders of the military police of a majority-Muslim Bosnian Army brigade.
American Idol judge Steven Tyler 'snorted cocaine at teen girlfriend''s..."
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7716-American-Idol-judge-Steven-Tyler-snorted-cocaine-at-teen-girlfriend-s...-quot
What a goddamn degenerate. If I were a black nationalist, I'd look no further than Steven Tyler for a perfect "white caveman" sort of avatar. Talk about a missing link...
And this is the last trashy UK tabloid link for a while, I promise.
American Idol judge Steven Tyler 'snorted cocaine at teen girlfriend's hospital bedside as she had an abortion'
What a goddamn degenerate. If I were a black nationalist, I'd look no further than Steven Tyler for a perfect "white caveman" sort of avatar. Talk about a missing link...
And this is the last trashy UK tabloid link for a while, I promise.
American Idol judge Steven Tyler 'snorted cocaine at teen girlfriend's hospital bedside as she had an abortion'
Too kinky for TV? Rihanna and Britney Spears face backlash over raunchy performance
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7715-Too-kinky-for-TV-Rihanna-and-Britney-Spears-face-backlash-over-raunchy-performance
A parents group has slammed the raunchy dance routine dance featuring Rihanna and Britney Spears at the Billboards Music Awards and called boycott of the show's sponsors.
The Parents Television Council called the risque performance a 'Vegas stripper show' and said it totally was unsuitable for young children.
The pressure group have called on families to boycott advertisers who bought airtime when the show was screened on the ABC network which is owned by family friendly Disney.
A parents group has slammed the raunchy dance routine dance featuring Rihanna and Britney Spears at the Billboards Music Awards and called boycott of the show's sponsors.
The Parents Television Council called the risque performance a 'Vegas stripper show' and said it totally was unsuitable for young children.
The pressure group have called on families to boycott advertisers who bought airtime when the show was screened on the ABC network which is owned by family friendly Disney.
Ultra-PC couple raising 'genderless' baby
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7714-Ultra-PC-couple-raising-genderless-baby
The father looks like a Milquetoast PC lackey and is, as you would expect, employed by a school district and interested in "social justice" issues. I'm surprised these people even decided to "breed" at all instead of walking around in a self-congratulatory "childfree" haze or adopting some exotic third world fauna.
The father looks like a Milquetoast PC lackey and is, as you would expect, employed by a school district and interested in "social justice" issues. I'm surprised these people even decided to "breed" at all instead of walking around in a self-congratulatory "childfree" haze or adopting some exotic third world fauna.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Professor: Cicadas' Hiss Could Be Dangerous
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7712-Professor-Cicadas-Hiss-Could-Be-Dangerous
Cicadas actually hiss louder than the average person shouts. If you're close enough to them for long enough, they may actually be dangerous to your hearing.The cicada sound may not seem special at this point, but it only comes every 13 years, and its loudness, or decibel, is somewhat spectacular."They're in the neighborhood of 90 decibels or above, if you get real close to them," said Todd Ricketts.Ricketts is an associate professor of hearing and speech at Vanderbilt. He measured the cicadas hiss on Vanderbilt's campus at about 86 decibels."Annoying, irritating and you have to shout to talk over them," said Ricketts.For some perspective, the cicada reading is significantly louder than the average conversation and about the same level as a train's whistle
Cicadas actually hiss louder than the average person shouts. If you're close enough to them for long enough, they may actually be dangerous to your hearing.The cicada sound may not seem special at this point, but it only comes every 13 years, and its loudness, or decibel, is somewhat spectacular."They're in the neighborhood of 90 decibels or above, if you get real close to them," said Todd Ricketts.Ricketts is an associate professor of hearing and speech at Vanderbilt. He measured the cicadas hiss on Vanderbilt's campus at about 86 decibels."Annoying, irritating and you have to shout to talk over them," said Ricketts.For some perspective, the cicada reading is significantly louder than the average conversation and about the same level as a train's whistle
Police find bar for inmates at prison in Mexico
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7711-Police-find-bar-for-inmates-at-prison-in-Mexico
Some prisoners learn woodworking or license-plate making. But bartending?
A prison workshop in northern Mexico where inmates were supposed to be learning trades was found to contain a bar behind bars -- complete with beer, vodka, tequila, and billiard tables.
Federal police and local authorities discovered the bar Monday at a minimum-security prison in the northern state of Chihuahua, the state attorney general's office said in a statement.
Seized from the site were 20 bottles of vodka, 12 bottles of tequila, and 200 beer cans. Police also found three guns, 20 cell phones, 180 individual doses of marijuana and 90 doses of heroin.
Some prisoners learn woodworking or license-plate making. But bartending?
A prison workshop in northern Mexico where inmates were supposed to be learning trades was found to contain a bar behind bars -- complete with beer, vodka, tequila, and billiard tables.
Federal police and local authorities discovered the bar Monday at a minimum-security prison in the northern state of Chihuahua, the state attorney general's office said in a statement.
Seized from the site were 20 bottles of vodka, 12 bottles of tequila, and 200 beer cans. Police also found three guns, 20 cell phones, 180 individual doses of marijuana and 90 doses of heroin.
The Near-Extinction Of American Bison In The 1800’s
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As the populations of the United States pushed West in the early 1800’s, a lucrative trade for the fur, skin, and meat of the American Bison began in the great plains. Bison slaughter was further encouraged by the US government as a means of starving out or removing Native American populations that relied on the bison for food. Hunting of bison became so prevalent that travelers on trains in the Midwest would shoot bison during long-haul train trips.
As the populations of the United States pushed West in the early 1800’s, a lucrative trade for the fur, skin, and meat of the American Bison began in the great plains. Bison slaughter was further encouraged by the US government as a means of starving out or removing Native American populations that relied on the bison for food. Hunting of bison became so prevalent that travelers on trains in the Midwest would shoot bison during long-haul train trips.
Can municipalities enforce local Net Neutrality?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7702-Can-municipalities-enforce-local-Net-Neutrality
While fracking and Net Neutrality have little in common, Pittsburgh's ordinance uses powerful legal concepts that may be useful for preserving Internet freedoms. Like Pittsburgh has done with fracking, any community can enact an ordinance that enforces Net Neutrality at the local level, as the Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 aspires to do at the federal level. And, they can do so now ... without waiting for Congress. Firstly, the Pittsburgh ordinance enforces the right of communities to democratic self-governance. Second, the ordinance strips corporations of their Constitutional rights if they seek to engage in fracking. The organization that assisted Pittsburgh in drafting the ordinance explains how these ordinances are designed to work:"
While fracking and Net Neutrality have little in common, Pittsburgh's ordinance uses powerful legal concepts that may be useful for preserving Internet freedoms. Like Pittsburgh has done with fracking, any community can enact an ordinance that enforces Net Neutrality at the local level, as the Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 aspires to do at the federal level. And, they can do so now ... without waiting for Congress. Firstly, the Pittsburgh ordinance enforces the right of communities to democratic self-governance. Second, the ordinance strips corporations of their Constitutional rights if they seek to engage in fracking. The organization that assisted Pittsburgh in drafting the ordinance explains how these ordinances are designed to work:"
How to publish a Hindu newspaper in Pakistan
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7701-How-to-publish-a-Hindu-newspaper-in-Pakistan
This is, in fact, the first Hindu newspaper in Pakistan. The guy literally carries around a desktop PC on his shoulders to get the prepped content to the printer; he taught himself how to use the computer over the course of 8-10 years, and learned how to do desktop publishing with tools we'd consider antiquated in the wealthy US. He sells the paper for cheap, because the audience is poor; mostly boot-polishers and farmers. On some nights his family goes hungry because he uses all their resources to put out the paper. An inspiring story.
A technical note: TIME's video player annoyingly crops out all the subtitles, play it full screen so you can read them (unless you're a Hindi speaker, in which case you won't need them).
This is, in fact, the first Hindu newspaper in Pakistan. The guy literally carries around a desktop PC on his shoulders to get the prepped content to the printer; he taught himself how to use the computer over the course of 8-10 years, and learned how to do desktop publishing with tools we'd consider antiquated in the wealthy US. He sells the paper for cheap, because the audience is poor; mostly boot-polishers and farmers. On some nights his family goes hungry because he uses all their resources to put out the paper. An inspiring story.
A technical note: TIME's video player annoyingly crops out all the subtitles, play it full screen so you can read them (unless you're a Hindi speaker, in which case you won't need them).
Google invests $55 million in wind farms in California's Mojave desert
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7700-Google-invests-55-million-in-wind-farms-in-California-s-Mojave-desert
The LA Times reports that the search giant is partnering with Citibank, "which is also shelling out $55 million to help finance part of the Alta Wind Energy Center, one of the world's largest wind installations," and that the move is seen as a "key step in California's efforts to regain its once enviable title as the world's capital for wind power." When the project is complete, it will be capable of generating 1.5 gigawatts, enough to power 450,000 homes.
The LA Times reports that the search giant is partnering with Citibank, "which is also shelling out $55 million to help finance part of the Alta Wind Energy Center, one of the world's largest wind installations," and that the move is seen as a "key step in California's efforts to regain its once enviable title as the world's capital for wind power." When the project is complete, it will be capable of generating 1.5 gigawatts, enough to power 450,000 homes.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Woman accused of trying to sell girl's virginity
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7695-Woman-accused-of-trying-to-sell-girl-s-virginity
A Salt Lake City woman has been charged with offering her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a man for $10,000.
The woman, 32-year-old Felicia Rae McClure, was charged Monday in Utah's 3rd District Court with two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child and two second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
If convicted, McClure faces a lifetime prison sentence for each first-degree felony and a zero to 15 year sentence for each second-degree felony.
In court papers, prosecutors allege that McClure had discussed letting her daughter perform oral sex and other sex acts with an adult male. The negotiated offer and an arrangement to exchange the teen's virginity for money were detailed in a string of text messages which were seen by McClure's boyfriend, who called police, court papers say.
A Salt Lake City woman has been charged with offering her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a man for $10,000.
The woman, 32-year-old Felicia Rae McClure, was charged Monday in Utah's 3rd District Court with two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child and two second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
If convicted, McClure faces a lifetime prison sentence for each first-degree felony and a zero to 15 year sentence for each second-degree felony.
In court papers, prosecutors allege that McClure had discussed letting her daughter perform oral sex and other sex acts with an adult male. The negotiated offer and an arrangement to exchange the teen's virginity for money were detailed in a string of text messages which were seen by McClure's boyfriend, who called police, court papers say.
Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista having MVP-like season
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7694-Blue-Jays-slugger-Jose-Bautista-having-MVP-like-season
"It feels like a dream and sometimes I can't believe it myself," he says.
But there was one description nobody wanted to utter — at least not publicly. Not Blue Jays executives, who admit they didn't see this coming when they acquired Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league catcher in 2008. Not the scouts from other teams, still groping for a way to pitch the man who has transformed himself from bench player to dominant force through a reconstructed swing and a chance to play every day.
Finally, after Bautista launched three home runs at Minnesota's Target Field on May 15, teammate Corey Patterson couldn't contain himself.
"I've never seen anything like it other than Barry Bonds hitting," said Patterson, who has at least one hit in 12 of 13 games since he began batting directly ahead of Bautista. "It's impressive."
"It feels like a dream and sometimes I can't believe it myself," he says.
But there was one description nobody wanted to utter — at least not publicly. Not Blue Jays executives, who admit they didn't see this coming when they acquired Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league catcher in 2008. Not the scouts from other teams, still groping for a way to pitch the man who has transformed himself from bench player to dominant force through a reconstructed swing and a chance to play every day.
Finally, after Bautista launched three home runs at Minnesota's Target Field on May 15, teammate Corey Patterson couldn't contain himself.
"I've never seen anything like it other than Barry Bonds hitting," said Patterson, who has at least one hit in 12 of 13 games since he began batting directly ahead of Bautista. "It's impressive."
All the Best New Features in Windows Phone Mango
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7693-All-the-Best-New-Features-in-Windows-Phone-Mango
Microsoft demoed a handful of the "500" new features Ballmer promised for Mango. First up, Groups. Groups is kind of like bookmarks for people, or like a buddy list. It'll let you filter all the social networking stuff for a particular group of people, so you can focus on the 4 or 10 people you actually care about. And it's got integrated group chat, through Facebook chat or Windows Live Messenger. (Microsoft compares it to BBM.) Also, there's now threading across services, a lot like webOS—you can start a conversation in SMS and pick it up in Facebook chat. You can (ugh, finally) bring all of your email accounts together in one view too—and there's full message threading, which looks pretty decent. Same for Calendars, which now supports Facebook events. Oh, and People now has Twitter. All good, all things it should be doing.
Microsoft demoed a handful of the "500" new features Ballmer promised for Mango. First up, Groups. Groups is kind of like bookmarks for people, or like a buddy list. It'll let you filter all the social networking stuff for a particular group of people, so you can focus on the 4 or 10 people you actually care about. And it's got integrated group chat, through Facebook chat or Windows Live Messenger. (Microsoft compares it to BBM.) Also, there's now threading across services, a lot like webOS—you can start a conversation in SMS and pick it up in Facebook chat. You can (ugh, finally) bring all of your email accounts together in one view too—and there's full message threading, which looks pretty decent. Same for Calendars, which now supports Facebook events. Oh, and People now has Twitter. All good, all things it should be doing.
Of the 51 Participants From Wrestlemania 7, a Staggering 14 Have Died Prematurely
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7692-Of-the-51-Participants-From-Wrestlemania-7-a-Staggering-14-Have-Died-Prematurely
It’s looking like perhaps Wrestlemania VII was cursed. It took place in 1991 (at a time I was just losing interest in the “sport”). It featured the reunion of Macho Man & Miss Elizabeth and the debut of the Undertaker (he beat Superfly Snuka). In all, 51 wrestlers took part. Fourteen of them are already dead. A list to make you queasy after the jump.“The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich – died at 33 from suicide one day after he was “indicted on a drug charge for prescription forgery”
Dino Bravo – died at 44, shot to death in a hotel room
Andre the Giant – age 46, congestive heart failure
Joey Marella – died at 31; fell asleep at the wheel
It’s looking like perhaps Wrestlemania VII was cursed. It took place in 1991 (at a time I was just losing interest in the “sport”). It featured the reunion of Macho Man & Miss Elizabeth and the debut of the Undertaker (he beat Superfly Snuka). In all, 51 wrestlers took part. Fourteen of them are already dead. A list to make you queasy after the jump.“The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich – died at 33 from suicide one day after he was “indicted on a drug charge for prescription forgery”
Dino Bravo – died at 44, shot to death in a hotel room
Andre the Giant – age 46, congestive heart failure
Joey Marella – died at 31; fell asleep at the wheel
Europe Has Immigration Problems on Steroids
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7684-Europe-Has-Immigration-Problems-on-Steroids
For all the problems we think we have with immigration, Europe's problems far exceed ours. The U.S. has always had a history of panic about new and alien groups pouring into our country (Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and now Hispanics). But all of these groups came here to become American; they integrated and contributed.
By and large, the same is true of Muslim immigrants to the U.S. today-particularly Iranians and Afghans. In Europe, however, many in the flood of Muslim immigrants are not integrating well-partly out of today's spate of Islamism but partly because ordinary Europeans find these immigrants adhere to an alien culture.
Europeans, after the horrors and genocides of World War II, made a commitment to open their doors to needy immigrants. England is awash with Pakistanis; France with North Africans; Germany with Turks from religious villages; and the Scandinavian countries have been the most generous of all, taking in Somalis, Iraqis, Moroccans, and others. All are creating trouble on two fronts: social integration and horrific welfare costs. The educated elites, who run Europe, have ideological notions that do not jibe with the realities faced by ordinary working Europeans who have not found these immigrants a benefit to their lives.
For all the problems we think we have with immigration, Europe's problems far exceed ours. The U.S. has always had a history of panic about new and alien groups pouring into our country (Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and now Hispanics). But all of these groups came here to become American; they integrated and contributed.
By and large, the same is true of Muslim immigrants to the U.S. today-particularly Iranians and Afghans. In Europe, however, many in the flood of Muslim immigrants are not integrating well-partly out of today's spate of Islamism but partly because ordinary Europeans find these immigrants adhere to an alien culture.
Europeans, after the horrors and genocides of World War II, made a commitment to open their doors to needy immigrants. England is awash with Pakistanis; France with North Africans; Germany with Turks from religious villages; and the Scandinavian countries have been the most generous of all, taking in Somalis, Iraqis, Moroccans, and others. All are creating trouble on two fronts: social integration and horrific welfare costs. The educated elites, who run Europe, have ideological notions that do not jibe with the realities faced by ordinary working Europeans who have not found these immigrants a benefit to their lives.
Tacoma homeowner opens fire on burglars; 1 dead, 1 wounded
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7683-Tacoma-homeowner-opens-fire-on-burglars-1-dead-1-wounded
The incident happened around 4:40 a.m. Monday at a home in the 400 block of South 38th Street.
Neighbor Trudi Mann woke up to sounds of people arguing next door, then heard two gunshots.
"A little before four, I heard gunshots and at that point called police," she said. "It's scary. My kids are grown, but I told my son I'd be a little concerned. He keeps our garage really locked up."
Tacoma police said the homeowner was woken up by dogs barking. He had been a victim of burglaries recently and went outside to investigate.
The man spotted two burglars trying to break into his garage and home.
"He was armed, held them at gun point. And at one point while he was detaining them, both subjects charged at him. He fired at both and hit both of them, " said Mark Fulghum, Tacoma Police Department.
Officers said one of the suspects died at the scene. The other suspect was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident happened around 4:40 a.m. Monday at a home in the 400 block of South 38th Street.
Neighbor Trudi Mann woke up to sounds of people arguing next door, then heard two gunshots.
"A little before four, I heard gunshots and at that point called police," she said. "It's scary. My kids are grown, but I told my son I'd be a little concerned. He keeps our garage really locked up."
Tacoma police said the homeowner was woken up by dogs barking. He had been a victim of burglaries recently and went outside to investigate.
The man spotted two burglars trying to break into his garage and home.
"He was armed, held them at gun point. And at one point while he was detaining them, both subjects charged at him. He fired at both and hit both of them, " said Mark Fulghum, Tacoma Police Department.
Officers said one of the suspects died at the scene. The other suspect was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
T. Rex Leech & Titanic Bacteria Make Top 10 New Species List
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7681-T.-Rex-Leech-amp-Titanic-Bacteria-Make-Top-10-New-Species-List
A pancake-shaped batfish, a leech with titanic teeth found inside a human's nose and an iron-eating bacterium snagged spots on the Top 10 New Species list, announced Monday (May 23) by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of taxonomists.
This year's top 10 come from around the world, including Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the North Atlantic Ocean, Oregon, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa and West Africa
A pancake-shaped batfish, a leech with titanic teeth found inside a human's nose and an iron-eating bacterium snagged spots on the Top 10 New Species list, announced Monday (May 23) by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of taxonomists.
This year's top 10 come from around the world, including Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the North Atlantic Ocean, Oregon, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa and West Africa
Monday, May 23, 2011
Chief of the Food Police
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7671-Chief-of-the-Food-Police
Jacobson co-founded the CSPI in 1971 and has been its director since 1978. He has spearheaded efforts to stop or reduce the use of food additives like trans fats, salt, and food dyes; ban the marketing of junk foods to children; lower consumption of sugary drinks; improve the country's food safety mechanisms; and get healthier foods into schools. In turn, the food industry (and sometimes the press) has dubbed Jacobson "chief of the food police."
This year, the CSPI has organized Food Day, its "most ambitious project ever," a day of education and advocacy featuring hundreds of local events that will be held on October 24. Here, Jacobson discusses dietary supplements, how young people are changing America's food systems, and why we shouldn't spend so much time talking about high-fructose corn syrup.
Jacobson co-founded the CSPI in 1971 and has been its director since 1978. He has spearheaded efforts to stop or reduce the use of food additives like trans fats, salt, and food dyes; ban the marketing of junk foods to children; lower consumption of sugary drinks; improve the country's food safety mechanisms; and get healthier foods into schools. In turn, the food industry (and sometimes the press) has dubbed Jacobson "chief of the food police."
This year, the CSPI has organized Food Day, its "most ambitious project ever," a day of education and advocacy featuring hundreds of local events that will be held on October 24. Here, Jacobson discusses dietary supplements, how young people are changing America's food systems, and why we shouldn't spend so much time talking about high-fructose corn syrup.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Daryl Basarab vs. Thomas777
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7665-Daryl-Basarab-vs.-Thomas777
Daryl Basarab Unemployable Loser from Pennsylvania
The Proposal for Beer Barrel Radio.
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7659-The-Proposal-for-Beer-Barrel-Radio.
In terms of providers, we have two options. I forget the exact names of the providers (fill in, Squanto) so for the moment I will call them Providers A & B. Provider A offers a three-month contract for the price of $400. Provider B offers a twelve-month contract for the price of $1,000. I strongly suggest that we go with Provider A for several reasons. First, it will be easier to obtain $400, so we will be able to launch the show much sooner than would be possible with the alternative. Second, the three-month contract is preferable in case the show really sucks and needs to be discontinued.
Gender revolution hits Arab world in 'The Source'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7661-Gender-revolution-hits-Arab-world-in-The-Source
In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have — sex — and go on a "love strike" that challenges traditional gender roles.
Director Radu Mihaileanu says he sees the fictional gender revolt depicted in his new movie "The Source" as crucial to the success of popular uprisings that have toppled dictators in Tunisia and Egypt this year and still smolder across the Arab world.
"The second revolution that's needed, it seems to me, is one in the home, that will bring about gender equality in the private sphere," Mihaileanu told reporters Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie is competing for the top prize, the Palme d'Or.
Mihaileanu said the movie was inspired by a decade-old news story about women from a village in Turkey who, fed up with their arduous traditional task of fetching water from a distant well, started withholding sex.
Syrian forces kill 2 at protesters' funeral
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7660-Syrian-forces-kill-2-at-protesters-funeral
BEIRUT – A human rights activist says Syrian security forces have killed two people when they opened fire at thousands of mourners attending a funeral procession for slain protesters.
The activist says dozens of people also were wounded in Saturday's shooting in the central city of Homs. The Syria-based activist, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisal, says the funeral was for eight people killed the day before.
A human rights group has raised Friday's death toll to 44, making it one of the deadliest days since an uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began two months ago. At least 900 civilians have been killed in the regime's crackdown on dissent.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Drink a beer, help a veteran
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7653-Drink-a-beer-help-a-veteran
"Our priority is really just to say 'thank you' to our troops and veterans for their service," Rogers said. "When my father passed away, I wanted to do something in his honor to say 'thank you' for his life of service. [Haley] said, 'Well, why don't we do a beer.' I said, 'Hmm, beer, all right. That's an interesting thought.'"
The beer, which launched last Memorial Day and is nicknamed "The Brew of the Brave," is about to mark its first anniversary. Six-packs retail for $7.99, and the beer is available in 250 stores and restaurants in Massachusetts, mostly in the eastern and central parts of the state. The women are trying to expand distribution to the rest of New England, and they recently go 50 Back into the Harris Teeter supermarket chain in North Carolina.
“Will You Be Raptured?” Flowchart
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7652-%E2%80%9CWill-You-Be-Raptured-%E2%80%9D-Flowchart
Most of you have probably heard that the rapture is supposedly happening this Saturday, May 21st (“the Bible guarantees it!”). So you’re probably wondering, Will I be raptured? Do I need to find care for my pets? Never fear, I’ve created a flowchart that will answer any doubt you may have.
Bulgarian Parliamentarian Hospitalized After Stoning Attack by Islamic Extremists
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7651-Bulgarian-Parliamentarian-Hospitalized-After-Stoning-Attack-by-Islamic-Extremists
Denitsa Gadzheva, Bulgarian MP, injured by a rock thrown by Islamic extremists Denitsa Gadzheva, a conservative MP in the Bulgarian Parliament, was struck by a rock thrown by an Islamic extremist today during a protest in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. She was participating in a demonstration against the use of obnoxious loudspeakers by a mosque in downtown Sofia. Local residents, who joined the protest march, are disturbed by the public nuisance created by the high volume loudspeakers used on a regular basis by the mosque.
Non-white British population reaches 9.1 million
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7650-Non-white-British-population-reaches-9.1-million
The white British population has stayed the same since 2001; there has been an increase in births, but there has also been a similar number of people migrating.
The non-white British population has grown by 4.1% a year, adding up to 37.4% growth – 2.5 million – over the whole period. The only group to shrink is the white Irish population – down from 646,600 in 2001 to 574,200, due to falling birthrates and migration.
A rise in the "other white" population from 1.4 million to 1.9 million is not simply due to eastern Europeans arriving, said the ONS statistician responsible for the report, but also because of the arrival of people from Commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand.
The mixed-race population is up nearly 50% to almost a million for the first time – up from 672,000 in 2001 to 986,600 in 2009. A third are mixed African-Caribbean and white, followed by Asian/white. The ONS said this was not a result of increasing birthrates but because "the population is mixing up more". Haringey, north London, has the highest proportion, at 4.4%.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
National-Socialism Not for Export?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7641-National-Socialism-Not-for-Export
Occasionally some sophomore, somebody hostile to national-socialist ideology, usually somebody wedded to liberal notions (by which I mean a so-called conservative), will argue that national-socialist ideas have no application outside of Germany, adducing as evidence some statement attributed to Adolf Hitler: "National-Socialism is not for export." Ipse dixit!
Isn't it interesting how these people who are basically hostile to our worldview, suddenly, when it suits them, treat Adolf Hitler as a man whose every casual word must be taken as an inviolable commandment? The assumption seems to be that there is no general idea, no substance in national-socialism, except to copy Adolf Hitler on every point.
Evangelicals that predict end of the world are raking in the cash
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7637-Evangelicals-that-predict-end-of-the-world-are-raking-in-the-cash
The Oakland-based nonprofit has raised more than $100 million over the past seven years, according to tax returns. It owns 66 radio stations across the globe and was worth more than $72 million in 2009.
As The End nears, donations have spiked, a board member says, enabling Family Radio to spend millions of dollars on more than 5,000 billboards.
But it is not about money, say President Harold Camping and board member Tom Evans. It's about spreading the Gospel and saving as many people as possible.
What will the nonprofit do with the millions of dollars left in the bank Saturday?
"When Judgment Day comes, if someone is a billionaire, how will they take their money with them?" said Camping, 89, during a phone interview Tuesday. "If we have any money left, and we will because we have to pay bills up to the very end ... it will all be destroyed because the world will be in a day of judgment.
"The money is not important at all. It's a vehicle to spread the judgment and a vehicle of the Lord."
Whistleblower says Russian troops fed dog food
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7636-Whistleblower-says-Russian-troops-fed-dog-food
No one at the ministry's troop unit was immediately available to comment on his allegations.
"It's embarrassing to say but soldiers here were fed dog food. It was fed to them as stew," Matveyev said in an interview with Reuters, adding that dog food labels were covered up with labels reading 'premium quality beef'.
He said he would contest a dismissal order issued by a superior after he posted the nearly 10-minute video, in which he asked President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to intervene.
Hipster Church trying to build house of worship for 'our generation'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7635-Hipster-Church-trying-to-build-house-of-worship-for-our-generation
"We're not trying to make a church like the one your parents went to. We're trying to make a church for our generation," said Jung, a self-proclaimed hipster.
Jung was ordained a minister 10 years ago. The former lead pastor at the United Generations Church in Brooklyn said Flushing is fertile ground for gathering a new flock.
"We wanted to go to a place where there was the most amount of need," Jung said, pointing to a large number of homeless and nonbelievers in the area.
Jung had his first monthly meeting at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing earlier this month. He has recruited 32 followers so far, he said, and his goal is to get 100 by September, when the church is scheduled to open.
Police: Mom Brings Child To Drug Deal, Shootout
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7634-Police-Mom-Brings-Child-To-Drug-Deal-Shootout
A Butler County mother is accused of taking her daughter on a drug buy that ended in a shooting.Deputies said Delena Rae Rohrig, 27, reported that she was involved in a road rage incident Friday on Interstate 75 at Liberty Way.Sgt. Jeff Riegert said that Rohrig had been shot in the buttocks and her car was riddled with bullets. Rohrig's 7-year-old daughter was in the car with her at the time.When deputies investigated, Riegert said details of the shooting didn't add up."Some evidence we took from the car wasn't making sense. (It) made the story seem almost unbelievable," Riegert said.Deputies said Rohrig made the whole thing up. Riegert said after questioning Rohrig again, they learned that she was trying to buy heroin when the dealer shot at her car.
CIA director tells workforce to stop talking about bin Laden raid _ or face legal act
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7633-CIA-director-tells-workforce-to-stop-talking-about-bin-Laden-raid-_-or-face-legal-act
CIA director Leon Panetta is warning his employees that leakers will be investigated and possibly prosecuted after a flurry of reports in the media about the technology and methods used to track and ultimately kill Osama bin Laden.
In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, Panetta told staff Wednesday that the disclosure of classified information to anyone not cleared for it — reporters, friends, colleagues in other agencies or former CIA officers — can endanger lives.
British businessman facing jail for Prophet Mohammed insult
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7629-British-businessman-facing-jail-for-Prophet-Mohammed-insult
"It was not the first time - he has had arguments in other outlet stores, according to my friends. But they are Indians and with me he increased the argument."
The court was told Mr Graham had got into an argument with Mr Habib about the Taliban. When Mr Habib insisted that muslims were peace-loving, Mr Graham allegedly said: "All Muslims are mad and your Prophet Mohammad was a bad man. Your Prophet Mohammad was a terrorist." Mr Graham, who had to be told to change after arriving at court wearing shorts, said: "I spoke with him about the problems between the Pakistani government and the Taliban.
"From what he said I understood that the salesman was a supporter of the Taliban. I told him he was crazy because they were terrorists and they kill people and bomb each other. I didn't say anything bad about Muslims or the Prophet." Mr Graham was remanded on bail until the next hearing on June 9, when a verdict will be handed down. He is believed to work in Qatar but to be staying near the Mall of the Emirates, as Mr Habib said he had seen him jogging nearby in the days before the incident.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Questioning and execution of Mexican hitman
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7612-Questioning-and-execution-of-Mexican-hitman
Upon questioning, he mentions the leader in Santiago Papasquiaro is Colonel Daniel Vazquez. He delivered $450,000 dollars to the Colonel to pay the the group of hitmen in that loacation.
The hitmen are located in the mountains. They kill people to take their money and force others to work with them.
At the end, the hitman is shot.
Supreme Court endorses warrantless search based on marijuana smell
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7610-Supreme-Court-endorses-warrantless-search-based-on-marijuana-smell
The court ruled the smell of marijuana and suspicious sounds equated just cause for police to burst into an apartment without a warrant to search and seize private property.
Citing "exigent circumstances" the high court said officers did not require a warrant to enter and search the property.
Kane Re-Invades Stumble Inn.
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7614-Kane-Re-Invades-Stumble-Inn.
Do Men Try to Impress Prostitutes?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7616-Do-Men-Try-to-Impress-Prostitutes
One of the things that Chen and Santos discovered in their research is just how humanlike the capuchins are. As soon as they learned that coins had value, one of the male capuchins gave a coin to a female in exchange for sex. Yes, capuchins engage in prostitution. The observation that nonhuman species engage in prostitution is not new, however. Frans de Waal and other primatologists have long observed that bonobos also engaged in prostitution, by exchanging food for sex.
Jilted bride saved in suicide drama
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7607-Jilted-bride-saved-in-suicide-drama
A 22-year-old woman in a wedding gown is grabbed by Guo Zhongfan, a local community officer, as she attempts to kill herself by jumping out of a seven-story residential building in Changchun, Jilin province, China on May 17. According to local media, the woman tried to commit suicide after her boyfriend of four years broke up with her, just as they were making plans to get married. The woman did not sustain any injuries during the incident.
Mexican authorities find 513 illegal immigrants in 2 tractor-trailers
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7606-Mexican-authorities-find-513-illegal-immigrants-in-2-tractor-trailers
Mexican authorities said they found and detained more than 500 illegal immigrants from Central America and Asia who were crammed inside two tractor-trailers heading toward the United States on Tuesday.
X-ray equipment detected the immigrants at checkpoints in the southern state of Chiapas, the state attorney general's office said. The drivers of both trucks sped away after authorities ordered them to stop, but police apprehended them nearby.
Roast Chicken for Two, a Recipe
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7605-Roast-Chicken-for-Two-a-Recipe
In my prekid days, I lived with my wife in a shaded little bungalow in Palm Beach, Fla. The evenings were balmy, and I thought nothing of getting dinner rolling, then coaxing my wife into a little preprandial fling. What better way could there have been to pass the time while the charcoal turned to burger-searing embers? There was no better appetizer, and the meal afterward was remarkably satisfying. The conversation that followed had an uncommon ease.
Teen arraigned on charges of Ethnic Intimidation
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7602-Teen-arraigned-on-charges-of-Ethnic-Intimidation
The 18-year-old student turned himself in Wednesday morning. He’s accused of one count of ethnic intimidation.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Police say on April 20th Thomas wrote an ethnically charged message on the bathroom wall at the high school in Birmingham.
It named five African American students including Courtney himself… and said they would be lynched and killed.
If convicted of the felony charge, Thomas could face two years in jail with the possibility of an additional 5-thousand dollars in fines.
The judge let him out on a $20,000 personal bond and said Thomas was not to leave his house except for work or medical reasons.
Kink's Armory to Open Community Center
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7601-Kink-s-Armory-to-Open-Community-Center
“We want to resurrect this space as a place of assembly,” Acworth told the Examiner, “Our goal is to start slowly.”
The space is currently used for parking, but Acworth wants to use it for community banquets, film festivals, farmers markets and youth sports events.
When the adult entertainment company set up shop in the Mission years ago, they were met with some opposition, however over time, the company has developed a trusting relationship with the area.
The adult business is mainly contained to the fourth floor, or dungeon-esque basement. Acworth said if the community center is approved, it would have separate entrances away from the porn sets.
Russia's Winter Olympics slips into controversy over 'Nazi images'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7599-Russia-s-Winter-Olympics-slips-into-controversy-over-Nazi-images
When the billboards were put up, the Russian art collective Voina, itself known for its controversial painting of a 65-metre penis on a drawbridge in St Petersburg, tweeted: "On Pushkinskaya Square opposite Gap, there is a huge advertisement, openly fascist in style, for elite housing in Sochi."
Degot and others said the style and pose of the subjects in the images was heavily suggestive of Nazi art which stresses racial purity and superiority.
The Guardian has learned that the images of the sportsmen were produced by Doping-Pong, a St Petersburg-based design company which uses a swastika as one of its online "banners".
One of the company's recent projects is a series of erotic photographs of two young women, one called a "fa" (fascist), the other an "antifa" (anti-fascist activist), who grapple with each other in a wrestling ring and tear off each other's clothes. The "fa" appears to win the fight and triumphantly wraps herself in a Nazi flag.
Von Trier stirs up Cannes with Hitler, Nazi quips
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7594-Von-Trier-stirs-up-Cannes-with-Hitler-Nazi-quips
Lars von Trier brought the end of the world to the Cannes Film Festival — then the Danish director really shook things up, saying he sympathizes with Adolf Hitler, thinks Israel is a pain and plans to make a porn flick with Kirsten Dunst.
Von Trier's remarks stirred up reporters, and left Dunst and co-stars such as Charlotte Gainsbourg sitting uneasily alongside their director at a press conference Wednesday after his apocalyptic drama "Melancholia" had its first screening.
In an interview afterward, von Trier said he had been joking and did not think people took his comments seriously.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Working for the FBI
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7593-Working-for-the-FBI
Due to the FBI’s responsibilities in criminal law enforcement and in the intelligence community, all FBI employees must qualify for a Top Secret security clearance before they can begin their service. This qualification includes an extensive background investigation. The FBI does not make a final decision to hire an individual until all the information gathered during the background investigation is assessed.
Gameroom
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/gameroom.php
Do you love to play slots? What about Texas Holdem? Come play at the Beer Barrel today!
The Dirty Old Man and the IMF
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7590-The-Dirty-Old-Man-and-the-IMF
DSK’s political allies are howling entrapment. Yet his rap sheet is long. Called the Great Seducer, he was charged with the sexual harassment of a co-worker at the IMF and accused by a young French novelist of behaving like a “rutting chimpanzee” and trying to rape her when she contacted him about a book she was writing in 2002.
Conservatives Angered By Moldova's Recognition Of Muslims
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7589-Conservatives-Angered-By-Moldova-s-Recognition-Of-Muslims
"We practiced Islam before they registered us, but it was a strange feeling to pray without the approval of the state," Wahab says. "But now we are registered and we can gather together and hold our prayers. We can celebrate together freely. We can feel as if we have all the rights of any Moldovan citizen without outside interference."
Representatives of the Orthodox Church were outraged at the government's decision. The head of the church, Metropolitan Vladimir, called the move "a humiliation" for the country's Christian majority, while other church officials said the Muslim association would "cause trouble" in Moldova.
IN Sheriff: If We Need to Conduct RANDOM HOUSE to HOUSE Searches We Will
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7588-IN-Sheriff-If-We-Need-to-Conduct-RANDOM-HOUSE-to-HOUSE-Searches-We-Will
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a local city Police Chief with 30 years experience in law enforcement directly contradicted the Newton County Sheriff’s blatant disregard for privacy & liberty, stating that as an American first, such an action is unconscionable and that his allegiance is to the Indiana and federal Constitutions respectively. However, he also concurred that the ruling does now allow for police to randomly search homes should a department be under order by state or federal officials or under a department’s own accord.
Local Religious Leaders to Protest Deliberately Offensive Play
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7587-Local-Religious-Leaders-to-Protest-Deliberately-Offensive-Play
"Corpus Christi,' which was first produced on Broadway in 1998, is the sort of play that liberals love to produce, so they can congratulate themselves on how liberal and open minded they are, and how willing they are to attack safe targets like Christianity. The play depicts Jesus and the disciples as openly gay men living in modern day Texas, and is replete with the usual stereotypes of the average Texan as being bigoted and objects of ridicule for the self-servingly progressive audience. In the play, Judas betrays Jesus due to sexual jealousy.
Found: The rogue gene that could make you prone to depression
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7571-Found-The-rogue-gene-that-could-make-you-prone-to-depression
Depression could be caused by a single rogue gene, scientists believe.
They have discovered flaws in people’s DNA which may make them more likely to get the condition.
Monday, May 16, 2011
'Noodlers' Want Texas to End Law Penalizing Those Who Nab Catfish By Hand
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7568-Noodlers-Want-Texas-to-End-Law-Penalizing-Those-Who-Nab-Catfish-By-Hand
Brady Knowlton believes it is his inalienable right as a Texan to shove his bare hand into the mouth of a 60-pound (27kg) catfish and yank it out of a river.
But wrestling a flapping, whiskered giant as it latches onto your arm with its jaws isn't among Texas' accepted methods of capturing fish. It is, rather, a class C misdemeanor, with fines of up to $500, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday.
Voice of Bart Simpson, suburban atheist debate Scientology in classroom
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7567-Voice-of-Bart-Simpson-suburban-atheist-debate-Scientology-in-classroom
Nancy Cartwright, who supplies Bart with his quirky high-pitched voice, spoke in favor of a resolution that supported three options for character education in the state’s public school system, including Good Choices, a curriculum based on a code of conduct created by Scientology’s founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Tremor shakes East Rand
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7558-I-felt-this-one
Project manager Ian Saunders said the 3.1 magnitude tremor hit the Katlehong area at 07:15.
"There were earth tremors before in that area last year, also up to a magnitude 3. It's normal."
He did not know what caused it.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Secret UAE desert force set up by Blackwater’s founder
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7555-Secret-UAE-desert-force-set-up-by-Blackwater%92s-founder
Mr. Prince, who resettled here last year after his security business faced mounting legal problems in the United States, was hired by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to put together an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the U.A.E., according to former employees on the project, American officials and corporate documents obtained by The New York Times.
Boy, 9, nicked for drink-driving
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7553-Boy-9-nicked-for-drink-driving
A SCHOOLBOY aged just nine has been arrested for drink-driving but had to be let go by cops -because he was TOO young.
The lad was breathalysed by police and taken into custody after they spotted him behind the wheel in Cumbria.
But they were forced to let him back on the streets as his age meant he was not old enough to be held accountable for his actions.
The child, who has not been named, was among thousands of under 18s arrested in the north of England over the past two years.
National Cuckoldry: An Ideology for the 21st Century
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7487-National-Cuckoldry-An-Ideology-for-the-21st-Century
by Savrola
Living as we do, amidst the chaos of Western decline, we flounder for an alternative, on the one hand – enjoined to disregard our very nature, and on the other – to wallow in the effluence of natural human depravity.
The difference, the new beginning remains within our grasp, easily obtainable, but concealed in the raiment of the unknown.
Step off the brink and trust to the parachute of the mind to see you through.
The alternative can only exercise an appeal to the young, single male, as it always has throughout history.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Greenpeace not a charity: court
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7540-Greenpeace-not-a-charity-court
Greenpeace New Zealand's political activities mean it cannot register as a charity, the High Court has decided.
Greenpeace appealed against a 2010 ruling by the Charities Commission which found its promotion of "disarmament and peace" was political rather than educational and while it did not directly advocate illegal acts, Greenpeace members had acted illegally.
How Online News May Worsen the Problem of Obesity
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7538-How-Online-News-May-Worsen-the-Problem-of-Obesity
Obesity researchers from Yale University say that online news outlets overwhelmingly use negative images of overweight people - in ill-fitting clothes or eating fast food - to illustrate stories about obesity. The practice perpetuates fat stigma, the researchers say, and may contribute to obesity itself.
For the new study, the researchers looked at 429 news stories about obesity, along with their accompanying photos, published on five major news websites. Of the photos depicting overweight or obese people, the study found, 72% portrayed them "in a negative, stigmatizing manner."
Drive-Thru Line For First In-N-Out In Texas Stretches Down Highway
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7537-Drive-Thru-Line-For-First-In-N-Out-In-Texas-Stretches-Down-Highway
Explaining the chain's appeal is difficult. The food itself gets great Zagats reviews, part of which may be due to the chain's "no frozen" policy. And despite going national, In-N-Out is still family-owned and retains quixotic design elements. The ads, artwork and employee uniforms are a throwback to 1950's and 60's styles. The packaging also contains discreet references to Bible verses.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Facebook and Google
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7530-Facebook-and-Google
IT IS an open secret in the tech world that Google and Facebook are hardly the best of friends. But now their relations are going to sink to a new low. According to numerous reports appearing today, Burson-Marsteller, a public-relations company working for Facebook has been urging bloggers and journalists to write scathing pieces about the way in which Social Circle, a Google offering that lets users share search results and other stuff with their friends, violates users' privacy
Man flips truck after cold sore virus travels to his brain
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7523-Man-flips-truck-after-cold-sore-virus-travels-to-his-brain
Steve Johnson blacked out and rolled his truck on a rural Washington state road last spring. He was later diagnosed with herpes encephalitis, a rare and dangerous infection triggered by the same virus that causes cold sores. Johnson, shown at work at the Gorge Fly Shop in Hood River, Ore., says he still suffers lingering memory issues. "I've lost memories from early in my marriage," he says, "I try not to think about it too much. It's depressing."
Is Vladimir Putin the reincarnation of Paul the Apostle? You decide
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7522-Is-Vladimir-Putin-the-reincarnation-of-Paul-the-Apostle-You-decide
Vladimir Putin has become the object of veneration for a bizarre allfemale sect whose followers believe that the Russian prime minister is a reincarnation of the early Christian missionary Paul the Apostle.
Members of the sect in a village 400 kilometres southeast of Moscow believe that the 58-year-old former KGB agent is on a mission from God. "According to the Bible, Paul the Apostle was a military commander at first and an evil persecutor of Christians before he started spreading the Christian gospel," the sect's founder, who styles herself Mother Fotina, said.
Tickle your fancy at the World Beard and Moustache Championships
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7520-Tickle-your-fancy-at-the-World-Beard-and-Moustache-Championships
While many people think of bold facial hair as the traditional preserve of cowboys and comedians, the World Beard and Moustache Championships proves that good whiskers can tickle your fancy whoever you are.
One hundred and fifty contestants from 15 countries will descend on the Prinsen Hotell in Trondheim, Norway this weekend to get down to the hairy business of who exactly has the world's best facial furniture.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
A Special Graduation Message To The Class of 2011
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7445-A-Special-Graduation-Message-To-The-Class-of-2011
Every year, thousands of young Americans graduate from college. And every year, those poor wretched hungover bastards are forced to sit out in some quad in million-degree heat to listen to a mildly famous person yammer on and on for hours about how these kids will change the world and all that bullshit
Mormon 'Hummer mom'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7441-Mormon-Hummer-mom
Convicted: Christine Hubbs was sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with two underage boys but says she doesn't want 'to be portrayed as a predator'
A California woman convicted of having sex with two teenage boys, including her daughter's 14-year-old boyfriend, has spoken publicly for the first time about her crimes, insisting she is 'not a predator'.
Christine Hubbs, dubbed 'the Hummer mom' for driving teens around in her SUV, was arrested last year on 67 charges related to the relationships.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7438-Muslim-group-two-imams-pulled-from-plane-bound-for-North-Carolina
An airline is investigating the removal of two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair -- both clad in Islamic attire.
The incident occurred Friday on an Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Tennessee to North Carolina and it involved Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul were wearing traditional Muslim dress, CNN affiliate WCNC reported.
Topless coffee shop gets ready to close
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7437-Topless-coffee-shop-gets-ready-to-close
VASSALBORO - Donald Crabtree says he opened the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in 2009 so he, his staff and his customers could smile.
Crabtree isn't smiling anymore.
Following a recent notice from the town's code officer that the shop was violating zoning rules by displaying new signs -- one advertised a benefit topless car wash -- Crabtree said this week he plans to close the controversial business on Route 3 after his inventory is sold in the coming months.
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7434-Monuments-The-Poetry-of-Dreams
OVER the last decade Jaume Plensa has become one of the world’s most celebrated public artists, best known for wondrously monumental figurative sculptures that can be seen from Calgary to Dubai. But ask this Barcelona native how he creates his work, which seems to involve feats of technology as well as imagination, and he prefers to talk about music, dreams and poetry.
Friday, May 6, 2011
DOUBLE TCM ALERT!
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7427-DOUBLE-TCM-ALERT!
From the director of NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES and WRESTLING WOMEN VS THE AZTEC MUMMY! It's a good thing every kid in those audiences were busy flinging JuJuBes at the screen and each other, because attentive viewing might have warped them for life.
National Review's crazy Steven Tyler abortion take
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7428-National-Review-s-crazy-Steven-Tyler-abortion-take
In a story headlined "Post-Abortion Trauma" for the National Review, writer Kevin Burke weaves a tale gleaned from Aerosmith's collaborative 2003 group "autobiography," "Walk This Way," which describes the singer and "Idol" judge's doomed, '70s-era relationship and the abortion that triggered its end. Burke, cofounder of a ministry dedicated to "healing the pain of abortion," sets up the story: "In 1975, when he was in his late 20s and the lead singer for the band Aerosmith, Tyler persuaded the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Julia Holcomb, to make him her legal guardian so that they could live together in Boston."
Listeria evolved to live in your fridge
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7421-Listeria-evolved-to-live-in-your-fridge
Cold cuts are pretty much delicious little hostels for listeria—a bacteria that can cause serious food poisoning, and even kill vulnerable populations like babies, the elderly, and the sick. That's why doctors advise pregnant women to not eat them, and why the CDC suggests that older people reheat their "cold" cuts to 165 degrees before eating them.
But I've long wondered: Why are listeria able to get such a foothold on a food product that's already been cooked, and that is generally stored in refrigerators? Shouldn't those two factors impede bacterial growth?
Gordon Ramsay set to ruffle feathers when he eats raw duck fetus
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7419-Gordon-Ramsay-set-to-ruffle-feathers-when-he-eats-raw-duck-fetus
He caused controversy by killing turkeys and pigs on camera - now Gordon Ramsay is set to ruffle a few more feathers when he's seen eating a raw duck foetus on his latest cookery show.
The Michelin-starred chef travels to Cambodia where the dish - essentially an over-developed fertilised egg - is a delicacy.
Despite looking incredibly unsure, the potty-mouthed celebrity cook showed his stomach was as strong as he language when he took the plunge - and actually said it tasted nice.
Hog wild: Florida man goes on pork-rind rampage
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7418-Hog-wild-Florida-man-goes-on-pork-rind-rampage
FORT PIERCE — An apparent pork rind rampage at a food market landed an “irate and cursing” man in jail this week, according to a police report.
The manager/owner of the market told Fort Pierce police that Anthony Wilson, 39, entered the establishment and “began ripping open six bags of Pork Skins.”
In general, pork rinds are deep-fried, cured pork skin pieces. The irregular, Styrofoam-like puffed curls typically are sold in plastic bags with barbecue and/or other flavorings. Fried pork skins are not to be confused with pickled pork rinds, a rich and buttery — much like foie gras — treat often enjoyed refrigerated.
In addition to attacking the pork rinds, Wilson stands accused of destroying lottery tickets.
Employment in U.S. Probably Slowed as Companies Curbed Spending
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7417-Employment-in-U.S.-Probably-Slowed-as-Companies-Curbed-Spending
The pace of hiring in the U.S. probably cooled in April as companies curbed spending in the face of rising raw-material costs, economists said ahead of a government report today.
Payrolls rose by 185,000 workers last month compared with a 216,000 advance in March, according to the median forecast of 86 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The jobless rate may have held at 8.8 percent.
The economic recovery that began in June 2009 may need to generate more jobs to ensure that consumers, whose spending accounts for 70 percent of the economy, will be able to weather rising fuel and food prices. An employment slowdown underscores why Federal Reserve policy makers last week decided to forge ahead with record monetary stimulus to bolster the expansion.
The current, “moderate” rate of job growth “is a pace that really wouldn’t do much for the unemployment rate,” said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida. “There’s a lot of slack in the economy, especially in the labor market. Higher gasoline prices have been a restraint in the near-term.”
The Labor Department’s jobs numbers are due at 8:30 a.m. in Washington. Bloomberg survey estimates range from payroll increases of 118,000 to 325,000.
Private payrolls, which exclude government positions, are forecast to rise by 200,000 following a 230,000 gain the previous month, according to the survey median. The projected April increase would be the smallest in three months.
Where did all the Gak go?
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7411-Where-did-all-the-Gak-go
If you were alive in the USA during the 90′s, and not living in a hole in the ground, you probably loved or hated Gak. It depended on if you were a parent or not. Parent’s hated it because it smelled like toxic waste and got stuck in all the fabrics of the house. The kids loved it for the fart noises they could make by squeezing it just right and the weird solid yet liquid feel. It was like a liquid that was soft and moved in slow motion. God I miss its cold clammy embrace.
Musical Auschwitz Candidates for the Wayback Machine
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7409-Musical-Auschwitz-Candidates-for-the-Wayback-Machine
WHO DO YOU WANT TO SEND FOR A SCENIC TRAIN RIDE OF THE POLISH COUNTRYSIDE TO THE FAMOUSLY POSH WORK CAMP IN '44?
Thursday, May 5, 2011
He Might've Thrown A Heavy Lamp At us!
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7403-He-Might-ve-Thrown-A-Heavy-Lamp-At-us! When men sit down to recount the annals of valor and bravery, they will tell the tale of our Sensitive Warriors in an appropriately awed hush.
Harsh enough to execute an unarmed prisoner in front of his children....yet tender enough to bury him at sea, lest Muslim sensibilities be offended in any way. The eagle soars again! KA-PWEEENG!!
Italian College WARNS Students -- Beware of 'Jersey'
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7401-Italian-College-WARNS-Students-Beware-of-Jersey
"Dear Students,
Our Housing dept. has informed us that starting May 9th there will be shootings inside the 2nd floor apartment of your building. We advise you to NOT sign any paper, let anyone in, and keep us informed."
University sources tell us the I.L.D.M. is so serious about keeping students in a guido-free environment ... officials have offered "alternative housing close to campus" to anyone who wants to get away from the madness.
Speeders will now finance police
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7400-Springfield-police-to-rigorously-enforce-traffic-laws
Speed demons to pay for police forces budget.
Our cups runneth over!
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7399-Our-cups-runneth-over! Britain's busts are bigger than ever
Rigby & Peller, the Queen’s underwear supplier, has launched the N-cup bra, the biggest size ever made in Britain. It’s certain to be a relief for thousands of women who have been squeezing their breasts into ill-fitting bras for years.
Virtual Wogverse
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7392-Virtual-Wogverse
“A Journey into the Metaverse” by Tutsy Navarantha is easily among the best narrative Second Life machinimas I’ve ever seen, with a compelling story that’s perfect to the medium, and beautifully told with rich dreamlike visuals which inspire comparisons to filmmakers like Jeunet and Gilliam.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Cheerleader refuses to cheer rapist, must pay
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7388-Cheerleader-refuses-to-cheer-rapist-must-pay
The cheerleader refused to chant the name of Rakheem Bolton
A teenage girl who was dropped from her high school's cheerleading squad after refusing to chant the name of a basketball player who had sexually assaulted her must pay compensation of $45,000 (£27,300) after losing a legal challenge against the decision.
Italian Communists Inside Stalin’s Gulags
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?4664-Italian-Communists-Inside-Stalin%92s-Gulags