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[Krandall]

That's why a lot of people hate America.. We had a very nice conversation in Australia w/ the bro-inlaws family over there about it. It's not at ALL like that there.

this topic really pisses me off......

It's just lazy ass f*cks that want something for nothing.


There is someone I know who she had just quit her job and she's suing her old boss for I forget what.. But the reason was complete BS. I can't even stand to listen to her talk anymore. Makes me angry.

[Peelz]

That's why a lot of people hate America.. We had a very nice conversation in Australia w/ the bro-inlaws family over there about it. It's not at ALL like that there.

this topic really pisses me off......

It's just lazy ass f*cks that want something for nothing.


There is someone I know who she had just quit her job and she's suing her old boss for I forget what.. But the reason was complete BS. I can't even stand to listen to her talk anymore. Makes me angry.

yeah. The asswipes that sued the cigarette companies..... Putting smoke in your lungs is bad? No kidding? If you are that stupid, you should have been aborted before birth   Nobody is held accountable for their mistakes anymore. Maybe gunz should sue SIlver Lake?

[Krandall]

That's why a lot of people hate America.. We had a very nice conversation in Australia w/ the bro-inlaws family over there about it. It's not at ALL like that there.

this topic really pisses me off......

It's just lazy ass f*cks that want something for nothing.


There is someone I know who she had just quit her job and she's suing her old boss for I forget what.. But the reason was complete BS. I can't even stand to listen to her talk anymore. Makes me angry.

yeah. The asswipes that sued the cigarette companies..... Putting smoke in your lungs is bad? No kidding? If you are that stupid, you should have been aborted before birth   Nobody is held accountable for their mistakes anymore. Maybe gunz should sue SIlver Lake?

no doubt.. or the ranger.. That told us we had to drive the long way around. I'm going to make him pay for my extra gas wasted damnit

[Peelz]

That's why a lot of people hate America.. We had a very nice conversation in Australia w/ the bro-inlaws family over there about it. It's not at ALL like that there.

this topic really pisses me off......

It's just lazy ass f*cks that want something for nothing.


There is someone I know who she had just quit her job and she's suing her old boss for I forget what.. But the reason was complete BS. I can't even stand to listen to her talk anymore. Makes me angry.

yeah. The asswipes that sued the cigarette companies..... Putting smoke in your lungs is bad? No kidding? If you are that stupid, you should have been aborted before birth   Nobody is held accountable for their mistakes anymore. Maybe gunz should sue SIlver Lake?

no doubt.. or the ranger.. That told us we had to drive the long way around. I'm going to make him pay for my extra gas wasted damnit

LOL!!!!

[Krandall]

So much for Hillary being Secretary of Deffense...... 



Bill Clinton meets with NKorean leader Kim Jong Il

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held;_ylt=Aj1mUt.J02ftQmpQrhxxof.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM4ZGMzbzRyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODA0L2FzX25rb3JlYV9qb3VybmFsaXN0c19oZWxkBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDYmlsbGNsaW50b25t


SEOUL, South Korea – Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise mission to Pyongyang to negotiate the release of two Americans, holding "exhaustive" talks on a wide range of topics, state-run media said.

Clinton "courteously" conveyed a verbal message from President Barack Obama, the official Korean Central News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang. Kim expressed his thanks, and engaged Clinton in a "wide-ranging exchange of views on matters of common concern," the report said.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, however, denied Clinton went with a message from Obama. "That's not true," he told reporters.

Clinton was in communist North Korea on a mission to secure the freedom of Americans Euna Lee and Laura Ling, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's Current TV media venture who were arrested along the Chinese-North Korean border in March and sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor for illegal entry and engaging in "hostile acts."

His landmark visit, which was not announced in advance by North Korea or the U.S., comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, foes during the Korean War of the 1950s, over the regime's nuclear program.

North Korea in recent months has conducted a nuclear test and test-fired an array of ballistic missiles in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, with Washington leading the push to punish Pyongyang for its defiance.

It's only the second visit to Pyongyang by a former U.S. leader. Jimmy Carter traveled to North Korea for talks with Kim's father, Kim Il Sung, in 1994 in a groundbreaking meeting during a time of similar tensions.

Clinton's meeting with Kim would be the notoriously reclusive North Korean leader's first with a prominent Western figure since Kim reportedly suffered a stroke a year ago, sparking questions about the future of the nation he controls with absolute authority.

Kim, said to have a taste for fine wines and fancy gourmet food, also is believed to suffer from chronic diabetes and heart disease. The man who once sported a noticeable pot belly has appeared gaunt and gray in recent months.

Though Clinton was in North Korea on a private basis, his visit was treated by North Korea as a high-profile visit, with senior officials — including Kim Kye Gwan, the vice foreign minister who serves as the country's chief nuclear negotiator — meeting him on the tarmac.

Footage from the APTN television news agency showed the arriving Clinton exchanging warm handshakes with the officials and accepting a bouquet of flowers from a schoolgirl.

Kim later hosted a banquet for Clinton at the state guesthouse, Radio Pyongyang and the Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported.

Photos in state-run media of the visit showed Kim, with a broad smile, standing next to a solemn-looking Clinton. The two also posed with Clinton's party in front of a mural, and another picture showed the men and others seated around a conference table.

Though Clinton does not hold office, his stature and good relations with Pyongyang could yield positive results, analysts said.

"This is a very potentially rewarding trip. Not only is it likely to resolve the case of the two American journalists detained in North Korea for many months, but it could be a very significant opening and breaking this downward cycle of tension and recrimination between the U.S. and North Korea," Mike Chinoy, author of "Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis," said in Beijing.

There was no word in state media on the status of Clinton's negotiations to secure the release of Ling, 32, and Lee, 36. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last month urged North Korea to grant the women amnesty, saying they were remorseful and that their families were anguished.

Lee, a South Korean-born U.S. citizen, is married and has a 4-year-old daughter in Los Angeles; a native Californian, Ling is the married younger sister of TV journalist Lisa Ling.

Clinton's administration had rocky but relatively good relations with Pyongyang, and both he and Gore, his vice president, had been named as possible envoys to bring back Lee and Ling. Also mentioned was New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who in the 1990s traveled twice to North Korea to secure the freedom of detained Americans.

However, the decision to send the former president was kept quiet. A senior U.S. official told reporters traveling Tuesday with Hillary Rodham Clinton that the White House would not comment on the trip to Pyongyang until the mission was complete.

"While this solely private mission to secure the release of two Americans is on the ground, we will have no comment," Gibbs, the White House spokesman, said later in a statement from Washington. "We do not want to jeopardize the success of former President Clinton's mission."

In New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists said it was encouraged by reports about Clinton's trip.

"This is welcome news and we are pleased to see movement in this case," said Bob Dietz, the group's Asia program coordinator. "The fate of these two women should not be linked to broader issues on the Korean peninsula, and to see both sides make a move toward the release of these reporters will bring some relief to them, their families and friends."

[Krandall]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25886757-421,00.html

A FEMALE stripper charged with rape over an incident with a sex toy at a bucks party has been found not guilty.

Linda Maree Naggs, 40, wept after the verdict was handed down in the County Court this afternoon, the Herald Sun reports.

The jury took approximately 90 minutes to reach a verdict.

Ms Naggs was accused of raping the best man at a 2007 buck's party with a sex toy.

During the trial, the alleged victim told the County Court he urged Ms Naggs not to put the sex toy into his anus and was shocked when she did.

"I was pretty upset at that stage,'' he said.

"I could feel something was there.''

The best man told the court he scuffled with Ms Naggs and told her to leave after the incident.


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Peachy of Adelaide 
"She said it was just a joke, just a joke. I knew that there was something wrong down there.''

The best man said he went to the toilet and returned with a bloody tissue that he showed to Ms Naggs.

He said when he asked for his money back, the stripper threatened to call in bikies.

Ms Naggs' barrister, Paul Higham, told jurors if there had been penetration it was an accident.

"This is the case of the accidental rape, if there was one," he said.

Prosecutor Kieran Gilligan said the best man had booked Ms Naggs, who performed under the name Tiffany, for the bucks party on the Mornington Peninsula.

During Ms Naggs' performance, the best man's shirt was removed and she asked him to take off his jeans, Mr Gilligan said. The court heard he was naked from the knees up.

Mr Gilligan said Ms Naggs directed him to get on all fours before she strapped the sex toy to herself.

When he raised concerns about where she might put the sex toy, Mr Gilligan said she replied: "Not a problem, relax, it's only fun, I won't go there."

But the best man claims she penetrated him anyway, before telling him "don't worry, only you and I know'', the jury was told.

[Peelz]

wow, nice story.

<krandall jealously scratches head, wondering why the guy was upset>

[disco]

Billy Mays positive for coke

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32334881/ns/us_news-life/

Mays' family calls cocaine finding 'speculative'

long read.

blah blah blah The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died. Hillsborough County spokeswoman Lori Hudson said nothing in the toxicology report indicated the frequency of Mays' cocaine use.  blah blah blah

[disco]

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_child_pornography_cat

Fla. man blames cat paws for child porn downloads

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. – Florida investigators say a man accused of downloading child pornography is blaming his cat. Keith Griffin of Jensen Beach is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography after detectives found more than 1,000 images on his home computer.

According to a sheriff's report Friday, Griffin told investigators that his cat jumped on the computer keyboard while he was downloading music. He said he had left the room and found "strange things" on his computer when he returned.

Griffin is being held on $250,000 bond in the Martin County jail. It is unclear if he has an attorney.

[Krandall]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/leadership/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219200325


Stargazers across North America have their eyes to the sky this week to watch the Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial display that hits its peak Tuesday and Wednesday. What many Earthbound observers may not know, NASA said, is that meteors are like big celestial bugs bouncing off the planet's "windshield," or atmosphere.
NASA said the Perseids could deliver up to 80 falling stars per hour, making it one of the liveliest meteor showers viewable from Earth.


"This week, lots of meteors will appear over Earth's northern hemisphere when our planet plows through a swarm of dust shed by periodic comet Swift-Tuttle," NASA explained. "It's the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks Aug. 11 and 12," the space agency added.
NASA likened a meteor shower to what happens when bugs hit the windscreen of a speeding vehicle. "Just as bugs tend to accumulate on the front windshield of a car, Perseids accumulate on the front windshield of Earth," said NASA.

NASA said Earth's windshield is, in fact, the atmosphere. "Earth's front windshield is the early morning sky. Earth circles the Sun dawn-side first, scooping up whatever lies on that side of the planet. That's why it's usually best to look for Perseids just before dawn," said NASA.

The space agency added that Perseids that strike glancing blows off the atmosphere are also worth checking out.

"Side windows, the ones to the left and right of passengers in cars, are good, too," said NASA. "Zooming down a bug-infested lane, side windows don't intercept many insects, but the ones they do gather are worth examining. Bugs that strike the side windows do so at a shallow angle, leaving long and colorful streaks," said NASA.

"A breathtaking Earthgrazer is the sort of meteor you're likely to remember for years," said NASA.

[Krandall]

I bet you have a great view for this Aaron. 

[Peelz]

Have you ever seen it? Pretty sweet. 

[Krandall]

Judge: Microsoft Banned from Selling Word in the US

Welcome to the world of surprising patent lawsuits. A Texas judge ruled Tuesday that Microsoft cannot sell Word – yes, Microsoft Word, the cornerstone of Microsoft Office – in the United States.

Toronto-based i4i Inc won an injunction against Microsoft regarding the company's XML patents. In the words of i4i, the injunction "prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have the capability of opening .XML, .DOCX or DOCM files (XML files) containing custom XML". Microsoft has been given 60 days to comply, reports Seattle PI.

The injunction reads:

Microsoft Corporation is hereby permanently enjoined from performing the following actions with Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Word 2007, and Microsoft Word products not more than colorably different from Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Word 2007 (collectively "Infringing and Future Word Products") during the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,787,449:

1. selling, offering to sell, and/or importing in or into the United States any
Infringing and Future Word Products that have the capability of opening a .XML,
.DOCX, or .DOCM file ("an XML file") containing custom XML;

2. using any Infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file
containing custom XML;

3. instructing or encouraging anyone to use any Infringing and Future Word
Products to open an XML file containing custom XML;

4. providing support or assistance to anyone that describes how to use any infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML;

and

5. testing, demonstrating, or marketing the ability of the Infringing and Future
Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML.

This injunction does not apply to any of the above actions wherein the Infringing and Future Word Products open an XML file as plain text.

Needless to say, Microsoft won't pull Word off the market. The company has said it plans to appeal, and i4i actually sells XML products for Word, making that company reliant on the ecosystem. An agreement will be reached: probably one involving Microsoft signing a big check.

[Peelz]

   While I prefer the fender body style of Guitar, there can be no denying that guitars wouldn't be what they are today without this guy.


Legendary guitarist Les Paul dies at 94


Guitarist and instrument innovator Les Paul has died at the age of 94, it was announced today.

The U.S. musician died at a New York hospital as a result of complications from pneumonia, the Gibson Guitar company said.
As a pioneer of the instrument he influenced the course of jazz and rock music with the development of his solid body electric guitar and other technical innovations.





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1206378/Legendary-guitarist-Les-Paul-dies-94.html

[Krandall]

If you live in the United States or Canada, chances are you have cocaine in your wallet.

Nearly nine out of ten bills circulating in the U.S. and its northern neighbor are tainted with cocaine, according to what's being called the most definitive research to date on the subject.

In a similar study by the same team in 2007, 67 percent of U.S. bills were found to be tainted with cocaine. The new study puts the percentage at 85 to 95—a jump of roughly 20 percent, Zuo said.

The drug gets on paper money during drug transactions and when people roll bills to snort cocaine powder, Zuo said.

Stress spurred by the worldwide financial crisis may be driving people to abuse cocaine, one of the most common illegal drugs in the world, Zuo said in a phone interview.

The new findings could "help raise public awareness about cocaine use and lead to greater emphasis on curbing its abuse," Zuo said in a follow-up email.

Cocaine Country

Part of the reason the new study is so complete, Zuo said, is because the team used new equipment, a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer, which doesn't ruin the money—allowing the scientists to test more bills without breaking the bank.

The team collected banknotes from the Brazil, Canada, the U.S., China, and Japan.

With 5.8 million people having used the drug at least once in 2007, the U.S. is the world's biggest cocaine market, according to the 2009 UN World Drug Report.

Perhaps not surprisingly, then, the U.S.—along with Canada—had the highest percentage of cocaine-permeated bills in the study.

Of the 234 U.S. bills collected in 17 large and small cities, nearly 90 percent had traces of cocaine, especially in larger cities such as Baltimore, Boston, and Detroit. Ninety-five percent of the dollars found in Washington, D.C., had cocaine embedded in their fibers—among the highest in the study.

(See pictures of cocaine-cultivating country in National Geographic magazine.)

In keeping with their reputations for having relatively low rates of cocaine use, China and Japan yielded bills with relatively low levels of cocaine contamination.

Asian drug-taking practices could conceivably be partly responsible for the lower percentages of cocaine-tainted bills. Zuo doesn't know, for example, whether Asian cocaine users inhale through rolled bills as many Western users do.

"It is for sure that drug abuse in different countries and regions has different use patterns which may affect cocaine contamination on money," he said via email.

Regardless of where you live, though, there's little chance of getting buzzed off your bills, Zuo said. Even in the U.S. and Canada, the concentrations are simply too small.

Findings today at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.