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[Mind Flayer Monk]

Looks like a good time to invest in companies making exoskeletons for soldiers.


http://www.army-technology.com/features/featuremilitary-exoskeletons-uncovered-ironman-suits-a-concrete-possibility

[West of the Rockies]

I don't know if this qualifies as "world news" especially, but what do you folks think about Fox News parting ways with Sarah Palin?  Has an important and erudite voice been silenced or is our long national nightmare finally over?  (It seems likely that people will view the news in one of these two ways; there doesn't seem to be much middle ground on Sarah.)  I will say that I thought she looked good in her red Naughty Monkey heels.    The new Sarah looks pretty lean and brittle to me.

[MV/Liberace!]

i never found palin's commentary on fnc to be particularly original or insightful, to be honest.  maybe fnc feels the same way and that's why she's out.  or maybe she quit.  i don't know.


i don't dislike her.  on the contrary, i think she was the only reason to even consider voting for mccain (although i stayed home in 2008 anyway).  i just feel complete indifference toward her role in american politics post november 2008.

[slipstream]

Chinese New Year bash planned for NBA
The NBA will welcome the Year of the Snake with 23 live games shown and streamed on the internet in China from February 7-14. Five clubs will host Chinese-themed tributes in their arenas.  All teams playing on February 8 will wear specially designed shirts for Chinese New Year.

[Eddie Coyle]

Chinese New Year bash planned for NBA
The NBA will welcome the Year of the Snake with 23 live games shown and streamed on the internet in China from February 7-14. Five clubs will host Chinese-themed tributes in their arenas.  All teams playing on February 8 will wear specially designed shirts for Chinese New Year.

         Giving them the NBA more than makes up for the poisoned food/toys they shat upon the USA. You give us shit, we'll really give you a dose of vile whaleshit. Hopefully, the Toronto Raptors vs Washington Bullets Wizards will be the primetime game.

[Marc.Knight]

Animal-Semen Attacks On Teen Girls In United Kingdom Happening AGAIN


http://main.aol.com/2013/02/06/animal-semen-attacks-on-t_n_2637859.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058

[Marc.Knight]

According to this dumb-ass on CNN global warming causes asteroids to fall from the sky.


WTF. CNN Anchor Blames Asteroid on Global Warming? Guest, Bill Nye

[999]

Someone hacked the emergency alert system (or whatever it's called now) to broadcast a zombie attack alert LOL
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTV8_dJngFg#]TV Station's News Alert System Hacked, Broadcasts ZOMBIE Warning[/url]

[Pragmier]

Big news in the search for dark matter may be coming in about two weeks, the leader of a space-based particle physics experiment said today (Feb. 17) here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57569883/possible-discovery-of-dark-matter-to-be-announced-soon/

[MV/Liberace!]

According to this dumb-ass on CNN global warming causes asteroids to fall from the sky.


WTF. CNN Anchor Blames Asteroid on Global Warming? Guest, Bill Nye

what a dumb hole.

[MV/Liberace!]

Someone hacked the emergency alert system (or whatever it's called now) to broadcast a zombie attack alert LOL
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTV8_dJngFg#]TV Station's News Alert System Hacked, Broadcasts ZOMBIE Warning[/url]

this could be the greatest thing ever.

[Marc.Knight]

Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's and 20 times Germany's.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/louisiana_is_the_worlds_prison.html

[Sardondi]

Uh-oh. NASA loses contact with International Space Station: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/02/19/nasa-loses-space-station-contact-but-no-danger/

Major Tom was unavailable for comment...

[Pragmier]

Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's and 20 times Germany's.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/louisiana_is_the_worlds_prison.html

The article paints a disturbing picture.


In a uniguely Louisiana twist, most prison entrepreneurs are rural sheriffs, who hold tremendous sway in remote parishes ... A good portion of Louisiana law enforcement is financed with dollars legally skimmed off the top of prison operations. In the past two decades, Louisiana's prison population has doubled, costing taxpayers billions while New Orleans continues to lead the nation in homicides.

[ItsOver]

Can anybody say "Cool Hand Luke?"

[Pragmier]

In my area parking meters are becoming extinct, so there's one less reason to git da box.

[Marc.Knight]

The article paints a disturbing picture.


In a uniguely Louisiana twist, most prison entrepreneurs are rural sheriffs, who hold tremendous sway in remote parishes ... A good portion of Louisiana law enforcement is financed with dollars legally skimmed off the top of prison operations. In the past two decades, Louisiana's prison population has doubled, costing taxpayers billions while New Orleans continues to lead the nation in homicides.

Cool Hand Luke: Failure to Communicate

[ItsOver]

Classic... too bad Noory wasn't at the "receiving" end. 

[PB the Deplorable]

Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's and 20 times Germany's.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/louisiana_is_the_worlds_prison.html

I'm not sure Iran China and Germany are good comparisons.  Maybe Newark, Oakland and Detroit.  Seemed like there were still a lot of unjailed criminals operating in and around New Orleans after Katrina.

The question is, are there any people in jail there that shouldn't be.

[Pragmier]

The question is, are there any people in jail there that shouldn't be.

If I were a betting man I'd say yes! For these reasons: 1. The judicial system is fallible. 2. There's a high financial incentive to fill prisons. 3. Louisiana is one of two (Oregon being the other) states where a criminal jury can convict by 10-2 vote.

[Rachael Nexusei]

Pfft, everyone knows global warming is a myth.  Ex-President Bush told us so.  <(total sarcasm)

http://io9.com/5989440/report-global-temps-are-the-highest-theyve-been-in-4000-years?tag=global-warming

So are we going to fry or freeze?  What will be the next major-global/semi-global/mini-global or localized (whatever) change in climate event?

[stevesh]

 
The question is, are there any people in jail there that shouldn't be.

Yes, and most of them are African-American. I recommend Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow.

[Rachael Nexusei]

"So if you are planning a family holiday to the Black Sea this week, I think it’s best you avoid any “friendly” dolphins that might approach â€" especially if they have KNIVES or PISTOLS strapped to their heads." -Justin Gregg, dolphin scientist guy

http://justingregg.com/killer-ukrainian-dolphins-on-the-loose/

[Sardondi]

"So if you are planning a family holiday to the Black Sea this week, I think it’s best you avoid any “friendly” dolphins that might approach â€" especially if they have KNIVES or PISTOLS strapped to their heads." -Justin Gregg, dolphin scientist guy

http://justingregg.com/killer-ukrainian-dolphins-on-the-loose/

....especially the ones with funky face tattoos.

[Pragmier]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/business/global/japan-says-it-is-first-to-tap-methane-hydrate-deposit.html?ref=business&_r=0

Japan said Tuesday that it had extracted gas from offshore deposits of methane hydrate â€" sometimes called “flammable ice” â€" a breakthrough that officials and experts said could be a step toward tapping a promising but still little-understood energy source.

Experts estimate that the carbon found in gas hydrates worldwide totals at least twice the amount of carbon in all of the earth’s other fossil fuels, making it a potential game-changer for energy-poor countries like Japan.

I had never even heard of this.

[Rachael Nexusei]

"scholars who study penis snatching" ?  Okay, I do not mean to make light of this, and it is probably terribly wrong that I find it amusing...

http://www.psmag.com/magazines/march-april-2013/genital-theft-africa-central-african-republic-53341/?

Guess it is a seldom spoke of crime wave.

[Rachael Nexusei]

Dunno if this was posted elsewhere, if so just pretend it wasn't, and if not OHS NOES!!!!!!

http://boingboing.net/2013/03/20/video-evidence-of-obamas-sha.html

[Rachael Nexusei]

After watching the video again, I think I've figured it out.  It all makes sense, the swaying serpentine movement......it's LORD VOLDEMORT!
Bet he speaks Parsel tongue, too!!!!!

[Marc.Knight]

Citizen lawn mower at Lincoln Memorial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/citizen-lawn-mower-at-lincoln-memorial-also-blows-leaves-and-cuts-up-downed-branches/2013/10/09/0383e710-3120-11e3-89ae-16e186e117d8_story.html

We need people like this guy in Congress.

[Marc.Knight]

Makes you want to go out and by more Chinese made shit.

Reports outlining Chinese nuclear attack plans on U.S. cities...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/04/pentagon-state-department-silent-on-reports-outlining-chinese-nuclear-attack/?intcmp=obnetwork


"The Chinese reports included maps showing nuclear strikes on Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest, along with the resulting radiation plumes stretching thousands of miles across the western United States."