Jack Johnson was the first black heavy-weight boxing world champion. He defeated all opponents and had no equal. The was very distressing for whites in America who were challenged in their views of racial superiority for the first time. Johnson didn’t merely offend the whites through his physical prowess, butContinue Reading
At $160,000, Dalmore Trinitas 64 Year Old is the most expensive bottle of Whisky on the market. That is 64 years of heavenly Highland nectar, wrapped in a bespoke case of Maccassar Ebony with sterling silver accents, created by WHO Designs. Only three bottles will be available and two areContinue Reading
You want flies with that? McDonald’s Happy Meal shows no sign of decomposing after six months By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:13 AM on 13th October 2010 Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald’s Happy Meal is in fact a staggering six monthsContinue Reading
It became very clear to me sometime in my early 20s that working for a living was a complete scam. After a couple of years spent clocking in 40-hour weeks, I realized that I wanted nothing to do with a system that offered me such meager compensation and ate upContinue Reading
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” ~ Albert EinsteinContinue Reading
I’m homeless, very homeless, dirt broke and all, but I still own an iPad and a MSI Wind u130 netbook. These, I feel, are essential tools… Being without a home is not that big a deal in today’s world, but having connections to the rest of the world is prettyContinue Reading
Unemployment probably climbed in September for a second consecutive month as slower U.S. growth prompted companies to limit hiring, economists said before a report today. The jobless rate rose to 9.7 percent from 9.6 percent in August, according to the median estimate of 83 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. PayrollsContinue Reading
We’ve seen enough “No Fat Chicks” T-shirts and bumper stickers to know that men can be quite closed-minded when it comes to female body types. But are women any more forgiving of a few extra pounds? In a word: yes. Let Asylum’s token girl tell you why chicks dig sexContinue Reading
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Thursday signed into law a bill that decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The bill reduces simple possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Currently, small-time pot possession is “semi-decriminalized” in California. There is no possible jail sentence and a maximumContinue Reading
Following that, Bill Gates begins to describe how the first number — P (for People) — might be reduced. He says: “The world today has 6.8 billion people… that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, weContinue Reading
Pentagon Accused Of Launching Supervirus Attack On Iranian Nuclear Plant Stuxnet—which some experts consider the most advanced virus ever—appears to be focusing its attacks on Iranian nuclear plants. Now, the Pentagon and German intelligence are being accused of creating the virus to take down Iran’s atomic facility. The worm seems toContinue Reading
“I have an idea that the phrase “weaker sex” was coined by some woman to disarm some man she was preparing to overwhelm.” ~Ogden Nash The old women and the gun! Impressive! [ Picture from UNDP-Olympus-AEP Foundation Photo Contest] More: LikeCoolContinue Reading
Given that James Bond is the epitome of cool, it could be disappointing to learn that his real-life inspiration was a dude called Wilfred “Biffy” Dunderdale.Continue Reading
Fusion Worker Todd Detwiler Job: Manage fusion reactors. Hiring: 2025 Trend: When ITER starts up in France in 2019, it will be the first thermonuclear reactor with a chance of fusing nuclei together to yield net power. If it works (and that’s a big “if”), about five fusion plants couldContinue Reading
Ernest C. Withers in his Beale St. studio in Memphis. F.B.I. files indicate that Mr. Withers, who died in 2007, was an informant. ATLANTA — That photo of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. riding one of the first desegregated buses in Montgomery, Ala.? He took it. The well-knownContinue Reading
Denver now appears to have more marijuana dispensaries than liquor stores, Starbucks coffee shops or public schools, according to city and corporate records. A push by City Council members to regulate the medical marijuana industry and restrict where dispensaries can locate appears to have prompted a surge in sales-tax licenseContinue Reading
Under Cover The Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel, an unmanned reconnaissance drone, is the most recent aircraft to emerge from the military’s “black” budget. Nick Kaloterakis Not since the end of the Cold War has the Pentagon spent so much to develop and deploy secret weapons. But now military researchers haveContinue Reading
Evidence suggests that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison enjoyed growing and smoking marijuana. So says historian and journalist Harvey Wasserman, writing in this month’s Hustler magazine. Wasserman used quotes, published papers and journal entries from the Founding Fathers to conclude each “almost certainly” indulged in pot for recreationalContinue Reading
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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~Abraham Lincoln “Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is force. And, like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” ~George Washington “Democracy is two wolves andContinue Reading
“It is better for the Prince to lie to the people than confront them with unpopular truths.” “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.”Continue Reading
While the world’s most expensive car wash could cost you up to £7,200, the world’s most expensive car wax is going to cost you a cool £24,000 (approx. $37,000). Brough & Howarth, the vehicle appearance specialist company that offer a unique range of bespoke vehicle treatments and paintwork restoration processes for theContinue Reading
Seventeen African nations gained their independence in 1960, but the dreams of the independence era were short-lived. Africa states of independence tells the story of some of those countries – stories of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of independence and of how – with liberation – a new, covert scrambleContinue Reading
This pool is located at the San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo, Chile. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115 ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water. It costs around $2 billion to build and another $4 million/year for maintenance. more:Continue Reading
It looks like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, in the Cassiopeia constellation. But it’s just a visual effect. This is the Bubble Nebula. Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The BubbleContinue Reading
Porfirio Rubirosa, or The Last Playboy, as his biographer, Shawn Levy, calls him. Raise your hands, boys and girls, if any of you under the age of 50 remember him. It doesn’t count if you’re from the Dominican Republic, have specialized in the history of polo, or have been studyingContinue Reading
This stark, almost peaceful looking room is actually Japan’s execution room. The ring on top holds the noose, the red square outlines the trapdoor and this is the first time Japan has ever shown these rooms off. Much of Japan’s execution process has been shrouded in mystery. In fact, whenContinue Reading
It is said to be the most impregnable vault on Earth: built out of granite, sealed behind a 22-tonne door, located on a US military base and watched over day and night by army units with tanks, heavy artillery and Apache helicopter gunships at their disposal. Since its construction inContinue Reading
Law enforcement agencies in America are getting an “upgrade”: Minority Report style computer programs which are able to predict who is going to commit a crime before it happens. There will be used algorithms and historical data sets to predict a crime before it occurs, and even where and whenContinue Reading
“Sure, three experts and not one of them could do it! They’re telling us Oswald got off three shots with world-class precision from a manual bolt action rifle in less than six seconds — and accordin’ to his Marine buddies he got Maggie’s drawers — he wasn’t any good. AverageContinue Reading
“Hydrologists have become Hydrostitutes.” Water is a basic human right, the right to survive. “Blue Gold” reports on various powers trying to take control of the public’s water for profit and control. These powers fail to realize that people will not allow their water to be taken. People fight, becauseContinue Reading
The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.Continue Reading
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” ~Vince Lombardi Filmmakers Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott exploreContinue Reading
As the saying goes, we spend money we don’t have, to buy things we don’t need, to impress people we don’t like. All in an attempt to keep up with the figurative Joneses. Well, they were figurative, anyway. Inspired by the recent recession, first time writer, director, and producer DerrickContinue Reading
“Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it.” ~John Henrik ClarkeContinue Reading
3. Skull and Bones Famous Members George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, John Kerry Ivy League Colleges are known for their many secret societies and student organizations, and of these Yale’s Skull and Bones is probably the most famous. The society taps new students for membership every spring, and theContinue Reading
A central London penthouse flat is being reported to have been sold for a whopping £140 million, which makes it the most expensive in the world. The two-floor six-bedroom apartment at One Hyde Park development has a penthouse view over Central London, a private wine-tasting facility and an underground passage toContinue Reading
“Fire and water join together, and the breath roars in its fury! The tongue and the sex organs each seek to taste.” ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib Via: 25thCenturyContinue Reading
If you felt that Google Street View violated your privacy, wait until you’ve got one of these hovering over your back porch. The German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported over the weekend that Microdrones, a company based in the city of Siegen, Germany, has sold at least one of its flying surveillanceContinue Reading
WASHINGTON – There should be no such thing as too poor to buy pot if you live in D.C., at least if the marijuana is for a medical condition. That’s part of the conclusion of a new law enacted in the nation’s capital earlier this year. The medical marijuana lawContinue Reading
Martial arts expert, actor and philosopher, Bruce Lee was born on the 27th November 1940 in San Francisco. His father, an opera singer from Hong Kong, had moved with his family in the United States in 1939, in search of a new beginning. During his short but active life, he appearedContinue Reading
“The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.” -Oscar WildeContinue Reading
When co-host Joy Behar asked Goldberg if she thinks Gibson is anti-semitic, she replied, “I think he’s an a–hole,” quickly covering her mouth before the full word escaped her lips. Goldberg also added that alcohol was to blame for Gibson’s actions during his 2006 DUI arrest in which the actorContinue Reading
Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died Tuesday morning, his family confirmed in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that the family of George M. Steinbrenner III announces his passing. He passed away this morning in Tampa, Fla., at age 80,” the family said in a statement. “HeContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has lived in seclusion since falling ill four years ago, will appear on Cuban television and radio on Monday evening to discuss his theory that the world is on the verge of nuclear war, the Communist Party newspaper Granma said in itsContinue Reading
Let me start by saying I don’t know Mel Gibson “personally”, and I am a fan of most of his films. Braveheart is one of my all time top ten films, and I loved the Mad Max films, even “Beyond Thunderdome.” I am such a fan of Mr. Gibson’s filmsContinue Reading
“I dont necessarily agree with the method, but the people of California let us know that they are indeed alive.” California (Reuters) – A white former transit police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man last year in Oakland, California, sparking a waveContinue Reading
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to seven years’ jail in France for money laundering, a judge ruled on Wednesday. The 76-year-old former general was retried after being extradited from the United States to France in April. He was convicted in absentia in 1999 of launderingContinue Reading
In the future, a few things will still roll off a printing press — dollar dollar bills, y’all! CNET has a nice behind-the-scenes tour of the process of making the newly redesigned $100 bill, which the government unveiled in April. It won’t be in circulation until February 10, 2011, butContinue Reading
The meaning of July Fourth to the Negro.Continue Reading
By: Jeremiah Wright In the New York City speech Sept. 17, 2009, Wright, President Barack Obama’s pastor for about 20 years, once again reveals his disdain and lack of respect for the United States of America as he identified his belief in black-liberation theology with the Marxist ideology that isContinue Reading
“Quite Foppish.” More than 1,000 people detained during the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto –described as one of the worst violations of civil liberties in Canada’s history – have won the right to move ahead with class-action lawsuits against police. On Wednesday, Ontario’s top court gave the go-ahead to two lawsuits allegingContinue Reading
Singer-composer-arranger Donny Hathaway is perhaps best known for his duets with singer Roberta Flack, but the body of solo work he left behind when he died 30 years ago is part of the foundation of American soul music. His songs have influenced performers from R&B singer Alicia Keys to rapperContinue Reading
International Space Station sex ban Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station, it has been disclosed. Published: 9:52AM BST 28 Jun 2010 Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station Photo: PHOTOLIBRARY “We are a group of professionals,” said Alan Poindexter, a NASAContinue Reading
In an desperate attempt to repay debts also driven by inability to find funds to develop infrastructure on islands. Greece is raising cash by selling off an area of state-owned land on Mykonos for luxury tourism. There’s little that shouts”seriously rich” as much as a little island in theContinue Reading
“This device has teeth like hooks. Sounds like an excellent form of birth control. This would have been a great Fathers Day gift from our daughters.” The Rape-aXe anti rape condom was developed by a South African woman ,Sonnet Ehlers, after witnessing first hand the horrific aftermath of an sexualContinue Reading
Origins On June 19, 1865, the Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Tex., to inform inhabitants of the Civil War’s end two months earlier. Two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Granger’s General Order Number 3 finally freed the last 250,000 slaves whose bondage,Continue Reading
June 4, 2010: Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that’s new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press Club on June 8th. Many technologies of the 21st centuryContinue Reading
You can stop polishing your glasses — you’re reading that right. A plan proposed to detonate a nuke to seal off that troublesome oil well is gaining support with each of BP’s failures. The Russians apparently used the tactic five times between 1966 and 1981. They went four for five.Continue Reading
Officials say flooding and landslides from the season’s first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people in Central America. Dozens are still missing, thousands have lost homes and emergency crews are struggling to reach isolated communities cut off by washed-out roads and collapsed bridges caused by Tropical Storm Agatha.Continue Reading
A group protesting Facebook’s privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant. “For us it comes down to two things: fair choices and best intentions. In our view, Facebook doesn’t do a good job in either department,” the organizers, whoContinue Reading
Look out, everybody, because here come the unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as UAVs or drones. They’ve been flourishing in the Iraq War, starting with just a few unarmed drones when the conflict began in 2003, and now growing in numbers to more than 7,000. Many are packing serious missilesContinue Reading
Commuters travel to work on the Tube NAKED to help boost company’s bottom line. It was a cheeky and unexpected sight that greeted commuters as they boarded a Tube into work. But the four naked men and women certainly livened up the usually dull journey for many people – attractingContinue Reading
Most would say that this is unattainable. Foolish thinking, an impossibility.Continue Reading
British family ‘demanded white staff at Florida hotel’Alleged request not to be served by ‘people of colour’ emerges in writ by waiter against Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida Owen Bowcott and Richard Luscombe in Miamiguardian.co.uk, Friday 23 April 2010 19.36 BSTArticle history Ritz-Carlton’s Naples hotel, where staff were allegedly prevented fromContinue Reading
What’s the Deal With the Barber Pole? by Matt Soniak – March 25, 2010 – 3:24 PM A colleague asks, “What’s the deal with the barber pole? Does it represent anything, or is it just a flashy pole that some early haircutter stuck up?” The dual arts of cutting hairContinue Reading
Vicious and ruthless, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was one of the most infamous and feared gangsters of his day. Born Benjamin Siegelbaum on February 28, 1906, to Russian Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, New York, Ben resented and vowed to rise above the poverty surrounding him. He sought wealth, fame and power,Continue Reading
“History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. History tells a people where they’ve been, what they’ve been, where they are, and what they are.Continue Reading
A must read for aspiring FOPS. Law 1 Never Outshine the Master Law 2 Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies Law 3 Conceal your Intentions Law 4 Always Say Less than Necessary Law 5 So Much Depends on Reputation. Guard it with your LifeContinue Reading
