Picasso, Dali, Matisse & Monet’s Works of Art Stolen!

Written by Jon on February 25, 2006 – 2:17 pm

Art thieves stole four of the worlds most famous painters’ work from the Chacara do Ceu Museum in Brazil. In what seams ironic, the men stole Pablo Picasso’s “The Dance”, during a festival, called the Carnical Commotion, running through the crowded carnival of dancing. Also stolen where Salvador Dali’s “The Two Balconies”, Henri Matisse’s “Luxembourg Gardens” and Claude Monet’s “Marine”.

“They took advantage of a carnival parade passing by the museum and disappeared into the crowd,” said museum director Vera de Alencar. - BBC

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Fun This Weekend

Written by Jon on February 24, 2006 – 9:10 pm

On Feb 18, 2006, Southern California native Jimmie Johnson won the season opener at the Daytona 500. He will look for back to back wins as he comes home to Southern California for the Auto club 500. Johnson’s first ever win came at the California Speedway in 2002. Other former winners including Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin will be also be aiming for a spot in the Gatorade Victory Lane.

“All signs point to fun this weekend in Fontana as NASCAR comes to Southern California.” - Jeremy

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Google Page Creator

Written by Jon on February 24, 2006 – 9:19 am

Google has launched a new product, Google Page Creator, which is used to create web pages on yourdomain.googlepages.com. And what seems to becoming par for the course, its initial launch was too successful, and sign ups where temporary stopped. The other recent launch of Google Analytics which integrates with Google’s flagship, Google AdWords, had the same trouble; its initial launch had too much demand for the beta system. Google Page Creator allows for users to build individual pages, that are individually managed and part of the 100 megabyte space provided. Google has become one of the top two Blog creators with Blogger.com, which would in theory be a close sister to Google Page Creator.

Google Page Creator is much easier to use than the similar application from Yahoo, and a whole lot faster and intuitive than Microsoft Front Page, which Microsoft is apparently preparing to drop and which was considered the simplest web-design program, up until now. - Playfuls.com

Google has clearly continued to move into a wide variety of products, most of them involving the creation of content or dissemination of information. All of which are powering continued advertising sales on there network, which accounts for 99% of there revenue.

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The Funniest Thing in the World #1

Written by Jon on February 22, 2006 – 10:49 pm

GUESS WHAT THIS IS!!

I would like you to figure out what this is.  Those who want to play my little game can leave a post telling me what you think it is.  I will post the answer in a few days. Come back then to find out why this is the funniest thing in the world

Funniest Thing in the Wold

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The Pathetic State of Capital Punishment.

Written by Jon on February 22, 2006 – 12:57 am

This is pathetic, we can’t seem to kill anyone in this state (California).  I am not surprised this happened, our state is so screwed up, so liberal, so sad.  Now, let me say, I’m not really in favor of the death penalty, but when a state can’t administer a punishment, some 20 years after the crime, why should we have capital punishment?

I say until people get guillotined right after the trial, we should end all capital punishment in this country.  It just doesn’t make any sense.

SAN QUENTIN, CALIF. - The state on Tuesday postponed indefinitely the execution of a condemned killer amid a court battle over the state’s method of injection and the role doctors may play in the death chamber.  - Chron.com

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Million-Dollar Ferrari Crashes in Malibu

Written by Jon on February 22, 2006 – 12:34 am

Ferrari CrashI dreamed I had a million dollar car and I crashed it, then ran away because I can, because I’m not dead.

“A driver lost control of a Ferrari sports car traveling 200 mph along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu this morning, slamming into a power pole that cut the car — which sells for up to $1 million — in half, according to authorities. Investigators said they believe the driver was alone in the car and was engaged in a street race at the time of the accident. Erikssen told them the driver of the car fled on foot, but a search turned up no one, Brooks said.” - LA Times

Continue Reading this crazy Ferrari Crash Story –>

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Lost Competition

Written by Jon on February 20, 2006 – 10:05 pm

Anyone who has a theory, I’ll put my theory up to yours.

My theory is called Follow the Money.

I’ve read every one of the posts, and I’ve decided that the perfect plot is one that forces the viewer to never change the channel, one that never ends or barely makes sense, lots of false leads, and lots of flashbacks. My theory is, YOU ARE ALL “Hostages of Lost”. You have only hope that there is a theory, there is no theory!! No one wins, no one gets off the island, and one day the show will get canceled and you’ll all be-Lost!

Follow the money, it leads to the commercial break.

Feel free to tell my I’m wrong. Everyone gets a say. Here’s what Jeremy said about Lost

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Jill Carroll - Fake Kidnapping or Bluffing Terrorists?

Written by Scott on February 20, 2006 – 9:30 pm

Jill Caroll in Al Jazeera ClothingThis blog will probably get me into trouble, I feel as if I am crossing the line while I write it, but I must put my theory out there to be heard. Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped on January 7th and has since made three videos calling for the release of all women prisonors held in Iraq. Each video release has also set a deadline to release the women prisonors before they kill Carroll. Of course, the two first deadlines have passed. That brings me to my hopeful theory: The terrorists are just bluffing and Carroll will eventually be released. I really hope that is the case. However, I also have a less flattering theory: I think she might be faking it. There are a few things that stirred this questioning. She works for the Christian Science Monitor, a pacifist news magazine. Beyond that, I question the whole situation: Why are these terrorists, who capture hostages and only negotiate for the release of the hostage if their country withdraws from Iraq, suddenly asking for the release of women? Why have these terrorists been so obviously bad at bluffing? Why have we never heard of this specific terrorist group, the “Brigades of Vengeance,” until this capture? Why has Carroll been wearing different clothes in every video, and appearing in good health? Why are these clothes making her resemble the the anti-American Al Jazeera reporters? Things are just not adding up. I hope I’m wrong but this whole terrorist situation just seems so fake and out of the ordinary. But in all honesty, I really hope the terrorists are just bluffing and will let her go.

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Ricky Williams’ Drug Test

Written by Jon on February 20, 2006 – 8:58 pm

Ricky Williams Test PositiveAnother cheater in our midst.  I will admit, he wasn’t using a performance inhancing drug.

Sources have told ESPN’s Hank Goldberg that Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams’ violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy is not a matter of a missed test. Williams has failed a drug test, the sources said, but the substance for which he tested positive is not known.

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Freak O’ the Week - Flying lawn mower

Written by Scott on February 20, 2006 – 8:00 pm

Flying Lawn MowerAlright, this video is freaking cool. It is a lawn mower that not only mows the lawn by itself, it flies too. The picture definatly looks like a hoax, but there is a video to accompany it. There isn’t too much to say about it but the fact that it is freaking awsome. I’m gonna order one on ebay. Here is the video.

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