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An unemployed Bosnian performed kidney stone surgery on himself because he did not have any money to pay medical bills. Emir Javoras, 29, from Javor, used a razor blade and needle to remove the stones, news agency Fena reported. Javoras said: "I woke up in the middle of the night in terrible pain, but I couldn't ask doctors to do anything about it because I am poor, have no money and no health insurance. I noticed my genitals had swollen and the pain was enormous. "The stones had passed out of my kidney and had got stuck in my urinary tract. I cut the skin under my testicles and with the help of a sterilized needle I managed to dig out three stones." Doctors in the nearby town of Zenica said they were shocked someone had managed to perform such an operation by themselves, and cleaned and restitched the wound for free. |
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Software giant offers to replace counterfeit CDs Robert Jaques, vnunet.com 24 Nov 2004 Microsoft has moved to clamp down on software pirates in the UK after discovering what it describes as a large volume of high quality counterfeit versions of Windows XP. Kicking off its Windows XP Counterfeit Project, the software giant has invited "anyone unsure as to the legitimacy of their Windows XP software" to submit their products for analysis. Software that is found to be counterfeit will be replaced for free subject to the terms and conditions of its offer, Microsoft promised. "This is a great opportunity for users to confirm the authenticity of Windows XP software whilst helping gather vital information about illegal traders," said Alex Hilton, licence compliance manager at Microsoft. "Illegal software is a risk to users as it is less dependable, less secure and unsupported. I would urge anyone who has suspicions to submit their Windows XP software for testing today." The XP Counterfeit Project marks the latest in a series of moves by Microsoft to target software pirates. The scheme will allow it to collate intelligence quickly, according to the firm, and help it to "act decisively" against illegal traders and other systematic abusers. David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "It is important that users ensure they are legally licensed to avoid the risks of purchasing and using counterfeit products." |
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A 14 year old boy died on Thursday, November 11th, after having received 85 lashes; according to the ruling of the Mullah judge of the public circuit court in the town of Sanandadj he was guilty of breaking his fast during the month of Ramadan. The Kurdish site Rojeh´heh Lât reports that the young man´s identity has not been disclosed. He was scheduled for burial on Saturday, November 13th (after 3 days at the local morgue), in the cemetery of Beheshteh Mohammadi in Sanandadj. However due to the public´s realization of the events surrounding the boy´s circumstances the cemetery was stormed [in protest] and his burial did not take place. According to informed sources, supervisors have instructed that the burial take place in the presence of his closest relatives, surveyed by security forces. |
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Have you seen this sponge? Police are looking for a a blow-up figure of SpongeBob SquarePants swiped from a Minnesota Burger King. They've found a ransom note which starts off: "We have SpongeBob." It then demands, "Give us ten Crabby Patties, fries and milkshakes." The ransom note is signed by SpongeBob's nemesis, Plankton. A postscript reads: "Patrick is next," referring to the Bermuda shorts-wearing starfish that serves as SpongeBob's sidekick. At a southeastern Utah Burger King, vandals made off with a 10-foot-tall SpongeBob balloon. Employees are handing out "Missing" fliers with a full description of the popular cartoon figure - featured in a new movie. |
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A California-based pornographer says it is suing the world's most popular search engine, Google, for easing illegal access to its website. Perfect 10, which offers pictures of "the world's most beautiful natural women", says Google's web search gives users free usernames and passwords. It says Google also shows stolen Perfect 10 photos on other websites, enabling people to view without paying. Google declined to comment, saying it had not seen the suit yet. Harm to profits "They're showing pictures from my magazine and my website for free, so there's no reason for anyone to buy my products," Perfect 10 president Norm Zada told Reuters news agency. He said he was suing Google for an unspecified amount of damages for violating copyright and harming his ability to make profits. The company, which filed the suit at the federal court in Los Angeles, charges a monthly fee of $25.50 for access to its website. Google searches throw up thumbnails of images owned by Perfect 10, which Mr Nada said are posted without permission. He said his company had sent nearly 30 formal requests to Google, asking it to remove the photos and password lists from its search results, but was dissatisfied with the company's response. |
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Sunday, 21 November 2004 Regarding so many rumors about a new nokia music phone, we decided to publish some information of the upcoming phone. Unfortunately, we have to disappoint you because there will be no build-in harddisc as mentioned in many forums. The Nokia Neo has a SD/MMC-Card expansion slot (below the backcover) like most other nokias. The internal memory is about 7 MB. So, there are no facts which make the neo a music phone. In our opinion the usability badly disappoints. The navigation wheel which might be cool and functional for an apple ipod is simply tremendous for a mobile phone. Entering a phone number is quite ok but wait till you compase a new SMS ... take some vacation. |
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[tadpoleofdeath] Why do so many math majors confuse Halloween and Christmas? [elfking] why? [tadpoleofdeath] Because Oct 31 is Dec 25 |
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Today was really tiring. I got out of bed because I had to throw up. I'm really sick. I mean REALLY sick. I feel sad, because Sarah and Britney are complete bitches. They told everyone I have an STD, just because I slept with both of their boyfriends on Saturday night. I'm so stoned. Last night I had to masturbate twenty times. I'm so horny. Click here to see my website. I want to tell the world that I'm gay. I am updating this journal for the first time in ages, because I've been in prison. Today, I got a digital camera! Yes! I'm so ugly. Don't look at my photos pleeeeeze. I want to say thanks to the world for absolutely fucking nothing! You all suck. I feel so alone, no one ever reads this journal, or even comments to let me know that I'm not suffering alone. It's cold here, and I want to die, but I cannot figure out how many of you to take with me when I go. I went to the doctor yesterday, and he said I have a terrible skin disease which prevents me from coming into contact with other human beings. And bipolar disorder. You should all do this quiz! It's amazingly accurate. You just put in your name and birthday, and it will tell you you're a moron. That's enough for now. But I'll leave you with this thought - sharing your life with strangers on the internet is the cheapest form of therapy available. Leave a comment and tell me I'm beautiful. Created with the Gregor's Semi-Automatic LiveJournal Updater™. Update your journal today! Powered by Rum and Monkey |
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So Hideto Tomabechi, one of the guys who helped deprogram members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan, has started selling a ringtone that he says will make your breasts grow larger just by listening to it, something which should make it very popular with the ladies (guys, you're gonna want to carry some earplugs just in case). Fortunately there are customer testimonials in case you were worried about this thing being legit or not, and Tomabechi says it's really simple, that he just uses sounds that "make the brain and body move unconsciously. It's a technique involving subliminal effects," that's like "positive brainwashing." If getting all busty through a ringtone isn't your bag, he also ringtones on the way that'll improve your memory, make you more attractive to the opposite sex, cure baldness, and help you give up smoking. Ringtones, man, ringtones. |
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Associated Press Nov. 4, 2004 02:22 PM NEW YORK - It seems Ashlee Simpson will forever bear the scarlet "L" - for lip-synching. The 20-year-old "singer" has been lampooned and shamed, held up as an example of today's style-over-substance culture - all because of one lip-synch gone famously awry on "Saturday Night Live." Yet must Simpson bear the cross alone, while all the entertainment world goes free? Consider this: - Now-classic footage from shows like "American Bandstand" featured artists lip-synching. - Michael Jackson mouthed part of his superstar-making moment on the "Motown 25" TV show in 1983. - Whitney Houston's spine-chilling rendition of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl was prerecorded. - And perhaps the only moments when Britney Spears did not lip-synch during her recent tour was when she said hello and goodbye to her audience. "It doesn't make the least bit of difference," Dick Clark, America's oldest teenager and the creator of the now-defunct "American Bandstand," told the Associated Press. "Every motion picture you've seen, every 'American Bandstand' you saw, most of all MTV you see, it's all lip-synched," he said. "(What's important is) the impression you get as an audience. If you're pleased with what you saw, who gives a hoot how it got to you?" It never seemed to matter in the past. We've all watched performances where singers dance, prance, and almost do back-flips while singing - but aren't a bit out of breath. Or when they sing earnestly to a prerecorded ballad during a TV show. Or rap along to their own song, a la Eminem, also on a recent "Saturday Night Live." Producer Jimmy Jam, who's worked with artists ranging from Janet Jackson to Usher, said he too was surprised over the Simpson incident - surprised that it was such a big deal. "I thought everybody knew that everybody lip-synched," he said. "I just thought when you went and saw Britney Spears, you knew that she lip-synched the whole concert. ... They're seeing a show, and to them, that's what a show is." Not for everyone. R&B veteran Patti LaBelle, known for her booming voice and creative improvisations, lamented that "the whole world is so phony today so people are accepting it. People are loving phonies." Sounding hoarse from recent performances, LaBelle said she never lip-synchs at shows. But she's seen plenty of it, and not just from singers with feather-light voices. "I was surprised when I heard some of the people who were doing it," he said. "When some of the bigger stars who can sing their butts off are using some enhancements, I'm like, why?" Steve Leeds, a former record executive at labels such as Virgin and Universal, offers an explanation: "People want to hear what's on the record. You've got to supply that expectation with whatever's necessary. Studio wizardry is definitely part of a live music show today." Sometimes, performers just plain lip-synch. Other times they add an extra vocal of the song, and sing along to it so their voices sound fuller. Then there's live help - background singers to make the star's voice sound stronger. And sometimes, they just want it to sound perfect. "There's more of a premium of getting it right," said Jam. "Whitney, when she did the national anthem, which was the greatest national anthem that we ever heard, what we heard over the air was prerecorded. The reason it was prerecorded was that was a moment that no one wanted any mistake. They didn't want any feedback, they didn't want any technical difficulties ... and it was great." While Taylor Hanson of the group Hanson acknowledges that not all lip-synched performances are evil, he complains that record companies today are manufacturing artists who can't perform live even if they wanted to. "There's so many great bands who are performing, and singing their guts out every night, and the prevalence of artists being represented ... and saying, 'Hey everyone does this, everyone sings to track,' I just think it's lowering the standard," he fumed. "It's totally insulting to so much great music out there." But P. Diddy says the practice has become standard, especially in an era where it's become more common for entertainers to do everything but juggle onstage. "So many people at times have used backup tracks. I just think (Simpson) was the first one that had a mishap on it. I've heard her sing live. I don't think she's doing no Milli Vanilli," he said, referring to the infamous duo that didn't even sing the vocals they were lip-synching to. "That's the way the ball bounces," Diddy said. "I don't think she'll be the last one to sing along to a track." |
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German police detained a naked 25-year-old woman and her 23-year-old partner who were engaged in sexual intercourse on the pavement in the middle of a busy shopping district, police said Saturday. Police in the western town of Duelmen said the couple were spotted by pedestrians late Friday morning having intercourse. Pedestrians in the town of 40,000 called police, but the couple initially ignored police orders to stop. "The naked couple continued their passion-filled activity on the cold asphalt," a police spokesman said. "They finally followed police instructions to stop on the third warning." The spokesman said the two face a 100-euro ($125) fine each for disturbing the peace. |
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